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Explore the evolution of information organization, from data to wisdom. Develop services leveraging digital information, with a focus on collaboration and exploration. Engage in guided inquiry and projects to create next-gen services.
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LBSC 670 Organization of Information LBSC 670 – Fall 2011 Erik Mitchell
Class Overview • Who are we? • What are we doing here? • Where are we going this semester? • How are we going to get there? • Why is this class important?
Who are we? • Introduce yourself • Take notes • Report back
I want to. . . “produce and manage services that leverage the state-of-the-art in born-digital information” “design and create the next generation of information services” “collaborate with researchers to find information and answer research questions”
Multiple paths to success • In class exercises • Technical, theoretical, practical • Four assignments • Representation, classification, exploration • Guest speakers • Practitioners • Course projects • Exploration
Worksheet approach • Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning • Group based • Identify – Understand – Analyze – Create • Explore, discuss, repeat
Applications of information organization • Examples • Cataloging, special collections, circulation, information systems, reference • Roles • Are librarians organization “end-users?” • In Information science, computer science, education • How is organization different today than it was 20, 40, 60, 100 years ago?
Context • Social issues • Culture and society, personal information use, classification and power • Conceptual facet • Representation, surrogation, logic, process analysis • Social, political, technical interests • Technical facet • Processes, DOM, encoding, programming
Wrap-up • Course readings for next week • What did you like/dislike, what questions do you have? • http://bit.ly/lbsc670_questions