Information Sources and Reference Services

Code:

CINF010

Acronym:

FISR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	44	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	5	3	3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Make the students to contact with the information market, especially at scientific-technical, social sciences and humanities areas, promoting the experience of the different types of information sources. Promote in the students the required competences for the planning and implementation of a reference service.

Program

1. Information sources
a) Information market
b) Information sources typologies
c) Information sources for science and technology
d) Information sources for social sciences and humanities

2. Search and information retrieval techniques
a) Search strategies definition
b) Documental search strategies
c) Search for information in the Web

3. Information sources quality evaluation
a) Evaluation and selection of information sources
b) Impact factor evaluation of journals
c) Quality evaluation of information in the Web

4. Reference services
a) Reference services and user support
b) Selective diffusion information
c) Evaluation of the use of information sources

Mandatory literature

Rowley, Jennifer; The electronic library. ISBN: 1-85604-149-2
Stephens, Michael T.; The library internet trainer.s toolkit. ISBN: 1-85604-433-5
Chowdhury, G. G; Searching CD-ROM and online information sources. ISBN: 1-85604-388-6
Ferreira, Eugénio Campos; Fontes de informação em ambiente. ISBN: 972-8426-58-5

Complementary Bibliography

Herring, James E.; Exploiting the Internet as an information resource in schools. ISBN: 1-855604-279-0
Aitchison, Jean; Thesaurus Construction and Use a Practical Manual. ISBN: 0-85142-390-6
ed. by John Feather and Paul Sturges; International encyclopedia of information and library science. ISBN: 0-415-25901-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Discussion of the contents in the theoretical classes, supported by presentations. The practical component of the curricular unit supported mostly in the simulation of cases, documental analysis and experiment of the different resources and applications.

Software

EndNote

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology
Humanities > Information science > Information management
Social sciences > Communication sciences > On-line information services

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	39,00
Final exam	Exame	2,00
Practical exercises	Teste	24,00
Theoretical paper	Trabalho escrito	40,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Individual study	Estudo autónomo	30
	Total:	30,00

Eligibility for exams

Submission of the exercises proposed at practical classes
Submission and presentation of the theoretical paper
Final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

10% - participation and presence
20% - exercises at practical classes
40% - theoretical paper
30% - final exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Submission and presentation of a theoretical paper
Final exam

Classification improvement

Reformulation of the theoretical paper
Repetition of the final exam