1.
http://erinlis2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-8-notes.html?showComment=1256441510819#c2075691691420501508
2.
http://2600kristineharveaux-lundeen.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-8-readings.html?showComment=1256441903794#c7944334688482918643
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Week 8 Readings
W3schools HTML Tutorial
This website provides an HTML tutorial with examples and allows you to practice using HTML. I like that something like this is avaliable, as I was rather nervous about assignment 6 and using HTML for the first time. It asks questions and gives the examples in an easy to read manner, with small chunks that would allow someone to learn a their own pace and not get to bogged down too early. I believe that this will be a useful page to come to when I need to use HTML.
HTML Cheatsheet
This looks to be the code for doing various things in HTML, like a glossary. I really like this, if you need to do something basic, just go here and have that part done for you. It's kind of like prepackaged food, and I can't cook so thing like this are great.
W3 School Cascading Style Sheet Tutorial:
Like the above W3 site, this one provides a great introduction to CSS. I like how this will do most of the style work for you. If you find one you like, using a CSS will save time and money, which in a business situation will be critical. Again this has areas where you can try it yourself, allowing both practice and theory, which will allow for greater understanding.
Beyond HTML: Developing and re-imagining library web guides in a content management system
This article deals with GSU and their library webpage. It started as a mash-up of different styles and fonts, done by different people at different times. This made it difficult to navigate. They hired a special librarian to basically fix the system by using a CMS. My first thought was why did they not have a basic template in place at the beginning? It would seem easier to than letting everyone go all crazy and then having to fix it at a later date and increased cost.
This website provides an HTML tutorial with examples and allows you to practice using HTML. I like that something like this is avaliable, as I was rather nervous about assignment 6 and using HTML for the first time. It asks questions and gives the examples in an easy to read manner, with small chunks that would allow someone to learn a their own pace and not get to bogged down too early. I believe that this will be a useful page to come to when I need to use HTML.
HTML Cheatsheet
This looks to be the code for doing various things in HTML, like a glossary. I really like this, if you need to do something basic, just go here and have that part done for you. It's kind of like prepackaged food, and I can't cook so thing like this are great.
W3 School Cascading Style Sheet Tutorial:
Like the above W3 site, this one provides a great introduction to CSS. I like how this will do most of the style work for you. If you find one you like, using a CSS will save time and money, which in a business situation will be critical. Again this has areas where you can try it yourself, allowing both practice and theory, which will allow for greater understanding.
Beyond HTML: Developing and re-imagining library web guides in a content management system
This article deals with GSU and their library webpage. It started as a mash-up of different styles and fonts, done by different people at different times. This made it difficult to navigate. They hired a special librarian to basically fix the system by using a CMS. My first thought was why did they not have a basic template in place at the beginning? It would seem easier to than letting everyone go all crazy and then having to fix it at a later date and increased cost.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Week 7 Comments
http://erinlis2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-notes.html?showComment=1255924489877#c1819554934913490187
http://jfilipek2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-notes.html?showComment=1255924631832#c1094930326875329367
http://jfilipek2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-notes.html?showComment=1255924631832#c1094930326875329367
Week 7 Reading Notes
How Internet Infrastructure Works
Ah, the internet. The thing that makes the world go round. This article provided a good view of how the internet works, without getting too bogged down in the details. I especially liked the animated graphic showing the flow of information. It is also nice to know how the computer transforms the addresses we type in become the IP numbers.
Dismantling Integrated Library Systems
Often times I wish I could start something over again. It seems that often we get too bogged down in stuff and it becomes impossible to do anything. I can see how systems can get to bogged down as they become larger with each new development. There is a great need to have all the systems be able to integrate with each other.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page on Google
Google is the search engine of choice for the 21st Century, it has even become a verb. The video shows how the creators of the search engine are working to make sure it stays on top. Though the video is five years old and really outdated, as some of the inventions never came to pass. This shows that just because you make something, doesn't mean you can just let it go, you have to keep working on it to stay on top.
Ah, the internet. The thing that makes the world go round. This article provided a good view of how the internet works, without getting too bogged down in the details. I especially liked the animated graphic showing the flow of information. It is also nice to know how the computer transforms the addresses we type in become the IP numbers.
