| Week No. |
Date |
Unit
No. |
Description |
Assignment |
Due
Date |
Time
To Complete |
%
of Grade |
Assignment
Mode |
| 1 |
Sep 04 |
1-a |
Introduction to Information Organization
Review the syllabus; Lecture; Sorting exercise |
Participation
Attendance
Discussion Board |
Dec 11
Dec 11
Weekly at 11:59pm (Wednesday) |
1 semester
1 semester
1 semester |
10%
5%
10% |
Individual |
| 2 |
Sep 11 |
1-b |
Information Environments
Lecture and discussion |
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| 3 |
Sep 18 |
2 |
Retrieval Tools and Systems
Lectue and discussion; Museum search demos |
Retrieval Tools |
Oct 02 |
2 Weeks |
10% |
Pair |
| 4 |
Sep 25 |
3 |
Encoding
Lecture and discussion; MARC exercise; Follow-up video lectures and XML exercise |
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| 5 |
Oct 02 |
4 |
Introduction to Metadata
Lecture and discussion; Metadata exercise |
Encoding and Metadata |
Oct 16 |
2 weeks |
10% |
Pair |
| 6 |
Oct 09 |
5-a |
Description: Conceptual Models and Principles
Lecture and discussion; Follow-up video lecture |
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| 7 |
Oct 16 |
5-b |
Description: Description and Access
Lecture and discussion; Take-home access points exercise |
Modeling, Description & Access, and Authorities |
Nov 13 |
4 weeks |
25% |
Group |
| 8 |
Oct 23 |
5-c |
Description: Standards, Issues, and Tools
Video lectures; Review lectures; DC Exercise; RDA description demo |
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| 9 |
Oct 30 |
6 |
Authority Control
Lecture and discussion; Demo session; Review access points exercises; Group project time |
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| 10 |
Nov 06 |
7 |
Aboutness and Subject Analysis
Lecture and discussion; Aboutness exercise |
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| 11 |
Nov 13 |
8-a |
Vocabulary Control: Introduction
Video lectures - No class meeting.
ALA Core Conference.
| Subject Access |
Dec 04 |
3 weeks |
15% |
Pair |
| 12 |
Nov 20 |
8-b |
Vocabulary Control: Standards, Issues, and Tools
Video lectures; Change the Subject; Discussion; Demo session
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| 13 |
Nov 27 |
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Thanksgiving - No class!
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| 14 |
Dec 04 |
9-a |
Categorization, Classification & Arrangement: Introduction
Lecture and discussion; Classification exercise |
Interpreting Metadata & Classification |
Dec 18 |
2 weeks |
15% |
Pair |
| 15 |
Dec 11 |
9-b |
Categorization, Classification & Arrangement: Standards, Issues, and Tools
Video lectures; DDC and LCC exercises |
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| 16 |
Dec 18 |
|
No Class! |
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Interpreting Metadata & Classification is due! |
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Back to the Syllabus |
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