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Indiana University

Course Credits:

3 credits

Course Instructor:

Elin Jacob

Offered Online:

No

By the end of the course, participants will

1. Be aware of a broad range of representational models drawn from the fields of

communication, semiotics, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and computer science

and information science.

2. Understand the basic principles and functions of representational structures such as

classification schemes, precoordinate and postcoordinate indexing systems, thesauri,

metadata and ontologies.