ISKB01 Information Science

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Josef Šmajs, CSc. (lecturer)
Bc. Eliška Gruberová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:40 B2.13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
A motivational oriented propedeutic subject, which aims to clarify the essence, meaning, fundamentals, terminology, the current development, the current state and possible development of the field of information science, which forms the theoretical core of the study program Information Studies and Librarianship. Issues in mediation of information and information career demands are major themes for the course.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able:
- explain concepts of data, information, knowledge
- use professional terminology in Czech and English
- describe subfields and specializations in information science
- describe a mediation of information and knowledge
- define a role of information professional in society
Syllabus
  • 1. Information Science
  • 2. core concepts of information science - data, information, knowledge, document, resource
  • 3. unified theory of information
  • 4. Conflict of natural and cultural information
  • 5. Evolution of information 6. Biotic and abiotic information 7. Information Society: Digital Economy, Information Industry, Mass Collaboration
  • 8. Information Politics: Digital Divide, e-Inclusion, e-Participation
  • 9. Information Retrieval and Relevance Theory
  • 10. User-Centered and Service Design: Interaction, Accesibility, Credibility, Usability, Usefulness, Affordance
  • 11. Knowledge Organization
  • 12. Scientific Communication
  • 13. Information Professions and Career Options
Literature
    required literature
  • BAWDEN, David and Lyn ROBINSON. Úvod do informační vědy. Translated by Michal Lorenz - Karel Mikulášek - Dana Vévodová. 1. vydání. Doubravník: Flow, 2017, 451 stran. ISBN 9788088123101. info
  • ŠMAJS, Josef. Drama evoluce : fragment evoluční ontologie. Praha: Hynek, 2000, 188 s. ISBN 8086202771. info
    recommended literature
  • RUBIN, E. Richard. Foundations of library and information science. New York : Neal-Schuman, 2004. 581 s. ISBN: 1-55570-518-9
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Informace, komunikace a myšlení : úvod do informační vědy. Druhé, přepracované vydá. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005, 233 stran. ISBN 802461037X. info
    not specified
  • World guide to library, archive and information science education. Edited by Axel Schniederjürgen. 3. new and completely rev. E. München: K.G. Saur, 2007, 560 s. ISBN 9783598220357. info
  • VICKERY, B. C. and A. VICKERY. Information science in theory and practice. 3. rev. and enl. München: K.G. Saur, 2004, xiii, 400. ISBN 3598116586. info
  • GORE, Al. Země na misce vah : ekologie a lidský duch. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 2. Praha: Argo, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 8072033107. info
  • The quest for a unified theory of information : proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Foundations of Information Science. Edited by Klaus Haefner - Wolfgang Hofkirchner. Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1999, xxxiii, 59. ISBN 905700531X. info
  • SHANNON, Claude Elwood and Warren WEAVER. The mathematical theory of communication. Edited by Richard E. Blahut - Bruce Hajek. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998, ix, 125. ISBN 0252725484. info
  • NEIL, Samuel D. Dilemmas in the study of information : exploring the boundaries of information science. 1st pub. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992, xv, 184. ISBN 0313277346. info
  • Key papers in information science. Edited by Belver C. Griffith. White Plains, N.Y.: Knowledge Industry Publications, 1980, viii, 439. ISBN 0313257779. info
  • ŽATKULIAK, Ján. Základy informatiky. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1978. info
  • WIENER, Norbert. Kybernetika a společnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1963, 216 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Educational methods:
- lectures
- reading
- class discussion - conceptual enquiry in TDKIV (Terminological Database of Librarianship and Information Science)
- entry creation in wiki system
- survey in carrier options
Assessment methods
Requests to undergo:
- three written tests during the semester based on work with foreign-language literature
- presentation of result of exploration of information career
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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