Koha assignment

Below is the link to my Koha Assignment list: List for 2600 - Zines

http://upitt04-staff.kwc.kohalibrary.com/cgi-bin/koha/virtualshelves/shelves.pl?viewshelf=23

Reading Notes for Week 9 (or 10?)

An Introduction to the Extensible Markup Language XML

-XML=Extensible Markup Language
-XML defines the role of elements or the logical parts of structured documents.
-XML is not a set of fixed tags for document markup, like HTML.
-In XML, documents are composed of entities -- entities are made of 1+ logical elements
-The article describes XML as being pretty straightforward and easy to understand because of its explanation of the document structure
-The unique identifier is an attribute that can cross reference two points of the document
-Data stored in XML format can be transfered to other hardware and software.



A Survey of XML Standards

-At the begining XML can be dificult to understand

This article discusses the primary XML technologies. To be honest, a majority of this article was difficult to understand. It was difficult to understand the function or importance of each aspect. Particularly going through the different versions of XML was a little confusing. The article also provides a lot of key terms (in bold) that are important aspects of XML.

-XML organizations and users have made efforts to make standards for the community.

-The article provides information on several organizations such as, International Organization for Standardization, Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards, etc.

-In general, the article is a bit difficult to understand and the organization of the sections is somewhat confusing.



Extending your Markup: An XML Tutorial

-DTD = document type definition
-DTDs "define the structure of XML documents"
-An XML document is considered valid if it conforms to the DTD
-Elements are either terminal or nonterminal
-However, DTDs are limited

Muddiest Point for 10/27 Lecture

There is no muddiest point for this week.

Comments for Week 9

http://jonwebsterslis2600blog.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-8-readings.html?showComment=1256450180907#c1534011065190939950

http://jennchaney.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-8-reading-notes.html?showComment=1256452969982#c264389658896651320

Muddiest Point for 10/20 Lecture

During this Tuesday's lecture, we briefly discussed the use of cookies on websites. I've always wondered if cookies are dangerous? Do they have the ability to access personal information? When we talked about them in class, they appeared to be harmless, as a way to track returning visitors to a website. However, whenever I run an ad scan, it usually removes the cookies from my computer. So are they harmful or simply a way to track returning visitors to a website?

Comments for Week 8

http://ittnp.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-8-or-9-reading.html?showComment=1255940374658#c4530169947953203577

http://2600infototechnology.blogspot.com/2009/10/8th-readings.html?showComment=1255940843363#c7746507517635736343

Reading Notes for Week 8

W3schools HTML Tutorial

This is a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) tutorial to teach you how to build websites and use HTML. One of the things that I really liked was that they give you the opportunity to practice on screen. The "Try it Yourself" sections allow you to experiment with HTML. While some may have found the HTML introduction to be rather simple, I thought it did a great job at explaining what HTML is, tags, and other HTML information. Like I mentioned before, I really like the "Try it Yourself" portions so Chapter 4:Examples was the most informative to me. The entire tutorial breaks things down into several subsections, from styles to hyperlinks, and explains them in an understandable manner. I also thought the sections on how to make lists, tables, and forms were interesting. I thought the "Quick List" of already prepare HTML is very useful.

W3 School Cascading Style Sheet Tutorial

This is another tutorial from the group that provided the HTML tutorial which I wrote about above. CSS makes working with HTML easier and explains how it should be displayed. It explains the three parts of CSS syntax, the selector, the value, and the property. This tutorial also breaks down the topics of CSS nicely and makes it easy to learn. It seems a bit more complex, (definitely more than the HTML tutorial) but it does a good job at breaking down key issues.

HTML Cheatsheet

This sheet is a simpler version of the HTML tutorial in that it doesn't go into explanations of each tag section. It is similar to what was found at the end of the W3schools HTML tutorial. This is just a easy guide of HTML and will probably be best served by the computer to have handy when working with HTML.

Beyond HTML: Developing and re-imagining library web guides in a content management system

The article explains situations in which librarians were in charge of creating web guides for library users but the results of what they created were often insufficient. There was miscommunication regarding their content and intent. Content Management System is the "process of collecting, managing, and publishing content" and established to assist librarians to effectively create online content and websites without the problems they faced with Frontpage. One of the features of the system is collaborative tagging of information and allowing multiple users to post content.

