Wednesday, March 19, 2008
booklamp part 2
So I have been trying to keep up with the booklamp project forums. I posed a few notes, the most prominent one was to ask if they consulted any librarians during their initial research. Turned out they didn't! But I did inspire them to go seek out a librarians brain to pick. More to come.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Finally! We find out!
www.googlecanyouhearme.com finally released their project idea: www.booklamp.org.
I couldn't be more excited. Something relatively new in the online book world, and I get to be part of the conversation. They have some great forums up where people are discussing their thoughts and feelings about their project.
Basically, the project takes books and mathematically rates each book on certain types of content and writing styles. I admit, it's a racy idea, but just the same...I would like to see where it evolves. I hope to ask a few of my future professors what they think of the idea. (Just have to decide where I am going!)
I couldn't be more excited. Something relatively new in the online book world, and I get to be part of the conversation. They have some great forums up where people are discussing their thoughts and feelings about their project.
Basically, the project takes books and mathematically rates each book on certain types of content and writing styles. I admit, it's a racy idea, but just the same...I would like to see where it evolves. I hope to ask a few of my future professors what they think of the idea. (Just have to decide where I am going!)
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Literate NW
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/business/09book.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Found this article the other day. What luck that I would move to a city with two great literate cities, one to the North and one to the South.
Found this article the other day. What luck that I would move to a city with two great literate cities, one to the North and one to the South.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Infospeak.org
I found this great podcast done by the University of Washington: http://www.infospeak.org/index.htm. It's called Infospeak.
I love the audio, it's echoy quality resembles the old Sherlock Holmes recordings I used to listen to growing up. I also love the content. I had to put my MLIS plans on hold last year and even though there are not too many casts on the site, it's been a wonderful part of my MLIS self preparation.
The first one I listened to was the interview with Michael Gorman. Wow, what a great introduction to one of the major debates in the librarian/information world. I certainly see Gorman's concerns, but as I continue to learn, one truth always seems to be prevalent: success comes from a balance of two opposites.
A few notes from the interview:
Literacy is engaging with complex text
Librarians teach
Books are meant to be read sequenceally and accumulatively: I agree, one source is one point of view
Is a library part of information or is information part of a library? Chicken or the egg??ha
Claiming that by labeling everything 'information' (ex. David) we are dehumanizing
Mental laziness: Modern undergraduate students avoid printed resources: true.
Why do people fall for advertising? Because they aren't intellectually there
Google v the librarian
I love the audio, it's echoy quality resembles the old Sherlock Holmes recordings I used to listen to growing up. I also love the content. I had to put my MLIS plans on hold last year and even though there are not too many casts on the site, it's been a wonderful part of my MLIS self preparation.
The first one I listened to was the interview with Michael Gorman. Wow, what a great introduction to one of the major debates in the librarian/information world. I certainly see Gorman's concerns, but as I continue to learn, one truth always seems to be prevalent: success comes from a balance of two opposites.
A few notes from the interview:
Literacy is engaging with complex text
Librarians teach
Books are meant to be read sequenceally and accumulatively: I agree, one source is one point of view
Is a library part of information or is information part of a library? Chicken or the egg??ha
Claiming that by labeling everything 'information' (ex. David) we are dehumanizing
Mental laziness: Modern undergraduate students avoid printed resources: true.
Why do people fall for advertising? Because they aren't intellectually there
Google v the librarian
Monday, January 7, 2008
Christmas
A long time ago I heard an NPR podcast (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5673332) about Edward Tufte's book Beautiful Evidence. I got the book this Christmas and have yet to read it, but am excited about what it has to offer. Hopefully will be posting my review and ponderings soon now that the holiday season is wrapping up!
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