SEM1

Course Title: Knowledge Taxonomy

Prerequisite: None

Contact Hours: 45hrs   C.F. 3.0

Stream:  Y2S1

LECTURER:  JOHN F. LILECH

Purpose:

The purpose of this course is to  introduce a learner/student to the concepts of Information Organisation  and Retrieval in order to equip the student with knowledge and skills in the organization, storage and retrieval of information.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

By  the end of this course unit, the student should be able to:

1. Describe the environment information centres operate in.

2. Have in-depth understanding of applying skills in Information Organisation, Storage and Retrieval.

3. Utilize information in developmental challenges.

4. Identify different sources of information for organization storage and retrieval.

5. Organize the storage and utilization of different information types and e-resources

6. Explain the various methods of information searching

 COURSE OUTLINE  

WEEK 1

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 The concept of taxonomy, meaning,

WEEK 2

·        Types of  taxonomies

WEEK 3,
 Knowledge and knowledge organization systems,

WEEK 4

·        Term lists (authority files, glossaries, dictionaries, andgazetteers),

WEEK 5

·        Classifications and categories (subject headings, Classification schemes, taxonomies, and categorization Schemes, LCC, DDC in relation to taxonomies.

WEEK 6

 Relationship  lists (thesauri, semantic networks, and
> anthologies)

WEEK7
 Controlled Vocabularies/authority files,

WEEK 8

 Hierarchical Taxonomies, Thesauri, guidelines for the creation of  thesauri, Ontology,

WEEK 9

Application and purposes of knowledge

WEEK 10
 Taxonomies, indexing support, retrieval support,

WEEK 11
 Organization and navigation, taxonomies in cataloguing  and indexing,

 web taxonomies,

WEEK 12

Case studies in taxonomy  construction in various information environments

Mode of delivery

Lectures, tutorials, group work, assignments, Class participation, Reading recommendations Presentation

Instructional materials and equipment

Lecturers, textbooks, hand-outs, boards, journals, slides

Course assessment

Course work (Assessment and tests)                              30%

Final examination:                                         70%

Core reading Materials

1.   Smiraglia, Richard P.(2001), The Nature of a Work: Implications of the Organization of Knowledge. London: The Scarecrow Press Inc.

2..     Lancaster, F.W. (1988) Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice. Champaign, Ill: University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science Publication Office.