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Unit 2: Environments and
their Tools
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Topic Areas: Various information
institutions/settings and the
tools that have been developed for
them are described and examined. Retrieval Tools include catalogs,
indexes, finding aids,
bibliographies, museum registers
and databases, bibliographic
utilities, and search engines
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how online public access catalogs respond to search queries based on differences in individual search techniques and the capabilities of various systems.
- Describe how systems for information organization impact information retrieval tools and vice versa.
Guiding Questions:
- Why do we need retrieval
tools?
- What are the basic
retrieval tools?
- What are the functions of the
retrieval tools?
- How does system design relate
to organizing information?
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Required Readings
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Joudrey
& Taylor, The Organization
of Information, Chapters 3
& 4
Flood,
"Extraordinary
500-year-old library catalogue
reveals books lost to time"
Meissner,
Arranging & Describing
Archives and Manuscripts,
Chapter 1
Svrluga
"4
million cards. 4,000 drawers..."
[behind paywall; also in Moodle]
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Relevant Articles from The
Encyclopedia of Library and
Information Science
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Butterfield, "Online
Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)"
Chung and Irwin,
"Archival Finding Aids"
German,
"Bibliographic Utilities"
Hanson and Daily,
"Catalogs and Cataloging: History
[ELIS Classic]"
Hock, "Search
Engines"
Jordan, "OCLC"
Moen, "Information
Retrieval Protocols: Z39.50 and
Search & Retrieve via URL"
Toms, "User-Centered
Design"
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Recommended Readings
Articles & Web Resources
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Bates
(Ed.), Understanding
Information Retrieval Systems
(link to
e-book. There are lots of good
articles about retrieval tools and
their various components in this
e-book!)
Borgman,
"Why
are Online Catalogs Still Hard
to Use?" (link to classic article)
Breeding,
"Library Technology Guides"
Hickey,
"Why Our Catalogs Don't Work"
Kumar,
"From
Clay Tablets to Web: Journey of
Library Catalogue"
Markey,
"Online Library Catalog: Paradise
Lost ... "
Salo,
"The Humble Index" |
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Recommended Readings
Books at Beatley
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Bilal, Library Automation,
Chapter 1
Cleveland
& Cleveland, Introduction
to Indexing..., Chapter 8
Millar,
Archives: Principles and
Practices, Chapter 11
Cutter, Rules for a Dictionary Catalog (skim)
Reibel,
Registration
Methods for the Small Museum
(link to e-book), Chapters 5 &
6
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Course Outline
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- Unit 1:
Introduction to Information
Organization
- Unit 2:
Environments and their Tools
- Unit 3:
Introduction to Metadata
- Unit 4:
Encoding
- Unit 5:
Description
- Unit 6:
Access & Authority Control
- Unit 7:
Aboutness & Subject Analysis
- Unit 8:
Vocabulary Control
- Unit 9:
Categorization, Classification,
& Arrangement
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