UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
School of Information Resources & Library Science
IRLS 501-002
Organization of Information
Summer Session I & II -- 2005
(Online)
Instructor: Deborah J. Karpuk
E-mail: arizonakarpuk@aol.com
D2L used for posting Content, Announcements, Dropbox, & Discussion Forums
Macromedia Breeze: used for live sessions two sessions/week
Course Objective:
This course provides a framework for understanding the organization of information and the implications for knowledge management. Decisions regarding the organization of materials, access points, vocabulary control, thesauri, and user perspectives will be covered.
Course Outline (in WORD format)
Course Meetings:
IRLS 501 will meet: June 8 – August 10
Breeze Lectures/Discussions: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Arizona Time
*** Two class meetings/week – different content each session
June 8 (Wed.) & June 10 (Fri.)
June 15 (Wed.) & June 17 (Fri.)
June 22 (Wed.) & June 24 (Fri.)
June 29 (Wed.) & July 1 (Fri.)
July 6 (Wed.) & July 8 (Fri.)
July 13 (Wed.) & July 15 (Fri.)
July 20 (Wed.) & July 23 (Fri.)
July 27 (Wed.) & July 29 (Fri.)
August 3 (Wed.) & August 5 (Fri.)
August 10 (Wed.)
Course Readings:
Rowley, Jennifer and John Farrow. ORGANIZING KNOWLEDGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 3 rd ed. (Burlington, Ct.: Gower, 2000)
Taylor, Arlene G. THE ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION. 2 nd ed. (Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimites, 2004) [Optional text]
Additional Readings:
(ELECTRONIC RESERVES)
Readings are in alphabetical order under IRLS501.
Note that readings are for on-campus meetings and for online discussions.
Password: IRLS501 (case sensitive)
The instructor will distribute additional readings in D2L.
The core components of the project included below. The DRAFT dates provide for beginning each section of the project during the week on campus.
This strategy provides the opportunity to begin each area of the project as the topic is being covered in class lecture, simulation exercises and discussion.
Application Draft Due Dates and % points:
Non-bibliographical organizational problem |
20 |
June 15 |
Bibliographic description |
10 |
June 22 |
Subject headings, thesauri, indexes |
20 |
July 6 |
Classification |
10 |
July 20 |
User perspectives and searching |
20 |
July 27 |
Final project and debriefing |
20 |
See Below |
PROJECTS WILL BE MAILED TO DR. K’S POST OFFICE BOX.
Include sufficient postage for the return of your project.
Project is detailed on a separate handout: Individual Project
Methodology:
This course will be conducted through lecture, class discussion, in-class exercises, an individual project, and online discussions. The instructor retains the option to examine on course content. Participation is required.
Grading Scale:
A |
93+ |
B |
86-92 |
C |
78-85 |
D |
70-77 |
F |
69 AND BELOW |
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Attendance is required in order to get an “A” in the class. Classes begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends promptly at 8:00 p.m.
Organization of Course Topics:
The course is divided into three sections. Read course materials PRIOR to the class session. Review the readings, class lecture and simulation exercises and APPLY the information to your individual project.
BREEZE meetings are set up the week before class starts. The URL for self-enrolling into the Breeze session will be posted to D2L Announcements.
Section I: (June 8 – June 24)
Readings:
Borges “The Library of Babel”
Rowley pages 3-92
Borgman “Access to information”, p. 53-80
Svenonius “Information organization”, p. 1-14; “Bibliographic objectives”, p. 15-30
Rosenfeld “Organizing information”, p. 22-46
E-Reserves: Ashley, Blazek (two articles), Bowler, Brown
Additional material posted under D2L: Content.
Section II: (June 29 – July 15)
Readings:
Rowley pages 52-271
Borgman “Why are digital libraries hard to use”, p. 117-141 (instructor will bring to class)
Winchester “Roget and his brilliant unrivaled, maligh, and detestable thesaurus”, The Atlantic Monthly , May 2001 [Available through WWW, UMI Proquest]
-Reserves: Day (two articles), Herron, Hurt, Katz, Lavely, Spanner
Additional material posted under D2L: Content.
Section III: (July 20 – August 5)
Readings:
Rowley pages 275-391
E-Reserves: Stokes (two articles), Tibbo, Seggern
Additional readings posted under D2L: Content
REMEMBER:
Individual Project guidelines are a separate document