Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice [Import] [Hardcover]

F. W. Lancaster (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878450831
• ISBN-13: 978-0878450831
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,973,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The state of the art of Information Science, April 28, 2000

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Birger Hjørland (Bagsværd, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

F.W.Lancaster is a true pioneer in Information Science. He is in my opinion at least among the top ten along with persons such as Eugene Garfield and Patrick Wilson. And in a way he is broader than they are. This book represents in my view the state of the art of a core area in information science today. This does not mean, that I am not critical of it. I have written a long review of this book in the Journal of Documentation, June 1999, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 345-351. In this review I outline how research in this field can be improved. But I believe it will take a long time before we can replace this book with a better one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential, November 30, 2005

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Michelynn (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

Since 'Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice' was a required text for my Subject Analysis course, I expected Lancaster's book to be involved and informative... and I certainly wasn't disappointed. Not only does he provide analysis of indexing and abstracting theories, but he includes specific guidelines and examples for a variety of techniques. Most reviews concern earlier editions, but the third edition has only slight changes (addition of chapters concerning indexing/abstracting in context of advancing technology).