I commented on Corrine's blog:
http://corrinewxly.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-6-readings.html?showComment=1222657020000#c5360571103657602043
Bookslinger's blog:
http://bookslingers.blogspot.com/2008/09/reading-notes-networks-rfid.html?showComment=1222658160000#c4692377886056819777
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Muddiest Point - Week 6
Whether it would be helpful (or make my head explode) to look at all the links that wikipedia provides throught out the articles.
Week 6 Readings & Watchings
This week, I found the articles and videos informative and fairly easy to comprehend. As I read the Wikipedia articles, I caught myself singing "WLANs and PLANs and Lans, Oh my!" (Lions and igers and bears... get it?)
After last week's Libraries and Youtube article, it's nice to see other more informational, less entertainment stuff on there.
After last week's Libraries and Youtube article, it's nice to see other more informational, less entertainment stuff on there.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Week 5 Comments
I commented on Melissa's blog:
http://suburbanbarnyard.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5-readings-data-compression-you.html?showComment=1222129020000#c3529551548555041951
And Domenic's blog:
http://dgs18.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5.html?showComment=1222129800000#c3848490642043576015
And Jenny's blog:
http://jzlis2600blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5-reading-note-entries.html?showComment=1222131660000#c1037037381974069557
http://suburbanbarnyard.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5-readings-data-compression-you.html?showComment=1222129020000#c3529551548555041951
And Domenic's blog:
http://dgs18.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5.html?showComment=1222129800000#c3848490642043576015
And Jenny's blog:
http://jzlis2600blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/week-5-reading-note-entries.html?showComment=1222131660000#c1037037381974069557
Friday, September 19, 2008
Muddiest Point- Week 5
In regards to data compression, why is lossless compression called "lossless" when it (in my understanding) produces results that are not as good as "lossy" compression, which sounds like the end (compressed) product would be of lower quality...?
Week 5 Readings
Wikipedia:
I read this first, and was slightly lost in the world of data compression. Some of the terms were familiar, but overall, I felt like I definitely wasn't able to discuss data compression to anyone!
Data Compression Basics:
Usually I do much complaining as I do about the technical nature of the articles we read for this course, however, this article was fantastic! My brother-in-law is an animator (computer, of course) and he once tried to explain how compression works in terms of videos. I walked away from that conversation with a headache, but after reading this article, much of what my brother-in-law tried to teach me finally sunk in! I also learned that what he'd told me about different kinds of compression (lossless vs. lossy) was wrong. He told me that when a picture is compressed as a jpeg file, it will lose a lot of it's quality. I understood this article to say that lossy compression (which is what jpeg is?) doesn't necessarily mean loss of quality. Hmmm...
The Transformers reference in there cracked me up!
YouTube and Libraries:
I know of a library in Central PA that has several videos on YouTube... I believe the videos are performances by their Book Cart Drill Team, which is absplutely fantastic! Using YouTube for instructional purposes as well as just library fun makes sense, too.
Imagining Pittsburgh:
It was nice to read about "close to home" experience with creating a database such as this, and to have a tie-in between this week's readings and last weeks, with the Dublin Core stuff being used in this project. Hopefully this weekend I will have time to check out some of the hard work that went into creating this online resource.
I read this first, and was slightly lost in the world of data compression. Some of the terms were familiar, but overall, I felt like I definitely wasn't able to discuss data compression to anyone!
Data Compression Basics:
Usually I do much complaining as I do about the technical nature of the articles we read for this course, however, this article was fantastic! My brother-in-law is an animator (computer, of course) and he once tried to explain how compression works in terms of videos. I walked away from that conversation with a headache, but after reading this article, much of what my brother-in-law tried to teach me finally sunk in! I also learned that what he'd told me about different kinds of compression (lossless vs. lossy) was wrong. He told me that when a picture is compressed as a jpeg file, it will lose a lot of it's quality. I understood this article to say that lossy compression (which is what jpeg is?) doesn't necessarily mean loss of quality. Hmmm...
The Transformers reference in there cracked me up!
YouTube and Libraries:
I know of a library in Central PA that has several videos on YouTube... I believe the videos are performances by their Book Cart Drill Team, which is absplutely fantastic! Using YouTube for instructional purposes as well as just library fun makes sense, too.
Imagining Pittsburgh:
It was nice to read about "close to home" experience with creating a database such as this, and to have a tie-in between this week's readings and last weeks, with the Dublin Core stuff being used in this project. Hopefully this weekend I will have time to check out some of the hard work that went into creating this online resource.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Week 4 Comments
I commented on:
Monica's blog
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=108107720927400752&postID=5552127673531761524
Samantha's blog
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3134494378228652121&postID=2267894209648036377
Megan's blog
http://thealleyview-1.blogspot.com/2008/09/class-4.html?showComment=1221435120000#c4774796575814969140
Monica's blog
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=108107720927400752&postID=5552127673531761524
Samantha's blog
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3134494378228652121&postID=2267894209648036377
Megan's blog
http://thealleyview-1.blogspot.com/2008/09/class-4.html?showComment=1221435120000#c4774796575814969140
Friday, September 12, 2008
Muddiest Point- Week 4
While I understand that this is a course about information technology, I find it frustrating that in order to understand the articles I am to be reading, I must first research nearly every technical term I encounter, because I do not have a background in computer programming, computer parts, or anything technology related. Usually the Wikipedia articles are fairly easy on less technology minded folks, but this one was not. I apologize for my tiny temper tantrum!
