Organisation of information
BL GS GD PD
Subject value 1.0 * 2-hour lecture and 2-hour tutorial per weekend school * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GEC7220
This subject aims to develop in students an understanding of the nature of information and the principles underlying the various methods of organising and controlling information; a competence in the use of commonly accepted tools for access and retrieval; and an understanding of bibliographic databases and networks for access to information. Topics covered include the organisation and control of library materials; the importance of information materials in any format, print or non-print, in the library and proper organisation for their access; problems related to the organisation and control of various information materials; the effects of technological development on the organisation and control of information; the roles of bibliographic networks such as ASCIS and ABN. The subject is taught by study guides, readings, lectures, videos, tutorials and hands-on experience using microfiche and computer, at weekend and vacation schools.
Assessment
Main and added entries: 20% * Subject headings: 25% * Classification numbers: 25% * Essay: 30% * Students who fail any of the assignments may be required to sit for a supplementary examination
Prescribed texts
Australian Schools Cataloguing Information Service Subject headings list 2nd edn, Thorpe, 1989
Anglo-American cataloguing rules 2nd edn, Canadian Library Association, 1988
Dewey decimal classification and relative index 20th edn, Forest, 1989