Organising and Managing Information

Explore the intricate world of information organization and management, where you’ll uncover the significance of classification systems, delve into the evolution of library catalogues, and understand the impact of technology on knowledge organization. This comprehensive exploration offers insights into the practical applications and theoretical frameworks that are essential in today’s information-rich environment, empowering you to effectively manage and retrieve information in both digital and traditional formats.

Organising and Managing Information

1 Basic Concepts

  1. Meanings of Classification
  2. Classification and Organisation
  3. Uses of Classification
  4. Scope of Classification
  5. Process of Classification
  6. Genus-Species Relation
  7. Nature of Classification
  8. Classification as a Tool
  9. Knowledge Classification
  10. Library Classification
  11. Modern Library Classification
  12. Uses of Classification in a Library
  13. Limitations of Classification

2 Type of classification

  1. Fixed and Relative Location Systems
  2. By Design Methodology
  3. Knowledge Classification and Library Classification
  4. Web Classifications: Ontologies
  5. By Areas of Applications
  6. By Form of Literature
  7. Print and Electronic Versions

3 Postulational Approach

  1. Postulational Approach
  2. Idea Plane
  3. Canons of Characteristics
  4. Canons for Succession of Characteristics
  5. Canons for Arrays
  6. Canons for Chain of Classes
  7. Verbal Plane
  8. Notational Plane
  9. Canons of Notation
  10. Hospitality in Array
  11. Hospitality in Chain
  12. Problems of Notation

4 Comparative Study of Schemes of classification

  1. Comparative Librarianship
  2. Introduction to the Major Schemes of Classification
  3. Discipline and Main Class
  4. Notation
  5. Extent of Use and Popularity
  6. Historical Contribution

5 Basic Concepts

  1. Library Catalogue
  2. Laws of Library Science and Library Catalogue
  3. Library Catalogue vis-a-vis Other Library Records
  4. Cataloguing and the Role of Technology
  5. Symbiosis

6 Types and forms of catalogues

  1. Author Catalogue
  2. Name Catalogue
  3. Title Catalogue
  4. Alphabetical Subject Catalogue
  5. Dictionary Catalogue
  6. Classified Catalogue
  7. Comparison of Dictionary and Classified Catalogue
  8. Alphabetico-Classed Catalogue
  9. Outer/Physical Forms of a Catalogue
  10. Bound Register Form
  11. Printed Book Form
  12. Sheaf Form
  13. Card Form
  14. Computer-Produced Book Form
  15. Microform Catalogue
  16. MARC and Online Catalogue
  17. CD-ROM Catalogue
  18. Comparative Study of Physical Forms of Catalogues

7 Formats and standards

  1. Bibliographic Record Formats
  2. Types of Formats
  3. Exchange Formats: Structure and Content
  4. ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)
  5. ISO 2709
  6. MARC and MARC 21
  7. USMARC
  8. UK MARC
  9. UNIMARC
  10. CCF (Common Communication Format)
  11. Indian Standards

8 Cataloguing of non-book material

  1. Non-Book Material
  2. Problems of Cataloguing Non-Book Material
  3. Cataloguing Non-Book Material
  4. Bibliographic Description of Non-Book Material (AACR-2 Rev.Ed.)
  5. Changes in AACR 2R and Amendments 2002
  6. Resources Description and Access (RDA)

9 Basics of Subject Indexing

  1. Subject Indexing: Origin and Development
  2. Meaning and Purpose
  3. Cataloguing Versus Indexing
  4. Indexing Principles and Process
  5. Evaluation of Indexing

10 Indexing languages

  1. Meaning and Scope
  2. Natural Language vs. Indexing Language
  3. Structure of Indexing Language
  4. Attributes of an Indexing Language
  5. Vocabulary Control
  6. Types of Indexing Languages
  7. Library of Congress Subject Headings
  8. Sears List of Subject Headings

11 Indexing Techniques

  1. Derivative Indexing and Assignment Indexing
  2. Pre-Coordinate Indexing System
  3. Cutter’s Contribution
  4. Kaiser’s Contribution
  5. Chain Indexing
  6. PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System)
  7. POPSI (Postulate Based Permuted Subject Indexing)
  8. Post-Coordinate Indexing
  9. Uniterm Indexing
  10. Keyword Indexing
  11. Computerised Indexing
  12. Indexing Internet Resources

12 Conceptual Changes- Impact of Technology

  1. Knowledge Hierarchy
  2. Knowledge Organisation: Concept
  3. Knowledge Organisation in the Pre-Digital Age
  4. Knowledge Organisation Systems: Types
  5. Planning Knowledge Organisation Systems
  6. Linking Interrelated Digital Resources
  7. Universal Access to Heterogeneous Networked Resources
  8. Future of Knowledge Organisation Systems on the Web

13 Online Catalogues- Design and Services

  1. Physical Catalogue to OPAC: Changing Perspectives
  2. Descriptive Catalogue
  3. Standards
  4. Electronic Catalogue
  5. Online Catalogue
  6. Next-Generation Catalogue
  7. MARC Compliant Database
  8. Machine-Readable Cataloguing: Structural Design
  9. Metadata Tools for Cataloguing Networked Resources
  10. OPAC – Online Catalogue Interface
  11. Online Cataloguing Utility Services

14 Overview of Web Indexing, Metadata, Interoperability and Ontologies

  1. Web Indexing
  2. Metadata
  3. Ontology
  4. Interoperability