Information Sources and Retrieval
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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 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn 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
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