Doing Things with Information: Beyond Indexing and Abstracting

by Brian C. O'Connor, Richard L. Anderson, Jodi Kearns

The relationship between a person with a question and a source of information is complex. Indexing and abstracting often fail because too much emphasis is put on the mechanics of description and too little on what ought to be represented. Research literature suggests that inappropriate representation results in failed searches a significant number of times, perhaps even in a majority of cases. Doing Things with Information seeks to rectify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591585775
• ISBN13: 9781591585770
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"