Considers the application of ontologies in information representation and retrieval as well as methods for ontology development. Adventures in Policy Analysis. Library Information Systems. This course introduces graduate students to integrated online library systems, or library information systems. Special emphasis is on the topic of open system design and client-server computing systems that provide distributed access to electronic information.
End users are the primary focus of such system designs.
The student completing this course should have a better understanding of the role of the information technologies in libraries, the tasks associated with making good decisions regarding these applications, and an overall perspective of their potential contributions to project management with respect to automation. Evidence Based Medicine and the Medical Librarian. Evidence-based Medicine promotes the use of the scientific literature in the clinical decision making process. In particular, the role of the librarian in the practice of EBM will be covered. The course runs for 7 consecutive weeks beginning on June 11, 2001.