1) No place to hide site: http://www.noplacetohide.net/
2) TIA and data mining http://www.epic.org/privacy/profiling/tia/
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS8ywG5M_NQ
The No Place To Hide info is seriously creepy. On the one hand, I want to laugh because if any has to watch me that closely, they're likely to be bored to death by my decidedly unspectacular life. On the other hand, it's horrifying to see how easy it is to watch an ordinary citizen's every move. It's like after 9-11, the government turned into a giant paranoid voyeur pervert that watches people just because it can. And that's pretty sad. Surely they have more important things to do. I'm glad that libraries try to respect the privacy of patrons in spite of this type of watchful environment. Libraries aren't perfect, but where I've worked in the past, they really try to protect their patrons in what small ways they can.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Comments on classmates' blogs
I commented on my classmates' blogs here:
http://christyfic.blogspot.com/2010/11/reading-notes-week-12-nov-29-2010.html
http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes_25.html
http://christyfic.blogspot.com/2010/11/reading-notes-week-12-nov-29-2010.html
http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes_25.html
Monday, November 22, 2010
Reading notes, November 22, 2010
I really like the idea of using wikis in libraries. It seems like a great way to share knowledge both among employees within an organization and between the organization and the public. As younger patrons grow up with wikipedia and are used to finding and using information found online, it makes sense that these patrons would gravitate easily to using a wiki-styled instruction source. I also like the idea of using tagging for library resources. Controlled vocabulary serves a good purpose, but alone it sometimes is lacking. It doesn't match up oftentimes with the terms chosen by the average user, even in systems that account for synonyms. Like wikis, tagging is something young people are familiar with. Libraries need to change with the times and use new practices and new technologies in order to remain relevant. I found all of these articles interesting. Social networking, wikies, tagging, and similar technologies are all changing the way that people and institutions interact. I look forward to being able to be creative in using these things on the job.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Comments on Classmates' Blogs
I commented on the following blogs:
http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes.html
http://bds46.blogspot.com/2010/11/reading-notes-week-11-reposted.html
http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes.html
http://bds46.blogspot.com/2010/11/reading-notes-week-11-reposted.html
Reading Notes, November 16, 2010
David Hawking , Web Search Engines: Part 1 and Part 2
I was unable to access this article, either through the website or through the ULS Find Articles process.
Shreeves, S. L., Habing, T. O., Hagedorn, K., & Young, J. A. (2005). Current developments and future trends for the OAI protocol for metadata harvesting. Library Trends, 53(4), 576-589.
In other classes, we've been reading about the difficulties of creating a common infrastructure that makes scholarly research easily accessible. If I'm interpreting this article correctly, then OAI appears to be one solution, at least with regards to open access archives. As the article points out, OAI allows metadata harvesting only, but many participants in the initiative have built search and retrieval services around the metadata. Of course, there are still problems with interoperability of multiple repository resources, so it's not a complete solution. But it appears to provide a basis from which to start the process of e-print archive and other archive access and retrieval.
MICHAEL K. BERGMAN, “The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value”
This article points out that much Web content is out of the reach of search engines. Any search of the Web merely scratches the surface of what is actually available. Over 200,000 deep websites are out there on the net. As the Web continues to grow, more and more content becomes out of reach to major search engines like Google. Search engines function by sending out "spiders" to retrieve website data, which is then indexed and ranked according to popularity. But there is a limit to how much of the Web can be indexed using this method. This reveals one of the failings of seach engines like Google. Many people laud Google, while dismissing OPACs as being sadly outdated, with traditional human-created library catalogs and metadata as being overly time-consuming and a waste of money. But it would seem that having humans do the work in some instances can at least result in a more complete ability to account for and access data. Neither system is perfect, but it's worth pointing out that Google, too, has failings, because most people assume that Google gets everything right.
I was unable to access this article, either through the website or through the ULS Find Articles process.
Shreeves, S. L., Habing, T. O., Hagedorn, K., & Young, J. A. (2005). Current developments and future trends for the OAI protocol for metadata harvesting. Library Trends, 53(4), 576-589.
In other classes, we've been reading about the difficulties of creating a common infrastructure that makes scholarly research easily accessible. If I'm interpreting this article correctly, then OAI appears to be one solution, at least with regards to open access archives. As the article points out, OAI allows metadata harvesting only, but many participants in the initiative have built search and retrieval services around the metadata. Of course, there are still problems with interoperability of multiple repository resources, so it's not a complete solution. But it appears to provide a basis from which to start the process of e-print archive and other archive access and retrieval.
