It looks like I was one of the confused students who didn't quite get through the whole video in time to realize I'm posting this late... lo siento.
I enjoyed the Week 2 readings much more than Week 1. Wikipedia's explanation of the Computer Hardware will be really helpful as we delve further into technology information. As I was reading through all the definitions and examples, it reminded me of when I was researching my laptop. You go through the site and are able to pick exactly how you want your computer built, but you have to go searching for explanations of what everything means before knowing what you really need and what you'd just be paying extra for (i.e. RAM size, gaming features, etc.).
For the Moore's Law wikipedia page, I liked being able to watch the video clip along with it. Reading through how far we've come and that within the next 10 years (by the articles predictions) we'll be coming up on seeing how far is to far... does anyone know more about this to have any ideas of what might happen?
I also really liked navigating through the Computer History Museums site. There exhibits are just so neat to be able to see how gargantuan the first computers were (lol!) I also really liked the layman layout of the site. The first thing I clicked on was the history of the Internet and Danny Cohen's quote of the creation of the Internet in the same layout as the creation of the world was great!!!
Muddiest Point: Where is Moore's Law taking us?
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Week One- LIS 2600
I enjoyed the different aspects of each article as they helped me understand technology's role a little better. I wouldn't call myself a tech. ignoramus, but I will admit it is a little daunting.
I liked Lynch's article because he tries to explain why knowledge is power with technology and that helped open my brain up to the other two articles a little bit more. I think Lynch puts the purpose of understanding technology into perspective when he says, "Information technology literacy limited to a set of largely route skills will limit not only career opportunities but also one's ability to function intelligently in society." In order to move forward, we must be willing to adapt and change and in order to do so successfully, I think Lynch is making the statement that we need to step it up in our collection of data and information so we can become knowledgeable and wise to our modern day lives (like how I worked in the pyramid from class :) ?)
Lied Library spells out a very in depth (and jargon heavy) outline of how libraries can help their patrons continually have access to the most current technologies... the only problem with this articles was all the detail. While this article would be extremely helpful in contributing to the physical maintenance of a library, it doesn't really help in the understanding of technology, especially being an older article. Many of the "improvements" they were so proud of themselves for making are now standard in most academic libraries.
The OCLC article was interesting... especially because we are already to the time period of their prediction charts. I'd be interested to see their prediction numbers next to today's actuals. I think the idea of containers related to the structure of the library is a complex one. I think since this article was published, libraries have come a long way in making sure they are still leaders in technology and services. For example, having im chat sessions available where students can im a reference librarian while studying from their dorm or being able to text message a question from their phones. OCLC's idea of adapting to the "containers" available to people and trying to make sure that they are receiving "context" is well on its way to being adapted into our everyday lives.
Muddiest Point: to be honest... I thought the OCLC article was trying to make the point that libraries need to make sure their students/patrons are receiving the best information in the fastest possible way (i.e. new mobile devices, etc.) but I'm not sure they actual said that or if I was projecting that on to my reading... I think I tie in all three articles are showing us how important technology is in our every day lives and the importance of the library to educate and maintain the newest and most efficient technologies... what did everyone else think?
I liked Lynch's article because he tries to explain why knowledge is power with technology and that helped open my brain up to the other two articles a little bit more. I think Lynch puts the purpose of understanding technology into perspective when he says, "Information technology literacy limited to a set of largely route skills will limit not only career opportunities but also one's ability to function intelligently in society." In order to move forward, we must be willing to adapt and change and in order to do so successfully, I think Lynch is making the statement that we need to step it up in our collection of data and information so we can become knowledgeable and wise to our modern day lives (like how I worked in the pyramid from class :) ?)
Lied Library spells out a very in depth (and jargon heavy) outline of how libraries can help their patrons continually have access to the most current technologies... the only problem with this articles was all the detail. While this article would be extremely helpful in contributing to the physical maintenance of a library, it doesn't really help in the understanding of technology, especially being an older article. Many of the "improvements" they were so proud of themselves for making are now standard in most academic libraries.
The OCLC article was interesting... especially because we are already to the time period of their prediction charts. I'd be interested to see their prediction numbers next to today's actuals. I think the idea of containers related to the structure of the library is a complex one. I think since this article was published, libraries have come a long way in making sure they are still leaders in technology and services. For example, having im chat sessions available where students can im a reference librarian while studying from their dorm or being able to text message a question from their phones. OCLC's idea of adapting to the "containers" available to people and trying to make sure that they are receiving "context" is well on its way to being adapted into our everyday lives.
Muddiest Point: to be honest... I thought the OCLC article was trying to make the point that libraries need to make sure their students/patrons are receiving the best information in the fastest possible way (i.e. new mobile devices, etc.) but I'm not sure they actual said that or if I was projecting that on to my reading... I think I tie in all three articles are showing us how important technology is in our every day lives and the importance of the library to educate and maintain the newest and most efficient technologies... what did everyone else think?
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