ILS 506 - Information Analysis & Organization
Summer 2006 - Dr. Chang Suk Kim

Principles of developing, evaluating and organizing collections of all types of materials. Descriptive and subject analysis of materials.  Commonly used guides, codes and source materials.

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the fundamental principles of descriptive cataloging and the importance of description in the provision of information services.
2. Understand the importance of subject analysis and classification in information retrieval, both in manual and electronic environments.
3. Apply international standards to create and modify MARC bibliographic records.
4. Organize library materials using well-recognized conventions.

Course Overview:

This course provides a basic introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying information analysis and organization and the practical application of these concepts in libraries and information centers.

Special emphasis is given to the description of library materials using the International Standard for Bibliographic Description (ISBD) as embodied in the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR), the creation of bibliographic records for manual and electronic environments, classification, and the assignment of subject headings.

In this course students will also be introduced to Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC), the structure that underlies bibliographic online public access catalogs (OPACs), and its support documentation.

Course Work:

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