Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Muddiest Point- Week 5
When digitizing physical materials... like photographs in an archive collection... are we damaging the original with the scanning process and are we losing quality with the digital image, even though we can't see it with our human eyes? As these digital collections need to be updated for software updates, will we continue to lose quality with these photos in the future?
Week 6
I really appreciated the articles and the youtube video explaining networks. I like being able to have a listing of all the different networks for future reference.
The article I enjoyed the most was K. Coyle's "Management of RFID in Libraries." Working in the circulation area of a library everyday, I tried to invision the changes we'd undergo to switch to the RFID system. I can see both the advantages and the disadvantages of having the RFID system in the library. I really like the security feature of the RFID with the alarm being able to tell what is checked out and what isn't... also the added benefits to making inventory a whole new story all together!!! I don't like the idea of having self checkout stations set up though... I think RFID could improve the efficiency of the library operations without having to completely eliminate all social interaction! Plus... has anyone tried the self-checkout at WalMart or Tops??? You always get stuck behind someone who doesn't know what they're doing and the whole operation takes sooooooo much longer than just going through the regular line... I'm all for change, but lets not get carried away :)
The article I enjoyed the most was K. Coyle's "Management of RFID in Libraries." Working in the circulation area of a library everyday, I tried to invision the changes we'd undergo to switch to the RFID system. I can see both the advantages and the disadvantages of having the RFID system in the library. I really like the security feature of the RFID with the alarm being able to tell what is checked out and what isn't... also the added benefits to making inventory a whole new story all together!!! I don't like the idea of having self checkout stations set up though... I think RFID could improve the efficiency of the library operations without having to completely eliminate all social interaction! Plus... has anyone tried the self-checkout at WalMart or Tops??? You always get stuck behind someone who doesn't know what they're doing and the whole operation takes sooooooo much longer than just going through the regular line... I'm all for change, but lets not get carried away :)
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Week 5
I really enjoyed this week's readings, especially the youtube article!!! I think reaching out to patrons/students in this way is just the neatest idea!!! I know a librarian that read an article about youtube and had no idea what it even was, meanwhile the patrons that frequent her library are all college age... kudos to the universities that are up and on these new opportunities!!!
I also enjoyed reading about Imaging Pittsburgh. I liked being able to read more about the processes of working on a project like that, just to get a little break from all of the technical terminology!!!
I also found it interesting (from the Data Compression article) that things like pictures and audios are slightly altered, but thanks to the "limitations of the human sensory system" we don't even know! I must admit... the technology monster is shrinking a bit for me... this week was really neat!!!
I also enjoyed reading about Imaging Pittsburgh. I liked being able to read more about the processes of working on a project like that, just to get a little break from all of the technical terminology!!!
I also found it interesting (from the Data Compression article) that things like pictures and audios are slightly altered, but thanks to the "limitations of the human sensory system" we don't even know! I must admit... the technology monster is shrinking a bit for me... this week was really neat!!!
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