LIBR 284-10
Seminar in Archives and Records Management
Summer 2006 Greensheet
Lori Lindberg
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Phone: 408-924-2490
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Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between June 1-10. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on June 1, 2006 via MySJSU.
Course Objectives
This class will cover in-depth Encoded Archival Description (EAD), the evolving standard for the presentation of archival descriptive information on the World Wide Web. At the completion of this class students should be able to:
- Explain the origins of SGML/XML and the concept of a Document Type Definition (DTD).
- Understand the concept of text markup and how it enables text to be viewed on the Internet with the use of a browser, along with basic client-server concepts.
- Explain the history of EAD, its development, and significance for the archival community.
- Identify the structure of the EAD DTD, its element composition and other aspects, and how those elements relate to the individual components of an archival finding aid.
- Identify tools developed to aid in the encoding process.
- Identify consortia and individual institutions that have utilized EAD to markup and post their finding aids online.
- Markup a simple finding aid for viewing on the Internet.
This class supports these objectives of the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science:
- Teaching 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.
- One or more specialized aspects of information management.
- Giving students the opportunity to take elective courses, practicums, and independent studies that prepare them to contribute to the work of the library and information professions.
Course Texts
Required
Dooley, Jackie (ed.). Encoded Archival Description: Context, Theory and Case Studies. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1998.
Encoded Archival Description: Tag Library (Version 2002) . Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2002. Also available online at http://www.loc.gov/ead/tglib/index.html
Optional
Encoded Archival Description: Application Guidelines (Version 1.0). Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1999. Also available online at http://www.loc.gov/ead/ag/aghome.html
Note: These books are NOT available in the SJSU bookstore, but must be ordered directly from SAA. SAA offers a discount of 10% if you order all three books. You may order them yourself. However, if you are not a member you will not be able to take advantage of the additional member discount.
Additional note: The current version of EAD has been updated and changed, with the new DTD now in Version 2002. Documentation has been slower in production. The Tag Library for Version 2002 has been published both in hardcopy and online, with an errata list available. We will be working with Version 2002 for the semester. Most of the Application Guidelines material for Version 1.0 will still be applicable.
Course Requirements
Class Meetings
This class meets at the following locations and dates:
- San Jose: June 16/17, 23/24: 10:00 to 4:00
- Fullerton: June 30/July 1, July 7/8: 10:00 to 4:00
Please plan on a full day each of the four days we will be meeting in person, and be prepared to take copious notes. We will take a 45-minute lunch and have two short breaks during class time. Depending on each location's class level of comfort, we may not have to meet on the fourth day. We should know that by the end of the second day of class.
Because this is a seminar and we meet so early in the semester, the course assignments will be concentrated and your encoding work will be complete by the end of July. Past experience has demonstrated that spreading due dates over the entire session can result in difficulty for students because of the time span between our class meetings and assignment due dates. This material is of the nature that it must be put into practice immediately to gain proficiency at it.
Assignments and Grading
Grading will be based on a total accumulation of 100 possible points, distributed as follows:
| Four do-at-home, open-book quizzes @ 12.5 points each (The quizzes are designed to make sure you are doing your assigned reading. Your quizzes will be available on Blackboard under Course Documents on the first official day of classes.) |
50 points |
| Two encoding assignments @15 points each | 30 points |
| Final encoding assignment | 20 points |
Due Dates
This is a "paperless" class. Please turn in all assignments and quizzes to the Digital Drop Box on Blackboard. Naming conventions for files will be discussed at the first class meeting. If you do not know how to use the Digital Drop Box, please consult the Blackboard online tutorial. Due dates are designated SJ for San Jose, F for Fullerton.
| Encoding Assignment 1 | June 17 (SJ) June 24 (F) |
| Encoding Assignment 2 | July 1 (SJ) July 9 (F) |
| Encoding Final | July 22 (SJ) July 29 (F) |
| Quiz 1 | June 16 (SJ) June 30 (F) |
| Quiz 2 | June 23 (SJ) July 7 (F) |
| Quiz 3 | June 30 (SJ) July 14 (F) |
| Quiz 4 | July 7 (SJ) July 21 (F) |
Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
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+ |
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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