So the semester is about to close, and I find it rather strange that I haven't really spoken to most of you outside of this blog or the discussion board of LIS2000. Honestly, I'd like to change that, get to know some of my peers and potential colleagues, and who knows, maybe have someone to joke with for the next semester of classes (or celebrate/commiserate with at the end).
So if you are interested, feel free to comment here or get in touch with me via my contact information near the bottom of the page here. From there, we'll see what sort of madness can occur.
In any case, best of luck to you all with the rest of your assignments, and thank you for making this an interesting semester!
--Anthony Lindenmuth
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Week 13 Reading Notes
Alright everyone, we're almost to the finish line!
No Place to Hide
http://www.noplacetohide.net/
I ran into a 404 Error for this site for a while for some strange reason. I learned after reading the other site that the original link has a space at the end of it, causing the aforementioned 404. So if anyone else relied on the link, either delete the empty space at the end or manually type in the site.
Now, I'm not sure what it is I should be reading here, but from the snippets I've skimmed, it is much like the link below. With the digital revolution, the ways we are all being watched and monitored evolved as well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Orwell's 1984 and other dystopian works from various authors discuss this in detail before the digital revolution was even a plausible concept?
TIA and Data Mining
Long story short: this is a site with a variety of links and documents with reference as to why the TIA is going through data mining. So the government now has a collection of information on people ("information signature") and is looking for trends to stop crime and terrorist activities. I'm honestly not shocked in the least about the idea, as I've seem similar stories, and with actions such as the Patriot Act, how can you not assume something like this was going on?
Maybe I'm just too familiar with Orwell's 1984 to be shaken by this.
Youtube Link
I ran into an error stating it was taken down due to a copyright claim by Viacom. It also seems I am not the only one who had this error. If there is a new link posted, I will check it. But for now, this is the end result.
No Place to Hide
http://www.noplacetohide.net/
I ran into a 404 Error for this site for a while for some strange reason. I learned after reading the other site that the original link has a space at the end of it, causing the aforementioned 404. So if anyone else relied on the link, either delete the empty space at the end or manually type in the site.
Now, I'm not sure what it is I should be reading here, but from the snippets I've skimmed, it is much like the link below. With the digital revolution, the ways we are all being watched and monitored evolved as well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Orwell's 1984 and other dystopian works from various authors discuss this in detail before the digital revolution was even a plausible concept?
TIA and Data Mining
Long story short: this is a site with a variety of links and documents with reference as to why the TIA is going through data mining. So the government now has a collection of information on people ("information signature") and is looking for trends to stop crime and terrorist activities. I'm honestly not shocked in the least about the idea, as I've seem similar stories, and with actions such as the Patriot Act, how can you not assume something like this was going on?
Maybe I'm just too familiar with Orwell's 1984 to be shaken by this.
Youtube Link
I ran into an error stating it was taken down due to a copyright claim by Viacom. It also seems I am not the only one who had this error. If there is a new link posted, I will check it. But for now, this is the end result.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Week 12 Muddiest Point
Nothing out of the ordinary again, so no muddiest point this week.
And my apologies for having this so late in the day. Holiday madness and all that.
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving, everyone!
And my apologies for having this so late in the day. Holiday madness and all that.
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving, everyone!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Assignment 6 - Website
My Website is now live! It isn't anything special to look at, and I was literally toying around with color schemes for a while just to get something else out there.
My Site.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, concludes my horrible attempt at programming.
My Site.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, concludes my horrible attempt at programming.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Week 12 Reading Notes
I almost can't believe the semester is nearly over. Note how I say "almost" and "nearly." It's not over yet, and as I'm not sure if I'm met my "quota" yet, I am going to continue bringing all of you my thoughts on the reading assignments for class. Then again, I'm not even sure if I would stop, as I enjoy seeing the comments and the discussions.
So, with that, I present you with my thoughts on this week's readings. Enjoy!
Weblogs: Their Use and Application in Science and Technology Libraries
So, after all this time of using a blog to share our thoughts and research for the class, we now get to see research showing that we aren't following the trends of the angst-driven teens swarming the blogosphere.
The fact that the article used the term "blogoshere" caused me to chuckle a bit. Perhaps I've read too much xkcd. . .
Interestingly enough, the article starts off with a history of blogging (starting from the first website, at that), which made me think of Lazslo's Linked when it came to linking the sites and the "birth" of the blogosphere.
