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DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Organization of Knowledge
Syllabus for LIS 703
Wednesdays 9:00-12:00 Spring

2010

Kanti Srikantaiah, Ph.D.


Office: (708) 524-6944 Fax: (708) 524-6657 Srikant@email.dom.edu

Office Hours (Main Campus)


Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 p.m. Wednesday 4:00-5:00 p.m. Other times by appointment.

Dominican University Graduate School of Library & Information Science LIS 703: Organization of Knowledge Spring 2010
Prof. T. Kanti Srikantaiah, Ph.D.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course is an overview of principles, methods and systems in the organization of all types of library materials and information. An introduction to the basic level use and interpretation of principles for AACR2R, subject headings, Dewey Decimal classification, OCLC (On-line Computer Library Center), MARC 21 (Machine Readable Cataloging) formats and Library of Congress Classification (prerequisite or co-requisite: LIS 701)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of the course is to provide, through an integrated approach, an overview of principles, systems, techniques and tools in the organization of information and to prepare each student to understand user needs in different information environments. Specifically, at the end of the course each student will: p Describe the principles, systems and methods of organizing knowledge from the perspective of information access and retrieval by using, analyzing and interpreting them effectively; p Demonstrate an understanding of the similarities and differences in the purposes and systems of distinguishing, describing, and indexing intellectual works to meet the needs of users in various environments; p Demonstrate effectively an awareness of current standards and also an awareness of areas in which there are no standards, by analyzing and evaluating existing information when a number of standard organizing tools are used and interpreted; p Describe and critique various schemes and techniques currently used to organize information in different environments by defining and using correctly terminology commonly used; p Analyze and suggest appropriate approaches of organizing knowledge in given realworld use situations by interpreting appropriate principles and methods and by articulating a philosophy.

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COURSE ASSESSMENT TO ASSIST THE GSLIS PROGRAM To assist with the GSLIS program assessment, all students are required to complete anonymously an assessment instrument that will be evaluated by the GSLIS Assessment Committee. Assessment instrument will be distributed towards the end of the course and will count for 15% towards the final grade.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING


The assignments cover several areas. While the core reading of the assigned chapters from the textbook for each meeting is mandatory, additional readings relevant to the topic under discussion are also required. These readings will be assigned as required. Each student is expected to complete several written assignments and submit completed assignments on time. The final test will cover textbook readings and all assignments discussed and completed in the course. The final grade will be determined on the basis of several written assignments, classroom participation, a mid-term examination and a final examination. Exercises must be turned in on the agreed schedule. The breakdown of evaluation is as follows: Classroom attendance, participation, and presentations Written assignments Mid-term examination Final examination 20 points 30 points 25 points 25 points

TEXTBOOKS
1. Taylor, Arlene G. and Daniel N. Joudrey. The Organization of Information. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 2008. (ISBN:1-978-1-59158586-2 (pbk.)) Saye, Jerry D. with Bohannan, April T. Manheimer's Cataloging and Classification: A Workbook. 4th ed. (Revised and expanded) New York: Marcel Dekkar, 2000. (ISBN: 0-8267-9476-1)

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SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS (relevant segments from references cited


below will be assigned at class meetings) 1. Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. 2nd ed.-- 2002 Revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. Chan, Lois Mai. Cataloging and Classification. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.

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Other readings will be assigned as needed.

LIS 703: CLASS SCHEDULE

CLASS MEETING 1

DATE January 20

TOPICS INTRODUCTION Review of syllabus Conceptual framework for organizing knowledge: concepts, definitions, principles of bibliographic systems

January 27

INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT & BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD Historical context and evolution Organization of knowledge in library and non-library environments General Discussion

February 3

INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT & BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD (Cont) Data elements in bibliographic records Electronic formats User needs Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 1 Organization of Recorded Information

February 10

BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Descriptive Cataloging Descriptive cataloging principles Rules for descriptive cataloging AACR2R and amendments MARC Others
ASSIGNMENT #1: DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING EXERCISE DUE ON February 24

Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 2 Retrieval Tools Manheimer: Chapter 1 Rules of Description.
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CLASS MEETING 5

DATE February 17

TOPICS BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Descriptive Cataloging (contd.) Organization of Recorded Information in Western Europe. Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 3 Development of the Organiztion of Recorded Information in Western Civilization Manheimer: Chapter 2 Choice of Access Points.

February 24

BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Descriptive Cataloging (contd.) REVIEW OF PREVIOUS SESSIONS Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 4 Metadata. Manheimer: Chapter 3 Headings for Persons and References. Manheimer: Chapter 4 Headings for Corporate Bodies and References.

March 3

MIDTERM BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Vocabulary Control Classification systems and subject heading lists Authority files: concept, definition and development Relevance of vocabulary control in bibliographic systems Review of Assignment # 1 Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 5 Encoding Standards. Manheimer: Chapter 5 Uniform Titles and References.

March 8-14 8 March 17

Spring Break BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Classification Systems General Principles LCC DDC UDC Others Call numbers and Cutter numbers
ASSIGNMENT #2: CLASSIFICATION EXERCISE DUE ON April 7

Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 11 Systems for Categorization Manheimer: Chapter 6 Dewey Decimal Classification.
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Manheimer: Chapter 7 Library of Congress Classification. CLASS MEETING 9 DATE March 24 TOPICS BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Subject Cataloging Subject cataloging principles Sears LCSH Others Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 7 Metadata: Description Manheimer: Chapter 8 Library of Congress Subject Headings. 10 March 31 FILING PRINCIPLES General filing schema Library information systems Non-library information systems Manual filing vs. electronic filing Display characteristics Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 8 Metadata: Access and Authority Control 11 April 7 MACHINE READABLE CATALOGING Evolution MARC OCLC and other integrated systems Discussion with examples
ASSIGNMENT #3: SUBJECT HEADINGS EXERCISE DUE ON April 21

Review of Assignment # 2 Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 9 Subject Analysis.

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CLASS MEETING

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TOPICS

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April 14

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS: Primary and secondary information products Citation systems National and international standards User needs assessment Training Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 10 Systems for Vocabulary Control.

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April 28

INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTS The Internet/Intranet HTML/SGML Review of Assignment # 3 Taylor and Joudrey: Chapter 6 Systems and System Design

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April 22

FUTURE OF ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE Trends Cataloging and Indexing REVIEW OF THE SEMESTER WORK. Q&A FINAL EXAM

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May 5

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