This has been an interesting journey! I am looking forward to expanding my technological horizons!
As for the MP3 Player - well, I have a teenager who is asking about it.
Hmmmm .... Need I say more?
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Week 9 - Music and Copyright and Bears - Oh My!
Copyright is a fairly complex topic; and Fair Use allows for certain exceptions with regard to copying materials in limited form for educational purposes.
Essentially, I think that music deserves the same copyright protection as other printed/created works; so in general, free music downloads seem to me to be in violation of the concept, with the exceptions of use in an educational setting. I noted on the MLA site that sheet music could be copied under certain circumstances and in a limited way. However, if the artist is not paid for his/her work, or album sales are impacted, then it seems to me that their rights have been violated by free downloads.
Essentially, I think that music deserves the same copyright protection as other printed/created works; so in general, free music downloads seem to me to be in violation of the concept, with the exceptions of use in an educational setting. I noted on the MLA site that sheet music could be copied under certain circumstances and in a limited way. However, if the artist is not paid for his/her work, or album sales are impacted, then it seems to me that their rights have been violated by free downloads.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Week 8 - Part Two
Since I completed a good portion of my master's program online, I feel fairly comfortable with online learning. It's great that the computer makes it possible for us to cover class material (more or less) at our convenience and opens up resources beyond the limits of what constitutes a reasonable commute.
Since there were aspects of this class that I'd not participated in before, it was great to have a class partner/resource person.
Since there were aspects of this class that I'd not participated in before, it was great to have a class partner/resource person.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Week 7 - Exploring Web 2.0
I found that my favorite subject area - home decor and design - has a link to a blog on the HGTV website. It appears to be very interactive. (I will be exploring this one further!)
Week 6 - Would You Believe???
I actually referred a patron to Book Mooch, after this week's assignment. She had made mention of the fact that she had books she no longer wanted -- and other books she'd like to acquire.
She was really tickled with the concept.
She was really tickled with the concept.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Week 5 (more or less)
What fun!
With a lot of teamwork, here's the virtual me.
(Just like in the real world, it was tough to find something to wear!)
Thanks, Paolo, Adam and Melanie!
With a lot of teamwork, here's the virtual me.
(Just like in the real world, it was tough to find something to wear!)
Thanks, Paolo, Adam and Melanie!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Week 4 - Wow!
There was a lot to experience in this week's lesson - very interesting stuff!
I loved the Web 2.0 video - I watched it twice, and will want to see it again.
The article (yes, it is long) on the YouTube guys was very interesting. I've seen some clips from that (usually sent to me in e-mails) and was pleased to note that participants police the site, so that there shouldn't be any pornographic material. I will have to check out the Lazy Sunday one referenced in the article. I recently viewed a video of "talking dogs" (eerily good) sent in an e-mail from a relative. I'm pretty sure that clip came from YouTube. I was surprised to see the OCLS videos on YouTube, and watched a portion of Art Fest.
The sites I visited on SEOmoz were two book sites: Library Thing and Lulu and one music site, Pandora. I enjoyed listening to some Streisand vocals (no one is better!) while looking at the Pandora site.
Library Thing allows you to create a "library quality" catalog of your books (they pull the ISBN and other descriptive information from Amazon) as well as a place to share thoughts on books. One of their tabs was labelled "zeitgeist" which I had to look up (using dictionary.com). Zeitgeist refers to the spirit of the time, age or era; a general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. Information sharing and online collaboration is the zeitgeist of our decade.
The Lulu site is for self-publishing, and I was surprised to see several top sellers that are works of research - one in particular was entitled Unleashing Capitalism: Why Prosperity Stops at the West Virginia Border. Growing up in a state contiguous to West Virginia, I know that portions of it were crushingly poor; evidently not much has changed. I expected to find more of a vanity press selection; this was a pleasant surprise.
I have to wonder, though, how much online sharing really brings people together - those who are comfortable with the technology will embrace it; but will those of a different generation or income level be even further alienated?
It's something to consider, don't you think?
I loved the Web 2.0 video - I watched it twice, and will want to see it again.
The article (yes, it is long) on the YouTube guys was very interesting. I've seen some clips from that (usually sent to me in e-mails) and was pleased to note that participants police the site, so that there shouldn't be any pornographic material. I will have to check out the Lazy Sunday one referenced in the article. I recently viewed a video of "talking dogs" (eerily good) sent in an e-mail from a relative. I'm pretty sure that clip came from YouTube. I was surprised to see the OCLS videos on YouTube, and watched a portion of Art Fest.
The sites I visited on SEOmoz were two book sites: Library Thing and Lulu and one music site, Pandora. I enjoyed listening to some Streisand vocals (no one is better!) while looking at the Pandora site.
Library Thing allows you to create a "library quality" catalog of your books (they pull the ISBN and other descriptive information from Amazon) as well as a place to share thoughts on books. One of their tabs was labelled "zeitgeist" which I had to look up (using dictionary.com). Zeitgeist refers to the spirit of the time, age or era; a general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. Information sharing and online collaboration is the zeitgeist of our decade.
The Lulu site is for self-publishing, and I was surprised to see several top sellers that are works of research - one in particular was entitled Unleashing Capitalism: Why Prosperity Stops at the West Virginia Border. Growing up in a state contiguous to West Virginia, I know that portions of it were crushingly poor; evidently not much has changed. I expected to find more of a vanity press selection; this was a pleasant surprise.
I have to wonder, though, how much online sharing really brings people together - those who are comfortable with the technology will embrace it; but will those of a different generation or income level be even further alienated?
It's something to consider, don't you think?
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Week 3 (just a little late!)
For my RSS, I explored library-related resources, such as the Florida Library Association, the Columbus Metropolitan Library (my hometown library!) and public events listed in the Columbus Dispatch. The Columbus Metropolitan Library was a Carnegie library -- years ago, I took a history class there, in the basement of the building; some historical photos were included which are interesting. I also subscribed to "Just Dewey It" from the Martin County Library System. While searching under "libraries" I found a property tax blog, so in the interest of the potential impact of tax reform, that seemed like a timely choice. My OCLS selection was the podcast so I could see program videos.
The Grokker grouping of my search subjects was interesting -- although I consider myself to be a visual learner, the grouping of subjects took some getting used to! I am not sure how much I would use this in the future, but it was interesting to look at!
The Grokker grouping of my search subjects was interesting -- although I consider myself to be a visual learner, the grouping of subjects took some getting used to! I am not sure how much I would use this in the future, but it was interesting to look at!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Getting Started
With significant help from Adam Stone, this blog is now in place! This should be fun!
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