VIKMA05 Knowledge Organization

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Kořínková Presová, DiS. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Dušová
Timetable
Fri 13:20–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of this course is introduce to knowledge organization in the narrow sense: knowledge organizing systems (KOS) such as bibliographical records, classification systems (e.g., DDC, LCC and UDC), thesauri, semantic networks and knowledge organizing processes such as classification, document description, "descriptive cataloging", indexing and subject analysis. The course informs students about trends and new issues in knowledge organization. At the end of this course, students should be able to recognize and describe different types of KOS (especially distinction between traditional and new systems), to understand KOS as tools for organization of information in digital environment, to explain different approaches and issues in knowledge organization and the theory behind tools and systems providing access to documents.
Syllabus
  • Theoretical perspective on the development of knowledge organization within LIS.
  • Philosophical principle of knowledge organization.
  • Knowledge organization systems and internet.
  • From traditional knowledge organization systems (authority files, classifications, thesauri) towards ontologies on the web
  • Folksonomy.
  • Subject searching.
  • Subject searching in online databases.
  • Trends in subject analysis and indexing.
Literature
  • Knowledge organization for a global learning society : proceedings of the ninth international ISKO conference, 4-7 July 2006, Vienna, Austria. Edited by Gerhard Budin - Christian Swertz - Konstantin Mitgutsch. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, 2006, 442 s. ISBN 3899135237. info
  • SMITH, Sherry L. and Kari J. KELLS. Inside indexing : the decision-making process. [S.l.]: Northwest Indexing Press, 2005, vii, 189. ISBN 0977103501. info
  • Knowledge organization and the global information society : proceedings of the eighth international ISKO conference, 13 - 16 July 2004, London, UK. Edited by Ia McIlwaine. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, 2004, 378 s. ISBN 3899133579. info
  • CHU, Heting. Information representation and retrieval in the digital age. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc., 2003, xiv, 248. ISBN 1573871729. info
  • Challenges in knowledge representation and organization for the 21st century : integration of knowledge across boundaries : proceedings of the seventh international ISKO conference, 10 - 13 July 2002, Granada, Spain. Edited by Mariá J. López-Huertas - J. Muñoz-Fernández. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, 2002, 604 s. ISBN 3899132475. info
  • BAEZA-YATES, R. and Berthier de Araújo Neto RIBEIRO. Modern information retrieval. 1st print. New York: ACM Press, 1999, xx, 513. ISBN 020139829X. info
  • FOSKETT, A. C. The subject approach to information. 5th ed. London: Library association, 1996, xv, 456. ISBN 1856040488. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020.
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