Assignment 3...I FINALLY DID IT!

As the cliche goes, "better late than never".

First, I thank Dr. He for allowing me to send in late assignments. I appreciate that.

I have been working on Assignment 3 for one month because I was determined to go to the end. Below, please find my URL for this assignment. Probably most of the Cohort 8.5 students are more advanced than I especially if you are an on-campus student. This is my first online curriculum and I have really been catching it. I live in Ohio and am unable to attend the campus. However, I FINALLY DID IT!

I am determined not to withdraw or drop-out. I am somewhat slower, but I am determined to finish this course. Now, I can continue with Assignment 6. I will be on campus this Saturday, November 1st, as mandated and I hope to meet Dr. He and Wan-Yin. Have a wonderful evening.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/Constancew/library

Most sincere,

Connie Williams

My Weekly Blog for week of 10-21-08

This is the week destined for HTML and Web Authoring Software. My comments on the required readings are thus:

W3schools HTML Tutorial was quite impressive as it easily shows you how to create your URL and begin your web page. I could not find webmonkey.wired.com; however, I will attempt to retrieve that article before this weekend. W3 School Cascading Style Sheet Tutorial was, also, impressive because it is just another format for creating a web page.

As for Beyond HTML: Developing and re-imagining library web guides..., the Georgia State University Library participated in a case study which has 30 web-based research guides developed by the subject liaison librarians there. This case study article covers the report on the content management system (CMS) they are utilizing, designed to manage these web-based research guides. As a result, this management system (CMS) met and exceeded the baseline expectations for the collection and management of content. This means "control" of the library website. However, this system (CMS) has not been adopted by academic libraries.

Have a great evening!

Connie Williams

My Virtual Shelves

I am pleased to say that I have COMPLETED Assignment 5, Virtual Shelves. Thank you for this experience. Once I understood the process, it was a piece of cake (for a change). Everyone have a pleasant evening. My URL is below:

http://pitt4.opacwc.liblime.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?viewshelf=17

Connie Williams

Last correction everyone!

LAST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has got to be the correct URL for my video.

http://screencast.com/users/cwilliams1/Folders/Jing/media/d33004cd-cac6-4b85-85a7-4677e129c973

I sure pray this works this time once and for all.

Connie

CORRECTION on my URL

Oops!

There is a correction on my URL. It is below:

http://screencast.com/t/rKvq61w71

Connie Williams

Connie's Blog

Well, Dr. He, per our email, I have once again attempted to work with Jing. I have captured my video pertaining to acquiring a computer and its benefits. I do not believe that my computer has a built-in microphone. However, the URL is below:

http://screencast.com/t/rKvq6/w71

It is 1:48am, Friday, and is well past my bedtime. Thank you for working with me.

Sincerely,

Connie Williams

Weekly posting, 10-07-08

It is quite amazing how things have changed in our society and how "stuff" works in our everyday living. In 1969, a great thing happened in our world...the "internet"! It is a global gathering of networks connecting and linking together in different ways, for different reasons. The name "internet" is derived from the words interconnected networks. The "internet" can do all sorts of "stuff" in the form of an infrastructure. It operates by an hierarchy and network access points (NAP). These networks cannot exist without access points, backbones, and routers whichmake communication available in a fraction of a second. The infrastructure also includes servers, ports, and hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Without this "stuff", there would be no "internet". Without the "internet", life would be primitive again. Though it has been said that the "internet" is not owned by anyone, however, it is monitored by The Internet Society. This group oversees the polices, principles, ethics, and protocols as we utilize the "internet" exclusively on a daily basis.

It was not meant to dismantle the Integrated Library Systems (ILS) as librarians fell in love with the web as a gateway to information. However, the web is in charge now. Librarians are dismantling systems by utilizing new modules and new technologies, merging the old "stuff" with the new "stuff".

The Brin and Page video was quite humorous! I enjoyed listening to these two brilliant young men who are co-founders of Google. Together, they explained as they presented the intermakings of Google, what it represents, and what it produces. Their descriptions, graphics, definitions were presented in lay terms whereby listening was made easy. Google is one of the best known search engines in the internet entity today. Personally, it is my favorite.

Connie Williams