Web-Search Engine Article: Povided a pretty good overview of the history of search engines and how things work.
--It was realy interesting to see how the "curtain" is again pulled away on how things work. It's more than just type in a word and hit enter that is for sure.
--The term "Politeness" made me smirk, because it (for lack of a better phrase) It is what it is.
--Interesting to see that Spammers aren't out to just annoy poeple but there is a good peice of change to be made of off web-sites if a person is smart/shrewsd enough to work the system.
--I used to think that a web-counter didn't serve much of a prupose...was I wrong about that.
O-A-I Article: Nice overview article about the Open Archives Initiative.
--One phrase that stood out to me was, "No one service provider can serve the needs of the entire public." For some reason I thought (sarcastically), "That is going to come as such a shock to Microsoft."
---It was interesting to see how the universities came together for the Sheet Music Consortium.
--While reading ERRoLs it was interesting to see XML pop up foro time to time, but then all those abbreviations once again made my eyes start to cross.
Bergaman Article: Until I read this article I had no clue what the deep web was.
--The opening illustration was pretty accurate and alson when you think about it when we search for something on-line we are casting out a net opening to catch something of value in it.
--Lots of good illustrations helped me make sense of what I was reading.
---Never fully realized how complex the web really was.
--When reading the distribution of deep sites by subject I was surprised to see that humanities was the highest ranked one. I thought for sure it would be politics...I guess coming out of the election season will do that to one's way of thinking.
Muddy Point: In the OAI article on the bottom of pg.582 & the top of 583 it mentions the "Future work." My question is has there been any progress made in any of these areas? Is there anyway to find out about any follow-up work that has been done?This article is over 3 years old and with the way technology moves forward so quickly sometimes it would interesting to see how this work is progressing.
Blogs where I have posted:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5477147704203276697&postID=6855452384905862491&page=1
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4527425204800506090&postID=5897482492346367573&page=1
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1306183455487090817&postID=6406286438303441296&page=1
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Reading Assignment #11
Reading Assignment #11
Digital Libraries: The article gave a good overview of the “behind the scenes” dealings concerning digital libraries.
--I hadn’t really thought about all the different ways the “information environment” was populated until the intro spelled it out for me. The illustration was a nice touch.
--Interesting to see that the Government got involved in this in 1994 no one really seemed to do much, but in 1998 when DLI-2 got going it seemed like everyone wanted to get involved.
--It was the work that was done in 1994 that set the ground work for everything. Interesting because at times it seems like once something has ceased everyone moves onto something else. In this case that started in 1994 still carries some influence despite the fact DLI-1 had ceased.
--I was hoping to read up on NISO Metasearch Initiative at the link that provided. This is what I got though: The page you were looking for (http://www.niso.org/committees/MetaSearch-info.html) is no longer available.
Dewey meets Turing: Liked that this article dealt with more of the (for lack of a better term) the human side of the DLI (Librarians & Computer Scientists). This article also shows that what looks good on paper doesn’t always translate well into reality.
--Enjoyed reading about the expectations of both sides involved. That Computer Scientists felt a sense of relief from tension of “pure” research & impacting day to day society while Librarians saw a good partnership with computer scientists.
--I agree that the DLI has really broadened Library Sciences. As information specialists we are on the threshold of seeing this field open up in ways that could never have really been though possible say 15-20 years ago.
ARL: Bimonthly Report: Provided a good and easy to follow framework on what at times can be a difficult and tedious subject.
--I was somewhat surprised that we hadn’t read more about MIT until now.
--Appreciated that Lynch noted a “mature & fully realized institutional repository” will not only involve faculty but students as well. What I appreciate is that he is seeing a big-picture aspect that patrons/users are not just scholars and instructors but students have an important voice to contribute as well.
--I agree with Lynch that research libraries need to “establish new collection development strategies”, but that they should also keep their patrons informed as well. After all we are here to provide a service of getting our users in-touch with the best information possible and I feel they have a right to know how that process works. It helps establish a level of trust among us and them.
--After reading about the concerns Lynch has I wonder how many have come to pass. Or are on the verge of coming to pass?
--I can’t quite put my finger on it but when Lynch mention Public Libraries possibly joining forces with local Governments, why does that make me uneasy? Everything else he mentions I can see happening and feel comfortable with…why does the Government make me nervous?
Muddy Question: In the first article we read about the 6 universities being involved in DLI-1, and throughout this course we have read about other Universities being in other studies as well. My question how is a University chosen to be a part of a study like DLI-1 or any of the others we have read about? I think it would be very interesting if we were involved in one, or if anyone knew of a University being involved in one.
Blogs where I have posted concerning these readings:
Digital Libraries: The article gave a good overview of the “behind the scenes” dealings concerning digital libraries.
--I hadn’t really thought about all the different ways the “information environment” was populated until the intro spelled it out for me. The illustration was a nice touch.
--Interesting to see that the Government got involved in this in 1994 no one really seemed to do much, but in 1998 when DLI-2 got going it seemed like everyone wanted to get involved.
--It was the work that was done in 1994 that set the ground work for everything. Interesting because at times it seems like once something has ceased everyone moves onto something else. In this case that started in 1994 still carries some influence despite the fact DLI-1 had ceased.
--I was hoping to read up on NISO Metasearch Initiative at the link that provided. This is what I got though: The page you were looking for (http://www.niso.org/committees/MetaSearch-info.html) is no longer available.
Dewey meets Turing: Liked that this article dealt with more of the (for lack of a better term) the human side of the DLI (Librarians & Computer Scientists). This article also shows that what looks good on paper doesn’t always translate well into reality.
--Enjoyed reading about the expectations of both sides involved. That Computer Scientists felt a sense of relief from tension of “pure” research & impacting day to day society while Librarians saw a good partnership with computer scientists.
--I agree that the DLI has really broadened Library Sciences. As information specialists we are on the threshold of seeing this field open up in ways that could never have really been though possible say 15-20 years ago.
ARL: Bimonthly Report: Provided a good and easy to follow framework on what at times can be a difficult and tedious subject.
--I was somewhat surprised that we hadn’t read more about MIT until now.
--Appreciated that Lynch noted a “mature & fully realized institutional repository” will not only involve faculty but students as well. What I appreciate is that he is seeing a big-picture aspect that patrons/users are not just scholars and instructors but students have an important voice to contribute as well.
--I agree with Lynch that research libraries need to “establish new collection development strategies”, but that they should also keep their patrons informed as well. After all we are here to provide a service of getting our users in-touch with the best information possible and I feel they have a right to know how that process works. It helps establish a level of trust among us and them.
--After reading about the concerns Lynch has I wonder how many have come to pass. Or are on the verge of coming to pass?
--I can’t quite put my finger on it but when Lynch mention Public Libraries possibly joining forces with local Governments, why does that make me uneasy? Everything else he mentions I can see happening and feel comfortable with…why does the Government make me nervous?
Muddy Question: In the first article we read about the 6 universities being involved in DLI-1, and throughout this course we have read about other Universities being in other studies as well. My question how is a University chosen to be a part of a study like DLI-1 or any of the others we have read about? I think it would be very interesting if we were involved in one, or if anyone knew of a University being involved in one.
Blogs where I have posted concerning these readings:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4181925387762663697&postID=6937882616450900868&page=1
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1952905712855777154&postID=215049025112592889&page=1Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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