Information Types

The following are the Information Types we have already proposed plus their mappings to RQS headings. Underneath each Resource Type is a listing of possible subheadings that can further describe resources listed under those Resource Types.

--> signifies mapping to RQS headings

Reference Sources --> Background Information

    Almanacs
    Encyclopedias
      Print
      Online
    Field Guides
    Dictionaries
    Handbooks and Manuals
    Biographical Sources
    Directories
    Glossaries
    Reports
    Public Opinion Resources
    Yearbooks
    Speeches
    Atlases & Maps
    Chronologies
    Forms, Tests, Inventories
    General Reference Works

Periodical Indexes --> Current Information

    Subject Indexes to Academic or Scholarly Articles
    General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
    Catalogs & Indexes to Government Publications
    Indexes, Other

Library Catalogs --> Books

    Bibliographies
    National Bibliographies
    Catalogs

Primary Source Materials --> Background Information

    Reports (in Ref Sources too)
    Diaries
    Correspondence
    Speeches (in Ref Sources too)

E-Journals --> Background Information - would this be an information type or a format?

E-Texts --> Background Information - would this be an information type or a format?

Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions --> Current Information

    News Sources
    Journal Titles
    Magazine Titles

Statistics and Data --> Background Information

    Data Resources (?)
    Statistical Guides
    Statistical Resources
    Look at Amy's
Images Collections --> Background Information
    Atlases & Maps (in Ref Sources too)
Image Resources

Societies, Agencies, and Organizations --> Background Information

    Official Agency & Organization Websites
    Trade & Professional Associations (here and business?)
Style Manuals and Writing Guides --> Writing Help / Style Manuals
    Guides to Working with Government Publications
    Research Guides
Internet Resources --> Current Information
    Gateways & Megasites
    Search Engines
Related U of M Sites --> Current Background Information
    Related U of M Web Sites
Government Publications --> Background Information - change this to a level 1 or delete?

Agriculture, Biology, Ecology Information Types

Arts and Humanities Information Types

Business and Economics Information Types --> Background Information

    Security Analysts' Reports
    Doing Business in Another Country
    Financial Ratios
    Industry Profiles
    Market Research Surveys
    Tax Reporters
    Financial Reports
    Accounting Standards
    Nonprofit Finance
    Nonprofit Management
    Nonprofit Marketing
    Leadership History
    Leadership Landscapes, strategies and structures
    Books by and about Leaders

Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences --> Background Information

    Spectra!
    Spectra, Atomic
    Spectra, General
    Spectra, Infrared
    Spectra, Mass
    Spectra, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    Spectra, Raman
    Spectra, Ultraviolet & Visible
    Chemical Compounds
    Data Compilations/Algorithms
    Organic Reactions
    Organic Synthesis
    Physical Property Data

Health and Medicine Information Types --> Background Information

Law Information Types --> Background Information

    Federal Law - Administrative Law
    Minnesota Law - Constitution, Statutes and Codes
    Courts
    Attorneys and Law Firms
    Minnesota Law - Administrative Law
    Minnesota Law - Case Law
    Law Schools
    Federal Law - Case Law - U.S. Supreme Court
    Federal Law - Case Law - U.S. Court of Appeals
    Federal Law - Case Law - U.S. District Courts
    Laws and Legislation
    Official Journal of Legislative Activity
    Unofficial Journal of Legislative Activity
    Legislative Debates
    Federal Law - Constitution, Statutes and Codes

Social Sciences Information Types --> Background Information

Questions:

Analytical Techniques - Science? Who is using this now?
Archival Materials - information type or format?
Conferences and Proceedings - Reference Source? New category?
Country Studies - Reference Source?
Guides - we might want a new info type for Guides, Pathfinders, Tutorials
Rankings and Other Comparisons - Reference Source
Safety Information - ???
Standards - Science?
Technical Reports - Science?
Theories - Reference Source?
Treatises - Primary Source Materials?