Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century

Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar

Associate Professor

 University of Pune

Pune

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 - covers all aspects of library classification
 - it is the only book that reviews literature published over a decade’s time span (1999-2009)
 - well thought chapterization which is in tune with the LIS and classification curriculum
 - useful reference tool for researchers in classification
 - a valuable contribution to the bibliographic control of classification literature
This book traces development in and around library classification as reported in literature published in the first decade of the 21st century. It reviews literature published on various aspects of library classification including modern applications of classification such as internet resource discovery, automatic book classification, text categorization, modern manifestations of classification such as taxonomies, folksonomies and ontologies and interoperable systems enabling crosswalk. The book also features classification education and an exploration of relevant topics.
Readership: The book will be useful to classification researchers, LIS faculties and postgraduate students in library and information science. This book is also an ideal example for writers of literature reviews in theses and dissertations.
ISBN 1 84334 660 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 660 9
November 2011
186 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback
£47.50 / US$80.00 / €55.00

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About the author

Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar is Associate Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, India. Dr. Kumbhar has been teaching classification, knowledge organization, vocabulary control and other related topics for more than 20 years. As a part of his doctoral research he compiled a comprehensive classification schedule and thesaurus of LIS and has published books and articles on this topic.
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