Seminar in Information Organization and Access
LIS 975 is a seminar examining systems and models of information organization, retrieval, and transfer, including research approaches and systems design.
Summary
Historical reviews of Stephen Paling: Assignments were not clearly explained, and expectations were not laid out well, contributing to a high difficulty rating.
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Prerequisites
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Stephen Paling is a historical instructor for LIS 975. Reviewers report that he failed to clearly explain assignments and expectations. He also became upset when students did not understand his requirements.
STEPHEN PALING is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
A historical review of Stephen Paling's course indicates significant frustration with unclear instructions and poor communication.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Stephen Paling: Assignments were not clearly explained, and expectations were not laid out well, contributing to a high difficulty rating.
Historical reviews of Stephen Paling: The professor became upset when the class did not understand what he wanted, creating a negative learning environment.
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Model & dataset provenance
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