Digital Library Education in Computer Science Programs
Edward A. FoxSeungwon Yang
Computer Science DepartmentVA Tech
<fox, seungwon>@vt.edu
Jeffrey PomerantzBarbara M. WildemuthSanghee OhSchool of Info. & Library ScienceUNC Chapel Hill<pomerantz, wildem, shoh>@unc.edu
Development & evaluation process
· From research team (VT & UNC)
· From current courses at VT & UNC
· From Advisory Board· From CC 2001
Vision/plan
Design· Modules· Lessons
· Inspection by Advisory Board
· Inspection by external experts
· Inspection by Doctoral Consortium participants
Evaluate
· CC 2001 context· Curricular needs· Student background
Analyze· Specific strengths· Specific weaknesses
Feedback
· At UNC & VT· At additional universities
(in CS & LIS programs)
Revise & Implement
· Modules ready for use
· Lessons ready for use
Products
· Teacher perceptions· Student perceptions· Student outcomes
Evaluatein the field
Curriculum framework
3-a: Collection development/selection policies3-b: Digitization
2-a: Text resources2-b: Multimedia
4-a: Information architecture (e.g., hypertext, hypermedia)4-b: Metadata, cataloging, metadata markup, metadata harvesting4-c: Ontologies, classification, categorization
4-d: Subject description, vocabulary control, thesauri, terminologies4-e: Object description and organization for a specific domain
5-a: Architecture overviews/models5-b: Applications5-c: Identifiers, handles, DOI, PURL
Overview1
Architecture (agents, mediators)
55-d: Protocols5-e: Interoperability5-f: Security
3-c: Harvesting3-d: Document and e-publishing/presentation markup
2-c (8-c): File formats, transformation, migration
1-a (10-c): Conceptual frameworks, theories, definitions
Info/ Knowledge Organization4
1-b: History of digital libraries and library automation
Digital Objects2
Collection Development3
Curriculum framework6-a: Info needs, relevance6-b: Search strategy, info seeking behavior, user modeling
8-a: Approaches to archiving and repository development
9-a: Project management9-b: DL case studies9-c: DL evaluation, user studies9-d: Bibliometrics, Webometrics
9-e: Legal issues (e.g., copyright)9-f: Cost/economic issues9-g: Social issues
10-a: Future of DLs10-b: Education for digital librariansDL education
and research10
7-a: Search engines, IR, indexing methods7-b: Reference services7-c: Recommender systems
6-c: Sharing, networking, interchange (e.g., social)6-d: Interaction design, info summarization and visualization, usability assessment
User Behavior/ Interactions6
7-d: Routing, community filtering7-e: Web publishing (e.g., wiki, rss, Moodle, etc.)
Services7
8-b: Sustainability8-c (2-c): File formats, transformation, migration
Management and Evaluation9
10-c (1-a): Conceptual framework, theories, definitions10-d: DL research initiatives
Preservation8
Previous work
JCDL 2006: Analysis of topics of papers from D-Lib, ACM DL, JCDL, ECDL, ICADL
D-Lib Nov 2006: Analysis of topics of readings assigned in DL courses in LIS programs
Most frequently assigned authorsAuthor name # assignmentsNelson, Michael 10
Arms, William 7
Fox, Edward 6
Gonçalves, Marcos 6
Lagoze, Carl 6
Marshall, Catherine 5
Paepcke, Andreas 4
Crane, Gregory 4
Garcia-Molina, Hector 4
Hochstenbach, Patrick 4
Lawrence, Steve 4
Van de Sompel, Herbert 4
Watson, L. T. 4
Most frequently assigned authorsAuthor name # assign: CS # assign: LISNelson, Michael 10 1
Arms, William 7 36
Fox, Edward 6 10
Gonçalves, Marcos 6 0
Lagoze, Carl 6 15
Author name # assign: CS # assign: LISArms, William 7 36
Borgman, Christine 0 27
Bainbridge, David 1 26
Witten, Ian 2 26
Lesk, Michael 0 18
CS Top 5
LIS Top 5
Most frequently assigned journals
Journal name # assignmentsD-Lib Magazine 16
Computers in Libraries 13
Information Today 8
Online 6
Searcher 5
Communications of the ACM 4
Library Journal 4
Atlantic Monthly 3
First Monday 3
Journal of the American Society of Information Science 3
Most frequently assigned journalsJournal name # assign: CS # assign: LISD-Lib Magazine 16 154
Computers in Libraries 13 14
Information Today 8 11
Online 6 11
Searcher 5 5
Journal name # assign: CS # assign: LISD-Lib Magazine 16 154
Communication of the ACM 4 27
JASIST 2 25
First Monday 3 21
Library Trends 1 19
CS Top 5
LIS Top 5
Most frequently assigned articlesArticle title # assign: CS # assign: LISBush, V. (1945). As we may think. Atlantic Monthly, 176(1), 101-108.
3 8
Gonçalves, M.A., et al. (2004). Streams, structures, spaces, scenarios, societies (5S): A formal model for digital libraries. ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 22(2), 270-312.
2 0
Article title # assign: CS # assign: LISBorgman, C. L. (1999). What are Digital Libraries? Competing Visions. Information Processing & Management, 35(3), 227-243.
0 9
Bush, V. (1945). As We May Think. The Atlantic Monthly, 101-108.
3 8
Schwartz, C. (2000). Digital Libraries: An Overview. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 26(6), 385-394.
0 7
Choudhury, G.S., et al. (2002). A Framework for Evaluating Digital Library Service. D-Lib Magazine, 8(7/8).
0 5
Arms, W. Y., Blanchi, C., & Overly, E. A. (1997). An Architecture for Information in Digital Libraries. D-Lib Magazine, 3(2).
0 5
CS Top 2
LIS Top 5
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Module template
1. Module name2. Learning objectives3. Level of effort required4. Prerequisite knowledge required5. Relationships with other modules6. Introductory remedial instruction7. Resources8. Body of knowledge9. Exercises & learning activities10. Evaluation of learning outcomes11. Glossary12. Useful links
Formative module evaluation
1. Objectives2. Body of knowledge3. Readings4. Learning Activities5. Logistics
Additional information
Project website: curric.dlib.vt.edu
Supported by the NSF under Grant Nos. IIS-0535057 (VT) and IIS-0535060 (UNC-CH)
