LIS 415: Information Organization

Contact Information

Instructor: Daniel N. Joudrey
E-mail: joudrey@simmons.edu
Office: P-205B
Phone: (617) 521-2863
Unit 1: Introduction and Environments

The various settings in which information is organized for posterity are examined in this unit.

  • Is there a basic human need to organize?
  • Why do we organize?
  • What is organization of information?
  • How is it approached in different types of environments (e.g., libraries [including various types], archives, museums, art galleries, digital libraries, your own workspace, and the Internet)?
  • What is the difference between information and knowledge?

Required Readings

Taylor, The Organization of Information, Chapter 1

Taylor, Introduction to Cataloging and Classification, Chapter 1

Harvey & Hider, Organising Knowledge in a Global Society, Chapters 1 & 2

Recommended Readings

Articles

Bierbaum,"Records and Access..."

Bhatt, "Knowledge Management in Organizations"

Lynch, "Future Developments in Metadata and Their Role in Access to Networked Information"

Taylor, "The Information Universe ... "

Atherton, "From Life Cycle to Continuum"

Dillon, "Information Architecture ..."

Gladwell, "The Social Life of Paper"

Recommended Readings

Web Sites

Coburn and Baca, "Beyond the Gallery Walls: Tools and Methods for Leading End-Users to Collections Information" http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-04/coburn_baca.html

Fox and Wilkerson, "Archival Documentation," "Archival Materials and Information," and "Tutorial." http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introarchives/index.html

Clayton, "Library Stacks? No, That's My Office" http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0716/p16s01-lehl.html

Wyllys, "Information Architecture" http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~wyllys/ITIPMaterials/InfoArchitecture.html

Snowden, "Complex Acts of Knowing" http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Apr-03/BulletinAprMay03.pdf

Arms, Digital Libraries, Chapter 1 (pp. 1-20) - [via NetLibrary] http://0-www.netlibrary.com.library.simmons.edu/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=27230

Recommended Readings

Books

Borgman, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure, Chapters 2 and 6.

Buck & Gilmore, The New Museum Registration Methods

O'Toole, Understanding archives & manuscripts

Miller, "Archival Description", pp. 55-66.

Rosenfeld & Morville, Info. Architecture..., chap. 3

Shepherd & Yeo, Managing Records

Vocabulary
  • Archives
  • Bibliographic control
  • Bibliographic record
  • Bibliographic universe
  • Cataloging
  • Digital library
  • Document
  • Electronic resources
  • Information architecture
  • Information resource
  • Knowledge management
  • Manuscripts
  • Original order
  • Provenance
  • Registration
  • Technical services

Course Outline
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Updated June 16, 2008.