Dismantling Integrated Library Systems
Often times I wish I could start something over again. It seems that often we get too bogged down in stuff and it becomes impossible to do anything. I can see how systems can get to bogged down as they become larger with each new development. There is a great need to have all the systems be able to integrate with each other.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page on Google
Google is the search engine of choice for the 21st Century, it has even become a verb. The video shows how the creators of the search engine are working to make sure it stays on top. Though the video is five years old and really outdated, as some of the inventions never came to pass. This shows that just because you make something, doesn't mean you can just let it go, you have to keep working on it to stay on top.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Assignment 4 - Jing
Photo 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123807/
Photo 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123857/
Photo 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007889948/
Photo 4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123923/
Photo 5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123955/
Jing Video on how to place and Amazon.com order
http://www.screencast.com/users/pghtorchwood/folders/Jing/media/63d90e9e-c02c-4b1f-a25f-ccc5af041381
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123807/
Photo 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123857/
Photo 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007889948/
Photo 4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123923/
Photo 5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42449758@N05/4007123955/
Jing Video on how to place and Amazon.com order
http://www.screencast.com/users/pghtorchwood/folders/Jing/media/63d90e9e-c02c-4b1f-a25f-ccc5af041381
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Assignment 3
http://www.citeulike.org/user/jwebster85
three tags: media, bannedb, vidgame
CiteULike ones have the above tag with cul at the end of the new tag.
three tags: media, bannedb, vidgame
CiteULike ones have the above tag with cul at the end of the new tag.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Week 6 Comments
http://erinlis2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-6-notes.html?showComment=1254508284131#c5517209968796372118
http://jordanmoorelis2600.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-6-readings.html?showComment=1254508417862#c8930767785499797479
http://jordanmoorelis2600.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-6-readings.html?showComment=1254508417862#c8930767785499797479
Week 6 Readings
Local Area Network Wiki
The ideas that are behind the LAN are good ones. Connecting to computers to computers makes it easier to share information. I have seen the standard TCP/IP used when I was setting up my internet at my apt. Again some of the more technical aspects are confusing to me, but I get the general gist. I can see Librarians using LANs to set up their libraries computers, especially since wireless technology enables them to not actually be hooked up to anything, allowing for more freedom.
Computer Network Wiki
I found this article to be much less technical and therefore more informative than the one above. It lists the various types of computer networks and how they are connected. In addition it showed what hardware is needed. I can see librarians will primarily deal with LANs and CANs.
Common Types of Computer Networks Video
Though the guy was trying way too hard to be interesting, he simplified everything down so even I could understand it. I liked how he was very simple and ook it one step at a time. I was also thinking back to the Youtube article where it suggested that libraries could upload instructional videos to help students. After seeing this video, I am more aware of what a good idea this is.
Management of RFID in Libraries
This is my first contact with RFID, and I like the idea. It moves beyond the idea of barcodes, which in libraries can peel or become unreadable through dirt, etc. One of my beliefs is that if it proves successful in the commercial area, than libraries can learn from it. After all the only difference between stores and libraries is people pay for the things they don’t return (Joke). Its use as a security tool as well as an inventory tool cannot be overlooked. Though it does have some weaknesses, I think that this tech will play a big role in libraries in the future.
The ideas that are behind the LAN are good ones. Connecting to computers to computers makes it easier to share information. I have seen the standard TCP/IP used when I was setting up my internet at my apt. Again some of the more technical aspects are confusing to me, but I get the general gist. I can see Librarians using LANs to set up their libraries computers, especially since wireless technology enables them to not actually be hooked up to anything, allowing for more freedom.
Computer Network Wiki
I found this article to be much less technical and therefore more informative than the one above. It lists the various types of computer networks and how they are connected. In addition it showed what hardware is needed. I can see librarians will primarily deal with LANs and CANs.
Common Types of Computer Networks Video
Though the guy was trying way too hard to be interesting, he simplified everything down so even I could understand it. I liked how he was very simple and ook it one step at a time. I was also thinking back to the Youtube article where it suggested that libraries could upload instructional videos to help students. After seeing this video, I am more aware of what a good idea this is.
Management of RFID in Libraries
This is my first contact with RFID, and I like the idea. It moves beyond the idea of barcodes, which in libraries can peel or become unreadable through dirt, etc. One of my beliefs is that if it proves successful in the commercial area, than libraries can learn from it. After all the only difference between stores and libraries is people pay for the things they don’t return (Joke). Its use as a security tool as well as an inventory tool cannot be overlooked. Though it does have some weaknesses, I think that this tech will play a big role in libraries in the future.
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