I hope I get a good grade on this. My head almost exploded trying to figure out how to upload images from OfficeShare to Pitt. LOL
http://www.pitt.edu/~daa45/
Monday, December 6, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Finished with Muddiest Points, Reading Notes, and Comments
I have fufilled my obligation of posting at least 10 comments, 10 muddiest points, and 10 reading notes.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Appich- 11/27 Reading Notes
Weblogs: Their Use and Application in Science and Technology Libraries
It was interesting to learn about how blogs are used in S&T libraries environment. I definitely think libraries could utilize blogs more. However, my one beef with blogs is that they are currently being over-utilized to the point where many people don’t care about them anymore, so libraries would need to be careful about how they use them in the future, in my opinion.
Using a wiki to manage a library instruction program: Sharing knowledge to better serve patrons
I love this idea! Who doesn’t love wikis? I am glad that libraries have found a way to utilize them in a way that serves their patrons. I like this idea for libraries much better than the idea about blogs. Wikis allow EVERYONE to be involved in the dissemination of knowledge, whereas blogs are usually only run by one person.
Creating the academic library folksonomy: Put social tagging to work at your institution
Creating the academic library folksonomy: Put social tagging to work at your institution
I like this idea, too. Tagging could really be helpful for library users and allow them to find information that they might otherwise overlook.
Jimmy Wales: “How a ragtag band created Wikipedia”
Jimmy Wales: “How a ragtag band created Wikipedia”
Jimmy Wales is my hero. Not only did he create such a brilliant digital community, but he did it without “selling out”. There are no advertisers or spyware on Wikipedia, which shows that he cares more about the dissemination of knowledge than making a profit.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Notes for 11/20
Web Search Engines
Like my fellow classmates, I loved this article. Since it talked about the history of search engines, it really gave me flashbacks. I don’t think most people realize how long search engines have really been around. I remember using search engines as early as the mid-1990’s. I remember using SE’s in the 1990’s such as DogPile, LexusNexus, AltaVista, AskJeeves, and more. But none of those search engines were ever as efficient as Google, hence the reason most of them are out of business while Google is still going strong today. Anyways, this article was a great trip down memory lane and reminded me of my own unique history with web search engines.
The Deep Web and the BrightPlanet Project
Like my fellow classmates, I was also shocked by the statistics presented in this article. The deep web is huge! I can’t believe that it is 400-550 times larger than the surface web. To be honest, I didn’t even know the difference between the Deep Web and the Surface Web before I read this article.
OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
The OAL Protocol for Metadata Harvesting was interesting to learn about. I learned that it is used to collect metadata descriptions of records in an archive. That must be a very tedious task. To think, people actually used to do this task manually!
Like my fellow classmates, I loved this article. Since it talked about the history of search engines, it really gave me flashbacks. I don’t think most people realize how long search engines have really been around. I remember using search engines as early as the mid-1990’s. I remember using SE’s in the 1990’s such as DogPile, LexusNexus, AltaVista, AskJeeves, and more. But none of those search engines were ever as efficient as Google, hence the reason most of them are out of business while Google is still going strong today. Anyways, this article was a great trip down memory lane and reminded me of my own unique history with web search engines.
The Deep Web and the BrightPlanet Project
Like my fellow classmates, I was also shocked by the statistics presented in this article. The deep web is huge! I can’t believe that it is 400-550 times larger than the surface web. To be honest, I didn’t even know the difference between the Deep Web and the Surface Web before I read this article.
OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
The OAL Protocol for Metadata Harvesting was interesting to learn about. I learned that it is used to collect metadata descriptions of records in an archive. That must be a very tedious task. To think, people actually used to do this task manually!
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