Research Catalog

Title

Bibliographic control and information sources / S.J. Behrens.

Author

Behrens, S. J. (Shirley J.)

Publication

Pretoria : Unisa Press, 2000.

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Description

xvii, 458 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Bibliography > South Africa > Methodology
• Information retrieval
• Information storage and retrieval systems
• Information services > South Africa
• Information resources > South Africa
• Library research
• Information Storage and Retrieval

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Introduction. How to find out. What this book covers. What is an information source? Various forms. Hard copy. Microform. Electronic. Searching methods. Manual searching. Online searching. Paper and screen. Organised for retrieval. Reference sources. The need for reference sources. Bibliographic sources and content sources. Parameters. Macro and micro entities. Networks. Thinking ahead. Relating type of information to type of source. Examples and icons. Electronic sources and the Internet community. Introduction to electronic sources. Computer network. The Internet. History of the Internet. Online publishing and Internet communication. Libraries and the Internet. Online Publishing. Databases. Commercial database industry. Links to Internet. Other sources. World Wide Web. Hypertext, hypermedia and hyperlinks. Web pages, websites, home pages and URL's. Browsers, search engines, directories and portals. Bookmarking and downloading. Resources on the web. Beyound the web.^
• Internet communication. Netiquette. E-mail. Mailing lists. Newsgroups. Usenet. FAQ's. Value as reference sources. Problems associated with the Internet. Coclusion. How to read a URL. Some examples of abbreviations in the address of a URL. A few netiquette abbreviations. Glossary of Internet and WWW terms. Bibliographic control. Purpose. Standards and rules for bibliographic descriptions. Meaning of control. Meaning of bibliographic. Systematic listing. Wider control. Historical background. Universal bibliographic control (UBC). International organisations. National bibliographic control. Supporting structures. The national bibliography. Empowerment of access. Resources of the nation. Resources of the world. Problems in developing countries. What about the Internet? Emerging issues which will improve control. The bibliographic arena in South Africa. Cooperation. Resource sharing. Document delivery. National library of South Africa (NLSA). National bibliographic agency.^
• Allocation of ISN's. MARC office. SAIS. Centre for the book. Commercial information providers. SABINET Online. NISC SA. Others. Library consortia and other networks. Specialist affiliations. ICBO. Professional associations. Research activities. Catalogues and union catalogues. Catalogues help to control collections. Library catalogues. Features. Published catalogues. Updating. Catalogues on the Internet. National library catalogues. Finding aids for archival records. Museum documentation. Union catalogues. Parameters of union catalogues. Compilation. Role in resource sharing. Types of Union Catalogue. Monographs and serials. Archives. Museums. Directory of union catalogues. Conclusion. Parameters, scope and currency. National bibliographies. The National bibliography. Legal deposit. Purpose and scope. Time parameters. Current National Bibliography of South Africa. South African National Bibliography (SANB). Using the SANB for bibliographic control purposes.^
• Retrospective National Bibliographies of South Africa. Searching retrospectively. Other bibliographies of South Africa. National Bibliographies of other countries. Indexes and abstract journals. Moving from macro to micro. Finer content, wider base. Printed and electronic versions. Indexes and indexing journals. Periodical indexes. Indexes to individual periodicals. Indexing journals. General. Subject. Newspaper Indexes. Citation indexes. How a citation index works. Method of compilation. Using a citation index. Indexes to literary works. Abstract journals. Differences between indexing and abstract journals. Advantages of abstract journals. Types of abstract journal. General. Subject. Improved delivery modes. Electronic linking. Selection aids and Internet resources guides. Facilitating tools. Parameters of selection aids. Guides to reference sources. General guides. Specialised guides. In-print services. Compilation and parameters. Uses. Variety of forms. Review guides.^
