It’s Thursday, and for me the semester is beginning to wind down. There’s been a lot to do, especially in my digital libraries course. One of the things that keeps me centered in this whole digital libraries movement and my education in it is this image, a cover by Dan Clowes for The New Yorker:
Archive for the ‘Digital Libraries’ Category
November 3, 2010
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The Semantic Web
By Jason W. Dean in Cataloging, Digital Libraries, Librarianship, Library, TechnologyThis idea of the semantic or linked web is a concept I have been wrestling with over several months. It’s a concept I see bandied about regularly in American Libraries, but I think it’s something few people outside of the programming and IT world take the time to familiarize themselves with. As a librarian, I [...]
September 28, 2010
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How to Open a New Book
By Jason W. Dean in Books, Culture, Digital Citizenship, Digital Libraries, Digitization, Library, ReadingThis has been floating around the internet for a while, and I’d like to share with you some thoughts about the image and why it has such interest now. First, though, here’s the graphic:
September 1, 2010
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What is a Digital Library?
By Jason W. Dean in Digital Libraries, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, SchoolAs I discussed earlier this week, my final semester at Syracuse as an MSLIS student started on Monday. During the course of the semester, as I have done in the past, I want to share with you discussions that arise from class, as well as questions that come to mind. This week, I (and my [...]
August 9, 2010
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Books and Literacy in the Digital Age Article Thoughts
By Jason W. Dean in Books, Digital Libraries, Librarianship, Library, ReadingAs you have surely read now, as a part of my ALA membership, I get the American Libraries magazine every month. While in Lubbock, I finished up the latest (August 2010) issue, and had some thoughts on one of the articles: Books and Literacy in the Digital Age, by Ralph Raab I must admit that [...]
