LIS 385T.22, Information Science
History, theory, and major thinkers and actors in the examination of themes
and works related to information science. Explore information science as an
evolution of disciplines such as library science, linguistics, psychology, communication
and computer science. (Graduate standing; credit or registration for LIS 382L.20)
You will acquire a knowledge of
Required
Sparck Jones, Karen; Willett, Peter; eds. Readings in Information Retrieval. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann; 1997. ISBN:1-55860-454-5.
The course will examine the following principal areas of interest concerning information science:
Backgrounds for Information Science
Theories, tools, and technology that historically provided, and/or currently
provide, bases for information science, including selected ideas from electrical
engineering, linguistics, mathematics, and psychology.
History of Information Science
Part of the history of information science is involved with its backgrounds,
and will be discussed in connection with the preceding area. This will lead
to a closer examination of the history of information science in the 20th century,
in terms of theories and technologies.
Current Concerns of Information Science
This area of the course will explore the principal current concerns of information
science: e.g., current fields of active research in theories and in technologies,
and prospects for the future development of information science
The course will be conducted on a seminar basis. That is, the instructor will deliver lectures and furnish study materials on various topics, and each student will prepare and deliver several presentations during the semester. Each student is also to prepare a final report on topic to be mutually developed by the student and the instructor.
Your class report is to be provided both in the form of a Microsoft Word document and in the form of a single Portable Document Format (.pdf) file suitable for being posted on the World-Wide Web. The Portable Document Format file must contain all the material that you feel is appropriate for your final report. This file must be edited and formatted so as to present an attractive, professional appearance and so as to present all materials, including spreadsheets, in portrait (not landscape) layout. The title-page of the report must include identification of the report as being a product of course LIS 385T.22, in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, of The University of Texas at Austin. The preparation of this report in Portable Document Format form requires the use of Adobe Acrobat, copies of which are available for student use in the GSLIS Information Technology Laboratory.
You will need to have an account that provides you with access to an Internet-linked computer and an accompanying Internet email address. For Austin-based students the most convenient way to do this is to obtain, from the GSLIS Information Technology Laboratory (I. T. Lab), an account on the Lab's cluster of workstations. If, however, you already have an Internet account through your employer or with a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), you may use your existing account and email address for this class.
Your grade will be based on your participation in the class discussions, your presentations, and your final report..
(Note: In writing your papers for this course, you must use a wordprocessing program; you must use the wordprocessor's spelling checker; and you are encouraged to use a grammar-checking program. Please do not employ right justification of the writing line [sometimes called "full justification"].)
SCHEDULE
In Spring 2002, LIS 385T.22 will meet on Thursdays, 12:00 m. - 3:00p.m., in SZB 464, with unique number 45080.
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Last revised 2001 October 5