I found this article informative and very easy to understand. I thought it was interesting that a router must make sure not to clog the networks of “innocent bystanders” as it sends information from one computer through many others to its intended destination. Backbones are also interesting in that they connect multiple networks together. I also found the section on IP addresses to be informative. The deference between servers and clients seems pretty basic to understand, but I had never heard of the term “client” in this context.
2) Andrew K. Pace (2004). Dismantling Integrated Library Systems. Library Journal, 129(2), p.34-36. Full Text
This article discusses interoperability of Integrated Library Systems and the changes in ILS. It discusses the benefits of starting over and the costs that arise from starting over. I was glad to read that some librarians are creating the technology for online use instead of using vendors, even though the article states that it creates a problem with interoperability. These technologies are being put on the Internet as open source. We keep coming across the term open source in our classes, and this article shows how it affects librarians.
3) Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Inside the Google machine.
The beginning of this video seems to pertain the most to the first reading. I found the image of the Google searches that are made throughout the world to be interesting. I wonder what this image would look like today. Would there be many more searches in Australia today, three years after this video was created?
I would also like to see an updated graph of google searches, and could you imagine if they could isolate for specific demographics? I think it would be fascinating to know what subset of the population relies most heavily on their services throughout each region of the world. This may all be springing from the fact that if you watch enough of the Ted videos (as I clearly have) you will go crazy for graphical representation of data. I wish they would include information about the software they use in the closing credits.
ReplyDeleteI as well wonder what the Google map would look like today. I think because of the new formats such as Open Access, places like Africa and the Middle East have grown. I tried to find a current map that was shown during the video but could not find anything.
ReplyDeleteLoraine, I wonder if what they use is private software, built by themselves? Just as they built their own noise free projectors.
ReplyDeleteBrittany, I found it really interesting that Australia did not have a lot of searches happening because they have less people. I understand the middle of Australia is not populated, but I always thought the coasts had a lot of people. Anyway, I agree with you that three years later they would in general have much brighter light beams(aka more searching).