The Nature of 'A Work'
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The Nature of 'A Work'

Implications for the Organization of Knowledge

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The Nature of 'A Work'

Implications for the Organization of Knowledge

About this book

Living legend Smiraglia has written the first book devoted exclusively to exploring the concept that is commonly referred to as a bibliographic "Work." In bringing together material from both inside and outside the discipline of information studies, he traces the continuing development of catalogs, search engines, and other kinds of information retrieval tools, the better to understand the maze of editions and revisions and translations that make up the evolution of a Work.

Two appendixes contain charts demonstrating the evolution of concepts and definitions of a Work; a third contains a summary of the sampling technique employed to generate the data in chapter 5 "Defining the Work in Quantatative Terms" and chapter 6 "The Constitution of Bibliographic Families."

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Tables
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: What Is the Nature of a Work?
  10. Chapter 2: The Concept of the Work in Anglo-American Cataloging: An Historical Narrative
  11. Chapter 3: Bibliographic Relationships Give Parameters to the Concept of a Work
  12. Chapter 4: Reflections on the Creative Task: Linguistics, Philosophy, Semiotics, and Bibliography
  13. Chapter 5: Defining the Work in Quantitative Terms
  14. Chapter 6: The Constitution of Bibliographic Families
  15. Chapter 7: Toward a Theory of the Work
  16. Works Cited
  17. Appendix 1: Definitions of a Work
  18. Appendix 2: Instantiations of a Work
  19. Appendix 3: Sampling Works
  20. Glossary
  21. Index
  22. About the Author