Muddiest Point for this Week

I have no muddiest point for this week. Due to Fall break, class did not meet this week.

Assignment 4: Jing

Link to screencast video:

http://www.screencast.com/t/wvvpJqd08cT

Links to 5 Flickr photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27182891@N00/3986068790/in/set-72157622401185661/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27182891@N00/3986096232/in/set-72157622401185661/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27182891@N00/3986133094/in/set-72157622401185661/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27182891@N00/3986157704/in/set-72157622401185661/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27182891@N00/3985622307/in/set-72157622401185661/

Week 7 Blog Comments

Below are my blog comments for week 7:

http://knivesnmatches.blogspot.com/2009/10/1020-readings.html?showComment=1255259364676#c8533100326688906157

http://mdelielis2600response.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-reading-responses.html?showComment=1255260458483#c644430333172483987

Reading Notes: Unit 7

Below are my reading notes for the Week 7 readings:

How the Internet Infrastructure Works:

--Computers that access the Internet are connected by a network.
--Different ways to connect to a network, through an Internet Service Provider or another type of network (LAN, WAN, etc.)
--Routers help computers correspond to with one another.
-- The Internet Protocol (IP) Address is a unique number that for every computer.
-- Computers on the Internet are either servers or clients
-- Numbered ports help to make services available to computers

Dismantling Integrated Library Systems

--Integrated Library Systems (ILS) are systems used by libraries to track and maintain their materials.
--The integrated library system is forced to re-examine it's role as new web technology dominates in the library environment.
--There are challenges between competitors to satisfy library needs with upgrades and features to ILS software.
--Libraries are now serving a greater number of people over the web and require a search system that has ease and efficiency.
--It's a struggle with these new initiatives to relate and borrow from past ILS systems while also creating new ways to assist libraries with technologies.


Inside the Google Machine

--An interactive lecture given by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
--They show a world map of individuals using Google over the world. Very few points in Australia and Africa.
--One of their goals to help the company grow is more searches and they found that this is based on other factors, security of people in their own lives, etc. and Google is trying to help improve the lives of individuals. This led to the creation of a Google Foundation, a group of charities.
-- Keep innovation running by encouraging smaller creative projects by current employees. Some new initiatives, deskbar search tool, google answers, etc. These are things that the company does to remain progressive.
-- They also have company retreats to establish community.
-- In regards to the advertising available through Google, they aim to make advertising useful and not just annoying.
-- In the final stages of the lecture, they moved to the topic of searching, the ultimate search engine would, itself, be smart. They feel that they have the ability and responsibility to supply people with the proper information.

Muddiest Point for 10/6 Lecture

I do not have a muddiest point question in response to this week's lecture.

Assignment 3: Google Scholar, Zotero, and CiteULike

http://www.citeulike.org/user/vlm15/library

and RSS feed

http://www.citeulike.org/rss/user/vlm15/library

Blog Comments for this Week

http://zacharymclaughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-6-readings.html#comments

http://letishagoerner2600.blogspot.com/2009/10/readings-100609.html?showComment=1254722644748#c2473983025624521473

Week 6 Reading Responses

Computer Network - Wikipedia


--A computer network connects computers and permits them to communicate with one another.

--There are several categories of computer networks:
* connection method
* wired technologies
* wireless technologies
* functional relationship
* network topology

--Types of networks
* personal area network
*local area network
* campus area network
* metro area network (connects two local or campus area networks)
* wide area network (network over a large area)
* global network
* Internetwork (intranet, extranet, and internet)


Local Area Network - Wikipedia

--Local area network is a computer network in a small area.
--Netware was the most popular in the personal LAN computer networks for a long time.
--Smaller LANs are connected with switches linked together
--Larger LANs are connected with links with switches that attempt to avoid loops

Management of RFID in Libraries

This article discusses the possible use (and mostly the advantages) of using RFID technology in libraries, particularly in regards to the check in and check out process. RFID stands for radio frequency identifier. RFID tags would be placed inside books and other materials to keep track of them. The author suggests that this technology will eventually replace barcodes in libraries.

Muddiest Point for 9/29 Lecture

I don't have a muddiest point comment for this week's lecture.