Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
8th readings
1st and 2nd reading
I found these two sites extremely similar. The first site allowed me to interact with the html language. The second site had a cheat sheet to help people with the basics of html. I saved these two sites into my favorites. Technology is a huge weakness of mine. I am extremely grateful to these sites for laying out the information in a readable fashion.
3rd reading
This site I found less helpful than the html sites. However, I did enjoy the tutorial videos. It did allow me to play around with the html coding of the tree and the owl. I could not interact with the coding efficiently. I did not have enough experience. I kept making the tree and owl disappear. Still, the site was fun to play with.
4th reading
This article talks about librarians creating websites for the library. Each library has different ideas on how to establish the website. This is important because there is no set way of doing it. In addition, librarians found out there is a lot more work in creating and maintaining a website than they first thought. As a librarian, I will face this challenge of keeping the library updated with new technology. As this article demonstrated, I will run into more problems than I originally planned.
I found these two sites extremely similar. The first site allowed me to interact with the html language. The second site had a cheat sheet to help people with the basics of html. I saved these two sites into my favorites. Technology is a huge weakness of mine. I am extremely grateful to these sites for laying out the information in a readable fashion.
3rd reading
This site I found less helpful than the html sites. However, I did enjoy the tutorial videos. It did allow me to play around with the html coding of the tree and the owl. I could not interact with the coding efficiently. I did not have enough experience. I kept making the tree and owl disappear. Still, the site was fun to play with.
4th reading
This article talks about librarians creating websites for the library. Each library has different ideas on how to establish the website. This is important because there is no set way of doing it. In addition, librarians found out there is a lot more work in creating and maintaining a website than they first thought. As a librarian, I will face this challenge of keeping the library updated with new technology. As this article demonstrated, I will run into more problems than I originally planned.
Friday, October 9, 2009
7th Readings
1st reading
I did not know there was a nonprofit organization, the Internet Society, which "oversees the formation of the policies and protocols that define how we use and interact with the Internet." That is a lot of control in one group. However, I can see the necessity of the group in keeping something as complex as the Internet working smoothly. I am curious on who are the core members in that group. I can see certain business members if they had seats making policies in the best interest of their company instead of the public. I do realize that the importance of the Internet Society. I am going to look up more information about the organization. They have a lot of power which I hope someone is keeping in check.
2nd reading
I understood this article on a theoretical base. For libraries to integrate with the new technology, they need to remove the old system by dismantling it. Librarians do realize that the world is changing. This is not a new fact. Pace illustrates librarians still in shock mode with the changes. Librarians are being presented with different systems all the time to adapt to the change. The problem is the lack of conformity. The best systems are the ones that are universally applied to all libraries like xml. In reality, this is a hard principle to follow. Each library has a different budget and diverse patrons. They find the system that best works for them. A place serving mostly older retired patrons is less likely to need a ton of computers. On the other hand, a library in high school would benefit with a lot of computers. I agree there should be a universal product applied. However, this will not happen until one system can work for multiple libraries in different environments.
3rd reading
The video was extremely informative. Sergey and Larry argued that running a successful multi-billion dollar company requires organization. Simple things can go a long way. By enclosing the projector, Google used the technology to organize meetings through a screen. They can now send emails by the people that attended the meeting. In addition, I loved how they let their employees explore different possibilities. Sergey and Larry did not know how successful the different projects would be. However, you do not remain on the top unless you can be innovating. Also, I really enjoyed the map of the world. I did not know so many people are using google at once around the world. It was awesome. It demonstrated how people from all over the world are connected. Also, I found it interesting that Australia did not have many hits compared to the United States or Europe. In the end, this was an excellent video with a lot of great points.
I did not know there was a nonprofit organization, the Internet Society, which "oversees the formation of the policies and protocols that define how we use and interact with the Internet." That is a lot of control in one group. However, I can see the necessity of the group in keeping something as complex as the Internet working smoothly. I am curious on who are the core members in that group. I can see certain business members if they had seats making policies in the best interest of their company instead of the public. I do realize that the importance of the Internet Society. I am going to look up more information about the organization. They have a lot of power which I hope someone is keeping in check.
