| Week No. |
Date |
Unit
No. |
Description |
Assignment |
Due
Date |
Time
To Complete |
%
of Grade |
Assignment
Mode |
| 1 |
Jan 22 /23 |
1 |
Introduction to Information Organization
Review the syllabus and course expectations; Lecture |
Participation
Attendance
Discussion Board |
Apr 30/May 01
Apr 30/May 01
Weekly at 11:59pm (Tuesday/Wednesday) |
1 semester
1 semester
1 semester |
10%
5%
10% |
Individual |
| 2 |
Jan 29 /30 |
2 |
Information Environments and Retrieval Tools
Video lectures; Retrieval Tool demo session |
Retrieval Tools |
Feb 12/13 at 9am |
2 Weeks |
10% |
Pair |
| 3 |
Feb 05 /06 |
3 |
Introduction to Metadata
Lecture; Exercise; Video lecture |
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| 4 |
Feb 12 /13 |
4 |
Encoding
Lecture; Video lectures; Exercises |
Encoding |
Feb 26/27 at 9am |
2 weeks |
10% |
Pair |
| 5 |
Feb 19 /20 |
5-a |
Description: General Description and Conceptual Models
Lecture |
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| 6 |
Feb 26 /27 |
5-b |
Description: Specific Standards
Video lectures; Exercise; Demo session |
Modeling, Description, & Access |
Mar 26/27 at 9am |
4 weeks |
25% |
Group |
| 7 |
|
|
SPRING BREAK - No Class! |
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| 8 |
Mar 12 /13 |
6 |
Access Points and Authority Control
Video lectures; Lab session; Group project time |
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| 9 |
Mar 19 /20 |
7 |
Aboutness and Subject Analysis
Lecture; Exercise |
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| 10 |
Mar 26 /27 |
8-a |
Vocabulary Control: Controlled Vocabulary Theory
Lecture; Exercise |
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| 11 |
Apr 02 /03 |
8-b |
Vocabulary Control: Specific Vocabularies
Lecture
| Subject Access |
Apr 16/17 at 9am |
2 weeks |
15% |
Pair |
| 12 |
Apr 09 /10 |
8-c |
Vocabulary Control
In-class activity; Demo session; Exercise
| |
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| 13 |
Apr 16 /17 |
9-a |
Categorization, Classification & Arrangement: Introduction
Lecture; Exercise
| |
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| 14 |
Apr 23 /24 |
9-b |
Categorization, Classification & Arrangement: Dewey Decimal Classification
Video lectures; Exercises |
Interpreting Metadata & Classification |
May 07/08 at 9am |
2 weeks |
15% |
Pair |
| 15 |
Apr 30 /May 01 |
9-c |
Categorization, Classification & Arrangement: Library of Congress Classification
Video lecture; Exercises |
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| 16 |
May 07 /08 |
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No Class! |
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Interpreting Metadata & Classification assignment is due! |
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Back to the Syllabus |
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