A Guide to the Reference Collections of the New York Public Library (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Brown, Karl

 
9781528392204: A Guide to the Reference Collections of the New York Public Library (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Inside NYPL Reference Collections: How the New York Public Library organizes, classifies, and makes materials findable for research offers a practical look at how a major library shapes its reference materials for quick access.

It explains the guiding ideas behind the library’s classification system and how these choices support readers, researchers, and staff. The book traces how the NYPL built a system that groups general collections, special collections, and subject-focused materials. It describes the principles that emphasize reader convenience and the way different subject areas are organized, labeled, and presented across reading rooms, stacks, and catalogs. You’ll see how strength, extent, and relationships between subjects are recorded to guide discovery and use. What you will experience:

  • A clear overview of classification decisions and how they affect where items live in the stacks.
  • Insights into how special collections are identified, described, and linked to subject areas.
  • Details on cataloging practices, location guides, and the role of reference divisions and rooms.
  • Examples of how encyclopedias, periodicals, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and other materials are organized for quick access.
Ideal for readers of library science, information organization, and those curious about how a historic public library makes its collections findable.

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9780260882677: A Guide to the Reference Collections of the New York Public Library (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10 :  0260882674 ISBN 13 :  9780260882677
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019
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