21:122 - Organization of Information I
Homework Assignment #5
Spring 2006
Description
Part One
Create an ontology for a library that supports this course. Library and
information science students and faculty will be the primary users of
this library. University administrators, ALA Accreditors, and granting
agencies may also occasionally refer to this collection.
The library will contain:
- the information that is supplied to students in the course of the
semester
- the content that is produced in the course of this class
Your ontology should represent both the content (PowerPoint slides,
streaming video, textbook, supplemental reading, homework, etc.) and
the actors (professor, students) that define the course through their
activities.
Questions to get you started:
- What are the basic information objects of this class?
- How can these objects be groups into sets or classes?
- What properties do these objects have? Are these properties
shared?
- What are the relationships between these objects/sets of objects?
Note that entity-relationship modeling is too constrained to
support this assignment.
Part Two
Briefly (no more than a page) explain your process and rationale for
Part One.
Assignment Format
Generate the ontology in a
format that maximizes readability (a diagram will be fine, but you are
encouraged to explore existing notations available on the Web). For
Part Two, please use 12-point font, double
-spaced, and machine-generated (typewriter, dot matrix printer, laser
printer, etc.).
Grading
Scoring will be done in four parts:
- Part One portrays a comprehensible map of course content
- Part One reflects an understanding of ontology structure
- Part Two describes the process of ontology design
- Part Two demonstrates awareness of how this ontology relates to
the library's use and users.
Deadline
Due: May 2, in class