• Bibliographic directories. Bibliographies of bibliographies. Internet Resource guides. Guides to Internet resource guides. Information sources. Evaluating reference sources. Importance of evaluating. Criteria for printed reference sources. Authority. Purpose and scope. Currency. Audience. Treatment and objectivity. Format and arrangement. Additional criteria for electronic sources. Evaluating Internet resources. Authority/ Accuracy. Objectivity. Currency. Scope. Serials. Features of serial publications. Continuing titles and numbering methods. Current and retrospective information. Periodicals. Types. Information value. Electronic forms. Services based on electronic forms. Newspapers. Types. As sources of information. Online, CD-ROM, and Internet access. Press cuttings. Bibliographic control tools. Catalogues, lists and union catalogues. Indexing and abstract journals. Selection aids and Internet tools. Ready-reference sources. Special characteristics. Internet resources. Bookmarking.^
• Internet resources guides, directories and portals. FAQ's. Directories. Telecommunications directories. Organisational directories. Professional directories. Almanacs and yearbooks. General almanacs. Encyclopedia yearbooks. International and national yearbooks. Subject yearbooks. Handbooks and manuals. Statistical sources. Bibliographic control tools. Dictionaries. Content and scope. Types of dictionary. General language. Translating. Subject. Special purpose. Electronic dictionaries. CD-ROM's, compendia and spellchecks. Term banks and Internet dictionaries. Finding what you need. Accompanying material. National Term Bank. Bibliographic control tools. Other uses of dictionaries. Encyclopaedias. Popularity as reference sources. Encyclopaedias through the ages. Parameters today. Multimedia. Updating. Categorising. General encyclopaedias. English-language examples. Other languages. Compendia. Subject encyclopaedias. Choosing a subject encyclopaedia.^
• Hard copy or electronic? Printed encyclopaedias. Multimedia CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Bibliographic control tools. Biographical sources. Understanding humans and history. Individual and collected biography. Important parameters. Types of collected biography. General or universal. National or regional. Specialised. Bibliographic control tools. Other places to look. Geographical and environmental sources. Earth description. Sources for reference. Maps. Atlases. General. Thematic. Road atlases and street guides. Using atlases. Gazetteers. Travel guides. Geographical Information Systems (GIS's). Internet Resources. Bibliographic control tools. Official publications. Introduction. What is an official publication? Information value. Structure of government in South Africa. South African Government publications. Gazettes. Parliamentary publications. Non-parliamentary publications. Departmental publications. State tenders. National statistics and census reports.^
• Patents, trade marks, designs and copyright. Statutes and law reports. Bibliographic control tools. Intergovernmental organisations. Collections of official publications in South Africa. Official Publications Section at the NLSA. Official Publications Depositories (OPD's). Grey literature. What is grey literature? Non-trade material. Problematic bibliographic control. Theses. Information value. Registering completed research and research in progress. Reports. Types of report. Information value. Registering completed research and research in progress. Conference records. Sources emanating from conferences. Information value. Patents. Contents of a patent. Information value. Patent searches. Standards. Standards organisations. Standards Information Centre (SABS). Information value. Other types of grey literature. Trade literature. Translations. Manuscripts. Ephemera. Electronic grey literature and the Internet. GreyNet. Bibliographic control tools. Archival and museum collections.^
• Other information service organisations. Archival collections. Types of archival record. Parameters and types of archive. Information value of archival records. Electronic archives and Internet access. Bibliographic control tools. Museum collections. Diversity of museums. Objects and specimens as information sources. Separation from original context. Researchers. Display and storage. Related terminology. Museums on the Web. Bibliographic control tools. Convergence of collections in the electronic age. Community information resources. The personal angle. Information for development. Government support and initiatives. Community Information Services. Proactive, more personalised services. Information and referral (I & R). Information Resources. Information sources, people and organisations. Information resources file. Bibliographic descriptions. Published community directories. ICT and community information. Telecentres. Public information terminals. (PiT's).^
• Networks, portals and websites.

ISBN

1868881334 (pbk.) :

OCLC

46367399

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library