Applied Technology for Library Information Management
Code
722051172
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
2
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Know the main technological applications applied to the management of Libraries
b) Use and evaluate typical applications for library management.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. From Database technology to library management systems
1.1. Structural characteristics and goals of Library Management Systems
1.2. Bibliographic databases. Characteristics and structure.
1.2.1. Information production: formats (ISO 2709; UNIMARC)
1.3. Access to information
1.3.1. OPACs and WebOpacs
1.3.2. Search. Indexes and its typology
1.3.3. Information visualization
1.4. User management and circulation
1.5. Budgetary management and processing of acquisitions
1.6. Relationship with other systems in a particular model. Communication and information transfer protocols: Z 39.50, ISO ILL 1016010161, Z 39.83. Application profiles: Bath Profile.
2. Selection and evaluation of management systems
2.1. Evaluation and selection criteria
2.2. Management of the acquisition process: specifications, demos, evaluation
3. New trends in information systems
3.1. Formats: XML (eXtensible Markup Language). and RDF (Resource Description Framework). MarcXchange.
3.2. Interoperability and Web services. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), WSDL (Web Services Description Language), UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration), REST (Representation State Transfer)
3.2.1. Communication and information transfer protocols: SRU (Search Retrieve via URL), SRW (Search Retrieve Web Service), OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting)
3.2.2. Other forms of re-use of bibliographic information: RSS, API ´s, Mashups.
3.3. New webopac ´s: 2.0 Catalog. Discovery Interfaces. Federated Search. Faceted search, recommendation systems.
4. Web 2.0 and Libraries
4.1. Languages, formats and protocols
4.2. Tools and platforms
4.3. Use and exploitation
5. Semantic Web and Libraries
Bibliography
BREEDING, Marshall Next-gen library catalogs. Londres: Facet Publishing, 2010.
BURKE, John J. Neal-Schuman library technology companion: a basic guide for library staff. 3ª ed. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2009
COYLE, Karen Understanding the Semantic Web: bibliographic data and metadata. Library Technology Reports, vol. 46, nº1, January 2010.
IFLA - Guidelines for OPAC displays. Disponível em: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/guide/opacguide03.pdf
JISC Library management systems study: an evaluation and horizon of the current library management systems and related systems landscape for UK higher education. 2008. Disponível em: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/resourcediscovery/lmsstudy.pdf
Teaching method
Oral exposure.
Practical exercises. Case studies.
Experimentation.
Evaluation method
1. Case study. Working in groups (maximum 3 students).
Students should select a WebOpac and analyze it through a battery of criteria that the group should build. The work will be presented in the classroom. (50%).
2. interoperability, XML and libraries. Critical study on the interoperability between information systems and the importance of XML (25%)
3. Semantic Web and libraries. Study on the impact and importance of the Semantic Web in the universe of libraries. (25)