Course code

INT6009.DT

old course code

INT6009

Course title in Estonian

Infoallikad ja infootsing

Course title in English

Information Sources and Retrieval

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Knowledge on traditional and electronic national and international information sources, information seeking theory.
Acquiring practical skills for information retrieval.

Brief description of the course

The conception of documents, document classes, types and styles, their characteristics. Primary and secondary information sources.
The conception of bibliography, classes, means, the state system of national bibliography. The types of data carriers, selection principles. Library catalogues and card catalogues, databases, types and functions. Information seeking on Internet (search-engines, thematic catalogues, web-portal services, virtual libraries). Arranged and non-arranged resources, visible and invisible web. The principles of information resources and information strategy in traditional and electronic resources. Selection and evaluation of information resources. Citation.
Self-directed study is comprised of the term-paper compilation.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Theoretical knowledge on the matter of different information resources.
Knowledge and skills for information seeking in the paper and electronic information recourses.
Knowledge and skills for information selection and evaluation.

Teacher

dots Tiiu Reimo

Prerequisite course 1

Introduction to Information Sciences (INT6002.DT)

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Information Science (INITB/15.DT)
Information Science (INITB/14.DT)
Information Science (INITB/13.DT)
Information Science (INITB/12.DT)
Information Science (INITB/11.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/09.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)