419
LIS 419 – Indexing and thesaurus construction
Design, evaluation, and improvement of systems providing subject access to information resources. Indexing, classification and taxonomy, indexing language development, abstracting, algorithmic approaches. Subject organization and retrieval in a range of information systems and settings including Web sites and digital libraries. Practical exercises, individual or group projects, in-class presentations. 3 credits. Prerequisites: LIS 400, 407 and 415.
Where are?
- the assignments, lecture slides, handouts, your grades – these are all in Moodle
- news and announcements about the course – also in Moodle
- the web pages used to illustrate various points in “lectures” – these are on the bookmarks page
- all those bookmarks on classification, indexing languages, and so on – those are listed on the 419 resources page and are part of my large collection of bookmarks in Pinboard
- the grading policy, what happens if you turn something in late, and other policy stuff – those are in the Student FAQ
Course-specific learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student
- uses the tools of subject analysis appropriately
- uses the vocabulary of the field appropriately
- demonstrates knowledge of core concepts and principles
- identifies and evaluates the subject analysis components of an information discovery service, including user?supplied subject analysis
- determines the best approach for solving a given subject access problem
- identifies and evaluates research done in subject analysis
- creates simple subject analysis tools
Program-level student learning outcomes addressed by this course
GSLIS graduates
- communicate clearly and effectively in a range of formats to a variety of audiences
- demonstrate critical thinking in their practice of library and information science
