| CODE | LIS1332 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Bibliographical Control | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will concentrate on the evolution of bibliographic control as the means by which publications are known and recorded, thus making potential users aware of their existence. Both traditional and electronic forms of bibliographic control will be covered as regards both their characteristics and mutual advantages and drawbacks. Study-unit Aims: - To define bibliographic control to students and its role and importance within a library and research setting. - To provide the historical background of how bibliographic control evolved from its beginning to date. - To familiarise students with the different styles used in the compilation of traditional and electronic bibliographies. - To enable students to differentiate between different types of bibliographic control, according to the type of material to be thus controlled (the various print and electronic types). Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate a clear understanding of the concepts of universal bibliographic control, legal deposit and bibliographic centres, by referring to actual examples of them. - demonstrate familiarity with the development of bibliographic control and its importance and compare past with present methods of achieving good results. - analyse the usability and effectiveness of bibliographies as research tools and evaluate them in the context of the type of material they are describing, given different forms of print and electronic bibliographies. - compare the situation regarding current and retrospective bibliographic control of melitensia in relation to the situation outside Malta, particularly within the context of national bibliographic control. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - update an existing bibliographic tool, whether in print or electronic format, through the use of appropriate research methods. - compile a bibliographic tool and justify its utility in a particular library and/or research setting. - instruct library users in the use of print and online bibliographic tools, making users aware of the tools available and the extent to which they may help them in their research needs. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) Main texts: - Anderson, Dorothy, 'Universal Bibliographic control', Dekker, 1984. Offprint from: Encyclopedia of library and information science, pp. 366-401. (Available at UML) - Behrens, S.J., 'Bibliographic control and information sources' Unisa Press, 2000. - Bopp, R. & Smith, L.C., 'Reference & information services: an introduction', 2nd ed., Colorado, Englewood : Libraries Unlimited, 1995. (Available at UML) - Gaskell, Phillip, 'New introduction to bibliography: the classic manual of bibliography' Oak Knoll Press, 2002. - IFLA website: http://www.ifla.org - OCLC website: http://www.worldcat.org/ - Zammit, William, 'The creation of a comprehensive national collection of melitensia', in L.V. Zerafa, V. Vella & C. Vella eds, 'A Mosaic of Library and Archive Practice in Malta', Malta Library & Information Association, Malta, 2009, 47-61. - Janes, Joseph, 'Introduction to reference work in the digital age', Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2003. (Available at UML - Ref. ZJ) Supplementary readings: - 'International cataloguing and bibliographical control' (quarterly journal) - Lewin Robinson, A.M., 'Sytematic bibliography', 4th ed., Saur, 1979. (Available at UML - Ref. ZG) - Katz, W.A., 'Introduction to reference work, vol. II: reference services and reference processes', 4th ed, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2002. (Available at UML) - Saffady, William, 'Managing electronic records', 4th ed., Facet Publishing, 2009. (Available at UML) - Smith, Kelvin, 'Planning and implementing electronic records management: a practical guide', Facet publishing (CILIP), 2007. (Available at UML) - Webb, Sylvia, 'Creating an information service', London: ASLIB, 2000. (Available at UML) - Wynar, Bohdan S., 'Introduction to bibliography and reference work: a guide to materials and sources', 4th ed., Libraries Unlimited, 1967. (Available at UML) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture & Independent Online Learning | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | William Zammit |
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