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LIBR 202-01
LIBR 202-10
Information Retrieval
Spring 2007 Schedule

Enid J. Irwin
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Green - Individual participation exercise
Blue - Team participation exercise
Violet - Team and individual database assignment
Red - Individual exam requiring team coordination
Note: This schedule is subject to change.

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TOPICS

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

1

Introduction
Information
  Retrieval
    Systems

1/23
image2

1/24
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Meadow 1-3

1/25

1/26

2

Aggregation
File structure
Attributes
DB/TextWorks

1/30

post Autobiography
202 Survey due

1/31
View lecture
Marchionini 1-3

2/1

2/2 & 2/3

AC & AE distributed
Elluminate Saturday!

3

Architecture
DBMS
Taxonomy 

2/6

post Journal

2/7
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Meadow 5, 6, 10

2/8

Autobiography
Category
Exercise due


2/9 & 2/10

A1 distributed
Elluminate Saturday!


4

Representation of Information
I. Description

2/13

post Journal

2/14
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Meadow 4
3 Supplementals

2/15

Attribute
Elicitation
Exercise due

2/16 & 2/17

Elluminate Saturday!

5

Representation of Information
II. Subject Analysis 

2/20

post Journal

2/21
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Meadow 9
Marchionini 7, 8, 9

2/22

Assignment 1
Post team database tasks, topic, purpose

2/23

Midterm distributed

6

Representation of Information
II. Subject Analysis

2/27

post Journal

2/28
View lecture
4 Supplementals

3/1

Assignment 1
Post structure & indexing rules

3/2

7

Searching and
  Querying 

3/6

post Journal

3/7
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Meadow 7, 8, 11-13
Marchionini 5, 6

3/8

Assignment 1
Post files for beta testing

3/9

8

Searching and
  Querying 

3/13

post Journal

3/14
View lecture
4 Supplementals

3/15

Assignment 1
Beta testing Survey due

3/16 

Midterm due

9

Evaluating
  Retrieval
    Systems

3/20

post Journal

3/21
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Meadow 16
1 Supplemental

3/22

Assignment 1
Post Part A draft

3/23

Classification Exercise distributed

 

Beach Sunshine

3/27-3/30

Spring Break!!

10

Information
  Seeking
    Behavior 

4/3

post Journal

4/4
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Marchionini 4
1 Supplemental

4/5

Assignment 1 Reports due

4/6

Assignment 2 distributed

11

Information
  Seeking
    Behavior 

4/10

post Journal
Team Survey due

4/11
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2 Supplementals

4/12

Classification
Exercise due

4/13

Post Team tasks & project plans

12

Interface
 Design &
   Research 

4/17

post Journal
  

4/18
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Meadow 14, 15

4/19

Assignment 2
Post database & vocabulary progress

4/20

13

File Structures
Indexes 

4/24

post Journal
EC Reviews due

4/25
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4/26

Assignment 2
Post preliminary vocabulary & rules

4/27 

Final distributed

14

Wrap up  

5/1

post Journal

5/2
View lecture

5/3

 

5/4

15

   

5/8

5/9

5/10

Assignment 2
Post Part A draft

5/11

16

   

5/15

Last Day of Classes

5/16

5/17

Assignment 2
Part A report due

5/18

Final due

17

 

5/22

Team Survey due

5/23

Assignment 2 Part B report due

5/24image6




Grades due May 29