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Master of Library and Information Science

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Knowledge Organization

Knowledge organization focuses on first describing documents, and then classifying and indexing those documents within an archive or database.

iSchool Courses

Suggested

  • LIS 531 – Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4)
  • LIS 534 – Indigenous Systems of Knowledge (3)
  • LIS 535 – Classification Theory (3)
  • LIS 536 – Metadata for Interactive Media (3)
  • LIS 537 – Construction of Indexing Languages (4)
  • LIS 539 – Metadata Design
  • LIS 584 – Knowledge Management (3)

Also consider...

  • LIS 505 – Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
  • LIS 542 – Information Structures Using XML (4)
  • LIS 543 – Relational Database Management Systems (4)
  • LIS 544 – Information Retrieval Systems (3)

Additional info: http://ko.ischool.uw.edu/knowledge-organization-courses-uw-ischool

Professional Organizations

Sample Job Titles

  • Cataloger
  • Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
  • Collections Manager
  • Content Manager
  • Enterprise Knowledge Management Specialist
  • Knowledge Management Analyst
  • Knowledge Manager
  • Map Librarian
  • Process and Knowledge Management Specialist
  • Quality Program Coordinator
  • Records Manager
  • SharePoint Specialist
  • Special Collections Project Cataloger

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