Overall, the best and clearest definition of Library 2.0 that I found was located here. This article greatly raises the necessity of using the successes of certain user-centered Web technologies as a way to restructure libraries. Not only did it raise the possibility of a radical paradigm change, it also brought simple ideas to the table, such as renting ipods to people.
Among the several definitions tossed about, I think that the clearest would be that the concept Library 2.0 denotes a restructuring of libraries to take full advantage of current technologies and people's ideas. Using OPAC in ways similar to Amazon, where people can leave reviews, rate books, or constuct recommendations for others would be a prime example. Such a user-centered system would allow people to wade through the library catalog with a better idea of what they are looking at without forcing librarians to construct every tedious detail. It would also give librarians a good indication of what is truly popular without necessarily having to look at raw data, such as number of total checkouts of a particular item. Such two-way communication between users and librarians would facilitate better service. Most likely, such a system could also be adapted to provide better feedback on library events and classes.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Technorati
Although at first it was a little hard to wade through this site, once I found a few interesting subjects to search up, it was rather engrossing. Upon typing the word "evolution" into the website, I immediately found several sites with, shall we say, some interesting dialogue occurring. I also found the rss feed for a certain spaghetti creature. I hope I don't have to elaborate. Although I did not find much material that was all that interesting, I could easily see the potential in using this to find at least a few blogs worth reading.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Delicious
Ok, I seemed to like this way of surfing the web a bit more. immediately upon registering and poking around, I discovered this. It's simply a site with explanatory notes on higher mathematics. The notes are simple enough for me to understand, yet still informative. I also discovered this. It seems to be a website that hosts free downloadable books online. Seems ordinary, huh? However, there are massive amount of mathematics and physics related books on the website. I have never seen that sort of thing. Usually one has to pay for that sort of thing, and usually it is rather pricy.
Overall, I could easily see myself using this as a way to keep track of websites. I tend to be a temperamental in my reading. I usually find a dozen sites on one subject, try to read it all, lose interest, and then get a different fixation. With this website, I could keep track of what I have discovered so that, when I do eventually get that particular craze back, I can get back to where i left off.
Overall, I could easily see myself using this as a way to keep track of websites. I tend to be a temperamental in my reading. I usually find a dozen sites on one subject, try to read it all, lose interest, and then get a different fixation. With this website, I could keep track of what I have discovered so that, when I do eventually get that particular craze back, I can get back to where i left off.
http://www.rollyo.com/evil__conservative/philosophy/
While I admit that at first I had my doubts as to the usefulness of this search engine, once I tried it I no longer had doubts. You can interpret that as you wish. However, I will say that I did manage to put together at least one decent search on philosophy. Since it concentrated on online philosophical encyclopedias, I get a lot of scholarly, well-reasoned information on the thing I searched on. Before, with an unspecific engine like google, I usually only found someone's personal, uneducated rantings.
While I admit that at first I had my doubts as to the usefulness of this search engine, once I tried it I no longer had doubts. You can interpret that as you wish. However, I will say that I did manage to put together at least one decent search on philosophy. Since it concentrated on online philosophical encyclopedias, I get a lot of scholarly, well-reasoned information on the thing I searched on. Before, with an unspecific engine like google, I usually only found someone's personal, uneducated rantings.
library thing
http://www.librarything.com/profile/evil__conservative
Thankfully, I already have a Library Thing account. Unfortunately, the books I have listed on there are not books thatI have, but books that I have read. I'm going to have to go back and edit it.
Thankfully, I already have a Library Thing account. Unfortunately, the books I have listed on there are not books thatI have, but books that I have read. I'm going to have to go back and edit it.
Exploring the Blogosphere
Although I did find a few interesting blogs, most of the stuff I kept coming up with on my searches seemed to be nothing more than the rantings of an individual. Oh well. On the whole, Technorati was the most useful search engine. With it, I was able to find a few blogs on science and ethics that seemed interesting. For example, I discovered the RSS feed for the online stanford dictionary for philosophy. With that, I can now see every update and definition they post online. It has already been interesting to read said updates.
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