MICHAEL K. BERGMAN, “The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value”
This article points out that much Web content is out of the reach of search engines. Any search of the Web merely scratches the surface of what is actually available. Over 200,000 deep websites are out there on the net. As the Web continues to grow, more and more content becomes out of reach to major search engines like Google. Search engines function by sending out "spiders" to retrieve website data, which is then indexed and ranked according to popularity. But there is a limit to how much of the Web can be indexed using this method. This reveals one of the failings of seach engines like Google. Many people laud Google, while dismissing OPACs as being sadly outdated, with traditional human-created library catalogs and metadata as being overly time-consuming and a waste of money. But it would seem that having humans do the work in some instances can at least result in a more complete ability to account for and access data. Neither system is perfect, but it's worth pointing out that Google, too, has failings, because most people assume that Google gets everything right.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Comments on Classmates' Blogs, Nov. 9, 2010
I've commented on classmates' blogs below:
http://archivist-amy-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/11/week-9-xml.html
http://adamdblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes-11-22-2010.html
http://archivist-amy-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/11/week-9-xml.html
http://adamdblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-11-reading-notes-11-22-2010.html
Reading Notes, November 9, 2010
W. Mischo, "Digital Libraries: Challenges and Influential Repositories
The WWW is so vast that finding and retrieving information can be daunting. The huge number of repositories, preprint servers, open archives, abstracting and indexing services, and vendor portals makes retrieving desired scholarly information especially cumbersome. Information providers have been attempting to create coherent "digital libraries" out of this mess to make IR easier. Funding and technology are essential for this task. Some institutions have displayed measures of success in this process.
A. Paepcke, "Dewey Meets Turing: Librarians, Computer Scientists, and the Digital Libraries Initiative"
The National Science Foundation started its Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) in 1994. This has led to much collaboration between librarians and computer scientists. Their goals have been to create functional digital libraries. However, the World Wide Web has introduced a new twist in their plans by immersing them in an overabundance of information. It has proven difficult to integrate web content into digital libraries. Additionally, the serials pricing crisis has been another blow to creating digital libraries because of the limitations it puts on cash-strapped librarians. Still, it is worth focusing on the fact that regardless of technology changes and the serials crisis, "the core function of librarianship remains."
C. Lynch, "Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age"
Institutional repositories are presenting a new method of promoting scholarly communication. Repositories are now a very affordable option since prices for maintaining the technology infrastructure have come down and are now reasonable. MIT is one institutions that has led the way in developing online repositories. The idea behind such repositories is to allow universities to keep a record of their scholarship and to share it with the wider community.
The WWW is so vast that finding and retrieving information can be daunting. The huge number of repositories, preprint servers, open archives, abstracting and indexing services, and vendor portals makes retrieving desired scholarly information especially cumbersome. Information providers have been attempting to create coherent "digital libraries" out of this mess to make IR easier. Funding and technology are essential for this task. Some institutions have displayed measures of success in this process.
A. Paepcke, "Dewey Meets Turing: Librarians, Computer Scientists, and the Digital Libraries Initiative"
The National Science Foundation started its Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) in 1994. This has led to much collaboration between librarians and computer scientists. Their goals have been to create functional digital libraries. However, the World Wide Web has introduced a new twist in their plans by immersing them in an overabundance of information. It has proven difficult to integrate web content into digital libraries. Additionally, the serials pricing crisis has been another blow to creating digital libraries because of the limitations it puts on cash-strapped librarians. Still, it is worth focusing on the fact that regardless of technology changes and the serials crisis, "the core function of librarianship remains."
C. Lynch, "Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age"
Institutional repositories are presenting a new method of promoting scholarly communication. Repositories are now a very affordable option since prices for maintaining the technology infrastructure have come down and are now reasonable. MIT is one institutions that has led the way in developing online repositories. The idea behind such repositories is to allow universities to keep a record of their scholarship and to share it with the wider community.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Comments on classmates' blogs, November 4, 2010
Here are my comments on other classmates' blogs:
http://deyslis2600.blogspot.com/2010/11/week-9-readings-post.html
http://maj66.blogspot.com/2010/10/css-tutorial.html
http://deyslis2600.blogspot.com/2010/11/week-9-readings-post.html
http://maj66.blogspot.com/2010/10/css-tutorial.html
Reading Notes, November 4, 2010
Martin Bryan - Introducing XML
Uche Ogbuji - A Survey of XM Standards
Andre Bergholz - Extending Your Markup
XML Schema Tutorial
Out of all of the readings, I found the W3Schools tutorial to be the most helpful. XML still makes my brain hurt, but I feel like I'm at least getting the basic idea behind it. We are also studying XML in LIS2005, so this gives me some more background on it to consider in reference to the topics in that class. I hope they are teaching computer languages in elementary and high school these days because it's hard to learn them at my age! Like learning any language, you have to start young to really grasp it. That or have a mathy computery brain, which tragically I lack. This gives me a lot of respect for technology professionals who make all of this stuff work.
Uche Ogbuji - A Survey of XM Standards
Andre Bergholz - Extending Your Markup
XML Schema Tutorial
Out of all of the readings, I found the W3Schools tutorial to be the most helpful. XML still makes my brain hurt, but I feel like I'm at least getting the basic idea behind it. We are also studying XML in LIS2005, so this gives me some more background on it to consider in reference to the topics in that class. I hope they are teaching computer languages in elementary and high school these days because it's hard to learn them at my age! Like learning any language, you have to start young to really grasp it. That or have a mathy computery brain, which tragically I lack. This gives me a lot of respect for technology professionals who make all of this stuff work.
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