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Information Retrieval
Fall 2006 Greensheet
Joanne Twining, MLS, PhD
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Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site beginning August 23. An access code will be sent to all registered students on August 23, 2006 via MySJSU.
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 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.
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 appropriate models of information seeking processes and factors influencing them
- Describe the salient characteristics of an information system, using the model introduced and developed in the course
- Describe how the characteristics of information systems and users interact in the effective 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:
- articulate the ethics, values and foundational principles of library and information professionals and their role in the promotion of intellectual freedom;
- compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use;
- apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation and organization of specific items or collections of information;
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities;
- use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- design training programs based on appropriate learning principles and theories;
- understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings; retrieve, evaluate and synthesize scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria; and
- contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Texts and Readings
Required Textbooks
The required books for this course are:
- Chowdhury, G.C., 2004. introduction to modern information retrieval. 2nd edition. http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/4/384.html
- "Supplemental Readings" on reserve in the library (15 required, more recommended); the bibliography and some electronic copies are available at http://witloof.sjsu.edu/courses/202/welcome202.html
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
Accommodations
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, contact me by e-mail.
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 and attachments, 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 may be required to send and receive e-mail attachments of a moderately large size (1MB - 8MB). If your current e-mail service provider places restrictions on the size of attachments that you can send or receive, then you will need to obtain an e-mail account without such restrictions. All students are eligible for free accounts on the SLIS e-mail server (SLIS Web Mail), and there are no attachment or storage restrictions for those accounts.
Assignments
See course Web site at http://intertwining.org/sjsu/LIBR202
Grading
The grade of B reflects high quality work commensurate with expectations for graduate students. Please note that the class GPA for LIBR 202 usually runs between 91% and 93% (a B+).
For the assignment grading scheme, see the course Web site at http://intertwining.org/sjsu/LIBR202 The following grading scale will be used:
| 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+ |
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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