FPF:UBKKBP0010 Bib. sys. 1 - Course Information

UBKKBP0010 Bibliographic systems 1

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable

Tue 18:05–19:40 224, Tue 18:05–19:40 211

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

UBKKBP0010/A: Tue 16:25–18:00 211, K. Matula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Library Science (programme FPF, KNIH-bc)

Course objectives

The course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the issues of bibliographic communication of information. Bibliographic communication and its terminology, historical and current ways of distributing bibliographic information are explained. Emphasis is placed on current bibliographic databases of professional information sources, national bibliographies in an international context. Students are acquainted with current formats for the exchange of bibliographic information and metadata files that are used for this purpose. Exercises follow the content of lectures.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify basic elements of bibliographic communication;
- identify and specify bibliographic data in library systems;
- search for and process information in current bibliographic information sources;
- use bibliographic metadata files for further processing of information in library systems.

Syllabus

• Bibliographic communication - characteristics, terminology
• Bibliographic description - types of bibliographic records, rules for bibliographic description
• Methods of processing and distribution of bibliographic information - historical development, currently used
• Bibliographic information systems - technological bases, types of databases, databases as information sources, producers, aggregators, distributors and database centers
• Exchange formats and metadata for bibliographic information systems
• Practical work with bibliographic databases - national bibliography in an international context, bibliographic information systems of professional information, specifics of bibliographic description of new media (websites, blogs, etc.).

Literature

required literature
• NOVOTNÝ, Jaroslav. Mezi bibligrafickou informací a její reprezentací: informace v teorii bibliografického záznamu. Knihovna - knihovnická revue. Praha: Národní knihovna ČR, 2010, vol. 21, No 1, p. 32-47, 15 pp. ISSN 1801-3252. info

recommended literature
• HOLMBERG, Kim. Altmetrics for information professionals: past, present and future. Amsterdam: Chandos Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9780081002773. info
• GILLIAN, Oliver and Ross HARVEY. Digital curation. London: Facet, 2016, 224 pp. ISBN 978-0-8389-1385-7. info
• KEEN SHAW, Marie. Library technology and digital resources: an introduction for support staff. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, 225 pp. ISBN 978-1-4422-5644-6. info
• SICILIA, Miguel-Angel. Handbook of metadata, semantics and ontologies. Hackensack: World Scientific, 2014, 570 pp. ISBN 981-283-629-2. info

Teaching methods

practical training, theoretical lectures, presentations

Assessment methods

Participation in seminars min. 75%. Active participation in seminars, elaboration of correspondence tasks, study of compulsory literature, elaboration of assigned seminar work and its presentation. Exam: written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on completion of the course: Zp před Zk

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
  
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