I just wanted to say thanks for a great class! I have truly learned a lot and, although still slightly scary, I find the topic of information technology far less intimidating now! Thanks to both of you!
Happy Holidays~
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Muddiest Point Week #14
Muddiest Point- After reading the DaVinci article, I wonder, what comes first: libraries reinventing themselves and its' users following or the library users demanding more and the libraries changing to meet their needs? It seems like it could go either way. Is it up to the library to keep up with every aspect of technology or should they focus on what their community needs most??
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Readings for week #13
Total "Terrorism" Information Act and No Place to Hide (website):
Honestly, kind of scary...it is interesting how technology that libraries get excited about (RFID tags) has such negative possibilities. After reading through the website, No Place to Hide, and reading the chapter (10) that was available I really found myself feeling pretty weirded out. All of these "conveniences" such as "free" wifi in Starbucks, Amazon "suggesting" titles you might enjoy and your car keeping tags on you have more implications to our privacy or lack of than we could ever imagine. Not sure the "personalization" is worth it.
Total Information Act: Scary project, although I do understand where the ugency came from after 9/11. The technology is amazing and could be used to gather all the information necessary in order to keep tags on whomever is in question- the problem is differing opinions on where to draw the line. I suspect, like all espionage movies, if the information falls into the wrong hands, massive invasion of privacy ensues.
You Tube: no longer posted
Honestly, kind of scary...it is interesting how technology that libraries get excited about (RFID tags) has such negative possibilities. After reading through the website, No Place to Hide, and reading the chapter (10) that was available I really found myself feeling pretty weirded out. All of these "conveniences" such as "free" wifi in Starbucks, Amazon "suggesting" titles you might enjoy and your car keeping tags on you have more implications to our privacy or lack of than we could ever imagine. Not sure the "personalization" is worth it.
Total Information Act: Scary project, although I do understand where the ugency came from after 9/11. The technology is amazing and could be used to gather all the information necessary in order to keep tags on whomever is in question- the problem is differing opinions on where to draw the line. I suspect, like all espionage movies, if the information falls into the wrong hands, massive invasion of privacy ensues.
You Tube: no longer posted
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Comments Week #12
I have commented on Rand's blog: Rand's Blog
Amanda's blog: http://amarti27.blogspot.com/
and Lori's blog: http://lhmorrow.blogspot.com/
Amanda's blog: http://amarti27.blogspot.com/
and Lori's blog: http://lhmorrow.blogspot.com/
Friday, November 21, 2008
Muddiest Point #12
I thought the lecture by J.Park was very informative but I need a little clarity on what "persistent identifier's " mean. Also, how are url's broken easily?
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