Bibliographic Classification
From Mimetic Representation to Isomorphic Documentality
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224 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
A novel analysis that understands bibliographic classification systems as autonomous documents and not just as information retrieval tools.
Bibliographical classification systems are developed as tools for the retrieval of documents and information in libraries or bibliographical catalogs. Traditionally, they have also served as organizing principles for library shelving. As with most kinds of classification, bibliographic classification systems are products of their time, encoding th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262553490 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026255349X |
| Author: | Joacim Hansson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | History and Foundations of Information Science |
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Joacim Hansson
Joacim Hansson is Professor of Library and Information Science at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden. He has published nine books, both in Sweden and internationally, including Libraries and Identity and Educating Librarians in the Contemporary University.
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