by: Villanueva, Candy G.
Source:
Villanueca, C.G. Promote productivity through safe computer use. 2001. Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 13, 2005 p. 9**
Abstract:
The use of computer can cause the user pain and discomfort. Several body parts like the wrists, neck, back and eyes can feel pain and discomfort when using computer. Several ways of preventing pain and discomfort is enumerated in the article. Changing background color of the computer can reduce eyes strain. Changing mouse, placing the keyboard in the position and practising touch typing can prevent strain in the wrist and hands. Pain in the back can be address by having the right height for the chair, having a backrest, and observing straight and proper sitting position.
What I have learned?
1. I have learned that there are several factors that cause pain and discomfort in using computer.
2. I have learned that we should follow the proper sitting position while using the computer.
3. I have learned that we should not spend all out time in front of the computer monitor.
Implication:
The use of computer is a common thing nowadays. The risk of experiencing pain and discomfort is a possibility. This is true not only in the office but also in the computer stations that we have in the library. I think that we should also consider the comfort that our library users are experiencing. Library users can be persuade to continuously use the library if they fell that they have a place that they can stay comfortably.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Electronic evidence: e-mails come back to haunt companies in court
by: Verespej, Michael A.
Source: Electronic evidence: e-mails come back to haunt companies in court. (1998). Verespej, Michael A.. Industry Week/IW, 247(12). Retrieved September 17, 2009 from Ebsco http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=830939&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract
The article shows that e-mail is like a written memo but in electronioc format. Several instances wherein a company lost a court case due to some recovered e-mails was given in the article. It was further explained that email is not only found within the computer of the sender and the receiver, it can also be found in other computer for instance the computer hosting the e-mail server. The article also enumerated several measure in order for employers to avoid or reduce legal liabilities.
What I have learned?
1. I have learned that e-mail can be use in court and it can be a strong evidence.
2. I have learned that we should be careful in we write in our e-mails since what we have written could be use against us.
3. I have also learned that if I will be an employer, I should put a guidelines on how to use e-mails and also other electronic resources of the company.
Implication.
We librarian use e-mails in several ways, one is to answer queries of our clients and another is to disseminate new and timely information to our users. Upon reading this article I realized that a written rule or guidelines in using the electronic resources of the the library is essential. This rules and guidelines can be use to inform the user that electronic mail can be use in court. The article also made me realized that we should be careful in what we write and we should always report to the authorities all unwanted e-mails that we receive. We should also be observant in the way we answer e-mails since this could reflect the kind of service that we give to our clients. This e-mail can be used to prove whether we are doing our specified jobs or we are not working the way we should work.
Source: Electronic evidence: e-mails come back to haunt companies in court. (1998). Verespej, Michael A.. Industry Week/IW, 247(12). Retrieved September 17, 2009 from Ebsco http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=830939&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract
The article shows that e-mail is like a written memo but in electronioc format. Several instances wherein a company lost a court case due to some recovered e-mails was given in the article. It was further explained that email is not only found within the computer of the sender and the receiver, it can also be found in other computer for instance the computer hosting the e-mail server. The article also enumerated several measure in order for employers to avoid or reduce legal liabilities.
What I have learned?
1. I have learned that e-mail can be use in court and it can be a strong evidence.
2. I have learned that we should be careful in we write in our e-mails since what we have written could be use against us.
3. I have also learned that if I will be an employer, I should put a guidelines on how to use e-mails and also other electronic resources of the company.
Implication.
We librarian use e-mails in several ways, one is to answer queries of our clients and another is to disseminate new and timely information to our users. Upon reading this article I realized that a written rule or guidelines in using the electronic resources of the the library is essential. This rules and guidelines can be use to inform the user that electronic mail can be use in court. The article also made me realized that we should be careful in what we write and we should always report to the authorities all unwanted e-mails that we receive. We should also be observant in the way we answer e-mails since this could reflect the kind of service that we give to our clients. This e-mail can be used to prove whether we are doing our specified jobs or we are not working the way we should work.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Open Source Software
Considering open source software
by: Balas, Janet L.
Source:
Balas, Janet L.(2004). Considering open source software. Computers in Libraries, 24(8), Retrieved September 10, 2009 from Ebsco, Education Research Complete Database, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=14195864&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Adopting open source software (OSS) in library automation needs a lot of planning. Librarians need to consult different websites and resources to fully understand open source software. Some of the helpful site that discuss OSS are WebJunction, oss4lib web site, bibliography made by Brenda Chawner, Fedora Project website and UNESCO.
