Knowledge Organisation and Management in Libraries
Code
722051228
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
5
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To acquire knowledge about knowlege management and organization in libraries;
b) To identify methods and tools for managing collections;
c) To identify different systems of organizing information and knowledge, either in traditional libraries or in virtual environments.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Issues in knowlege management and organization in libraries
2. Principles and methods of collection development
3. Knowledge organization and information retrieval
4. Evaluation: the system feedback
Bibliography
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Guidelines for a collection development policy using the Conspectus Model. [Haia]: IFLA, 2002.
ISO 690: 2010 Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources. 3rd. ed.
ISO 2789: 2006 International library statistics. 4th ed.
ISO 11620: 2008 Library performance indicators. 2nd ed.
NP 405 - Referências bibliográficas. Partes 1 (1995), 2 (1998), 3 (2000) e 4 (2002).
Teaching method
In this course, several teaching methods are used, namely lecturing, collaborating and experimental
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment based on students participation in the teaching/ learning process (10%)
Group work (30%)
Written test (60%).