organizing the world one word at a time
DESCRIPTION
Introduces the concept of organization, how pervasive it is, organization tools used by information professionals and careers in the fieldTRANSCRIPT
Chris Kiess, MLS, MS
Organizing the World
One Word at a Time
IGHTDominican Universi
ty
HereYou Are
HereAnd
HereAnd
Organization
Our Identity Is Defined Through
1.Organization permeates
our lives
2. Tools we use to
manage information
3. Careers you can
Pursue
1
Permeates our lives
Organization
Getting Around
a world without organization
Imagine
Finding a Movie
Shopping Online
Brand, Color, Size etc.
Country, Grape, Year
Getting Groceries
This All Requires Organization
2
We UseTools
So much information
Approach
Libraries Archives
Internet Corporations
MARC, LCSH, Dewey Decimal
Encoded Archival Description
Taxonomies
Pre & Post Coordinate Indexing
3
You Can PursueCareer
s
Taxonomist
User Experience Designer
Information Architect
Data Scientist
Knowledge Manager
Which Direction
Google, futurist Paul Saffo made a prediction in 1994: “The future belongs
to neither the conduit or content players, but those who control the
filtering, searching, and sense-making tools we will rely on to navigate
through the expanses of cyberspace.”
Describe
Identify
Represent
Access