What I have learned?
1. Library automation can ba done using open source software.
2. There are a lot of open source software that can be use by the library example of which are KOHA, MyLibrary and DSpace.
3. Planning is an important part in library automation specially if we are considering the adoption of open source software.
Implication.
As much as possible we, Librarians, want to automate our library. We want to have our catalog, index and almost all our services made available electronically. It is not new to us that in automating the library we need to consider the budget. Budget for the software. Budget for the maintenance of the equipments. Budget for the library system. Budget for software upgrade. In a library with a huge budget this is not an issue, but what about our Baranggay libraries, the public libraries, the public school libraries? Let us not go further, what about the libraries we have in UP? With the small amount of budget we are given each year, the issue on automation may be hard to sustain. In the emergence of open source software we are now given the chance to choose from proprietary software and open source software. We are now give the chance to choose between expensive and free. Let us look at the example given to us by UP LIbraries, we have OSS from the iLib server up to the terminal use to access the OPAC. By using OSS we can save a lot of monetary resources and we can allocate this to other library service or material.
There are a lot of OSS a library can use. What we need is plan carefully in order to use them.
by: Balas, Janet L.
Source:
Balas, Janet L.(2004). Considering open source software. Computers in Libraries, 24(8), Retrieved September 10, 2009 from Ebsco, Education Research Complete Database, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=14195864&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Adopting open source software (OSS) in library automation needs a lot of planning. Librarians need to consult different websites and resources to fully understand open source software. Some of the helpful site that discuss OSS are WebJunction, oss4lib web site, bibliography made by Brenda Chawner, Fedora Project website and UNESCO.
What I have learned?
1. Library automation can ba done using open source software.
2. There are a lot of open source software that can be use by the library example of which are KOHA, MyLibrary and DSpace.
3. Planning is an important part in library automation specially if we are considering the adoption of open source software.
Implication.
As much as possible we, Librarians, want to automate our library. We want to have our catalog, index and almost all our services made available electronically. It is not new to us that in automating the library we need to consider the budget. Budget for the software. Budget for the maintenance of the equipments. Budget for the library system. Budget for software upgrade. In a library with a huge budget this is not an issue, but what about our Baranggay libraries, the public libraries, the public school libraries? Let us not go further, what about the libraries we have in UP? With the small amount of budget we are given each year, the issue on automation may be hard to sustain. In the emergence of open source software we are now given the chance to choose from proprietary software and open source software. We are now give the chance to choose between expensive and free. Let us look at the example given to us by UP LIbraries, we have OSS from the iLib server up to the terminal use to access the OPAC. By using OSS we can save a lot of monetary resources and we can allocate this to other library service or material.
There are a lot of OSS a library can use. What we need is plan carefully in order to use them.
Friday, September 4, 2009
LIS 260 Field Trip
Destination IRRI.
We left UP around six in the morning. The trip to IRRI is part of our class in LIS 260. I have to admit this was my first time to go to IRRI. Although we left UP in such and early time, we still encountered some traffic along the way, but generally the trip was fast and smooth. We arrived 15 minutes before nine just enough time for us to have a quick breakfast. After the lightning fast breakfast we went to the IRRI library. The librarians there was great and very accommodating they prepared a presentation for us to listen. From the presentation I have learned that the library system currently being use by IRRI is Millenium. This library system is one of the best in the field and it is also one of the most costly library system. The system would cost you millions. After the presentation the librarians gave us a tour of the library. The collection of IRRI generally consist of materials relating to rice.
The library also use several Web 2.0 technology in providing service to their clientele. Some of the technology they are using are instant messaging, email, and web conferencing. They use instant messaging and web conferencing in providing reference service to their clients. Their document delivery is done using email.
The three things I have learned:
1. It is really good to use Web 2.0 technology in providing library service. It facilitates faster communication between the librarian and the client.
2. As librarians we must be resourceful in order to serve our clients better.
3. I have also learned that a library system is a tool that we should invest since this will facilitate the information retrieval between our clients and our collections.
Reflection:
Same as other library, the IRRI library is also competing for funding and for its continuous service to its clientele. In order to continuously serve our clients we should be innovative and resourceful. The trip has also motivated me to further study IT in order to be more useful in the institution I'm working.
