Texas Woman's University
School of Library & Information Studies
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| 09/02 | Welcome, housekeeping,
introductions. Syllabus. Introduce text and assign text
chapters for papers and review presentations. Multitasking
Learning Model Lecture: Introduction to the data->information->knowledge transfer process, definitions of data, information and knowledge; information systems, information needs, the role of the librarian as information mediary. Fieldtrip: Intro to Technology Assistance Group (TAG), tour of labs, introduction to Venus and Listservs Application: Telnet to Venus, subscribing to class listserv (ls501302-request@twu.edu) |
| 09/09 | Lecture: Intro to
Databases: Basic database structure and design, access
tools (indexes, thesauri, subject headings, search
engines.) Print databases (bibs, Eric thesaurus, etc.)
Proprietary databases Online via Blagg-Huey : CARL uncover,
EBSCOHost, ABI Inform, First Search 1 & 2, Federal
Register, etc.; Dialog, Lexis-Nexis, (password required request from TAG;) stand-alone CD-ROM databases at Blagg. The Internet . How they are the
same, how they are different. Relational databases: the
database as the information organization tool: tuples,
the key for "creating" information. Application: Getting Wired. Introduction to computers: personal computers and software applications; information objects; linking, embedding and hypertext; networked computers and the client-server relationship; competency requirements. TWU Library resources to support computer literacy. |
| 09/16 | Lecture: Pertinence,
relevance, other measures of performance. Narrowing,
widening the search, "the comprehensive
search." Data mining: aboutness, link-thinking,
finding similar and related data. Application: Use of Print, CD-ROMs, & Proprietary Databases to locate data. Additional Reading: |
| 09/23 | Lecture: Searching:
intellectual access. What information is likely to be
where? How to formulate a search. Boolean logic, fuzzy
logic, artificial intelligence, data mapping, current
research in these areas. Fieldtrip: Blagg-Huey Library for bibiographic instruction & tour. |
| 09/30 | Lecture: Information
representation: librarianship's metaphor. Bibliographic
retrieval. Cataloging, classification, indexing,
abstracting. Application: Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web (digital libraries, directories, and search engines via Argus Clearning Internet Searching Center) Assignment #1 due Additional Reading: |
| 10/07 | Lecture: Controlled
and uncontrolled vocabulary, thesauri, indexes. Limits
and benefits. Application: inverted index, how to build. Assignment #2 due |
| 10/14 | Lecture: The User:
user behavior. Behavior-seeking patterns. User Needs:
visceral, expressed, actual, perceived. User
satisfaction. getting to the question to refine the
search strategy. Application: Library Catalogs Online: Hytelnet, The Library of Congress, OCLC; review of tools. Assignment #3 due |
| 10/21 | Mid-Term Exam |
| 10/28 | Lecture: Searching
The Database: Search Logic, Search Shaggy, Broadening and
Narrowing Search Strategies, Some Sample Searches,
Searching Free Text, WeightedTerm Searching, Fractional
Search, Screening of Output, Characteristics of
Searchers, Factors Affecting the Success of a Particular
Search. Student Reviews of Chapters 1 & 2 and Chapter 3 Paper Presentation |
| 11/04 | Lecture: Evaluation
Criteria And Evaluation Procedures: Criteria Used in the
Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems, Recall and
Precision, Alternative Measures for Evaluating a Search,
Conducting an Evaluation, Deriving Performance Figures,
Interpretation of the Results, CostEffectiveness
Studies, CostBenefit Analysis Student Reviws of Chapters 3 & 4 and Chapter 5 Paper Presentations Additional Reading: As We May Think by Vannevar Bush, The Atlantic Monthly, July 1945. |
| 11/11 | Lecture: Factors
Affecting Performance In Information Retrieval. System
Factors in Information Retrieval, TradeOffs in
Information Retrieval, Human Factors in Indexing and
Searching Student Reviews of Chapters 5 & 6 and Chapter 7 Paper Presentations Additional Reading: The Seven Ages of Information Retrieval by Michael Lesk. |
| 11/18 | Lecture: Automatic
Methods Of Information Retrieval: General Approaches in
Automatic Methods of Information Retrieval, Linguistic
Approaches to Information Retrieval, Statistical
Approaches to Information Retrieval, Categories of
Automatic Methods of Information Retrieval, Evaluation of
Automatic Methods Student Reviews of Chapters 7 & 8 and Chapter 9 Paper Presentations Additional Reading: The Future of Organized Knowledge by Luciano Floridi |
| 11/25 | Lecture: Trends And
Possible Future Developments: Proliferation of
Information Sources and Information Technology,
Information Retrieval and the Paradigms of Computing, The
Migration from Print on Paper to the Electronic Document,
The Library and Information Center Environment, Other
Views on the Future, Artificial Intelligence and Expert
Systems Student Reviews of Chapters 9 & 10 and Chapter 11 Paper Presentations Additional Reading: humans, machines, and the structure of knowledge by Harry M. Collins. |
| 12/02 | Student Reviews of
Chapters 11 & 12 and Chapters 1& 2 Paper
Presentations Additional Reading: Designing and Managing Information in the Fast Lane by Thomas E. Jevic. |
| 12/09 | Chapters 4, 6, 8, 10
& 12 Paper Presentations Assignment #4 due |
| 12/16 | Final Exam |
Dr. John D'AngeloHomepage
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