Comments for How to Become a Librarian in 40 Years or Less http://jennsite.wordpress.com you can't get there from here or ... following the yellow brick road with flying monkeys Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on And She’s Out of the Gate! (Almost) by HotStuff 2.0 » Blog Archive » Word of the Day: “pictured” http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/and-shes-out-of-the-gate-almost/#comment-54 HotStuff 2.0 » Blog Archive » Word of the Day: “pictured” Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-54 [...] She’s Out of the Gate! (Almost) [web link]How to Become a Librarian in 40 Years or Less (26/Jul/2009)“…is honestly how I pictured [...] [...] She’s Out of the Gate! (Almost) [web link]How to Become a Librarian in 40 Years or Less (26/Jul/2009)“…is honestly how I pictured [...]

]]> Comment on Say hello to my Little Kindle! by guidetonorman http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/say-hello-to-my-little-kindle/#comment-34 guidetonorman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:44:09 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/say-hello-to-my-little-kindle/#comment-34 Oh I hate J.K. Rowling's babbling! I love the Harry Potter series with all my heart but, like you, I'd rather imagine what happened to the characters. I didn't even need her crappy last chapter in the last book. I'm happy for Dumbledore that he's come out of the closet but it would have been a lot more interesting in the actual book, not finding out in a press conference or wherever she was when she outed him. Oh I hate J.K. Rowling’s babbling! I love the Harry Potter series with all my heart but, like you, I’d rather imagine what happened to the characters. I didn’t even need her crappy last chapter in the last book. I’m happy for Dumbledore that he’s come out of the closet but it would have been a lot more interesting in the actual book, not finding out in a press conference or wherever she was when she outed him.

]]> Comment on Wiki Punk by Doc Martens http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/wiki-punk/#comment-11 Doc Martens Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:45:05 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/wiki-punk/#comment-11 You'lll want to check out William Denton's blog at http://www.frbr.org/ for this, both because he has great resources and becaus he's been known to comment on our class blogs that mention FRBR. Blithely, Doc Martens You’lll want to check out William Denton’s blog at http://www.frbr.org/
for this, both because he has great resources and becaus he’s been known to comment on our class blogs that mention FRBR.

Blithely,
Doc Martens

]]> Comment on The Tao of XML by Doc Martens http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-tao-of-xml/#comment-10 Doc Martens Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:56:20 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-tao-of-xml/#comment-10 But the ethics of blogging require that you reveal the name of this wonderful resource here: remember, this is a gift culture and you may have just violated the Prime Directive! But the ethics of blogging require that you reveal the name of this wonderful resource here: remember, this is a gift culture and you may have just violated the Prime Directive!

]]> Comment on The Big Wik and the Painted Lady by jennsite http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-9 jennsite Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:11:47 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-9 It sounds like Weinberger is a great writer. And, apparently, a persuasive one. But since I haven't read it, I'm not going to try and expound on it with any authority. I CAN say, however, that the fact that your encyclopedias had omissions doesn't really differentiate them from wikipedia - or any online, user-generated content. In one of the posts, the idea was put forth that wikipedia had a 'liberal' bent to its entries - and that one could find a completely different take on something in Conservapedia,, or something like that. At the very least, statistics show that computer-users, and particularly users who generate content on the web, are college educated folks. Who, as you know, are more likely to have a certain take on things. So, does wikipedia leave out information pertinent to those folks that would never even know a thing like wikipedia exists? Probably. It is less nefarious than Brittanica leaving out Malcom X and MLK? Probably. But do things get left out of both? Yes. They do. I think it would make me happier if Wikipedia came with a big, fat, bright yellow warning label. That way, even your average 6th grader would see it. Maybe. Just call me 'Tipper'. *groan* (Is this really me? Have I gotten this old?) It sounds like Weinberger is a great writer. And, apparently, a persuasive one. But since I haven’t read it, I’m not going to try and expound on it with any authority. I CAN say, however, that the fact that your encyclopedias had omissions doesn’t really differentiate them from wikipedia – or any online, user-generated content. In one of the posts, the idea was put forth that wikipedia had a ‘liberal’ bent to its entries – and that one could find a completely different take on something in Conservapedia,, or something like that. At the very least, statistics show that computer-users, and particularly users who generate content on the web, are college educated folks. Who, as you know, are more likely to have a certain take on things. So, does wikipedia leave out information pertinent to those folks that would never even know a thing like wikipedia exists? Probably. It is less nefarious than Brittanica leaving out Malcom X and MLK? Probably. But do things get left out of both? Yes. They do.