We left UP around six in the morning. The trip to IRRI is part of our class in LIS 260. I have to admit this was my first time to go to IRRI. Although we left UP in such and early time, we still encountered some traffic along the way, but generally the trip was fast and smooth. We arrived 15 minutes before nine just enough time for us to have a quick breakfast. After the lightning fast breakfast we went to the IRRI library. The librarians there was great and very accommodating they prepared a presentation for us to listen. From the presentation I have learned that the library system currently being use by IRRI is Millenium. This library system is one of the best in the field and it is also one of the most costly library system. The system would cost you millions. After the presentation the librarians gave us a tour of the library. The collection of IRRI generally consist of materials relating to rice.
The library also use several Web 2.0 technology in providing service to their clientele. Some of the technology they are using are instant messaging, email, and web conferencing. They use instant messaging and web conferencing in providing reference service to their clients. Their document delivery is done using email.
The three things I have learned:
1. It is really good to use Web 2.0 technology in providing library service. It facilitates faster communication between the librarian and the client.
2. As librarians we must be resourceful in order to serve our clients better.
3. I have also learned that a library system is a tool that we should invest since this will facilitate the information retrieval between our clients and our collections.
Reflection:
Same as other library, the IRRI library is also competing for funding and for its continuous service to its clientele. In order to continuously serve our clients we should be innovative and resourceful. The trip has also motivated me to further study IT in order to be more useful in the institution I'm working.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
open access and libraries
Open Access and Survivable Libraries
by: Crawford, Walt
Source:
Crawford, Walt. Open Access and Survivable Libraries. EContent, Jun2005, 28(6), Retrieved August 7, 2009 from Ebsco http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s8h&AN=17216697&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract:
The article mention several overlapping ideas about open access. One of the overlapping ideas mention was that scientific researches should be made available to all those who would benefit from it. The article also illustrate that open access could also threaten several businesses that earn from selling copies of already published article.
What I have learned?
1. I have learned that nowadays scientific, technical and medical journals cost a lot.
2. I have learned that research authors don't necessarily earn from publishing a research paper but rather they earn by being able to communicate to a wide range of readers.
3. I have learned that open access have a lot of advantages, for me the most important is that it allows researcher from small research institution or by themselves to access the latest scholarly literature.
Implication:
I am currently working in a library that can readily avail of paid subscription to journals. The issue of open access may not be a question. But having an open access journal integrated to its collection of subscribed journals is a plus. The use of subscribed journals is limited within the walls of the campus. Unless you are given the username and the password for the subscription then you cannot use it outside the campus. The beauty of open access is that you are not bounded by walls in order to access the journals. Open access can supliment the subscribed journals so that when the library user does not know the username and the password for a subscription then they have other means available for them to do their research.
by: Crawford, Walt
Source:
Crawford, Walt. Open Access and Survivable Libraries. EContent, Jun2005, 28(6), Retrieved August 7, 2009 from Ebsco http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s8h&AN=17216697&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract:
The article mention several overlapping ideas about open access. One of the overlapping ideas mention was that scientific researches should be made available to all those who would benefit from it. The article also illustrate that open access could also threaten several businesses that earn from selling copies of already published article.
What I have learned?
1. I have learned that nowadays scientific, technical and medical journals cost a lot.
2. I have learned that research authors don't necessarily earn from publishing a research paper but rather they earn by being able to communicate to a wide range of readers.
3. I have learned that open access have a lot of advantages, for me the most important is that it allows researcher from small research institution or by themselves to access the latest scholarly literature.
Implication:
I am currently working in a library that can readily avail of paid subscription to journals. The issue of open access may not be a question. But having an open access journal integrated to its collection of subscribed journals is a plus. The use of subscribed journals is limited within the walls of the campus. Unless you are given the username and the password for the subscription then you cannot use it outside the campus. The beauty of open access is that you are not bounded by walls in order to access the journals. Open access can supliment the subscribed journals so that when the library user does not know the username and the password for a subscription then they have other means available for them to do their research.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
IR Interface
Strategic Help in User Interfaces for Information Retrieval.
by: Brajnik, Giorgio ; Mizzaro, Stefano ; Tasso, Carlo ; Venuti, Fabio
Source:
Brajnik, G., et. al. (2002). Strategic Help in User Interfaces for Information Retrieval. Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 53(5), Retrieved July 23, 2009 from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=6645212&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract
The article is about the use of strategic help by collaborative coaching in a knowledge based system named FIRE. Strategic help aims to guide the users find relative documents about their query. The study shows that, with the help of strategic help, the users was able to find documents related to their query. Strategic help also made their searching faster and it gave the users different searching method.
What I have Learned?
1. In an information retrieval system the interface should help the user solve the problem at hand.
2. I have learned that it is better if the interface of an information retrieval system could give the user some form of advice on how to maximize their search.
