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Topic 3 Supplementary "Reading" How it All Works YouTube Videos - 0 views

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    The Internet of Things. (2010).  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEbMV295Kk&feature=youtube_gdata_player How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_LPdttKXPc&feature=youtube_gdata_player How Bittorrent works. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66BV2pIjfBM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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National Library of Australia IT Architecture Project Report - 0 views

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    Advanced Reading about integrating information in many databases into one access point. National Library of Australia. (2007). National Library of Australia IT Architecture Project Report. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Library of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.nla.gov.au/dsp/documents/itag.pdf
Joanne S

What is Cloud Computing and How will it Affect Libraries? | TechSoup for Libraries - 0 views

  • If you’ve used any of the popular Web 2.0 services over the past few years (e.g. Gmail, Wikipedia, Flickr or Twitter), you already have some experience with cloud computing
  • Like water and electricity, a computing cloud is a communally-shared resource that you lease on a metered basis, paying for as little or as much as you need, when you need it
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      Benefits-  Cost Savings, Flexibility and Innovation.
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  • As individuals and members of organizations, we’re already choosing between desktop applications and cloud applications when it comes to e-mail, RSS, file storage, word processing and other simple applications. Sooner or later we’ll have to make this choice for mission-critical enterprise applications too
  • Libraries may soon be building and managing their own data centers.
  • For more practical, technical explanations of cloud computing, check out the Wikipedia article the Anatomy of Cloud Computing the MIT Technology Review Briefing on Cloud Computing.
  • For a discussion of problems and concerns about the digital cloud, read: How Secure is Cloud Computing? Security in the Ether Industry Challenges: The Standards Question
Joanne S

SEO: The Beginners guide to SEO - 0 views

  • Search queries, the words that users type into the search box, carry extraordinary value.
  • In addition to making content available to search engines, SEO also helps boost rankings so that content will be placed where searchers will more readily find it.
Joanne S

What is a Database, really? Data Storage for Librarians « The Other Librarian - 0 views

  • A Text File Good old text is still not a bad way to store data. 
  • If you want to retrieve that information, you can use a script to tell the computer to organize the information in a particular way.   This is called parsing
  • Structured Text As you climb the data food chain, complex systems get developed to organize information. 
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  • Mark-up:   Marked information is data that has marks or signals to let a computer distinguish one type of data from the other.  
  • A variable:   A variable happens when you give some data a name. 
  • A string:   A string is a kind of variable that has text.
  • An array:   An array is a type of variable that includes a list used by computer programs for later manipulation.    
  • An object:   Explaining objects in full requires that someone read up on object-oriented programming.  
  • Tree-based  Structures Tree-based structures, or cluster models are a subset of “structured text” data storage models.  
  • XML is probably the best example.
  • data is organized in “parents”, “siblings” and “children”.
  • The Relational Model The relational model is better than a tree-model when your dataset is large and complicated.    The way it works is, instead of thinking in terms of “parents, siblings and children,” you think in term of relationships.
  • the “Primary Key.”   This means that every data object (such as a library) has a way of identifying itself in a unique way
  • a “Foreign Key.”    The Foreign key is a way to associate one dataset (eg. libraries) with another dataset (eg. library branches, hospitals or businesses).
  • This association is called a relationship.
  • In more complicated relationships (called the Many-to-Many relationship), you might have to create a third table to associate two entities.      
  • TEXT/XML Based Text files can be organized in such a way as to accommodate some of the benefits of the relational model.
  • Two examples of XML-based databases include Xindice and Sedna.
  • SQL/Binary-based Databases The more common relational database type is a piece of software running on a server, rather than a set of text files.   They are generally accessed using a standard language called SQL (Structure Query Language), or more specifically SQL as supported by a popular scripting language like PHP, Python or Java.
  • Almost any major web application will have a combination of all these types of data storage methods!  
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    How databases are used in libraries
Joanne S

TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics - 0 views

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    If you want to keep up to date with changes to ebooks - technically and commercially - these two resources are frequently updated by experts and enthusiasts. TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.teleread.com/ MobileRead Forums. (n.d.). Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.mobileread.com/
Joanne S

