Content Analysis and Indexing

Code:

MCI0008

Acronym:

ACI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCI	17	Plano de estudos oficial	1	-	6	42	162
MHP	6	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to:

- Develop knowledge of content analysis, concept representation (indexing) and knowledge organisation systems;

- Provide students with the skills to build and use controlled vocabularies;

- Develop students' critical thinking in relation to the theory and practice of content analysis and indexing.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course, students should be able to analyse the content and index the most diverse types of documents and in the most varied contexts, applying indexing languages appropriately. They should also be able to build controlled vocabularies (lists of indexing terms and classifications).

Working method

Presencial

Program

Content analysis and indexing in the organisation and representation of information
Standard principles; conceptual models and their origins; content analysis.

Controlled vocabularies
- Combinatory or vocabulary languages

- Principles, structure and rules for their construction (international standards)

Structural classification models
- Enumerative and faceted classifications

- Basic principles, structure and construction method

New perspectives on subject indexing
Automatic indexing; collaborative tagging.

Mandatory literature

Amar, Muriel; Les fondements théoriques de l.indexation
BROUGHTON, Vanda; Essential thesaurus construction, London : Facet Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 1-85604-565-X.
CLARK, Doris Hargrett; Authority control : principles, applications and instructions, Chicago : American Library Association, 1990. ISBN: 0-8389-0516-1.
GIL LEIVA, Isidoro; Manual de indización: teoría y práctica, Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 2008. ISBN: 978-84-9704-367-0
Hjorland, Birger; Information seeking and subject representation. ISBN: 0-313-29893-9
Hunter, Eric J.; Classification made simple. ISBN: 0-7546-0795-X
JIMENÉZ PELAYO, Jesús; GARCÍA BLANCO, Rosa; El Catálogo de autoridades : creación y gestión en unidades documentales, Gijón : Ediciones Trea, 2002. ISBN: 84-9704-027-9.
Lambe Patrick; Organising knowledge. ISBN: 978-184334-227-4
LANCASTER, F. W.; Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice. 3rd ed., London : Facet Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 1-85604-482-3.
MORENO FERNÁNDEZ, Luís Miguel; BORGOÑOS MARTÍNEZ, María Dolores; Teoría y práctica de la Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU). 2.ª ed. rev., corr. y ampl., Gijón : Ediciones Trea, 2002. ISBN: 84-9704-051-1.
PINTO, María; GÁLVEZ, Carmen; Análisis documental de contenido : procesamiento de información, Madrid : Editorial Síntesis, [1996]. ISBN: 84-7738-354-5.
PINTO MOLINA, María; GARCÍA MARCO, F. Javier; AGUSTIN LACRUZ, María del Carmen; Indización y resumen de documentos digitales y multimedia : técnicas y procedimientos, Gijón : Ediciones Trea, 2002. ISBN: 84-9704-023-6.
PORTUGAL. Instituto Português da Qualidade. Comissão Técnica 7; Norma Portuguesa 3715 : documentação : método para a análise de documentos, determinação do seu conteúdo e selecção de termos de indexação, Lisboa : I. P. Q., 1989.
PORTUGAL. Instituto Português da Qualidade. Comissão Técnica 7; Norma portuguesa 4036: documentação: tesauros monolingues: directivas para a sua construção e desenvolvimento, I. P. Q., 1993

Comments from the literature

Complementary literature will be indicated in classes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository lessons, supported by projections, to understand the basic theoretical concepts; class discussion of the theoretical basis of the subjects; practical exercises.

keywords

Humanities > Information science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Exame	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	68,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	2,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students obtain attendance if they attend at least 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual work (IW) presented in class.
Final exam (FE).
Each component accounts for 50% of the final grade:
IW (50%) + FE (50%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The TE, DA, ... are subject to the same type of assessment as ordinary students.

Classification improvement

Improvement can be obtained by repeating the exam and/or reformulating the individual work.