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Mikel Breitenstein, Ph.D.
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GREENSHEETCourse Description This course is a survey of the principles of information retrieval and their application to information systems and services. The course emphasizes models of user information seeking behavior and human information processing, and their relationships to retrieval models in information systems. It explores the fundamental processes of description, classification, information structures, database models, and retrieval intermediation as those processes are reflected in information systems of all types, including libraries. In addition, the course explores various information systems to illustrate principles. Course Goals and Objectives The goal of the course is to introduce the student to
At the end of the course the student should be able to
This course supports the following SLIS objectives:
Required Texts Chu , Heting. 2003. Information representation and retrieval in the digital age. Medford , NJ : Information Today. This is in Chicago Style format – I want you to be sure you have the author’s full name. American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (5th ed.). Washington , DC : American Psychological Association. Please purchase this book – you cannot rely on online sources for full documentation of the rules, which you must use and master during your MLS degree. Recommended Texts See also the Supplemental Reading List for LIBR 202 at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/202/welcome202.html. I will post, also, a list of texts and articles that I use during the course, and we all will make contributions to a “Useful Sources” list throughout the term. These are not required texts but will be used by the instructor in lecture and assignment preparation. Purchase of or access to these texts is suggested. Allen, Bryce. 1996. Information tasks. San Diego : Academic Press. Korfhage, Robert R. 1997. Information storage and retrieval. New York : John Wiley & Sons. Marchionini, Gary. 1995. Information seeking in electronic environments. Cambridge , MA : Cambridge University Press. Meadow, Charles T., Bert R. Boyce, and Donald H. Craft. 2000. Text information retrieval systems. 2nd ed. San Diego : Academic Press.
Course Requirements This course will be operated mostly through Blackboard software, supplemented by email and telephone communications as needed. Students may begin to access course materials on Blackboard beginning August 15, and should have access continually from August 25-December 9. You will be required to send and receive files that may be as large as 8MB. If your current email provider places restrictions on your file sending and receiving capacity, you should obtain a free and unrestricted email account from SLIS. Students will do assigned readings, respond to posted exercises and comments, and will complete a major project that will involve online and limited in-person visits to information delivery sites. Students will be asked to visit and report on services at one or more information institutions. Course Schedule
Evaluation Weekly Readings 20% Approximate Grade Range 94-100% A A grade of B indicates high quality work acceptable for expectations of graduate student work. The class GPA for LIBR 202 usually averages about B+ (91-93%). The professor reserves the right to adjust the grade scale according to the achievements of the class members. Persons With Disabilities If you need any special consideration due to a disability, you need to register with the SJSU Disability Resource Center and notify the instructor of that by the second week of classes. Please notify me privately right away by email or phone if you have other needs that will affect your class performance in any way. Academic Integrity Plagiarism is a serious offense. All assignments submitted must be your own work. Sources must be properly cited in papers, as specified in class. The San Jose State University regulations governing plagiarism will be enforced. The Academic Senate recently passed a new Academic Integrity Policy. Access it at http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf -- that 0 is a zero. This document is rather lengthy. Please read carefully the parts that apply to students and be sure you understand the consequences of actions that are deemed inappropriate. If you have questions about the policies, please ask me or the SLIS administration and I will refer you to the correct person within SLIS or on campus. We will assume that you understand the policies and are acting in compliance.
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