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
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