Derek Austin: Developing PRECIS, Preserved Context Index System

Articles included in an issue devoted to Part 1 of a 2 part series celebrating people who have been leaders in the field of cataloguing and classification. Derek Austin traces his career with particular reference to his involvement with the Classification Research Group which lead to his extensive w...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 25; no. 2-3; pp. 23 - 66
Main Author Austin, Derek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 11.05.1998
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Austin D
Biographies
British National Bibliography
Cataloguing
Classification
History
Index languages
Librarians
PRECIS
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ISSN0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI10.1300/J104v25n02_04

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Summary:Articles included in an issue devoted to Part 1 of a 2 part series celebrating people who have been leaders in the field of cataloguing and classification. Derek Austin traces his career with particular reference to his involvement with the Classification Research Group which lead to his extensive work in developing and refining PRECIS, Preserved Context Index System and its practical application to the British National Bibliography (BNB). Presents some of the underlying theory and practical details of PRECIS and concludes with responses to specific questions posed by Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. (Copies of this article are available for a fee from the Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamtom, New York, 13904-1580, USA. E-Mail: [mailto:getinfo@haworthpressinc.com]).
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1300/J104v25n02_04