Systems Analysis for Info. Management
(Focus on creating Digital Libraries)
LIS 647 - CRN 78850 (Fall 2011)
Course Description (from UH catalog)
(Focus on creating Digital Libraries)
LIS 647 - CRN 78850 (Fall 2011)
Overview of systems analysis, its techniques, benefits, and limitations. Focus on libraries and information agencies, although concepts are applicable to other settings. Structured, top-down solutions stressed throughout. Object oriented techniques and data modeling tools are reviewed.
Detailed Course Description
This course teaches students the principles and techniques of systems analysis and how to apply
them in creating user-centered digital libraries. Digital Libraries are organized collections of
information, a focused collection of digital objects, including text, video, and audio, along
with methods for access and retrieval, and for selection, organization, and maintenance of the
collection (Witten et al, 2010, p. 7).
Digital libraries are fast becoming an integral part of information science as more and more institutions (e.g. libraries, schools, universities, museums, corporation, government) are building their own digital collections and institutional repositories. At a more personal level, there is a need to learn how to create, manage and provide access to digital collections about our communities, families, personal interests and work.
If you are not a LIS students: I have to release a code before you can register; contact me at lquiroga@hawaii.edu
Intended Audience
Digital libraries are fast becoming an integral part of information science as more and more institutions (e.g. libraries, schools, universities, museums, corporation, government) are building their own digital collections and institutional repositories. At a more personal level, there is a need to learn how to create, manage and provide access to digital collections about our communities, families, personal interests and work.
If you are not a LIS students: I have to release a code before you can register; contact me at lquiroga@hawaii.edu
Intended Audience
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach and therefore is geared towards students in
different fields (e.g. LIS, ICS, ITM, Museum Studies, Geography, ETEC, etc). It is appropriate
for students who need to understand methods for selection, organization, access, maintenance,
and end user retrieval of digital collections. It is useful for students who wish to learn
real-world implementation of these powerful educational tools. It is suitable for anyone who
wants to build their own personal digital library.
Course Structure
This course uses lectures, assigned readings, special topic presentations, in-class exercises, and term projects.
Topics Covered
- Planning, project management
- Principles of interoperability, standards, and metadata (e.g. digital types, formats, protocols)
- Digital library technologies
- Issues/challenges facing digital libraries (digital preservation, copyright, personalization, management of personal collections)
- Trends in digital libraries
- Evaluation and analysis of a digital library. Issues to study: content treatment of materials, scanning (standards, equipment), copyright, encoding/metadata (cataloging, indexing, social classification) software, distribution.
- Propose / design /develop a prototype for a digital library.
- Research and compare various modalities of digital repositories from selection to implementation.
There are no prerequisites; however it is recommended to take this class in parallel or after
LIS 670, “Introduction to Information Science and Technology.”
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Acknowledgements
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Course design contributors Martha Chantiny, Janel Quirante, and Ju Sun Yi.