LIBR 202-05
Information Retrieval
Fall 2006 Greensheet
Dr. Edna Reid
E-mail
Office Location:
University of Arizona,
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab
Tucson, Arizona
Virtual Office Hours: e-mail and telephone appointmetns can be arranged
| Course Links Greensheet Schedule |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials |
LIBR 202 Resources Online Resource Supplemental Readings Inmagic Download |
Textbooks and Readings | Course Requirements
Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard between August 22 and August 27. You will be required to use a password access code which will be provided with the MySJSU system.
Course Description
This course examines the principles of information retrieval and their applications 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 intermediation as those processes are reflected in information systems of all types, including libraries. In addition, it compares different information systems to illustrate several principles of information retrieval.
Course Prerequisites: demonstrated computer literacy
Course Objectives
At the completion of the course the student should be able to gain mastery of:
- appropriate models of information seeking processes and factors influencing them.
- the salient characteristics of an information system, using the model introduced and developed in the course.
- the characteristics of information systems and how users interact to effectively use of information.
LIBR 202 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- design, query and evaluate information retrieval systems;
- understand the system of standards and methods used to control and create information structures and apply basic principles involved in the organization and representation of knowledge;
- describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- To understand the nature of research by requiring students to evaluate and utilize information retrieval research studies from a variety of disciplines in their coursework.
Textbooks and Readings
Required Textbooks
The required textbooks for this course are:
- Meadow, Charles T., Boyce, Bet R., and Kraft, Donald H. (2000). Text Information Retrieval Systems, 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press.
- Marchionini, Gary (1995). Information Seeking in Electronic Environments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Note:
- Meadow, Chapters 3, 4, 9, 10; Marchionini text (entire) and some Supplemental Readings are online at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/202/welcome202.html
- Meadow textbook can be purchase online.
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 July 1st. 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
Course Format
This is a completely online class using Blackboard.
Technology Components
To be successful in this course, you need to be able to:
- Send and receive e-mail and attachments;
- Access the School’s Web site for course handouts, readings, assignments, and exams;
- Download software from a Web site and install it on your computer;
- Use common Web search engines; and
- Learn a new database management system.
E-mails
You may be required to send and receive e-mail attachments of a moderately large size (1MB – 8 MB). Ensure that your current e-mail service provider enables you to handle the latter requirement. All duly registered students are eligible for free accounts on the SLIS e-mail server (slis.sjsu.edu) which has no attachment or storage restrictions. For additional information on SLIS Computing, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm.
Assignments
The deliverables for this course and their point values are listed below. The group exercises will be done using the text-based database management system called Inmagic DBTextworks.
| Assignment (group)1: Database design & evaluation | 120 points |
| Assignment (group) 2: Keyword Indexing & Boolean | 110 points |
| Assignment (individual) 3: Short Essay – Information Retrieval Using Search Engines | 120 points |
| Participation, Brief Online Exercises, & Discussion | 60 points |
| Midterm Exam | 40 points |
| Final Exam | 50 points |
| Total | 500 points |
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
Late Assignments
Submit your assignments on time. Late assignments received within a week after the due date will only earn half of the points (unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor). Other late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/F06-1.pdf
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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