Professor
Office: SLIS, C-330K
Mailing Address: Simmons University, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617.521.2863
E-mail: joudrey@simmons.edu
Courses at Simmons
LIS 415: Information Organization
The phenomena, activities, and issues surrounding the organization of information in service of users and user communities. Topics include resource types and formats, information service institutions, markup, descriptive metadata, content standards, subject analysis and classification, and the information life cycle. The course introduces the fundamentals of bibliographic control including organizing information in various environments, retrieval tools, systems and system design, encoding including the MARC format, metadata basics, FRBR, descriptive metadata approaches including traditional cataloging with ISBD and AACR2, access points, authority control, subject analysis, controlled vocabulary, classification, and arrangement.
LIS 416: Descriptive Cataloging
This course addresses the theories, principles, and practices of bibliographic description and the application of national standards to the construction of catalogs in libraries. It covers the fundamental concepts of descriptive cataloging including: the elements of bibliographic description, the choice of descriptive detail, the description of print and non-print resources , the choice of access points, the formulation of authorized names and titles, the principles and practices of authority work , and the application of encoding standards. The course also includes examinations of current trends and future directions of descriptive cataloging. May include readings, discussions, presentations, exams, exercises, and individual or group projects. Prerequisite: LIS 415.
LIS 417: Subject Cataloging and Classification
This course addresses the theories, principles, and practices of subject cataloging and classification. It covers the application of national standards to the creation of bibliographic records and to the construction of catalogs in libraries and other information environments. It teaches the fundamental concepts of subject cataloging including: understanding the various approaches to and pitfalls in determining aboutness; vocabulary control; the theoretical foundations, structure, and the application of LCSH in subject cataloging; classification theory; and the application of the major classification schemes (DDC and LCC). The course also includes examinations of authority control for subject headings, the MARC format for classification data, and other major subject access systems from around the world, including UDC, Colon, Bliss, Expansive classification, PRECIS, FAST, TGM, AAT, MeSH, Sears, etc. May include readings, discussions, presentations, exams, and written exercises.