LIS 419 - Assignments

There may be some group work in this class.

Assignments & grading

Detailed descriptions of the assignments for this course will be forthcoming. When words such as "compare ..." or "discuss ..." appear in Assignments 1-4, it means that I expect a formal word-processed discussion or comparison in the final document.

Presentation

For certain assignments, I will ask you NOT to staple sets of indexing and abstracting together. I sort them by article. Put your name on every piece of paper. Also for essays and references, remember - APA style.

When participating in online forums, please do NOT use attachments - it disrupts the flow of conversation to have to open documents. Just post your contribution directly into the message.

Please review the FAQ on assignment file names.

Semester project

You must involve yourself in a project which consists of the development of an information system, or the improvement of an existing one, with regard specifically to subject access (not name indexing, and not cataloguing). You will be expected to choose the topic by the second week of class, hand in a reading list by the third week, an interim report halfway through the semester demonstrating substantial progress, and an in-class presentation and final report (written report due before the last class meeting, see course outline). You may work with one other person. You may use computer-based systems for your project, although you do not have to. Examples of projects include databases (using any database management system), subject indexes to collections of Web resources, modified or newly developed thesauri, single-item indexes, and so on. I expect you to spend 40% of your outside-class time on the project, as it is worth 40% of your grade.

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