This material was developed and authored by Heather Moulaison Sandy and Felicity Dykas and funded in part by a grant from the University of Missouri System. Converted to markdown and transfered to github with editorial changes made by Helena Marvin.
This OER was created for ISLT 7302, a core course in the MLIS Program at the iSchool at the University of Missouri. Core courses typically are taken as classes at the beginning of your program of study, generally completed before most elective courses. Accordingly, this course material is introductory in nature, with the goal of setting students up for understanding the field of organization of information (IO) which might be very new to them. It also should help provide perspective on how IO is related to most other work carried out in the information professions.
IO is a field with a lot of precise terminology. Some call it jargon or professional jargon, others call it_ terms of art_.
Investigate the "behind the scenes" work of making information resources available, especially in online environments supported by information agencies and cultural heritage institutions. Learn about how users are supported by these systems, and consider how best to address some of their complexities, including those resulting from the biases that all of us have.
Subject: Library and Information Science/Organizaton of Information
Level: College / Upper Division, Graduate / Professional
Material Type: Full Course
Authors: Heather Moulaison-Sandy, Felicity Dykas, Helena Marvin
Provider: University of Missouri
Provider Set: Canvas@MU
Date Added: August 2020 (version 1.0)
Date Last Revised: Spring 2021 (version 1.2) - Under Revision
Course Design Support: Grace Seo
Web Design: Tina Fox
License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
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Language: English
Media Format: Text/HTML, Graphics/Photos, Video, Downloadable docs
Recommended Reference (APA 7th): Moulaison-Sandy, H. & Dykas, F. (2021). Organizing information in information agencies (version 1.2?).
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Zotero Bibliography (Selected): https://www.zotero.org/groups/2697698/organizing_information_in_information_agencies/library
