UBKKBP0010 Bibliographic systems 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
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
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Wed 13:05–14:40 B3a
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UBKKBP0010/A: Wed 14:45–16:20 B3a, 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
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
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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