class notes

1. DTC 356-01
ELECTRONIC RESEARCH
AND THE RHETORIC OF INFORMATION
April 25th, 2016
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2. This course is about information.

3. We will cover techniques for
searching for information.
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4. We will cover
techniques for
organizing
information so
other people can
easily find what
they need.
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5. A key question about search and
organization:

6. What is the practical
difference between something
you cannot find and something
that does not exist?

7. Learning Goal 5:
Know the basics of information
architecture and knowledge
management along with ways digital
information can be structured for
retrieval and archival purposes
for different audiences.

8. Atoms
(physical objects)
Bits
(digital objects)
2nd Order of Order1st Order of Order 3rd Order of Order

9. Grades aren’t the point
Grades are an abstraction of the point.
Learning is the point.
If I’ve done my job well, grades reflect learning.
If you’ve done your job well, you’ll be able to do new
things and do old things better.

10. CHAPTER 1:
INFORMATION
IN SPACE

11. CHAPTER 2:
ALPHABETIZATION
& ITS DISCONTENTS

12. CHAPTER 3:
GEOGRAPHY OF
KNOWLEDGE

13. CHAPTER 2:
ALPHABETIZATION
& ITS DISCONTENTS

14. CHAPTER 3:
GEOGRAPHY OF
KNOWLEDGE

15. CHAPTER 2:
ALPHABETIZATION
& ITS DISCONTENTS

16. CHAPTER 3:
GEOGRAPHY OF
KNOWLEDGE

17. CHAPTER 4:
LUMPS & SPLITS

18. CHAPTER 5: THE
LAWS OF THE
JUNGLE

19. CHAPTER 6:
SMART LEAVES

20. CHAPTER 7:
SOCIAL
KNOWING

21. CHAPTER 8:
WHAT NOTHING
SAYS

22. CHAPTER 9:
MESSINESS AS A
VIRTURE

23. CHAPTER 10:
THE WORK OF
KNOWLEDGE

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