Katie's Blog: http://katiezimmerman2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-readings.html?showComment=1255316303516#c7721894248663734346
Michelle's Blog: http://mdelielis2600response.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-reading-responses.html?showComment=1255316667032#c8732077028598357106
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Week 7 Readings
1. Dismantling Library Systems - this was an interesting article, as the author was very direct and opinionated about his subject. He states that current library systems are not interoperable, despite predictions that they would be. He claims that trying to layer new technology on top of old systems is more costly and difficult. His answer is to dismantle the systems entirely to allow for building up systems that are interoperable. The question I have is who's to say that option isn't costly as well? Is this the only way to make these systems interoperable?
2. How Internet Infrastructure Works - this article was informative, if a bit dense for me. There was a good portion that Dr. He had already covered in class regarding routers, IP addresses, and networks. I got particularly bogged down with the section on DNS servers - maybe Dr. He will cover that in class.
3. Talk on Google with Larry Page and Sergey Brin - this was a fun and interesting video to watch, as I had never seen the creators of Google before. I especially like the projection of the world with the indicators of how many people were accessing Google at that time. There was some awkwardness in the delivery of the speech, but I assume that just because these guys created Google, that doesn't mean they don't get nervous with public speaking. I was impressed with how much room they offered their employees for working on their own projects. Actually, I was just impressed with the overall treatment of their employees, which is something I didn't expect with such a large company. I love the fact that Google changes their logo so often to reflect important aspects of the world's history and culture. I also like that they have a sense of humor - just the other day I was informed that I needed to type in "find Chuck Norris" into the Google search bar and press the "I'm feeling lucky" button. If you haven't done this already, give it a shot - it's fun :)
2. How Internet Infrastructure Works - this article was informative, if a bit dense for me. There was a good portion that Dr. He had already covered in class regarding routers, IP addresses, and networks. I got particularly bogged down with the section on DNS servers - maybe Dr. He will cover that in class.
3. Talk on Google with Larry Page and Sergey Brin - this was a fun and interesting video to watch, as I had never seen the creators of Google before. I especially like the projection of the world with the indicators of how many people were accessing Google at that time. There was some awkwardness in the delivery of the speech, but I assume that just because these guys created Google, that doesn't mean they don't get nervous with public speaking. I was impressed with how much room they offered their employees for working on their own projects. Actually, I was just impressed with the overall treatment of their employees, which is something I didn't expect with such a large company. I love the fact that Google changes their logo so often to reflect important aspects of the world's history and culture. I also like that they have a sense of humor - just the other day I was informed that I needed to type in "find Chuck Norris" into the Google search bar and press the "I'm feeling lucky" button. If you haven't done this already, give it a shot - it's fun :)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Assignment 3
CiteULike Library: www.citulike.org/user/nataliemarlin
I had trouble with importing my Zotero files and no matter what I did, I always lost one of my moving image archives articles. That's why there are 9 instead of 10.
I had trouble with importing my Zotero files and no matter what I did, I always lost one of my moving image archives articles. That's why there are 9 instead of 10.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Week 6 Readings
1. Local Area Network(LAN)
This reading was pretty straight-forward, though it got a bit dense toward the end there. I recognized the two most commonly used ones: Ethernet and Wi-Fi. It did make me wonder, however, if we would ever get to the point of complete wireless-ness. Or have we gotten to that point already, with PDAs and cell phones with internet?
2. Management of RFID in Libraries
This was an interesting read, as I had never heard of these devices before. It stands for radio frequency identifier and is comparable to a barcode. The article mentioned that it can be used within library books to serve as an alert system if someone is leaving without checking out a book. It made me remember when I was in undergraduate school, as we had a similar system with our library. The only problem was that books that were interlibrary loaned didn't contain the same device, or model and the alarm would go off every time I went through those security gates. The librarians paid no notice as they knew what the reason for the alarm was, but it still was embarrassing to be the cause of a loud commotion in a quiet library. I wonder if we would ever get to the point that all libraries used the same sort of chip. We might be on to the next new technology by that point.
3. Computer Network
This wiki was very informative to me as I had always wondered what the differences were between the "alphabet" terms for networks. There are wired networks (twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic) and wireless networks (terrestrial microwave, communications satellites, cellular and PCS systems, wireless LANS, etc). Bluetooth is another network that I hadn't considered before. I'm glad that they organized the different "area networks" according to scale, so that I could get a better understanding of the concept.
4. Common Types of Computer Networks
This link was dead, as Youtube said the video was malformed. I went ahead and put in the title to the search box and watched the two minute video from Relativity. It was good, but it basically repeated the information from the Computer Network wiki.
This reading was pretty straight-forward, though it got a bit dense toward the end there. I recognized the two most commonly used ones: Ethernet and Wi-Fi. It did make me wonder, however, if we would ever get to the point of complete wireless-ness. Or have we gotten to that point already, with PDAs and cell phones with internet?
2. Management of RFID in Libraries
This was an interesting read, as I had never heard of these devices before. It stands for radio frequency identifier and is comparable to a barcode. The article mentioned that it can be used within library books to serve as an alert system if someone is leaving without checking out a book. It made me remember when I was in undergraduate school, as we had a similar system with our library. The only problem was that books that were interlibrary loaned didn't contain the same device, or model and the alarm would go off every time I went through those security gates. The librarians paid no notice as they knew what the reason for the alarm was, but it still was embarrassing to be the cause of a loud commotion in a quiet library. I wonder if we would ever get to the point that all libraries used the same sort of chip. We might be on to the next new technology by that point.
3. Computer Network
This wiki was very informative to me as I had always wondered what the differences were between the "alphabet" terms for networks. There are wired networks (twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic) and wireless networks (terrestrial microwave, communications satellites, cellular and PCS systems, wireless LANS, etc). Bluetooth is another network that I hadn't considered before. I'm glad that they organized the different "area networks" according to scale, so that I could get a better understanding of the concept.
4. Common Types of Computer Networks
This link was dead, as Youtube said the video was malformed. I went ahead and put in the title to the search box and watched the two minute video from Relativity. It was good, but it basically repeated the information from the Computer Network wiki.
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