Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 500 pages
- Published by: CRC
- Edition: 1st Edition September 15, 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0824720636
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0824720636
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Book Dimensions:
10.4 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Second Edition - 4 Volume Set (Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science) (Hardcover)
Many articles in this 2. edition are just reprints of articles from the 1 edition. It is a real problem that the articles are not dated or have otherwise been indicated whether they are new in this edition (from 2003) or have just been reprinted without updating from the first edition which was published in 73 volumes from 1968 until 2003. (Vol 1-33 A-Z; Vol. 34+35 = Index; Vol 36-73 = supplements) For example, the article "Philosophy of Science" was pubished in 1977. It is reprinted in the 2nd edition without any changes in content (only typographical changes such as two columns). In the 2nd edition we are misinformed that this entry is "Print Published: 05/20/2003 | Online Published: 06/23/2003". The readers are thus misled concerning what they are reading. This is tru for many articles, I guess much more than 50%. The only way you can tell whether the article is revised or updated is by looking at the references and see if new references are included - in most cases they are not (alternatively, of course compare the articles in the two editions page by page). Both the first edition and the second edition have a heavy emphazis on specific libraries in specific countries and is weak in theoretical and conceptual issues. When this is said, it should be said that there are many important articles in this work and it is an obvious advantage that it is available online and the papers available as pdf-files. I have now read usefull articles that I would not have read if I had to make paper copies from the old edition.
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