I think it would make me happier if Wikipedia came with a big, fat, bright yellow warning label. That way, even your average 6th grader would see it. Maybe.

Just call me ‘Tipper’. *groan* (Is this really me? Have I gotten this old?)

]]> Comment on The Big Wik and the Painted Lady by Greg http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-8 Greg Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:10:29 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-8 Weinberger from our class book list makes a pretty hard sell for wikis and the democracy of the user-generated social knowledge of it all. I'm about halfway through his book "Everything is Miscellaneous" and I have to say, I'm becoming less and less of a skeptic with each chapter. On the other hand, in the back of my mind I'm thinking, "There's something wrong here. Eventually, something's gotta change for this to really work." I can't put my finger on it yet, but I'm with you in my current state of distrust for sites like wikipedia. But between reading Weinberger and your blog, I started thinking about an incident that struck me a couple of years ago. I actually still own my parents old Britannica set that was published in 1976. Now, the people who wrote Britannica and their editors etc we're (are?) *the* authorities -- for librarians, researchers, and laypeople alike, at least for general research purposes. But I found two interesting omissions in the 1976 Britannica -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. What struck me about that was that we could surely trust the information they provided, but it would be difficult to know what information was NOT provided nor any way to know the motivations behind not providing it. At least with something like wikipedia we have the opportunity to fill in the gaps where the *authorities* have missed something. It all kind of leaves me straddling the fence as to where my loyalties will lie -- with the good old authoritative texts or the new user-generated online stuff.... Weinberger from our class book list makes a pretty hard sell for wikis and the democracy of the user-generated social knowledge of it all. I’m about halfway through his book “Everything is Miscellaneous” and I have to say, I’m becoming less and less of a skeptic with each chapter.
On the other hand, in the back of my mind I’m thinking, “There’s something wrong here. Eventually, something’s gotta change for this to really work.” I can’t put my finger on it yet, but I’m with you in my current state of distrust for sites like wikipedia.
But between reading Weinberger and your blog, I started thinking about an incident that struck me a couple of years ago. I actually still own my parents old Britannica set that was published in 1976. Now, the people who wrote Britannica and their editors etc we’re (are?) *the* authorities — for librarians, researchers, and laypeople alike, at least for general research purposes. But I found two interesting omissions in the 1976 Britannica — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. What struck me about that was that we could surely trust the information they provided, but it would be difficult to know what information was NOT provided nor any way to know the motivations behind not providing it. At least with something like wikipedia we have the opportunity to fill in the gaps where the *authorities* have missed something.
It all kind of leaves me straddling the fence as to where my loyalties will lie — with the good old authoritative texts or the new user-generated online stuff….

]]> Comment on The Big Wik and the Painted Lady by Doc Martens http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-7 Doc Martens Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:53:26 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/the-big-wik-and-the-painted-lady/#comment-7 You should look at Just Another Old-Fashioned Blog if you believe that you're the only skeptic (though your metaphor does seem to be unique!) You should look at Just Another Old-Fashioned Blog if you believe that you’re the only skeptic (though your metaphor does seem to be unique!)

]]> Comment on What of it? by Doc Martens http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/what-of-it/#comment-6 Doc Martens Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:23:29 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/what-of-it/#comment-6 Hardly bored! Really DID like your Krug Report prototype, and it is making me think about the value of just having Creative Commons material etc. so that we could move much more in that direction. You really did "save the time of the reader" there! Hardly bored! Really DID like your Krug Report prototype, and it is making me think about the value of just having Creative Commons material etc. so that we could move much more in that direction. You really did “save the time of the reader” there!

]]> Comment on Vista is the devil by kmrm http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/31/vista-is-the-devil/#comment-5 kmrm Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:23:58 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/31/vista-is-the-devil/#comment-5 Hey One-Eyed Chick, Take a look at Library Computer Guy's Aug. 27th post, Hasta la vista, Vista. He also has issues with Vista. Pretty inforamative stuff he has posted. KMRM Hey One-Eyed Chick,
Take a look at Library Computer Guy’s Aug. 27th post, Hasta la vista, Vista. He also has issues with Vista. Pretty inforamative stuff he has posted.
KMRM

]]> Comment on As I’ve reaped, let me sow… by kmrm http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/as-ive-reaped-let-me-sow/#comment-4 kmrm Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:56:54 +0000 http://jennsite.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/as-ive-reaped-let-me-sow/#comment-4 Hey One-Eyed Chick, Cool site, VERY cool. I'm sure your classmates feel the same way about you! KMRM Hey One-Eyed Chick,
Cool site, VERY cool. I’m sure your classmates feel the same way about you!

KMRM

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