Assignment 5: Koha

Here's the link to my list:

http://upitt01-staff.kwc.kohalibrary.com/cgi-bin/koha/virtualshelves/shelves.pl?viewshelf=48

My list is called 'Favorite Literature - John Seberger,' and it's just that-- a list of my favorite books (in no particular order). Did anyone else notice that regardless of how you chose to sort your list (author, title, copyright date), the list just shows up in the order in which you created it? Did I miss something?

My username is jss86.

Thanks.

Week 8 Comments:

Here are my comments for this week:

http://feliciaboretzkylis2600.blogspot.com/2010/10/muddiest-point-for-week-8.html

http://christyfic.blogspot.com/2010/10/muddiest-point-for-october-25th-class.html

Thanks.

Week 7 Muddiest Point

I'm pretty new to the tech side of computers. I've certainly used them for most of my life, but even the thought of learning something as simple as HTML is exciting and new to me. Given the speed with which computer-related technology evolves, I'm wondering if HTML is still widely used. If it's been around long enough that I'm finally learning how to use it, does that mean that something else (XML?) has taken over?

Week 8 Reading Notes:

Week 8 Reading Notes:

W3Schools Site

I was really excited to see this site. I have no experience actually using HTML beyond editing a myspace page when I was about 15, and so I was just a little apprehensive about Project 6. This site definitely lightens the load, so to speak.

I have to say that I was pretty surprised at how easy HTML is to use. Whenever I think of any computer language (markup or not), I think of a terrifying compilation of what might as well be squiggly lines or Sanskrit. It’s far more logical than I thought it would be, which is evidenced by the symmetry of tags…

Wired webmonkey cheatsheet:

I had a very similar reaction to this site. I’ve always felt that there’s a pretty large ‘insider/outsider’ gap when it comes to computers—that is, you either know how to use them or you don’t. You either now programming/tagging languages or you don’t, and you necessarily need an expert to teach you how to use them. Kind of like playing jazz. Suddenly, I see that’s not the case.

I can see this really coming in handy for Project 6.

Beyond HTML:

This article gives a fascinating example of the need for organization and standards when developing a product. We’ve read a lot about folksonomies and the idea that systems of organization can develop themselves organically through user-generation of data, but it’s clear that this approach doesn’t work in many situations. As was stated in the article, when all library liaisons created their web content according to only their own standards, the overall site was just a mess…

I also wanted to say that the idea of HTML is the basis for content guides, but it doesn’t define the boundaries of what they can be. It’s entirely up to the creator and the way the creator sees the community that will be using the library guide.