This unit develops understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts and standards that guide the development of information organisation and retrieval systems and web-based information architectures. It deals with standards governing description, distribution and access to information locally and globally cataloguing, indexing, thesaurus construction, classification and metadata for knowledge discovery. It examines the effects of economic, social and technological factors on the development of bibliographic networks and cataloguing operations. Practical sessions deal with the use of major bibliographic tools, schemes and systems for information organisation.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
This is a 6-point unit which, according to University guidelines, requires students to spend 12 hours per week (a total of at least 144 hours per semester).
For on-campus students, typical weekly workload commitments are:
• 2 hours lecture
• 2 hours tutorial/laboratory (requiring advance preparation)
• 5 hours of practical work and assignment preparation
• 3 hours of assigned reading and reviewing weekly class materials.
Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however, should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups/ other designated activities each week.
FIT5106, IMS3617, IMS5017, LAR3651
Completion of 36 credit points at level 1 or equivalent
Tom Denison
Consultation hours: Available by appointment only. Email to arrange a time to meet or to talk via telephone or skype.
Dora Constantinidis
Consultation hours: Available by appointment only. Email to arrange a time to meet or to talk via telephone or skype.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Metadata Record | 25% (includes 10% class participation) | Week 7 Tutorial |
| Assignment 2 - Information Architecture | 25% (includes 5% class participation) | Week 11 Tutorial |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
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Students will be given access to online resources including the Library of Congress's The Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Web, and to WebDewey. Access to other resources will be provided as needed.
Hider, Philip, with Harvey, Ross. (2008). Organising knowledge in a global society. Rev. ed. Wagga Wagga: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. ISBN 978 1876938 67 3.
Details will be provided via the Unit Moodle website.
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction to FIT3125 Information Organisation | Details of Assignment 1 provided |
| 2 | Lecture: Introduction to the metadata frameworks, models and policies; Lab/Tute: Introduction to Case Study | |
| 3 | Lecture: Metadata schemes; Lab/Tute: Metadata model exercises | |
| 4 | Lecture: Metadata schemes; Lab/Tute: Metadata scheme exercises | |
| 5 | Lecture: Metadata encoding schemes and tools; Lab/Tute: Metadata scheme exercises | |
| 6 | Lecture: Metadata encoding schemes and tools; Lab/Tute: Metadata encoding scheme exercises | |
| 7 | Lecture: Information architecture; Lab/Tute: Metadata tools exercises | Assignment 1 due during Tutorial |
| 8 | Lecture: Resource description and access; Lab/Tute: Information architecture exercises | Details of Assignment 2 provided |
| 9 | Lecture: Resource description and access. Applying rules for selecting access points. MARC records. Authority files; Lab/Tute: RDA and MARC exercises | |
| 10 | Lecture: Library schemas: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); Lab/Tute: RDA and MARC exercises. Selecting access points and authority files exercises | |
| 11 | Lecture: Library schemas: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); Lab/Tute: LCSH exercises | Assignment 2 due during Tutorial |
| 12 | Lecture: Managing information organisation processes (workflows; insourcing and outsourcing; the role of networks; economic considerations); Lab/Tute: The role of metadata | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
Class participation in exercises relating to the development of the Metadata Record (in Tutorials/Laboratories by on-campus students and via Moodle by off-campus students) is an assessable component of this Assignment.
More details of assessment criteria will be advised in separate assignment handouts available via the Unit Moodle website.
Assessment will be based on how well the information explored is presented and documented.
More details of assessment criteria will be advised in separate assignment handouts available via the Unit Moodle website.
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