LIS 419 - Description

Note: This course will not be taught the spring 2009 semester, as I will be on sabbatical.

Title

Subject Analysis. 3 semester hours. Prerequisites: successful completion of LIS 407 - Reference/Information Services and LIS 415 - Information Organization.

Content

Design, evaluation, and improvement of systems providing subject access to information resources. Pre-coordinate indexing and classification, abstracting, indexing in large and small-scale database environments, thesaurus construction, single-item and serial indexing, and statistical applications. Subject organization in a variety of information systems and settings. Practical exercises and individual or group projects, with in-class presentations.

Relevant learning outcomes

The GLSIS faculty have identified ten student learning outcomes, and each course addresses one or more of these.

students have the ability to analyze, synthesize, and communicate information in a variety of formats.
students can assess and evaluate systems for managing content.

Course-specific learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student

uses the tools of subject analysis effectively
uses the vocabulary of the field appropriately
can identify and evaluate the subject analysis components of an information discovery service
can determine the best approach for solving a given subject access problem
demonstrates knowledge of core concepts and principles

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