LIS 511 Organization of Information
SYLLABUS
Bulletin description: Introduction to basic concepts in the theoretical, practical, and
technological aspects of information organization.
Course orientation: There are six required (but ungraded) homework assignments, which
will provide skill with the use of retrieval systems. There will be three quizzes and a final
examination. There will be regular class discussion questions posted as well. Students are
expected to participate in online discussion as a demonstration of their ability to articulate
key concepts.
Grade
Distribution
Homework 10%
Quizzes
60%
Final
exam
30%
Total
100%
Required Text:
Taylor, Arlene G. and Daniel N. Joudrey. The Organization of information.
3rd ed. Library and information science text series. Westpot, Conn.
Libraries Unlimited, 2009.
Alternative Texts that may be used as auxiliary reading:
Rowley, Jennifer E. and Farrow, John. Organizing Knowledge: An
Introduction to Managing Access to Information. 3rd ed. 2000.
Hagler, Ronald. The Bibliographic Record and Information Technology. 3rd
ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1997.
Taylor, Arlene G.. Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification.
10th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
Articles available online (through the UWM library portal):
Gorman, Michael. "The longer the number, the smaller the spine."
American Libraries 12, no. 8 (Sept. 1981): 498-99.
Online Resources:
Buckland, Michael K. Library Services in Theory and Context. 2nd ed.
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1988.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Library/Services/
Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC--Bibliographic. 4th ed. Washington:
Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1994. Available:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb/
Smiraglia, Richard P. Introducing metadata. Cataloging & classification
quarterly 40, no. 3/4 (2005): 1-15. (You can find this using UWM library
online.)
COURSE OUTLINE
Date
Class
Reading
Due
VC#1:
Introduction:
Information
Organization,
Knowledge
January Organization,
26
Bibliographic
Control,
Information
Studies,
Information
Retrieval
VC#2:
Concepts of
Metadata, The
February
Bibliographic
2
Record,
Bibliographic
Utilities
VC#3: Review;
History of
February
Knowledge
9
Organization;
About Quiz 1
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapters 1-2
Buckland, Chapter 8
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 4
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 3
Assignment
1
Assignment
2
February
Quiz 1
16
VC#4:
Introduction to
Knowledge
Representation,
Cultural Roles
of Knowledge
February
Artifacts,
23
Technical
Reading of
Resources,
Bibliographic
Structures,
FRBR
VC#5:
Description of
March 1
bibliographic
items,
VC#6: Access
points for
intellectual
March 8
entities,
Authority
control
March
15
Spring break
March
Quiz 2
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 5-7
Assignment
3
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 8
Assignment
22
4
March
29
VC#7:
Introduction to
subject
Taylor and Joudrey,
analysis,
Organizing, chapter 9
Abstracting
and indexing,
Vocabulary
control
April 5
VC#8: Verbal
systems for
subject
indexing
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 10
April 12
VC#9:
Classification
Taylor and Joudrey,
Organizing, chapter 11
Gorman, "The longer the
number ..."
April 19
Quiz 3
April 26
VC#10:
Arrangement
May 3
VC#11:
Standardization
and
cooperation
May 10
VC#12: The
Future: RDA
May 17
Final Exam
Taylor and Joudrey,
Appendix B and Appendix
C
Assignment
5