LSC 616 Knowledge Organization Systems
The course introduces theory and practical aspects of knowledge organization systems for organizing, information and promoting knowledge management in libraries, archives, and museums. Knowledge organization systems used in organizations include classification systems, subject headings, thesauri, and taxonomies, and ontologies. Special emphasis of the course is on subject analysis and indexing theory, different types of indexes, construction of a controlled language-thesaurus, and current trends including linked data and associated standards of knowledge organization systems like SKOS.