Comments:
To Rand on the video:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1003426038996200615&postID=1423558269580040554&page=1
To Alison on bookmark management:
http://ab2600.blogspot.com/
Science and Technology Libraries:
This was a very interesting article... One thing I liked is how they pointed out how you can search for different blogs of a related subject by clicking on keywords. It was also nice to be reminded that blog entries should be backed up, because the entries last only as long as the site hosting them. Its also amazing that the first blogs were created to point out new websites on the internet, and now blogs can be about practically anything. This article addresses different subject matter and types of blogging. I like to think that blogs are more organized than project discussion boards.
Using a Wiki...:
After reading the introduction I thought to myself that I wished that I knew of more Wiki sites than Wikipedia... Literally the next paragraph lists a couple of sites that enable you to build your own. It was cool to read about how Wiki sites are used in library instruction, and the different types of wiki literature out there. This article makes me want to contribute my own knowledge on Wiki sites.
Creating the academic library folksonomy...:
I think the first paragraph of this read makes bookmarking a way bigger deal than it is. It described new websites that enable bookmark management. The upside to this is that you can access them whenever, from any computer, and you can share them. The sharing would come in handy with research of course.
How a ragtag band created Wikipedia:
I like these TED videos, they're not boring at all and the presenters have a sense of humor... The speaker does a good job of describing what Wikipedia is, and good facts were presented:
Publicly funded
Size - 600,000 English articles
2,000,000 world wide
Different languages
Top 50 website
It compared Wiki users vs. NY times
Most of the work is volunteer work
Cost 5,000 dollars to run, cheap!
Occasionally gets locked with controversial topics
The presenter later describes real time peer review and its interesting to see how any changes made are columned up next to each other to view what was changed and when.
Muddiest Point:
The "new phenomenon" of there being websites that allow you to manage bookmarks is cool and all, but it probably takes a lot of your time to go to the site... login, enter a password, and actually organize your bookmarks... You do half of that anyway in Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Week 11:
Comments:
To Susan on "The Deep Web":
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9004604055760573247&postID=7311586600377229072&page=1
To Nate on the OAI article:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=3368777487964238988&page=1
Web Search Engines:
I feel that it is important for the GYM search engines to remove dead links, especially because of the huge amount of Web pages. This article contained lots of useful facts such as the amount of web data out there (400 terabytes), examples of infrastrutures, and what a crawling algorithm uses... Part 2 of this series gave a review of how the 400 terabytes of web data are indexed and gives a list of terms that reminded me of the day of memorization in high school. The terms for the most part seemed to be processing and search engine terms. I guess now I know at least what some of the things mean when I mess with my browser settings.
Current Developments and Future Trends...:
Metadata?! Again! Super... In really so many words, this article describes how the OAI was initially developed as a means to federate access to diverse e-print archives through metadata harvesting and aggregation, and how there is continued developments. This would have been an easier read if I would have understood what they were talking about from the beginning. Some sort of defining or use of gigures wouldn't have hurt. This article looks like it was written for someone specifically in the field.
Later described were the developments and missions of the OAI and they even reintroduced XML, HTTP, and even Dublin Core, so I at least understood that part. After reading the ongoing challenges section, I agree that there should be a universal use of a Dublin Core Tag. This is important because as they state, a user must receive the exact information they need. The article lists more challenges and ends with the future development.
The Deep Web:
This was an interesting article that related web content to the depths of the ocean. It makes sense! Like the ocean floor, how much of the information on the World Wide Web is never seen? When you do a google search, you see this:
I know personally, I don't go past '3' ever! So how much are we missing?
Muddiest Point:
I found the "Deep Web" article very intersting and I can't help but wonder a few things... There's parts of the ocean foor that we've never seen, just like there's a bunch of information we never get to see on the web... How much are we missing? Could what we're missing be valuable at all? What exactly is filtered out and how?
To Susan on "The Deep Web":
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9004604055760573247&postID=7311586600377229072&page=1
To Nate on the OAI article:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=3368777487964238988&page=1
Web Search Engines:
I feel that it is important for the GYM search engines to remove dead links, especially because of the huge amount of Web pages. This article contained lots of useful facts such as the amount of web data out there (400 terabytes), examples of infrastrutures, and what a crawling algorithm uses... Part 2 of this series gave a review of how the 400 terabytes of web data are indexed and gives a list of terms that reminded me of the day of memorization in high school. The terms for the most part seemed to be processing and search engine terms. I guess now I know at least what some of the things mean when I mess with my browser settings.
