This unit develops understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts and standards that guide the development of information organisation and retrieval systems and web-based information architectures. It deals with standards governing description, distribution and access to information locally and globally cataloguing, indexing, thesaurus construction, classification and metadata for knowledge discovery. It examines the effects of economic, social and technological factors on the development of bibliographic networks and cataloguing operations. Practical sessions deal with the use of major bibliographic tools, schemes and systems for information organisation.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
8 hours of weekly independent study usually consists of the following:
• 5 hours of practical work and assignment preparation
• 3 hours of assigned reading and reviewing weekly class materials.
IMS5017
Tom Denison
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction to FIT5106 Information Organisation | Details of Assignment 1 provided |
| 2 | Lecture: Introduction to the metadata frameworks, models and policies; Lab/Tute: Introduction to Case Study | |
| 3 | Lecture: Metadata schemes; Lab/Tute: Metadata model exercises | |
| 4 | Lecture: Metadata schemes; Lab/Tute: Metadata scheme exercises | |
| 5 | Lecture: Metadata encoding schemes and tools; Lab/Tute: Metadata scheme exercises | |
| 6 | Lecture: Metadata encoding schemes and tools, Linked Open Data; Lab/Tute: Metadata encoding scheme exercises | |
| 7 | Lecture: Managing research datasets; Lab/Tute: Metadata tools exercises | Assignment 1 due during Week 7 Tutorial |
| 8 | Lecture: Resource description and access; Lab/Tute: Managing research datasets | Details of Assignment 2 provided |
| 9 | Lecture: Resource description and access. Applying rules for selecting access points. MARC records. Authority files; Lab/Tute: RDA and MARC exercises | |
| 10 | Lecture: Library schemas: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); Lab/Tute: RDA and MARC exercises. Selecting access points and authority files exercises | |
| 11 | Lecture: Library schemas: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); Lab/Tute: LCSH exercises | Assignment 2 due during Week 11 Tutorial |
| 12 | Lecture: Managing information organisation processes (workflows; insourcing and outsourcing; the role of networks; economic considerations); Lab/Tute: The role of metadata | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Metadata Record | 25% (includes 10% class participation) | Week 7 Tutorial |
| Assignment 2 - Managing Research Datasets | 25% (includes 5% class participation) | Week 11 Tutorial |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Class participation in exercises relating to the development of the Metadata Record (in Tutorials/Laboratories by on-campus students and via Moodle by off-campus students) is an assessable component of this Assignment.
More details of assessment criteria will be advised in separate assignment handouts available via the Unit Moodle website.
Assessment will be based on how well the information explored is presented and documented.
More details of assessment criteria will be advised in separate assignment handouts available via the Unit Moodle website.
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide
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Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
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More information about referencing will be provided in the detailed instructions relating to each assignment.
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Students will be given access to online resources including the Library of Congress's The Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Web, and to WebDewey. Access to other resources will be provided as needed.
Hider, Philip, with Harvey, Ross. (2008). Organising knowledge in a global society. (Rev. Edition) Wagga Wagga: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University (ISBN: 978 1876938 67 3).
Details will be provided via the Unit Moodle website.
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