UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
School of Information Resources & Library Science
IRLS 501
Knowledge Structures
Fall 2003
Instructor: Deborah J. Karpuk
E-Mail: arizonakarpuk@aol.com
(Use for individual communication)
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 Meetings:
IRLS 501 will meet:
WebCT General Chat: August 27th (6:30-8:00 p.m. Arizona time)
Agenda: Review of Syllabus and Individual Project
[Session will be archived and posted to the Discussion Board]
UA Weekends (Classroom: Modern Languages, Room 301)
Weekend #1: Sept. 6/7th (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Agenda: Readings listed under Weekend #1
WebCT General Chat: Sept. 24th (6:30-8:00 p.m. Arizona time)
Agenda: Review core concepts; q/a on Individual Project
[Session will be archived and posted to the Discussion Board]
Weekend #2: Oct. 18/19th (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Agenda: Readings listed under Weekend #2
WebCT General Chat: Nov. 12th (6:30-8:00 p.m. Arizona time)
Agenda: Review core concepts; q/a on Individual Project
[Session will be archived and posted to the Discussion Board]
Weekend #3: Nov. 22/23rd (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Agenda: Readings listed under Weekend #3
WebCT General Chat: Dec. 3rd (6:30-8:00 p.m. Arizona time)
Agenda: Final questions about Individual Project; Review submission guidelines
[Session will be archived and posted to the Discussion Board]
Course Text:
The course text is available at the University bookstore.
Rowley, Jennifer and John Farrow. ORGANIZING KNOWLEDGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 3rd ed. (Burlington, Vt.: Gower, 2000) [Entire text will be read for IRLS 501]
Additional Readings:
(ELECTRONIC RESERVES) [Available after August 15th]
IRLS 501 section 901
Password: karpuk501
The instructor will distribute additional readings in class.
The individual project will be detailed on a separate sheet.
Core components of the project include. The DRAFT dates provide for beginning each of the project sections during the week on campus.
Points for each section will be assigned with FINAL SUBMISSION.
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 Points DRAFT Due
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Non-bibliographical organizational problem |
20 |
Sept. 6, 2003 |
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Bibliographic description |
10 |
Sept. 6, 2003 |
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Subject headings, thesauri, indexes |
20 |
Oct. 18, 2003 |
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Classification |
10 |
Oct. 18, 2003 |
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User Perspectives and searching |
20 |
Nov. 22, 2003 |
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Final project and debriefing |
20 |
Dec. 10, 2003 |
PROJECTS WILL BE MAILED TO DR. K’s POST OFFICE BOX.
Include sufficient postage for the return of your project.
Project detailed on separate handout also posted to SIRLS website.
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:
Grading Scale:
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A |
93+ |
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B |
86-92 |
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C |
78-85 |
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D |
70-77 |
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F |
69 and below |
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Attendance is required in order to get an "A" in the class. Classes begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end promptly at 5:00 p.m. Office hours before class, during lunch hour, and immediately after class preferred. Use: arizonakarpuk@aol.com for individual communication.
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 project.
Weekend #1: Sept. 6/7
Section I:
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.
Electronic Reserves:
Katz Indexing and Abstracting Services: General and Collections
Brown Limits to Information
Class Handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Weekend #2: Oct. 18/19
Section II:
Readings:
Rowley pages 52-271
Borgman "Why are digital libraries hard to use", p. 117-141
Winchester "Roget and his brilliant, unrivaled, malign, and detestable thesaurus", The Atlantic Monthly, May 2001 [Available through WWW, UMI Proquest]
Petroski "Order, order", p. 233-252 in THE BOOK ON THE BOOKSHELF (New York: Knopf, 1999) [will bring to class]
Electronic Reserves:
Hurt Multidisciplinary Sources of Information
Stokes The Nature of Bibliography
Tibbo Abstracting Across the Disciplines
Blazek Accessing Information in Religion
Blazek Introduction to the Humanities
Herron General Social Sciences
Class Handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Weekend #3: Nov. 22/23
Section III:
Readings:
Rowley pages 275-391
Electronic Reserves:
Stokes Naming of Parts
Von Seggern General Information Seeking in Changing Times
Lavely Student Abstracts, Scientific Method
Spanner Border Crossings
Day Introduction: Remembering Information
Day Conclusion: Information and the Role of Critical Theory
Ashley Users’ Information-seeking Behavior
Bowler Primary School Students, Information Literacy
Class Handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Students are invited to bring additional readings and examples from research projects.