Readings

Required Texts

All readings are available through the course Electronic Reserves/a> website (https://eres.lib.washington.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=4093&page=docs), or through the open web.  There is no textbook required for this course.

Required Readings

Day 1Day 2

Day 1:  Friday, 10/2:  4:30-8:20 in THO 125

4:30-5:20
Topic 1: Course Overview (Mike Crandall)
Readings

5:20-5:30 break

5:30-6:20
Topic 2:
What is information management? (Mike Crandall)
Readings

  • Bush, V.  (1945). As We May Think.  The Atlantic Monthly, 176(1), 101-108.  http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/194507/bush
  • Buckland, M. K. (1991).  Information as Thing.  Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(5), 351-360.

6:20-6:30 break

6:30-7:20
Topic 3:
The information management lifecycle (Mike Crandall)
Readings

  • Choo. C. W.  (2002). Chapters 1-2.  Information Management for the Intelligent Organization:  The Art of Scanning the Environment.   Medford, NJ:  Information Today, Inc.

7:20-7:30 break

7:30-8:20
Topic 4:  Information Management as a Profession (alumni panel)
Readings

  • Bytheway, A. (2001). ‘Exploring Information Management', ICT in Higher Education, August 2003.
  • Robertson, J. (2005). '10 Principles of Effective Information Management', KM Column, Step Two Designs. http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_effectiveim

Day 2:  Saturday, 10/3, 8:30-12:20 in THO 125

8:30-9:20
Topic 5:  Sharepoint as an Information Management Tool
Readings

  • Alexander, A. (2006).  iSchool Collaboration Tools Analysis.  University of Washington MSIM Capstone paper.

9:20-9:30 break

9:30-10:20
Topic 6:
  UW Information services and resources (Nancy Huling)
Readings

10:20-10:30  break

10:30-11:20
Topic 7:  Information policy, ethics and law (Adam Moore)
Readings

  • Moore, A. and Unsworth, K. (2005).  Introduction.  Information Ethics: Privacy, Property and Power.  Seattle, WA:  UW Press.

11:20-11:30 break

11:30-12:20
Topic 8:
  Wrapup and closure (Mike Crandall)
Readings


D-Day:  Sunday, 10/18 11:45 PM
Final assignment due!!

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