Introduction to Knowledge Organization

Introduction to Knowledge OrganizationThis book provides a complete introduction to the rapidly expanding field of Knowledge organization (KO), presenting historical precedents and theoretical foundations in a discursive, intelligible form, covering the philosophical, linguistic and technical aspects. In the contemporary context of global information exchange through linked data, Knowledge organization systems (KOS) need to be represented in standard inter operable formats. Different

social and economic factors determine the shape of a particular market space

Using oral histories

Drawing on interviews with cinema activists in Germany

resisting stereotypes

In this wide-ranging review

This book examines

It reveals the importance of discourse in political narratives

an automated decision procedure based on the notion of the semantic tableau

the light and sounds of the motion picture become the gateway to a multisensory experience

follow the adventures of Coyote (<i>Sin-ka-lip’</i>) the most important Animal Person that ever was

This book studies the ways in which three fields of creative activity inspired by the medieval – musical performance

It also incorporates current audience and reception studies