Fall 2017
Course DetailsInstructor
Dr. June Abbas Course Experience This course was my first foray into the world of cataloging and organization of information. The level of detail and specificity required for cataloging is incredible. While cataloging is not my MLIS focus, understanding the processes of information infrastructure has given me a theoretical underpinning for the rest of my library work. Because I understand the basics of the structure of a catalog or organizational system, I am better equipped to answer customers' cataloging-related questions. ALSC Competencies Just days after starting this course, I was hired as the new Youth Librarian at the Herman and Kate Kaiser Library. IV. Knowledge, Curation, and Management of Materials: IV.1-10 |
Samples of CourseworkThe main project for this course was to develop an organizational system for a group of items. I could create this system solo or I could work with a partner of mutual choosing. My TCCL colleague and school "buddy" Kat LeFevre was an automatic choice, as by this point in the program, Kat and I started to register for the same classes and work closely together. We both started new positions within TCCL just as we started this semester: Kat beginning as Assistant Manager at Martin Regional as I left Martin Regional to become the Youth Librarian at the Herman and Kate Kaiser Library. We overlapped at Martin for just a few brief weeks; during that time in the flurry of Kat settling in and me moving out, we decided on a topic for this organizational system: posts on library-related blogs! We eventually had to refine this topic more narrowly to "public library blog article," but the beginning of a semester-long project was born.
Through this extensive project, we were able to apply the principles of organization we learned in class. We chose a complex group of items to catalog and collect, and thus had a lot of questions to work through as we created our system. Overall, it was an organizational system to be proud of and Dr. Abbas asked to use our project as an example for future classes. This project gave me insight into all of the competencies under the category of Knowledge, Curation, and Management of Materials, and most especially IV.10: "Demonstrates a knowledge of cataloging, classification, indexing procedures, and practices to support access to children’s materials." Because of this course and this project, I know more about my collection and how it is organized.
|
Course Description and Objectives from Syllabus
Organization of internal and external sources of information; information services and tools; basic concepts of information storage and retrieval systems; design and structure of information systems; identification and organization of knowledge resources such as expertise, skills and competencies; knowledge organization methods such as classification, cataloging, taxonomies and metadata; search strategies and information retrieval.
Student Learning Objectives from Syllabus
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Organization of internal and external sources of information; information services and tools; basic concepts of information storage and retrieval systems; design and structure of information systems; identification and organization of knowledge resources such as expertise, skills and competencies; knowledge organization methods such as classification, cataloging, taxonomies and metadata; search strategies and information retrieval.
- To acquire a comprehensive understanding of the principles, methodologies, and practices fundamental to information organization and knowledge resources;
- To become familiar with issues, trends, and key people in information organization and knowledge representation.
Student Learning Objectives from Syllabus
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the human, social, and policy issues inherent in organization of information and knowledge resources.
- Describe the needs for and identification and organization of information and knowledge resources.
- Analyze the need for organizing and representing information in a variety of institutional settings.
- Analyze search tools, web sites, and other information/knowledge management products.
- Describe, compare, and contrast major representation techniques, methods, and tools.
- Evaluate several types of information packages and retrieval sources.