Friday, December 5, 2008
Week 14 Post
Am I off on my numerical postings? Are we at Wk 13? I think I've lost track....
Cloud Computing and the Future of Libraries
I think that these type of services will become incredibly popular in the future. Haas and Saas seem a cost-saving alternative to the costly hardware and software that libraries, and most other institutions, implement today. A centralized locale for hardware and software frees the user from place constraints, allowing them to access information from anywhere. Because of this, I agree with Thomas Frey that libraries must transform themselves into institutions which preserve culture, instead of just being repositories for information.
I don't agree with the dramatic changes Frey suggests. I don't think changes will be as profound, or take place as fast as Frey proports, and I definitely don't think 'literacy will be dead' by 2050.
Cloud Computing and the Future of Libraries
I think that these type of services will become incredibly popular in the future. Haas and Saas seem a cost-saving alternative to the costly hardware and software that libraries, and most other institutions, implement today. A centralized locale for hardware and software frees the user from place constraints, allowing them to access information from anywhere. Because of this, I agree with Thomas Frey that libraries must transform themselves into institutions which preserve culture, instead of just being repositories for information.
I don't agree with the dramatic changes Frey suggests. I don't think changes will be as profound, or take place as fast as Frey proports, and I definitely don't think 'literacy will be dead' by 2050.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Muddiest Point 13
Open Source format is incredibly popular and gaining momentum as more and more people create digital tools to help the masses. Is the creation of a centralized Open Source Digital Library possible?-or will strict copyright laws and international boundaries forever prevent it from being created?
Week 13 Post
Weblogs: their Use and Applications in Science and Technology Libraries
Weblogs are used to streamline channels of communication. Weblogs integrate the activities of face to face interaction, e-mails, scheduling, training, other ways of communication; into one centralized location. Not only do these sites make communication more effective, they also build community.
Using a Wiki to Manage a Library Instruction Program: Sharing Knowledge to Better Serve Patrons
Wikis expand upon the concept of the Blog, allowing for asynchronous interaction of individuals who might not be able to meet, exchange ideas, otherwise. Although this article is focused on the use of Wikis in Library instruction programs, my brain kept jumping to my workplace, where many of us work opposite schedules, and communicate via emails, phone calls, face-to-face interactions, monthly meetings...what if all this information were to be condensed into a Wiki?!It would save so much time and confusion, and I wouldn't have to call the library all the time in order to verify my ever-changing schedule!
Creating the Academic Library Folksonomy: Put Social Tagging to Work at Your Institution
Basically-organizing information by way of tagging valuable and relevant websites. You can organize sites by subject...using sites like del.icio.us . This would be a great resource for libraries... It would be like organizing a virtual library from the ground up.
How a Ragtag Band Created Wikipedia
This was an inspiring talk--this web encyclopedia created from peoples' willingness to contribute something good to the world...without being paid. Wikibooks Projects is an ambitious and incredible idea.
Weblogs are used to streamline channels of communication. Weblogs integrate the activities of face to face interaction, e-mails, scheduling, training, other ways of communication; into one centralized location. Not only do these sites make communication more effective, they also build community.
Using a Wiki to Manage a Library Instruction Program: Sharing Knowledge to Better Serve Patrons
Wikis expand upon the concept of the Blog, allowing for asynchronous interaction of individuals who might not be able to meet, exchange ideas, otherwise. Although this article is focused on the use of Wikis in Library instruction programs, my brain kept jumping to my workplace, where many of us work opposite schedules, and communicate via emails, phone calls, face-to-face interactions, monthly meetings...what if all this information were to be condensed into a Wiki?!It would save so much time and confusion, and I wouldn't have to call the library all the time in order to verify my ever-changing schedule!
Creating the Academic Library Folksonomy: Put Social Tagging to Work at Your Institution
Basically-organizing information by way of tagging valuable and relevant websites. You can organize sites by subject...using sites like del.icio.us . This would be a great resource for libraries... It would be like organizing a virtual library from the ground up.
How a Ragtag Band Created Wikipedia
This was an inspiring talk--this web encyclopedia created from peoples' willingness to contribute something good to the world...without being paid. Wikibooks Projects is an ambitious and incredible idea.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Muddiest Point 11
I keep wondering about the spaces in HTML and XML--Why is it that some spaces between words can remain blank, while others must be occupied by an underscore, or other type of symbol?
Week 11 Notes
The Deep Web has about 500 times the amount of info as the surface web. This is so interesting, as most people are unaware of this, operating strictly on the surface level. Most search engines 'crawl' over the surface of the web picking out and ranking the most popular pages. Pages under the surface are virtually invisible to the web crawlers, as they do not have the requisite links that would ensure their popularity.
Crawler algorithms have a 'politeness delay' so that websites/pages aren't bombarded .
Friday, October 24, 2008
Muddiest Point 10
Is there a limit to the number of meta tags that can be applied to a website? And, can the number of meta tags influence how a web page is ranked on Google?
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Week 9 Muddiest Point
Is it easier for people to hack into "secure" wireless networks--as opposed to networks connected by physical Ethernet cables? And, does the method of transmission influence how a firewall is constructed?
Week 9 Reading Notes
XML markup language is a lot more flexible than HTML . It enables you to create structured documents, which can be interchanged over the internet. The language allows for interoperability, as data transfer is not limited to specific hardware or software.
