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.
Friday, September 12, 2008
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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