Week 4 Readings
Wikipedia Article:
I have taken databases for granted! I knew that databases are super complex creations, but I didn't realize there were so many models. The heirarchical model was the easiest for me to understand, but apparently is more cumbersome than the relational model, which is was the most confusing to read about, but apparently works well in practice. Reading about how databases process transactions was interesting, but I had to read that section several times to understand it even a tiny bit.
Metadata:
I love this word! It sounds fun, and even more fun when you say "data data," because metadata is data about data. I've heard the term many times, had an idea of what meatadata was, but this article taught me enough to make my head spin. I have great respect for catalogers, archivists, whoever else has to create information about information.
The Dublin Core Data Model:
Way too technical for me! But I tried really hard to grasp what the author was trying to tell me, and I think it's telling me that the Dublin Core Data Model is trying to standardize descriotions of something in something for something.
I have taken databases for granted! I knew that databases are super complex creations, but I didn't realize there were so many models. The heirarchical model was the easiest for me to understand, but apparently is more cumbersome than the relational model, which is was the most confusing to read about, but apparently works well in practice. Reading about how databases process transactions was interesting, but I had to read that section several times to understand it even a tiny bit.
Metadata:
I love this word! It sounds fun, and even more fun when you say "data data," because metadata is data about data. I've heard the term many times, had an idea of what meatadata was, but this article taught me enough to make my head spin. I have great respect for catalogers, archivists, whoever else has to create information about information.
The Dublin Core Data Model:
Way too technical for me! But I tried really hard to grasp what the author was trying to tell me, and I think it's telling me that the Dublin Core Data Model is trying to standardize descriotions of something in something for something.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Muddiest Point from Week 3
How much of this technical terminology, etc. must I retain? My head hurts...
Week 3 Readings
Linux:
My one and only Linux experience was years ago, when I was working in a Public Library in Memphis. Our one and only male librarian brought in his Linux machhine( is that what it's called?) to display. Patrons were fascinated by it, and if I remember correctly, a little penguin kept popping up on the screen... This article made me want to cry. I am not tech-y at all! What I wonder is that no matter how great Linux is because of its customizability, will it ever be super widely used because of its technical-ness? It seems like tons of work to use. Then again, many folks find work like that entertaining.
Mac OSX:
Up until now, Mac anything was a mystery to me. I actually want to get my hands on one and learn how to use it...
Windows:
What I learned from this article is that I'm glad I didn't jump on the Vista bandwagon when it first rolled by. Hopefully many of the bugs have been worked out, because my new laptop will be running it. I was a bit disappointed by this article in that it wasn't anywhere near as technical as the other two. (Don't tell anyone I said that!)
My one and only Linux experience was years ago, when I was working in a Public Library in Memphis. Our one and only male librarian brought in his Linux machhine( is that what it's called?) to display. Patrons were fascinated by it, and if I remember correctly, a little penguin kept popping up on the screen... This article made me want to cry. I am not tech-y at all! What I wonder is that no matter how great Linux is because of its customizability, will it ever be super widely used because of its technical-ness? It seems like tons of work to use. Then again, many folks find work like that entertaining.
Mac OSX:
Up until now, Mac anything was a mystery to me. I actually want to get my hands on one and learn how to use it...
Windows:
What I learned from this article is that I'm glad I didn't jump on the Vista bandwagon when it first rolled by. Hopefully many of the bugs have been worked out, because my new laptop will be running it. I was a bit disappointed by this article in that it wasn't anywhere near as technical as the other two. (Don't tell anyone I said that!)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Week One Readings
The Vaughn Article
The library sounds fantastic, with all it's technological bells and whistles, and short term sustainability of it all seems possible, but what about long term? I know nothing about funding, etc. for academic libraries, so maybe the financial sustainability isn't a problem. But with changing technologies, companies merging, going under, plain old newer and better coming along, to keep up the current level of services appeaers to be a ginormous undertaking.
OCLC Report
Coming from a background in public libraries, I identify with the bits of information being demanded by consumers. Kids need information for an assignment, but when you offer a plethora of information related to what they need, they remind you that they "only need to know about _______." On the ringtones, wallpaper, snippets of entertainment, even the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus has a ringtone you can download, and you can watch snippets of the circus on their website.
Lynch Essay
I think being Information Literate without being having basic Information Technology Literacy skills is next to impossible. On the other hand, I wonder if those who are IT Literate need to be Information Literate?
I Commented on...
http://michellesintrotoit.blogspot.com/2008/08/reading-notes-for-week-1.html
The library sounds fantastic, with all it's technological bells and whistles, and short term sustainability of it all seems possible, but what about long term? I know nothing about funding, etc. for academic libraries, so maybe the financial sustainability isn't a problem. But with changing technologies, companies merging, going under, plain old newer and better coming along, to keep up the current level of services appeaers to be a ginormous undertaking.
OCLC Report
Coming from a background in public libraries, I identify with the bits of information being demanded by consumers. Kids need information for an assignment, but when you offer a plethora of information related to what they need, they remind you that they "only need to know about _______." On the ringtones, wallpaper, snippets of entertainment, even the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus has a ringtone you can download, and you can watch snippets of the circus on their website.
Lynch Essay
I think being Information Literate without being having basic Information Technology Literacy skills is next to impossible. On the other hand, I wonder if those who are IT Literate need to be Information Literate?
I Commented on...
http://michellesintrotoit.blogspot.com/2008/08/reading-notes-for-week-1.html
Mud-Mud-Muddiest Point #1
What is due when, and how to make sure what is completed is posted in the correct place in order for it to be counted...
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