Automatic Indexing 1

Course Main Objective

This course aims to make students acquire the concepts and theories of indexing; various applications of systems of describing and analyzing information resources; the concept, tools and processes of bibliography control.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Explain the concepts of indexing and bibliographic and authority control of information resources and its activities and tools.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Prepare a bibliographic record of printed and non-printed materials according to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules “AACR” in its latest version using MARC 21 Format.
• 2.2 Employ expert systems in information organization and retrieval.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Participate in organizing information resources within a teamwork.

Course Content:

• Organization and management of information and technical processes in information institutions.
• Definition of indexing- types of indexing- importance of indexing- types and functions of indexes.Descriptive indexing techniques and records: its concept, types and rules and components of the bibliographic record in MARC
• Structuring the bibliographic records using MARC21 (main entry fields).
• Structuring the bibliographic records using MARC21 (title and responsibility fields- edition and publishing data)
• Structuring the bibliographic records using MARC21 (physical description field- serial- note).
• Structuring the bibliographic records using MARC21 (added entries)
• Authority control and how to build authority records using MARC21.

Textbook (s) 

Alyan, Rebhei.M. (2014). Machine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC)- Amman: Dar Safa for Publishing & Distribution.
Ismail, Nehal.F. (2011). Indexing: Basics and Applications. Cairo: Dar El-Marefah.

Mo’awad, Muhammad.A. (2011). A Practical Guide for Automated-Readable Cataloguing: MARC Format of Bibliographic Data. Dammam: Al-Mutanabi Bookstore.

Course ID: LIBR210