3. i have learned that the interface of an information retrieval system should be able to give the users different ways to search the information database.
Implication:
it is true that searching an information retrieval system(IRS) could be very difficult, specially if the user is not familiar with it. It is also frustrating for the user, if after sometime, he/she will not be able to retrieve the information he/she is looking for. IN my work, I have encountered several students who, despite their use of the library system, was not able to find the information they need. If this kind of system can be implemented in the library this could help the researchers retrieve the information they need. This type of system could make the researcher go to the library instead of consulting google for theie information need.
by: Brajnik, Giorgio ; Mizzaro, Stefano ; Tasso, Carlo ; Venuti, Fabio
Source:
Brajnik, G., et. al. (2002). Strategic Help in User Interfaces for Information Retrieval. Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 53(5), Retrieved July 23, 2009 from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=6645212&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Abstract
The article is about the use of strategic help by collaborative coaching in a knowledge based system named FIRE. Strategic help aims to guide the users find relative documents about their query. The study shows that, with the help of strategic help, the users was able to find documents related to their query. Strategic help also made their searching faster and it gave the users different searching method.
What I have Learned?
1. In an information retrieval system the interface should help the user solve the problem at hand.
2. I have learned that it is better if the interface of an information retrieval system could give the user some form of advice on how to maximize their search.
3. i have learned that the interface of an information retrieval system should be able to give the users different ways to search the information database.
Implication:
it is true that searching an information retrieval system(IRS) could be very difficult, specially if the user is not familiar with it. It is also frustrating for the user, if after sometime, he/she will not be able to retrieve the information he/she is looking for. IN my work, I have encountered several students who, despite their use of the library system, was not able to find the information they need. If this kind of system can be implemented in the library this could help the researchers retrieve the information they need. This type of system could make the researcher go to the library instead of consulting google for theie information need.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Library + Web 2.0 = Library 2.0
Reading Assignment 3
Library .0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implicatrions for libraries
Jack M. Maness
Source:
Maness, Jack M. (2006). Library .0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implicatrions for libraries. Webology, 3(2), Retrieved July 2009, from http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html
Abstract
Library 2.0 is the integration of web 2.0 technologies in the web-based services and collections of the library. There are four essential elements that characterizes Library 2.0, these are user-centerednes, gives multi-media experience, socially rich and communally innovative. In Library 2.0, Libraries can take advantage of web 2.0 technology like synchronous messaging, streaming media, blogs and wikis, social networks, tagging, rss feeds and mashups.
What I have learned?
1. The theory of Library 2.0 is user-centered and user-driven.
2. Library 2.0 can be used to enhance the web-based services of the library.
3. Using Web 2.0 technology in the web-based library services, libraries can easily reach out to its clientele.
Implication:
The library is a venue for the community to gather and exchange thoughts, ideas and other information. In the advent of the Web 2.0 and its application to the libraries this purpose of the library, to serve as a venue for the community, is again raised another level. This time the library will not only cater to those who went to the library. The library will be able to serve all walks of life wherever and whenever. In the emergence of Library 2.0, libraries will open its doors to its users. As the main characteristic of Librarry 2.0 is that it is user-centered and user-driven.
Library .0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implicatrions for libraries
Jack M. Maness
Source:
Maness, Jack M. (2006). Library .0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implicatrions for libraries. Webology, 3(2), Retrieved July 2009, from http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html
Abstract
Library 2.0 is the integration of web 2.0 technologies in the web-based services and collections of the library. There are four essential elements that characterizes Library 2.0, these are user-centerednes, gives multi-media experience, socially rich and communally innovative. In Library 2.0, Libraries can take advantage of web 2.0 technology like synchronous messaging, streaming media, blogs and wikis, social networks, tagging, rss feeds and mashups.
What I have learned?