2nd reading
I understood this article on a theoretical base. For libraries to integrate with the new technology, they need to remove the old system by dismantling it. Librarians do realize that the world is changing. This is not a new fact. Pace illustrates librarians still in shock mode with the changes. Librarians are being presented with different systems all the time to adapt to the change. The problem is the lack of conformity. The best systems are the ones that are universally applied to all libraries like xml. In reality, this is a hard principle to follow. Each library has a different budget and diverse patrons. They find the system that best works for them. A place serving mostly older retired patrons is less likely to need a ton of computers. On the other hand, a library in high school would benefit with a lot of computers. I agree there should be a universal product applied. However, this will not happen until one system can work for multiple libraries in different environments.
3rd reading
The video was extremely informative. Sergey and Larry argued that running a successful multi-billion dollar company requires organization. Simple things can go a long way. By enclosing the projector, Google used the technology to organize meetings through a screen. They can now send emails by the people that attended the meeting. In addition, I loved how they let their employees explore different possibilities. Sergey and Larry did not know how successful the different projects would be. However, you do not remain on the top unless you can be innovating. Also, I really enjoyed the map of the world. I did not know so many people are using google at once around the world. It was awesome. It demonstrated how people from all over the world are connected. Also, I found it interesting that Australia did not have many hits compared to the United States or Europe. In the end, this was an excellent video with a lot of great points.
Assignment 4
I did a video on how to use google maps for public transportation in Pittsburgh.
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/a1c7a100-8424-4a89-b1a4-411684241f57
I did my five image captures on using google maps in general.
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/3e672a2b-608b-48ca-a1c8-4f6c67d083b6
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/a757492f-37f2-4ad0-8137-70305c93a43a
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/e20f7d51-8252-4bea-98b6-470460690047
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/583698e7-c7f1-430d-a213-78473f2a79e7
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/4ce2b0a8-435d-43dc-bbcd-e04c8db72806
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/a1c7a100-8424-4a89-b1a4-411684241f57
I did my five image captures on using google maps in general.
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/3e672a2b-608b-48ca-a1c8-4f6c67d083b6
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/a757492f-37f2-4ad0-8137-70305c93a43a
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/e20f7d51-8252-4bea-98b6-470460690047
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/583698e7-c7f1-430d-a213-78473f2a79e7
http://www.screencast.com/users/sldst6/folders/Jing/media/4ce2b0a8-435d-43dc-bbcd-e04c8db72806
Monday, October 5, 2009
Assignment 3
http://www.citeulike.org/user/sld65
I did dewey decimal system (ddc), library database (ld), and law libraries (ll). I then placed all the articles I found in citeulike in an additional tag of citeulike.
I did dewey decimal system (ddc), library database (ld), and law libraries (ll). I then placed all the articles I found in citeulike in an additional tag of citeulike.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Muddiest Point Lecture 5
The main colors are red, blue, and green. Why is green included instead of yellow, a primary color?
6th Readings
1st reading
The concept of the local area network was very easy to understand. I use it everyday at home. The part I found most interesting was the history of networking. In the end, all the networks are interconnected creating a global communication infrastructure.
2nd reading
This article expanded on the previous article. I really liked the descriptions for the different types of networks. Each network serve a different group of consumers. However, all the networks interact through the internet.
3rd reading
The YouTube video was very informative. The terrestrial microwave information makes me consider how far we have come today. Things no longer have to be within line of sight to transmit. The amount of area that a network can cover grows every year.
4th reading
This article has an important implication for libraries. I do see RFID possible replacing bar codes in the future. Currently, however, there are too many security risks with the system. Also, libraries would have to spend a lot of money transferring bar codes over to RFID. As we all know, libraries are currently do not have a lot of cash due to the economic situation. That is the main reason I do not believe RFID will be instituted into the main stream of libraries.
The concept of the local area network was very easy to understand. I use it everyday at home. The part I found most interesting was the history of networking. In the end, all the networks are interconnected creating a global communication infrastructure.
2nd reading
This article expanded on the previous article. I really liked the descriptions for the different types of networks. Each network serve a different group of consumers. However, all the networks interact through the internet.
3rd reading
The YouTube video was very informative. The terrestrial microwave information makes me consider how far we have come today. Things no longer have to be within line of sight to transmit. The amount of area that a network can cover grows every year.
4th reading
This article has an important implication for libraries. I do see RFID possible replacing bar codes in the future. Currently, however, there are too many security risks with the system. Also, libraries would have to spend a lot of money transferring bar codes over to RFID. As we all know, libraries are currently do not have a lot of cash due to the economic situation. That is the main reason I do not believe RFID will be instituted into the main stream of libraries.
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