Cataloging and Classification

LIS 651 teaches basic cataloging and classification principles, including descriptive cataloging, Sears subject headings, Dewey Decimal Classification, and OCLC editing.

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Summary

1 / 5

Historical reviews of Kyung-Sun Kim: The course is demanding with numerous assignments and exams, requiring students to keep up to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

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Prerequisites

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L I S 602

LIS 651

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Kyung-Sun Kim: Kyung-Sun Kim receives polarized reviews. One student found her demanding yet understanding and the course well-structured, while others criticized bone-dry lectures, poor communication, and grading errors. Recent feedback highlights outdated online lectures and unresponsiveness to student emails.

KYUNG-SUN KIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHEN PALING is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Kyung-Sun Kim: Kyung-Sun Kim's LIS 651 reviews are polarized, ranging from praise for effective teaching to severe criticism of communication and lecture quality.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.77 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.59 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Kyung-Sun Kim: The course is demanding with numerous assignments and exams, requiring students to keep up to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Historical reviews of Kyung-Sun Kim: Students report bone-dry lectures and poor communication, suggesting they focus on readings instead of attending class.

Topics

  • Descriptive cataloging and subject headings
  • Dewey Decimal Classification
  • OCLC editing

Skills

  • Cataloging and classification principles
  • Descriptive cataloging and OCLC editing

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
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  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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