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 :)
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I'm not sure that the "Dismantling Integrated Library Systems" article was arguing for completely dismantling the systems, I think he was just saying that they would be. I agree with your questions, though. The whole thing seems universally expensive, and it doesn't seem like there really is a good solution.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about dismantling library systems, he does seem to think that redoing everything would be cheaper than trying to work with the existing system. To me this does not seem right, I would imagine that it would cost more both financially and in man hour to redo all of the existing systems than to try and update existing ones.
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