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Notes on Week 4

You Tube and Libraries

I believe the concept of using YouTube is a magnificent idea for improving advocacy issues of your library and/or archive. It provides various benefits through the use of RSS Feeds and the ability to link videos to blogs. Posting guides, providing better visual access and the use of instructional videos are just a few of the benefits this social media software brings.

Imaging Pittsburgh

I loved this article! It is a clear example of the importance of partnerships in these types of projects. Collaboration makes possible the achievement of all the tasks related to the project. Even though there were challenges in various aspects such as communication and workflow they still were able to overcome those and continue with the project.

 Data Compression and Data Compression Basics

Lossy compression I could understand with the example of digital cameras. With lossless compression I need assistance please!!

The Muddiest Point-Week 3

This week I don't have a muddiest point. I was planning on posting about the embedded software but ended up asking the professor instead. I was wondering if embedded software from PDA's could be change or replaced, for example from Windows Mobile to Google but Dr. He told me this was not possible.

Linux

Before reading the Introduction to Linux all I knew about the system was that it features a funny penguin and that if I saw that penguin in some computers or laptops it was likely that they were running Linux. It seems very interesting the way the operating system was developed and how its popularity has increased over the years. In the Social Life of Information the authors discuss that while some of the pros that Linux offers such as the ones mentioned in the reading (free, stable, portable) are important, one crucial thing to consider is the way it was developed: by different coders and people that integrated their knowledge. This was built within a spectrum of social interactions. I have friends that use Linux and they can't seem to go back to the "old ways" of Mac and Windows. Maybe I should try it and see how it goes...

Week # 3 Comments

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The Muddiest Point-Week 2

My muddiest point for this week has to do with the Binary Representation. I didn't understand the 0 and 1 number system and how the combinations are made.

Assignment # 2

Hello everyone:

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Week # 2 Notes

Personal Computer Hardware

This was a very basic article of the components of computer hardware but helpful to students like me that are not familiar with terms such as: Iomega Zip drive or RAID array controllers. I also didn't know that HD DVDs were discontinued.

Moore’s Law

This article and specifically the video helped me understand how different technologies come to be. The concept of "doubling" couldn't have been better explained as Christie Nicholson did in the video. Moore's predictions are evident today and equally important is to say that this trend is developing at such a high pace that we just can't keep up. I wonder what will happen when the transistors reach their limit of "miniaturization"

Computer History Museum

WOW. I must applaud the efforts and achievements of the Computer History Museum. They are extremely dedicated  to the preservation of computer artifacts and to the development of computing knowledge. I particularly liked the Exhibits section. Their online exhibits gives us a glimpse of the wonderful wonders one might find in the museum.  Computer History Timeline, Internet History and Mastering the Game are just awesome!

Facebook page

Hello. I have created a new Facebook page that will be dedicated entirely to the posting of Archives, Library and Information news. Also other news as well. You are welcome to add me.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100001528760507&v=wall

Additional notes on readings-Week 1

I. Lied Library @ four years

This was an extremely interesting and useful article to read and to have as a future reference. As I was reading I became curious of how everything started and noticed that in the author's references he includes a couple of articles published in 2002 that are part of a Special Issue Library Hi Tech dedicated to this project. I still haven't read them but I know that they will serve as a good case study and example to follow for my future institution. My plans are to create an Archival Institution in Puerto Rico holding Puerto Rican diaspora collections and my desire is to be able to manage the technology needs and expectations of the users.

II. Content, Not Containers

When reading this article I started to think about the preferences of reading formats that I have. When e-books came to the scene I was reluctant of using e-readers or desktop readers to enjoy a book. But I began experimenting and realized that I could manage a balance between the two of them. I have no particular standards of what books to read with my Nook Reader or which ones to buy (except for my profession's books and references) but I was able to try both venues and the results have been amazing; I've been able to save a lot of money too since there are lots of e-books that I can access for free or at a very low cost.
The following is a link for an interesting article about the preferences of reading formats- traditional printed books or e-books-and how couples and families manage their different preferences. I saw my boyfriend and myself in this article :)

 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/technology/02couples.html?_r=1

Notes on Information Literacy and Information Technology Literacy

 This article provides  basic, clear and easy to understand  definitions of what is Information Literacy and Information Technology Literacy; most important and what I found most interesting is that it explains why it's important for human beings that are not specifically studying computer science or computer-engineering science, to have knowledge on these forms of literacy. As a Humanities/English/Archives student, or I could say as a student alone, there are numerous of times when my laptop has shut down or I can't download programs that are essential for my educational experience, any just minor technological problems that limit the effective outcome of my daily projects and tasks that I have to perform using a machine and using the Web. Given my bad luck I started to try to master some skills in the use of different tools but realized that most of the time I just needed to know why that particular problem was happening in order to understand how it could be resolved. I wanted to do my own trouble-shooting! This article confirms my thoughts and beliefs on the importance of having knowledge, basic as it might be, of information technology literacy:

"Information technology literacy limited to a set of largely route skills will limit not only career opportunities but also one's ability to function intelligently in society" (Lynch 1998, 4)

The Muddiest Point-Week 1

Hello!
This week I don't have a question or an exact unclear point to post, but I will comment on a specific topic that was mentioned in class. During the discussion of the definitions of information, Dr. He talked about how is possible for animals such as ants and bees to create information (Slide 11 of Power Point Presentation). Ants and bees as social insects have an extraordinary ability of organizing their colonies and work; even a sense of cooperation and learning from each other. I had never thought of their daily activities as producing information. Interesting!