SIMS 245 Schedule

This is a preliminary outline for the course. It can be expected to change during the semester.

Week. Content (dates) -- readings

  1. Introduction to Course & Dublin Core Metadata (Aug. 24, 26) -- Readings:
    Slides from Lecture 1
    Slides from Lecture 2
  2. More on Description and Metadata: History and the MARC Format (Aug 31, Sep 2) -- Readings:
    Slides from Lecture 3
    Slides from Lecture 4
  3. No Class (Sep 7, 9) -- See Assignments
  4. No Class (Sep 14, 16) -- See Assignments
  5. More the MARC Format and OCLC Searching, Introduction to AACRII (Sep 21, 23) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lecture 5
    Slides from Lecture 6
  6. Description of Books with AACRII (Sep 28, 30) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lecture 7
    Slides from Lecture 8 (same as Lecture 7
  7. Choice of Access Points in AACRII (Oct 5, 7) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lecture 9
    Slides from Lecture 10
  8. Form of Headings (personal names) AACRII (Oct 12, 14) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lectures 11
    Slides from Lecture 12
  9. Form of Headings (Corporate names and Uniform Titles) AACRII (Oct 19, 21) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lectures 13
    Slides from Lecture 14
  10. No Class (Oct 26, 28) -- Readings: MIDTERM
  11. Introduction to Subject Access & LCSH (Nov 2, 4) -- Readings:
    Slides from Lectures 15
    Slides from Lecture 16
  12. Library Systems and Metadata Standards (guest lecture - Ralph Moon) (Nov 9, 11) -- Readings:
  13. Introduction to Library Classification Schemes -- DDC and LCC (Nov 16, 18) -- Readings:
    Slides from Lecture 17
    Slides from Lecture 18
  14. Thesaurus Design and Development (Nov 23, 25) -- Readings: Handouts
    Slides from Lecture 19 & 20
  15. Automatic Categorization (Nov 30) -- Readings:
    Slides from Lecture 21