I like the fact that you can integrate graphics, links, etc. in to documents using this language. By doing this, it makes it easier to distinguish documents, adding to cross-referencing capabilities, complimenting doc 'tags.'
XML is highly structured, though it can be altered through different applications. Canonical XML allows for the re-ordering of information. The contents of the doc remain the same. However, the internal structure may be different.
XML "malleability" allows for more ways that data (content) may be shared, and ensures that a docs 'quality' is not compromised.
--The tutorials are interesting-though time consuming. In the future, I would like to try and tackle the language.
I like the fact that you can integrate graphics, links, etc. in to documents using this language. By doing this, it makes it easier to distinguish documents, adding to cross-referencing capabilities, complimenting doc 'tags.'
XML is highly structured, though it can be altered through different applications. Canonical XML allows for the re-ordering of information. The contents of the doc remain the same. However, the internal structure may be different.
XML "malleability" allows for more ways that data (content) may be shared, and ensures that a docs 'quality' is not compromised.
--The tutorials are interesting-though time consuming. In the future, I would like to try and tackle the language.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Assignment 4
Jing Video:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/e18f5108-e4a2-4365-909c-a3b1275c4df6
Screen Capture 1:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/c6ed9ce0-fdb2-4d25-b75f-659021e81368
Screen Capture 2:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/7b1b8e42-4d32-40f1-a589-f817fe46884f
Screen Capture 3:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/ce15d5fc-ef11-4e11-a8f8-21c4b13463e2
Screen Capture 4:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/77ce6b99-0d80-4e02-b120-345653aacee7
Screen Capture 5:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/a95486d3-d447-4700-9070-7923195c376b
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/e18f5108-e4a2-4365-909c-a3b1275c4df6
Screen Capture 1:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/c6ed9ce0-fdb2-4d25-b75f-659021e81368
Screen Capture 2:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/7b1b8e42-4d32-40f1-a589-f817fe46884f
Screen Capture 3:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/ce15d5fc-ef11-4e11-a8f8-21c4b13463e2
Screen Capture 4:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/77ce6b99-0d80-4e02-b120-345653aacee7
Screen Capture 5:
http://www.screencast.com/users/amh143/folders/Jing/media/a95486d3-d447-4700-9070-7923195c376b
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Muddiest Point
LAN's seem messy to me. Wires must be taped down, hidden, etc. There always seems to be a tangle of wires in a back room somewhere. In the future, do you think routers, modems, etc will be hardwired into the computers themselves, allowing systems to become completely wireless?
Week 7 Reading Notes
Internet Infrastructure-
The Internet Society, point of presence, routers.
Routers ensure taht info doesn't go where its not needed. Provides a pathway for large volumes of data, preventing them from clogging the system. Keeps info flowing smoothly.
Info gets where it needs to go.
It also protects networks from one another.
Massive amounts of information can be transmitted through 'backbones,' or fiber optic trunk lines. Many companies operate their own backbone.
NAP, IP Address
Network Access Points
NAP's are intersections/hubs where one connects to the internet. By tapping into these, high-capacity backbones are able to form a web of communication around the world.
An IP Address is usually expressed in decimal format. Net-identifies the network that a computer belongs to. Host-identifies tha actual computer in the network.
DNS, URL, HTTP
Caching-remembers IP addresses already searched for.
Dismantling Integrated Library Systems
An interesting concept. Faced with budget cuts, the library I work at is no longer able to afford a new ISL system (I think we had chosen to go with Polaris).
Possibly dismantling our current system/ finding better solutions would be an alternative?
Maybe we can slowly replace bits and pieces, integrating the old with the new...
Google Video
This was entertaining and educational. Google encourages its employees to take on small projects, Googlettes, on their own. Examples: Google Answers, Orkut.
Seeing how information is transmitted around the world at any given time is amazing. I like that the guys seem humble, and that they truly believe in what they are doing.
The Internet Society, point of presence, routers.
Routers ensure taht info doesn't go where its not needed. Provides a pathway for large volumes of data, preventing them from clogging the system. Keeps info flowing smoothly.
Info gets where it needs to go.
It also protects networks from one another.
Massive amounts of information can be transmitted through 'backbones,' or fiber optic trunk lines. Many companies operate their own backbone.
NAP, IP Address
Network Access Points
NAP's are intersections/hubs where one connects to the internet. By tapping into these, high-capacity backbones are able to form a web of communication around the world.
An IP Address is usually expressed in decimal format. Net-identifies the network that a computer belongs to. Host-identifies tha actual computer in the network.
DNS, URL, HTTP
Caching-remembers IP addresses already searched for.
Dismantling Integrated Library Systems
An interesting concept. Faced with budget cuts, the library I work at is no longer able to afford a new ISL system (I think we had chosen to go with Polaris).
Possibly dismantling our current system/ finding better solutions would be an alternative?
Maybe we can slowly replace bits and pieces, integrating the old with the new...
Google Video
This was entertaining and educational. Google encourages its employees to take on small projects, Googlettes, on their own. Examples: Google Answers, Orkut.
Seeing how information is transmitted around the world at any given time is amazing. I like that the guys seem humble, and that they truly believe in what they are doing.
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