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88383 Information Retrieval
Danish title: Søgning efter teknisk information
Language:  Danish    ECTS-creditpoints:  2,5   
Type:  , open university
Class schedule:   januar
juni
Exam schedule:   No exam
Recommended semester:  4th -7th semester
Evaluation:  Approval of exercises
Examination:  Pass/fail
Previous course:  88384 / 85 / 86
No credit points with:  C8883 / C8884 / 88384 / C8885 / 88385 / C8886 / 88386 / C8881 / 26010
Participant limitation:  Max. 60
Aim:  To give the students necessary knowledge of technical subjects¿literary tools and literature search techniques to enable them to perform literature search, and to communicate with the technical scientific library or documentation centre about more complicated searching.
Contents:  Publication types of the technical literature. The public library service system. Library catalogue as search tool. Searching in the ALIS-system. General, general-technical and multidisciplinary encyclopedia, handbooks and other works of reference. Index of scientific magazines and abstract journals. Preparing bibliographies. Patent protection and licences. Patents and patterns as source of information. Computer based literature search. Preparing search profiles and potentially trial runs. Literary tools of the subject.
Contact:  Birte Rexen, building 101, (+45) 4525 7414, br@dtv.dk
Department: 083 Study Division
Updated:  12-02-2002