LIBR 202-11
Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities
Spring 2006 Greensheet
Richard Jackson
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Phone: (562) 920-9450
Fax: (714) 278-5841
Mailing Address:
San Jose State University - SLIS
800 N. State College
P.O. Box 4150
Fullerton, CA 92834-4150
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Note: Students who have registered for this class should self-enroll in the Blackboard site between Jan. 14 and Jan. 25. You will receive an access code to enroll through MySJSU.
- Course ID: 202-Jackson
- Course Name: Spring 2006 | LIBR 202-11 | Jackson
Course 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 human-computer interaction as reflected in information systems of all types, including libraries. Various information systems will be examined, and students will gain experience designing, creating, and evaluating functional information retrieval systems.
Course Goals and Objectives
To introduce the student to:
- Basic concepts of information systems;
- User information seeking processes;
- Those user characteristics that affect information seeking and use.
At the completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Describe the salient characteristics of an information retrieval system, using the model introduced and developed in the course
- Describe appropriate models of information seeking processes and factors influencing them
- Describe how the characteristics of information systems and users interact in the effective use of information.
This course supports the following SLIS objectives:
- To teach students the major theories, important principles, and current practice in:
- Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination, and utilization of information resources
- The application of diverse technologies to information management.
- To foster research by:
- Requiring students to evaluate and utilize relevant research studies from a variety of disciplines in their course work.
Textbooks and Readings
Required
Chowdhury, G. G. (2004). Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval. 2nd ed. London: Facet Publishing.
Note: The Chowdhury book may be ordered from www.neal-schuman.com at a 10% discount. Instructions for obtaining the discount were sent via MySJSU.
Optional
Marchionini, Gary (1995). Information Seeking in Electronic Environments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The paperback version of the Marchionini book, published in 1997, is also acceptable. If you prefer, the text of the book is available online through the "Supplemental Readings" page (see below).
Required Supplemental Readings
"Supplemental Readings" on reserve in the library (15 are required, more are recommended). The list of readings (which includes links to those that are available online) is at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/202/welcome202.html . (The password for the readings on this page will be given out in class.)
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Course
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online course on Blackboard that must be completed by all new SLIS students before orientation. The access code for this course will be sent to new students via MySJSU by June 27. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/blackboardintro.htm
Technology Components
To be successful in this course, you need to be able to send and receive e-mail, access the School's Web site for course handouts and readings, download software from a Web site and install it on your computer, use common Web search engines, and learn a new database management system. You should be comfortable with using FTP and mailing attachments.
Blackboard
Blackboard is the chief means for disseminating information about the class (assignments, handouts, announcements, etc.) and the chief forum for communication among students and the teacher outside of class time. Students are expected to monitor the Blackboard site regularly for announcements and discussion postings, and are encouraged to post questions and comments there.
Class Schedule
This is class will meet weekly, Wednesday evenings 7:00-9:45, from January 25 through May 3 (except for spring break the last week of March). Attendance is expected at all class meetings. A detailed Course Ca lender will be posted on Blackboard.
Assignments
The assignments for this course, and their corresponding point values, are:
| Attribute elicitation exercise | 80 points |
| Classification exercise | 120 points |
| Assignment #1: Description and Database Design (in groups) | 220 points |
| Assignment #2: Subject Analysis (in groups) | 260 points |
| Midterm | 150 points |
| Final | 150 points |
| Class participation * | 20 points |
| Total | 1,000 points |
* Credit for this category is earned through questions and comments offered in class and posted to the Blackboard discussion forums. Class attendance and the use of office hours do not count toward class participation.
Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
Grading
The grade of B reflects high quality work commensurate with expectations for graduate students. The following grading scale will be used:
|
960-1000 points 920 - 959 points |
96-100% 92-95.9% |
A A- |
| 880 - 919 points 840 - 879 points 800 - 839 points |
88-91.9% 84-87.9% 80-83.9% |
B+ B B- |
| 760 - 799 points 720 - 759 points |
76-79.9% 72-75.9% |
C+ C |
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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