Information Organization ((Second Edition))

Author: Zhou Ning
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book is one of the core textbooks for information management majors. It systematically elaborates on the theories and methods of information resource description and organization; it focuses on the organization of digital information resources. The methods of organizing information resources are generally divided into three levels: network search engines are the first level of organization methods. They implement topic description languages based on knowledge structures, which are simple and easy to use, but their description depth is limited, and thus the retrieval efficiency is not entirely satisfactory. Describing and organizing information resources using metadata schemes is the second level of organization methods. Due to its low cost and high efficiency, it is favored by people. Establishing databases using complex formats is the third level of organization methods. It is highly praised by users for its good description depth and high retrieval efficiency. This book specifically discusses the organization of multimedia information in a network environment, widely adopts XML technology, and conducts in-depth discussions on the organization of information in digital libraries, e-commerce, and e-government. It also explores the advanced form of information organization—knowledge organization.