1. The theory of Library 2.0 is user-centered and user-driven.
2. Library 2.0 can be used to enhance the web-based services of the library.
3. Using Web 2.0 technology in the web-based library services, libraries can easily reach out to its clientele.
Implication:
The library is a venue for the community to gather and exchange thoughts, ideas and other information. In the advent of the Web 2.0 and its application to the libraries this purpose of the library, to serve as a venue for the community, is again raised another level. This time the library will not only cater to those who went to the library. The library will be able to serve all walks of life wherever and whenever. In the emergence of Library 2.0, libraries will open its doors to its users. As the main characteristic of Librarry 2.0 is that it is user-centered and user-driven.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Reading Assignment 2
Etiquette online: from nice to necessary
by: Preece, Jenny
Source:
Preece, Jenny (2004). Etiquette online: from nice to necessary. Communications of the ACM, 47(4), Retrieved July 10, 2009, from ACM Digital Library. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=975817.975845&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=44995121&CFTOKEN=58596251
Etiquette online: from nice to necessary
by: Preece, Jenny
Source:
Preece, Jenny (2004). Etiquette online: from nice to necessary. Communications of the ACM, 47(4), Retrieved July 10, 2009, from ACM Digital Library. http://portal.acm.org/
Abstract
Internet users often encounter offensive online behavior. Some of these behaviors, as enumerted by an online survey, are sending spam, forwarding bogus virus warning, sending dumb jokes, typing in all caps or all lower letter case, lack of basic grammar and punctuation, including my email address in the CC: or TO: with a list of other email addresses, not editing email, including no hello and thank you, and poor use of formatting style. There are measures that can be done to address etiqutte problem, two of the most common are setting rules (often called Netiquette) and moderating discussion. Other measures that can be done are the use of role models, mentors, citizen regulation. There are also tools that can be use in addressing etiquette some of which are: filters, community tools, search and visualization tools and rating and reward system.
Whay I have Learned?
I have learned that there are measures that can be done to address online etiquette.
I have learned that unwanted or offensive online etiquette comes in different way.
I have learned that it is necessary for us to learn the proper etiquette in communicating because what is normal for us can be offensive to others.
Application / Implication
Netiquette or online etiquette should be properly obseve by all individual using the internet. We must consider that we are communicating with other nationality and what may be normal for us is rather offensive for them. In joining online communities we must first obseve how members of that community behave so that we can be familiar with etiquette they observed. Being ethical online is not only nice it also gives us respect and harmony.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Visualized Information Retrieval
Article title: Visualize the Perfect Search
by Carol Tenopir
Source:
Tenopir, Carol (2009). Visualize the perfect search. Library Journal, 134, Retrieved July 3, 2009, from ProQuest. http://proquest.umi.compqdweb?did=1666993261&Fmt=3&clientId=51710& RQT=309&VName=PQD
Abstract:
Serials Solutions, during this years' American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, introduced Summon. Summon is a searching service that retrieves materials from the entire library collection. Like Goolge, which is often used by students to search for information, it uses a simple search interface, a search box, and a powerful algorithm in retrieving information. Visualization allows the user to discover according to the lifetime work of Ben Shneiderman. In visualization approaches the interface choices uses the content of the database as a guide.
What I have learned?
1. After reading this article I learn that there is other way of retrieving information, in this article it is visualization, aside from using the one that we are familiar like the interface of Google.
2. I also learn that studies and researches are being done to make the retrieval of infornation from the library as easy as searching Google. One of the product of these studies is the Summon from Serials Solutions.
3. I have also learn that ease of use is one of the primary considearation of the users of information retrieval system. The other consideration are accuracy in retrieved information.
Application:
Visualization can be use in the library to further enhanced the retrieval of information. Using this approach we can be able to retrive a material even if the researcher only remembers the size and lenght of the book. Visualization can be integrated in the information retrieval system the library uses.
by Carol Tenopir
Source:
Tenopir, Carol (2009). Visualize the perfect search. Library Journal, 134, Retrieved July 3, 2009, from ProQuest. http://proquest.umi.compqdweb?did=1666993261&Fmt=3&clientId=51710& RQT=309&VName=PQD
Abstract:
Serials Solutions, during this years' American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, introduced Summon. Summon is a searching service that retrieves materials from the entire library collection. Like Goolge, which is often used by students to search for information, it uses a simple search interface, a search box, and a powerful algorithm in retrieving information. Visualization allows the user to discover according to the lifetime work of Ben Shneiderman. In visualization approaches the interface choices uses the content of the database as a guide.
What I have learned?
1. After reading this article I learn that there is other way of retrieving information, in this article it is visualization, aside from using the one that we are familiar like the interface of Google.
2. I also learn that studies and researches are being done to make the retrieval of infornation from the library as easy as searching Google. One of the product of these studies is the Summon from Serials Solutions.
3. I have also learn that ease of use is one of the primary considearation of the users of information retrieval system. The other consideration are accuracy in retrieved information.
Application:
Visualization can be use in the library to further enhanced the retrieval of information. Using this approach we can be able to retrive a material even if the researcher only remembers the size and lenght of the book. Visualization can be integrated in the information retrieval system the library uses.
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