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The way that information professionals describe their own discipline: a comparison of thesaurus descriptors

Middleton, Michael R. (2004) The way that information professionals describe their own discipline: a comparison of thesaurus descriptors. New Library World 105(11):pp. 429-435.

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Abstract

A brief discussion of discipline formation in information management is used to introduce the way different terminology is employed for describing information professionals as well as what it is that they do. This leads to a comparison of how information professionals and their professions are described in several of the thesauri that are the tools of the trade. These thesauri show marked differences in treatment of similar concepts.

Item Type:Journal Article
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Keywords:Information professions; Thesauri; Discipline formation
Subjects:280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280103 Information Storage, Retrieval and Management
400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 409900 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 409999 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies
ID Code:614
Deposited By:Middleton, Michael
Deposited On:14 December 2004
Alternative Locations:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074800410568770
Copyright Owner::Copyright 2004 Emerald
Copyright Statement::Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher: This journal is available online.