Blog Comments for 11/1 Readings

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Reading Notes for 11/1

HTML Tutorial:

This was a very helpful site that taught the reader to use HTML. I especially liked that it allowed you to try HTML yourself instead of just throwing a bunch of explanations at you.

HTML Cheatsheet:

As the title suggests, this is a cheatsheet for how to use HTML. It is very handy, I've bookmarked it.

CSS Tutorial:

Very similar to the first reading, but it teaches CSS instead of HTML.

Beyond HTML:

For some reason I could not obtain access to this article.

Muddiest Point for 10/25

Is the World Wide Web just a part of the Internet? I've always thought the two were one in the same.

Assignment 4 - Zotero Assignment

My tags from Zotero did not import correctly to CiteULike, so they may seem a little strange.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/bobbaconross/library

Blog comments for 10/25

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Reading Notes for 10/25

"How Internet Infrastructure Works"

This was a brief article to introduce readers to internet infrastructure. It used simple language so that IT novices could understand the article.

"Dismantling Integrated Library Systems"

I feel like that article is arguing that ILS technology has plateaued and that it is time for libraries to explore new and better systems.

"Inside the Google Machine"

While the number of Google's active projects is impressive, I think they have their hand in too many things at once. Eventually they are going to implode.

Muddiest Point for 10/15 - 10/16

I do not have a muddiest point for this lecture.

Assignment 3 - Jing Assignment

Just click the links.

Part I.

Jing Video

I thought that my dialog was recording, but apparently my laptop does not have a built-in microphone. This video demonstrates how to add a book to a LibraryThing account. The dialog I used is actually the text from my five screen captures on Flickr.

Part II.

Screen capture one.

Screen capture two.

Screen capture three.

Screen capture four.

Screen capture five.

Blog Comments for Week 5

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Reading Notes for 10/15 & 10/16

LAN

A local area network (LAN) is a network that connects computers or devices in a small geographic area. LANs were developed in the 1970s because larger universities and research labs obtained more computers and need higher speed interconnections. Ethernet and Wi-Fi are the two most common LAN technologies.


Computer Networks

A computer network is a group of connected computers that allow users to communicate and share resources. There are several categorical classifications for computer networks: connection method, wireless technologies, wired technologies, scale, network architecture, and network topology. There are also many types of networks classified by their scale: local area network, personal area network, home area network, wide area network, metropolitan area network, campus network, enterprise private network, virtual private network, and internetwork. The basic hardware components of a network are: network interface cards, repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches and routers.

Managing RFID in Libraries

Karen Coyle suggests that all librarians become familiar with with RFID technology. She gives a fairly objective overview of the technology. She lists some of its benefits for libraries: RFID tags are multi-use, time-saving, and are of great help when it comes to inventory. She also lists some of RFID's cons when it comes to library use. RFID tags are problematic on less-sturdy items, items that have odd shapes, or items that contain metal. Also, current RFID tags are not specific to library needs so a new type of tag would need to be created. She concludes by urging libraries to developing RFID policies because she believes that this technology will be around for a long time.

Muddiest Point for 10/4

Dublin Core. Any extra information would be helpful.