Information Systems 202:
Information Organization and Retrieval
Catalog description:
Three hours of lecture per week. Organization,
representation, and access to information.
Categorization, indexing, and content analysis.
Data structures. Design and maintenance of
databases, indexes, classification schemes, and
thesauri. Use of codes, formats, and standards.
Analysis and evaluation of search and navigation
techniques.
Expanded description:
This is a required introductory course for SIMS
masters students covering the practices, issues,
and theoretical foundations of organizing and
analyzing information and information content
for the purpose of providing intellectual access
to textual and non-textual information
resources. This course will introduce students to
the principles of information storage and
retrieval systems and databases. Students will
learn how effective information search and
retrieval is interrelated with the organization
and description of information to be retrieved.
Students will also learn to use a set of tools and
procedures for organizing information, and will
become familiar with the techniques involved in
conducting effective searches of print and online
information resources.