Intended Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

• Understand the key principles behind knowledge organisation systems in the context of cultural heritage and digital humanities research;
• Understand the pros and cons of professional, collaborative (non-professional) and automatic subject indexing in this context;
• Understand the role of the search interface in subject access;
• Develop knowledge organisation skill sets;
• Identify the most appropriate knowledge organisation system and type of subject indexing, or any combination thereof, for a given challenge in the humanities/heritage context;
• Identify which search interface functionalities need to be implemented for optimal subject access;
• Apply appropriate knowledge organisation approaches to help tackle global challenges from a humanities/heritage perspective;
• Develop strategies for implementing a good combination of knowledge organisation approaches and systems, including subject access functionalities at the level of the interface.