Current Developments and Future Trends...:
Metadata?! Again! Super... In really so many words, this article describes how the OAI was initially developed as a means to federate access to diverse e-print archives through metadata harvesting and aggregation, and how there is continued developments. This would have been an easier read if I would have understood what they were talking about from the beginning. Some sort of defining or use of gigures wouldn't have hurt. This article looks like it was written for someone specifically in the field.
Later described were the developments and missions of the OAI and they even reintroduced XML, HTTP, and even Dublin Core, so I at least understood that part. After reading the ongoing challenges section, I agree that there should be a universal use of a Dublin Core Tag. This is important because as they state, a user must receive the exact information they need. The article lists more challenges and ends with the future development.
The Deep Web:
This was an interesting article that related web content to the depths of the ocean. It makes sense! Like the ocean floor, how much of the information on the World Wide Web is never seen? When you do a google search, you see this:
I know personally, I don't go past '3' ever! So how much are we missing?Muddiest Point:
I found the "Deep Web" article very intersting and I can't help but wonder a few things... There's parts of the ocean foor that we've never seen, just like there's a bunch of information we never get to see on the web... How much are we missing? Could what we're missing be valuable at all? What exactly is filtered out and how?
Monday, November 10, 2008
Website!
Here's the URL to my website... For some reason, half of the pictures contained in it will not work on the server. It looks sweet in KompoZer and Dreamweaver, but pretty lack luster once you upload it on the pitt site... Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem. Can anyone help?
http://www.pitt.edu/~dgs18/index.html
http://www.pitt.edu/~dgs18/index.html
Friday, November 7, 2008
Week 10:
Comments:
To Nate on the Digital Libraries article:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=5836373957895676096&page=1
To Lauren on sub-surfaces on the web:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4181925387762663697&postID=3072857614832667163&page=1
Digital Libraries:
I agree that one of the biggest problems when tryint to conduct an effective search is just how much scholary material is out there! It was cool to see how a Federated Search Diagram is laid out and how it works. Also, all of the funded projects and background work that went into the evolution of the "digital library."
Dewey meets Turing:
Right off the bat this article made me realize how important our degree title is... and that the 'I' in MLIS is really important. When it comes to digitizing libraries, it does require 3 people. Librarians, computer scientists, and publishers... OR just 1 MLIS graduate. Very intersting and informative!
Institutional Repositiories:
The link didn't work for me on this one, so I 'googled' it and found what I think is the correct article... It was cool to see how certain actions like the cost decrease of online storage costs has contributed to the evolution of digital, disciplinary scholarly practices.
Muddiest Point:
A lot of us seem to agree that we don't quite get how multiple links increase the rank on one's webpage. However, links and ads do make you a lot of money!
Also, my website looks really bad without pictures... I wish they would work on the Pitt server. Perhaps some Jing screen captures of my site to come?
To Nate on the Digital Libraries article:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=5836373957895676096&page=1
To Lauren on sub-surfaces on the web:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4181925387762663697&postID=3072857614832667163&page=1
Digital Libraries:
I agree that one of the biggest problems when tryint to conduct an effective search is just how much scholary material is out there! It was cool to see how a Federated Search Diagram is laid out and how it works. Also, all of the funded projects and background work that went into the evolution of the "digital library."
Dewey meets Turing:
Right off the bat this article made me realize how important our degree title is... and that the 'I' in MLIS is really important. When it comes to digitizing libraries, it does require 3 people. Librarians, computer scientists, and publishers... OR just 1 MLIS graduate. Very intersting and informative!
Institutional Repositiories:
The link didn't work for me on this one, so I 'googled' it and found what I think is the correct article... It was cool to see how certain actions like the cost decrease of online storage costs has contributed to the evolution of digital, disciplinary scholarly practices.
Muddiest Point:
A lot of us seem to agree that we don't quite get how multiple links increase the rank on one's webpage. However, links and ads do make you a lot of money!
Also, my website looks really bad without pictures... I wish they would work on the Pitt server. Perhaps some Jing screen captures of my site to come?
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