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Home - Course Web Pages - Spring 2007 - LIBR 202-07 / 202-15 Schedule

LIBR 202-07
LIBR 202-15
Information Retrieval
Spring 2007 Schedule

Dr. Judy Weedman
E-mail
Phone: (714) 278-2295
Fax: (714)278-5841
Office Location: 55 Pollak Library South, Fullerton
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-2:30, Thursday 1:00-2:30, and by appointment

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Schedule
Handout #1 (PDF)
Handout #2
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Handout #3
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5		 Resources
Blackboard
Blackboard Tutorials		 LIBR 202 Resources
Online Resource
Supplemental Readings
Inmagic Download
Class
Readings
Assignments

#1   1/30

Course structure, overview
Information Retrieval Systems – initial concepts
Database management systems – DB/TextWorks

   

#2   2/6

Aggregation as a goal of IR systems
Metadata -- Representing attributes

 Meadow 1-3
Marchionini 1-3

Install DBTextWorks

Bring collections for consideration for Assignment #1; form teams

#3   2/13

Architecture of IR systems -- Taxonomy
More on  dbms, DB/TextWorks

 Meadow 6, 10
Begin supplemental readings		 In class:  Attribute elicitation exercise
In class:  work session for Assignment #1

#4   2/20

User models
Representation of information:  Descriptive metadata
(a) Attributes
(b) Rules (AACR2 & metadata standards as examples)
(c) Authority control

 Meadow 4 In class:  Complete attrib. elic. exercise
In class:  Work session for Assignment #1

#5   2/27

Representation of information:  Subject metadata
(a) Controlled vocabularies

 Meadow 9 Beta test data structure (Part A of Assignment #1 must be complete)

#6   3/6

(a) Controlled vocabularies (cont.)
(b) Classification, taxonomies

 Use the weeks with no readings from the text to complete the 15 articles from the Supplemental Readings Debrief beta testers

#7    3/13

(b) Classification, taxonomies

Asmt 1 due
Midterm distributed via email

#8    3/20

(b) Classification, taxonomies (cont.)
(c) Natural language

 Meadow 14, 15
Marchionini 7-9 		Midterm due via email
In class:  Classification exercise
In class:  work session for Asmt.  #2
Spring Break

#9   4/3

Design as a professional activity
Design of controlled vocabularies
Interface design -- usability

   vocab design exercise
In class:  work session for Asmt #2

#10  4/10

Searching and querying systems
encyclopedia chapter

Marchionini 5 & 6
Meadow 7 & 8, 11-13		 In class:  work session for Assnmt. #2

#11   4/17

Assignment #2 consultation week

   Send in-progress vocabs via email to jw for feedback

#12  4/24

Evaluating IR systems

  • Functionality
  • Interface
Meadow 16 In class:  work session for Assnmt. #2

#13  5/1

Information seeking behavior

    

#14  5/8

Catch-up and review

   Asmt #2 due
Final exam distributed
#15 5/15   Final exam due

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