GEC7270

Computer-supported information services

H Singh

6 points
* 2 hours per weekend school
* Second semester
* Gippsland and distance
* Prerequisite: GEC7220

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have developed a greater knowledge and understanding of the application of information technology; an understanding of the use of computers in indexing, in centralised networks and in schools for the cooperative dissemination and the storage of bibliographic information; skills in information retrieval techniques; skills in routine library housekeeping operations; and an awareness in the critical examination of the uses being made of computers in information retrieval in schools.

Synopsis This subject aims to develop a greater knowledge and understanding of the application of information technology. Topics covered include the use of computers in indexing, centralised networks, and the storage and dissemination of bibliographic information in schools, in information retrieval systems and in routine library housekeeping operations. The subject is taught by lectures, seminars and computer-based practical sessions.

Assessment Two reports (1000 words each): 25% each
* Feasibility study and report (2000 words): 50%

Prescribed texts

Costa B and Costa M A micro handbook for small libraries and media centres 3rd edn, Libraries Unlimited, 1991
Ferguson S Computers for Australian libraries: An introduction to systems and applications Centre for Information Studies, 1993