Product Description : The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science Text Series) This third edition of Taylors modern classic continues to articulate the theory principles standards and tools behind information organizationAs with previous editions it begins with strong justification for the continued importance of organizing principles and practice Following a broad overview of the concept and its role in human endeavors Taylor and Joudrey provide a detailed and insightful discussion of such basic retrieval tools as inventories bibliographies catalogs indexes finding aids registers databases major bibliographic utilities and other organizing entities and subsequently trace the development of the organization of recorded information in Western civilization from 2000 BCE to the present Standards of codification MARC SGML and various DTDs controlled vocabularies and ontologies and Web 20 technologies are but a sample of its extensive topical coverageStill the title of choice for students and professionals eager to embrace the heritage immediacy and future of this fascinating field of study(IT'S AN USED PRODUCT)