Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience.Z693 2004-016717 0-7890-2715-1 Authority control in organizing and accessing information; definition and international experience. Title main entry. Ed. by Arlene Arlene may refer to:
Haworth Haw·orth , Sir Walter Norman 1883-1950. British biochemist. He shared a 1937 Nobel Prize for his research on carbohydrates and vitamin C. Pr., [c]2004 651 p. $59.95 These essays were first presented at the 2003 International Conference on Authority Control. Taylor (library and information science, U. of Pittsburg, emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. ) and Tillett (chief of Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress) group the papers under their conference session headings: state of the art and new theoretical perspectives; standards, exchange formats, metadata (1) (meta-data) Data that describes other data. The term may refer to detailed compilations such as data dictionaries and repositories that provide a substantial amount of information about each data element. ; authority control for names; authority control for subjects; and authority control experiences and projects. As a whole, the volume documents the current state of authority control, suggests solutions to current problems, and proposes ideas for future directions. It offers 20 case examples showing how authority control is practiced at institutions around the world. |
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