A List Apart: Articles: Web Standards for E-books - 0 views

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    Clark, J. (2010, March 9). Web Standards for E-Books. A list apart: For people who make websites. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/ebookstandards/
Joanne S

Sidebar: Book typography vs. E-book typography - 0 views

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    This post shows examples of why so many common typographical errors appear in the text of ebooks when they are transferred from print: Clark, J. (2010, March 9). Web Standards for E-Books (Sidebar). A list apart: For people who make websites. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.alistapart.com/d/web-standards-for-e-books/sidebar.html
Joanne S

Michael Mace talks about the future of ebooks - YouTube - 0 views

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    Michael Mace was a keynote speaker at the ALIA Information Online conference in February 2011. The interview was recorded just after his talk, so there is very loud music in the background. Michael Mace talks about the future of ebooks. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5mm6ahe8B4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Joanne S

Amazon | Kindle Price Drop Prediction - 0 views

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    Manjoo, F. (2012, September 3). Kindles for free: a report from the future. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/kindles-for-free-a-report-from-the-future-20120830-252b9.html
Joanne S

A Snapshot of the Kindle eBook Collection of Four Public Libraries « Islandli... - 0 views

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    Picchi, N. (2011, September 22). A Snapshot of the Kindle eBook Collection of Four Public Libraries. Islandlibrarians blog. Retrieved from http://islandlibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/a-snapshot-of-the-kindle-ebook-collection-of-four-public-libraries/
Joanne S

2001 Public Libraries Conference paper - 0 views

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    Hutley, S., Joseph, M., & Saunders, P. (2001). Follow the eBook road: eBooks in Oz public libraries. In Endless Possibilities. Presented at the ALIA Public Libraries Conference, Melbourne Australia: Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved from http://conferences.alia.org.au/public2001/hutley.joseph.saunders.html
Joanne S

. EEbook Readers in Australian public libraries - are they REAL-e worth it? - 0 views

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    Hutley, S., & Harwood, W. (2002). Ebook Readers in Australian public libraries - are they REAL-e worth it? In e. Presented at the VALA, Melbourne Australia. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002/2002pdf/34HutHor.pdf
Joanne S

The Count » PERSONALIZE MEDIA | PERSONALIZE MEDIA - 1 views

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    Hayes, G. (2011, August). The Count. Personalize media. Retrieved from http://www.personalizemedia.com/the-count/. The counter below is from June 2012, but still gives an idea of the speed at which content is updated and shared.
Joanne S

davidrothman.net » Common Sense Librarianship: An Ordered List Manifesto - 0 views

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    Rothman, D. (2011, March 2). Common Sense Librarianship: An Ordered List Manifesto. davidrothman.net, . Retrieved May 14, 2011, from http://davidrothman.net/2011/03/02/common-sense-librarianship-an-ordered-list-manifesto/
Joanne S

Assessing the (Enduring) Value of Libraries | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    Fister, B. (2010). Assessing the (Enduring) Value of Libraries. Inside Higher Ed: Library Babel Fish. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library_babel_fish/assessing_the_enduring_value_of_libraries
Joanne S

blyberg.net » Blog Archive » The Darien Statements on the Library and Librarians - 0 views

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    Blyberg, J., Greenhill, K., & Trainor, C. (2009, April 3). The Darien Statements on the Library and Librarians. blyberg.net. Retrieved October 21, 2010, from http://www.blyberg.net/2009/04/03/the-darien-statements-on-the-library-and-librarians/
Joanne S

Metadata schema in the cultural heritage sector - 1 views

  • The sheer number of metadata standards in the cultural heritage sector is overwhelming, and their inter-relationships further complicate the situation. This visual map of the metadata landscape is intended to assist planners with the selection and implementation of metadata standards.
  • 05 standards listed here is evaluated on its strength of application to defined categories in each of four axes: community, domain, function, and purpose.
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    Metadata schema in the cultural heritage sector Riley, J. (2010). Seeing Standards: a visualisation of the metadata universe. Retrieved January 13, 2011, from http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/metadatamap/
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