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Authority Control and Subject Indexing
| Code: | CINF041 | Acronym: | CAI |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | Information Science |
Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Responsible unit: | Department of Communication and Information Sciences |
| 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 | 34 | CINF - Study Plan | 2 | - | 9 | 84 | 243 |
Teaching language
PortugueseObjectives
The students should acquire competencies to create access points by author/producer of information, by title and by subject, using, in this case, indexing languages (subject headings, thesauri and classifications). They should also understand and apply authority control techniques for the establishment of access points and use automated systems for this purpose.
Learning outcomes and competences
At the end of this curricular unit, the students must:
- know how to use controlled language to the establishment of access points by author/producer of information, using adequate standards, as well as to establish access points by author/producer and by title;
- know how to use controlled indexing languages to represent and to retrieve information by subject;
- know how to use automated systems in authority control work.
- know how to use controlled indexing languages to represent and to retrieve information by subject;
- know how to use automated systems in authority control work.
Working method
PresencialProgram
1. The authority control1.1 Principles, standards and models of functional requirements for the authority control
1.2 Reference Sources for authority control
1.3 The automation of the authority control
1.3 The automation of the authority control
2. Access to information by subject
2.1 Conceptual foundations of subject indexing
2.2 The process of subject indexing: analysis of the semantic content and representation of concepts
3. The controlled subject indexing languages
3.1 Vocabulary languages
3.1.1 Brief historical note
3.1.2 Type, structure and application
3.1.3 Methods for the construction of subject headings lists and thesauri
3.2 Categorial languages
3.2.1 Brief historical note
3.2.2 Type, structure and use
3.2.3 Universal Decimal Classification: main tables, common and special auxiliaries
3.3 Construction of access points by subjects in automated systems
4. Access to information by information producers and title
4.1 Determination of the access points in the different kind of works
4.2 The form of access points for information producers and titles
4.3 Producers in archives
4.4 Construction of access points by producer and title in automated systems
Mandatory literature
CLARK, Doris Hargrett; Authority control : principles, applications and instructions, Chicago : American Library Association, 1990. ISBN: 0-8389-0516-1CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DES ARCHIVES. Comité sur les normes de description; ISAAR(CPF) : norme internationale sur les notices d'autorité utilisées pour les archives relatives aux collectivités, aux personnes et aux familles. 2ème éd., Paris : C. I. A., 2004
LANCASTER, F. W.; Thesaurus construction and use : a condensed course, Paris : UNESCO, 1985
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.
Regras de Catalogação : descrição e acesso de recursos bibliográficos nas bibliotecas de língua portuguesa. Concepção e redacção José Carlos Sottomayor, Lisboa : BAD - Associação portuguesa de Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas, 2008. ISBN: 972-9067-38-9
Regras portuguesas de catalogação. Coordenação técnica, revisão e índices Armando Nobre de Gusmão, Fernanda Maria Guedes de Campos , José Carlos Sottomayor. 2.ª reimp., Lisboa : Biblioteca Nacional, 1999. vol. 1
Tillett, Barbara B. 340; Authority control in the online environment. ISBN: 0-86656-871-9
International Organization for Standardization; ISO 25964-1: Information and documentation - Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies. Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval, 2011
Simões, Maria da Graça; Classificações bibliográficas : percurso de uma teoria. ISBN: 978-972-40-4608-2
Simões, Maria da Graça; Classificação decimal universal : fundamentos e procedimentos. ISBN: 978-972-40-3570-3
IFLA. Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records; Requisitos funcionais dos registos bibliográficos : um modelo conceptual. ISBN: 978-972-565-478-1
IFLA. Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR); Requisitos funcionais para dados de autoridade : um modelo conceptual. ISBN: 978-972-565-478-1
Oliver, Chris; Introducing RDA : a guide to the basics. ISBN: 978-1-85604-732-6
Complementary Bibliography
MORENO FERNÁNDEZ, Luís Miguel; BORGOÑÓS 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.Hunter, Eric J.; Classification made simple. ISBN: 0-566-05605-4
Broughton, Vanda; Essential thesaurus construction. ISBN: 1-85604-565-X
Broughton, Vanda; Essential classification. ISBN: 1-85604-514-5
GIL URDICIAIN, Blanca; Manual de lenguajes documentales. 2.ª ed. revisada y ampliada, Gijón : Ediciones Trea, 2004. ISBN: 84-9704-138-0.
TAYLOR, Arlene G.; The Organization of information. 2nd ed., Westport, Connecticut; London : Libraries Unlimited, 2004. ISBN: 1-56308-969-6.
Comments from the literature
Complementary literature will be indicated in class.Teaching methods and learning activities
The theoretical classes will have the support of presentations and several standards used in this curricular unit.
The practical classes consider practical exercises.
Software
BibliobaseNYRON
keywords
Humanities > Information scienceEvaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final examAssessment Components
| Designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Exame | 50,00 |
| Teste | 50,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 159,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 84,00 |
| Total: | 243,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance at 75% of the classes is required, except in cases provided by law.Calculation formula of final grade
The evaluation consists of two mini-tests and a final examination. The student must have at least 9,5 in each one of the evaluation components.
The mini-tests assessment has a global value of 50%(30%+20%), and the final examination has a value of 50%.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Internship work/project
Not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
The worker students are nor dismissed from any of the evaluation assessments.
Classification improvement
The improvement of the classification can be obtained only in the Final Exam component.
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