Overall, the article brings up a few good points regarding the blogging-method as a viable option for group projects (timestamps, little setup, etc), and for reference (usable for finding info on subjects). I do feel as though there are some edges to using blogs over e-mails, but in practice, it doesn't seem to be as effective in some ways. The students I advice have a blog (on blogger, at that), but only a select few use it, while others want the e-mail, facebook, or face-to-face options. Additionally, using the reference-oriented blogs as an outsider may make one wonder the same thing that comes up when one uses the internet for research: "Is this information valid?"
Just tossing that out there for anyone who wants to roll with a discussion.
Using a wiki to manage a library instruction program: Sharing knowledge to better serve patrons
After slugging through the obligatory "What is a wiki?" and "Here is how you start one" sections, the article makes a shift into what the title states it should cover.
Which, sadly, feels like a reiteration of what a wiki is. After reading the article, I felt as though I went through a recursive IF(WHILE()) loop, where I was told one thing (a wiki is a way of sharing information) and saw something very similar later. In my view, the article just showed that a wiki fills in the in-classroom gaps for this field, but honestly, wouldn't that be the case in ANY classroom environment or field of study?
Creating the academic library folksonomy: Put social tagging to work at your institution
Once again, it is nice to see a few things go full circle, as I've found myself having discussions with my colleagues and most of you here regarding folksonomies and even general metadata in the form of subject tags.
Honestly, I don't have much to say about it. There was little here I haven't run into yet (especially with what was discussed in LIS2000), and the most useful section turned out to be the end, as it consisted of suggestions to approaching this idea in an individual library. A few websites were also suggested, but again, nothing that really impacted me in the least.
I can go on a few tangents involving metadata and folksonomies, but I think I've covered those in previous posts.
How a ragtag band created Wikipedia
Video Link
I cannot view this at the moment, as I cannot view videos from this computer. I'll have to find the time to get this done.
So, with that, I present you with my thoughts on this week's readings. Enjoy!
Weblogs: Their Use and Application in Science and Technology Libraries
So, after all this time of using a blog to share our thoughts and research for the class, we now get to see research showing that we aren't following the trends of the angst-driven teens swarming the blogosphere.
The fact that the article used the term "blogoshere" caused me to chuckle a bit. Perhaps I've read too much xkcd. . .
Interestingly enough, the article starts off with a history of blogging (starting from the first website, at that), which made me think of Lazslo's Linked when it came to linking the sites and the "birth" of the blogosphere.
Overall, the article brings up a few good points regarding the blogging-method as a viable option for group projects (timestamps, little setup, etc), and for reference (usable for finding info on subjects). I do feel as though there are some edges to using blogs over e-mails, but in practice, it doesn't seem to be as effective in some ways. The students I advice have a blog (on blogger, at that), but only a select few use it, while others want the e-mail, facebook, or face-to-face options. Additionally, using the reference-oriented blogs as an outsider may make one wonder the same thing that comes up when one uses the internet for research: "Is this information valid?"
Just tossing that out there for anyone who wants to roll with a discussion.
Using a wiki to manage a library instruction program: Sharing knowledge to better serve patrons
After slugging through the obligatory "What is a wiki?" and "Here is how you start one" sections, the article makes a shift into what the title states it should cover.
Which, sadly, feels like a reiteration of what a wiki is. After reading the article, I felt as though I went through a recursive IF(WHILE()) loop, where I was told one thing (a wiki is a way of sharing information) and saw something very similar later. In my view, the article just showed that a wiki fills in the in-classroom gaps for this field, but honestly, wouldn't that be the case in ANY classroom environment or field of study?
Creating the academic library folksonomy: Put social tagging to work at your institution
Once again, it is nice to see a few things go full circle, as I've found myself having discussions with my colleagues and most of you here regarding folksonomies and even general metadata in the form of subject tags.
Honestly, I don't have much to say about it. There was little here I haven't run into yet (especially with what was discussed in LIS2000), and the most useful section turned out to be the end, as it consisted of suggestions to approaching this idea in an individual library. A few websites were also suggested, but again, nothing that really impacted me in the least.
I can go on a few tangents involving metadata and folksonomies, but I think I've covered those in previous posts.
How a ragtag band created Wikipedia
Video Link
I cannot view this at the moment, as I cannot view videos from this computer. I'll have to find the time to get this done.
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