Rainie, L., Zickuhr, K., Purcell, K., Madden, M., & Brenner, J. (2012). The rise of e-reading. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/ (Read just the summary at the start or browse the whole report
Kirkpatrick, M. (2010, October 14). Garnter's [sic.] Newest Hype Cycle: Discuss. Read Write Web. Retrieved October 21, 2010, from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/garnters_newest_hype_cycle_discuss.php
Although this is from 2010, please read it for the way it casts a critical eye over the conclusions to the report
Smith-Yoshimura, K., & Shein, C. (2011). User contributions sought by LAMs. Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums Part 1: Site Reviews (pp. 13-36). Dublin Ohio: OCLC. Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-02r.htm
Skim-read this to ensure that you understand the definitions of the seven different ways that libraries, archives and museums are using social metadata. Read more of this report if you are interested:
Please read the Key Trends and the Critical Challenges sections at the start. The rest of the report is a very easy read if you are interested.
Johnson, L., Adams, S., & Cummins, M. (2012). The NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2012HorizonReport/246056
Welcome to RSS in Plain English.
The Internet has problems. Technorati says there are 50 million weblogs, and as you can see, it's going up. This is overwhelming. Today's show is about a new and efficient way to keep up with all this cool stuff that's happening on the Internet.
I'm going to talk about two ways that you can keep up with what's happening on the Web. There's the old slow way - Boo. Then, there's the new and fast way - Yay! Here's the difference between the new and the old way.
This is you, and here are your favorite websites. You log on to your computer, and you're looking for something new. You go out to your favorite blogs. Anything new? No. You go out to your favorite news sites. Anything new? Nope. Every time you look for something new and its not there, you've wasted valuable time. This is the old way.
Now, let's consider the new and fast way, which is simply taking these arrows and turning them the other direction. This means the new things from blogs and new things from your news sites come to you instead. It's like Netflix compared to the video store.
So, what we're talking about is using a single website that becomes your home for reading all the new stuff that's coming from your favorite websites. There are two steps to getting started.
The first step is you need a home for reading new posts. This is a website called a reader. It is free and all you need is an account. I use a site called Google Reader. It looks like this. My favorite sites are listed on the left, and on the right I can scroll through all the new posts from my favorite sites in a single place. So, to complete step one, you need to sign up for a reader. Google Reader, Bloglines, Newsgator, My Yahoo! are good places to start.
Step number two, is to set up a connection between your reader and your favorite websites. Setting up these connections is called subscribing, and it's really important. Nearly every blog and news site offers the ability for you
This reading is OK. But really, XML is not a programming language as the author claims. Really.
Delquie, E., & Polanka, S. (2011). E-book Standards. In No shelf required: e-books in libraries (pp. 135-151). Chicago: American Library Association. Retrieved from http://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi?url=dc60267198.pdf
O'Reilly, T. (2005, September 30). What Is Web 2.0 - O'Reilly Media. Retrieved September 10, 2010, from http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html
To discover how Tim O'Reilly originally conceptualised Web 2.0, please read the following explanation. Do not worry too much about understanding every web tool mentioned or all the technical processes. Do pay particular attention to the discussion of RSS on page 3 and the different ways that users relate to the web in this vision.
Read the introduction to the State Records Act as background and summary to the Act itself.
Also, read The Review of the implementation of the State Records Act 2000.
You've seen the word, you've seen the web sites and you may even have one. But have you ever wondered: What's the big deal about blogs?
This is Blogs in Plain English.
To make sense of blogs, you have to think about the news and who makes it. We'll look at news in the 20th vs. the 21st century to make our point.
In the 20th century, the news was produced professionally. When news happened, reporters wrote the stories and a tiny group of people decided what appeared in a newspaper or broadcast. Professional news was mainstream: general and limited.
The 21st century marked the point where news became both professional and personal. A new kind of web site called a weblog or blog came onto the scene that let anyone be a reporter and publisher - often for free.
As blogs became popular, they created millions of news sources and gave everyone an audience for their own version of news. Of course, we're using the word "news" loosely. But really - isn't everything news to someone?
With a blog...A business owner can share news about his business
A mother can share news about her family
Or a sport star can share news with fans
These people are all "bloggers".
How did this happen? Well, blogs made sharing news on the web easy. Anyone with an idea can start a new blog with the click of a button and share news minutes later. Here's how blogs work.
Blogs are websites that are organized by blog posts - these are individual news stories, like articles in the paper. Bloggers simply fill out a form like this one to post a new story. With the click of a button, the blog post appears at the top of the web page, just above yesterday's news. Over time, the blog becomes a collection of these posts, all archived for easy reference.
Also, Each blog post can become a discussion through comments left by readers. Blogs make the news a two way street.
But really, the fuss is not about how blogs work - it's about what people like you do with
"Everyday Life" and "Conclusion" sections (pp. 163 to 165) of Berger, A. A. (1995). Sociological Theory and Cultural Criticism. In Cultural Criticism: A Primer of Key Concepts. Sage Publications. In e-Reserve.
While this comes from a sociology rather than a humanities source, this is relevant and useful as a short summary of the study of everyday life. Especially pay attention to the different ways that 'everyday life' is defined. NOTE: You don't have to read it all, just pages 163 to 165).
Library Day in the Life Project. (n.d.). wiki, . Retrieved from
http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/w/page/16941198/FrontPage
This is organised by the day that was recorded. Select one of the days and look at the job descriptions of the participating librarians. Select five linked blog posts and click through to read them. Select one librarian and see whether you can find multiple days from that author.
Budd, J. (2008). Genealogy of the profession. In Self-examination: the present and future of librarianship. Westport Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited. Retrieved fromhttp://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi?url=dc60261220.pdf
This is a good overview, but rather thorough. You might want to skim the chapter and read in more detail sections that are of interest to you.
Librarianship and print culture Ch 2 of Digital information context (2006) by Luke Tredinnick. (in eReserve, Curtin Library)Read pages 25-33 only, rest of the chapter only if you are interested
State Library of Western Australia. (2009, February 1). Creating and keeping your digital treasures: February 2009. . Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/digital_treasures