LIBR 202-03
LIBR 202-14
Information Retrieval
Spring 2006 Greensheet
joanne twining, MLS, PhD
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Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site beginning January 24. An access code will be sent to all registered students on January 24, 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.
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 coursework.
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 June 27. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
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+ |
| 80-81% | C |
Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.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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