HIVK03071U Information Organizing Processes, Cph , Constituent elective A
Volume 2014/2015
Content
This course
provides an introduction to the conceptual foundation for
organizing information and materials. The course surveys the
basic principles and concepts at play in the design and employment
of knowledge organization systems, and as such it reviews
fundamental knowledge organization principles and concepts;
different approaches to organizing information; traditional, new
and emerging knowledge organization systems; issues in the design
of knowledge organization systems; and the ethical consequences of
knowledge organization. The course aims to provide
students with a solid grasp of the theoretical foundation of
knowledge organization, a sense of the diversity in approaches and
systems, and an appreciation for the conceptual foundation of
knowledge organization. The course prepares students to engage in
the design and utilization of knowledge organization in many
different kinds of environments, including businesses, web, special
collections, libraries, research and NGOs.
Learning Outcome
The objective of the module is to provide the student with
knowledge and understanding of:
- Different types of metadata systems, including knowledge-organising systems.
- Theories and methods in relation to metadata systems and knowledge-organising systems and processes.
- Automatic and intellectual indexing systems.
skills in:
- Reflecting on central models and methods in relation to knowledge-organising systems.
- Assessing suitable methods, and combinations of these, for studies/evaluation of metadata systems and knowledge-organising systems in relation to the system's context.
- Exemplifying the use of knowledge-organising systems in different types of information systems.
competences in:
- Preparing/designing a metadata system.
- Conducting an evaluation of a knowledge-organising system, including automatic and intellectual indexing.
Literature
Examples of literature that will be used in the
course:
Blair, David C. 1990. Language and representation in information retrieval. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.
Soergel, Dagobert. 1974. Indexing languages and thesauri: Construction and maintenance. Los Angles: Melville Publ. Co.
Svenonius, Elaine. 2000. The intellectual foundation of information organization. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Wilson, Patrick. 1968. Two kinds of power. An essay on bibliographical control. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Blair, David C. 1990. Language and representation in information retrieval. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.
Soergel, Dagobert. 1974. Indexing languages and thesauri: Construction and maintenance. Los Angles: Melville Publ. Co.
Svenonius, Elaine. 2000. The intellectual foundation of information organization. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Wilson, Patrick. 1968. Two kinds of power. An essay on bibliographical control. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, seminars,
workshops, student presentations
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 45
- Exam
- 120
- Preparation
- 245,8
- Total
- 410,8
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Exam
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentExamination form: Written paper with subject chosen by the student
Language: English - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
- Winter 2014/2015
- Re-exam
- Examination form as an ordinary exam, February 2015
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HIVK03071U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Se skema
- Course capacity
- 1 hold á 35 deltagere
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Royal School of Library and Information Science
Contracting department
- Royal School of Library and Information Science
Course responsibles
- Jens-Erik Mai (5-7b767e727a5179867e3f7c863f757c)
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