INFOA61 Production of Information Resources and Collection Management, 4 ECTS – Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media

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INFOA61 Production of Information Resources and Collection Management 4 ECTS

Organised by

Information Studies

Person in charge

Lecturer (information sources and intermediary systems)

Preceding studies

Compulsory:

INFOP6 Information Sources and intermediary organizations

Recommended:

INFOP51 Introduction to Knowledge Organization and Document Representation

Belongs to following study modules

Teaching

General description

An optional course included in intermediate studies

Learning outcomes

The student gains an overview of information resources available, their production and market and how information intermediaries bring them to the use of interest groups.

The societal importance of the production of information resources, production organisations and mechanisms, markets, merchandising information products, and intermediaries of information products. The concept of collection. The selection and management of data. The methods of evaluating collections and services.