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Abstract

Is this book sociology, anthropology, or taxonomy? Sorting Things Out, by communications theorists Geoffrey C. Bowker and Susan Leigh Star, covers a lot of conceptual ground in its effort to sort out exactly how and why we classify and categorize the things and concepts we encounter day to day. But the analysis doesn't stop there; the authors go on to explore what happens to our thinking as a result of our classifications. With great insight and precise academic language, they pick apart our information systems and language structures that lie deeper than the everyday categories we use. The authors focus first on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a widely used scheme used by health professionals worldwide, but also look at other health information systems, racial classifications used by South Africa during apartheid, and more. Though it comes off as a bit too academic at times (by the end of the 20th century, most writers should be able to get the spelling of McDonald's restaurant right), the book has a clever charm that thoughtful readers will surely appreciate. A sly sense of humor sneaks into the writing, giving rise to the chapter title "The Kindness of Strangers," for example. After arguing that categorization is both strongly influenced by and a powerful reinforcer of ideology, it follows that revolutions (political or scientific) must change the way things are sorted in order to throw over the old system. Who knew that such simple, basic elements of thought could have such far-reaching consequences? Whether you ultimately place it with social science, linguistics, or (as the authors fear) fantasy, make sure you put Sorting Things Out in your reading pile.

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Content

Subject indexing - Subject authority data - Terminology Guido Bee: Zielstrebigkeit und Pragmatismus - Magda Heiner-Freilings Impulse für die verbale Inhaltserschließung - Marcia Zeng, Wei Fan: SKOS and Its Application in Transferring Traditional Thesauri into Networked Knowledge Organization Systems - Yvonne Jahns: Funktionelle Anforderungen an Normdaten für Themen von Werken - Edward 0' Neill: FAST - A New Approach to Controlled Subject Access - Pia Leth, Ingrid Berg: Subject Indexing in Sweden - Federica Paradisi: Analisi a faccette e categorie semantiche per i termini giuridici nel Thesaurus del Nuovo soggettario - Sohair Wastawy, Iman Khiry: The Development of Name and Subject Authority (Bibalex) at the Library of Alexandria - Holger Flachmann: 18 Jahre RSWK und SWD an der Universitätsund Landesbibliothek Münster - Margit Sandner: Entwicklung der SWD-Arbeit in Österreich - Ellen Kipple: Die Clearingstelle für Öffentliche Bibliotheken an der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek - Sybille Jungk: Die Erschließung der Belletristik und Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Sachkatalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Leipzig - Axel Ermert: Regelwerke, Klassifikation und Terminologie

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