UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
School of Information Resources & Library Science
IRLS 501
Organization of Information
Summer Session I -- 2005
(Mixed Mode)
Instructor: Deborah J. Karpuk
E-mail: arizonakarpuk@aol.com
Office hours: After class; e-mail
D2L used for posting Content, Discussion Forums
Macromedia Breeze: used for live sessions after June 10th
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 6-10
June 6 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 7 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 8 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 9 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 10 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Classroom: To be announced
Breeze Lectures/Discussions:
June 13 (Mon.) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Arizona Time
June 20 (Mon.) 6:30 -- 8:00 p.m., Arizona Time
June 27 (Mon.) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Arizona Time
July 4 (Mon.) Holiday
July 5 (Tues.) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Arizona Time
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 class.
The core components of the project included below. The DRAFT dates provide for beginning each section of the project during the week on campus.
Points for each section will be assigned with the 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 Draft Due Dates and % points:
Non-bibliographical organizational problem |
20 |
End June 6 |
Bibliographic description |
10 |
End June 7 |
Subject headings, thesauri, indexes |
20 |
End June 8 |
Classification |
10 |
End June 9 |
User perspectives and searching |
20 |
Beg. June 10 |
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 9:00 a.m. and ends promptly at 5:00 p.m.
Office hours are after class and by e-mail. Before class if time available.
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.
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
Class handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Section II:
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]
Petroski “Order, order”, p. 233-252 in THE BOOK ON THE BOOKSHELF (New York: Knopf, 1999) [will bring to class]
Class handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Section III:
Readings:
Rowley pages 275-391
Class handouts (examples, exercises, discussion points)
Students are invited to bring additional readings and examples from research projects.
BREEZE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
(Instructor sets up the session for self-enrollment then, posts the URL on D2L Announcements)
Electronic Reserves under: IRLS 501
13 June: Ashley, Blazek (two articles), Bowler, Brown
20 June.: Day (two articles), Herron, Hurt
27 June: Katz, Lavely, Spanner
05 July: Stokes (two articles), Tibbo, Seggern; Debriefing
REMEMBER:
Individual Project guidelines are a separate document