Saturday, November 6, 2010

Week 9 - Reading Notes

Uche Ogbuji. A survey of XML standards: Part 1. January 2004.
Martin Bryan.  Introducing the Extensible Markup Language (XML)


Although XML name space creates a slight complication to XML schema it is very important because it promotes interoperability between different standards (such as Dublin Core, MODS, VRA). The name space lets content creators understand the definitions of elements and attributes from different sets.

Extending your Markup: a XML tutorial by Andre Bergholz

I thought this article was a little confusing because it did not have many examples; but reinforcement is important  so the more I read the better my understanding will be.

XML Schema Tutorial

The W3 school tutorial does a better job of explaining XML. I appreciate the layout, examples, and practice. 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Week 8 - Comments

http://maj66.blogspot.com/2010/10/css-tutorial.html?showComment=1288532406939#c4525885403806940906

http://lehlis2600.blogspot.com/2010/10/week-8-reading-notes.html?showComment=1288533008944#c1172117076805137998

Week 8 - Reading Notes

W3schools HTML Tutorial, HTML Cheatsheet, W3 School Cascading Style Sheet

These three tutorials/guides/cheat-sheets are fantastic for learning about HTML and CSS. They provide a good base of information, the examples are easily to understand, and the “try it yourself” portion was beneficial.  Understanding codes and definitions for me is important because I have a hard time remembering what they stand for; also learning about HTML is an important foundation for XML.

Goans, D., Leach, G., & Vogel, T. M. (2006). Beyond HTML: Developing and re-imagining library web guides in a content management system

This research paper reminds me of the importance for information professionals to have a good understanding of technology and web architecture. These skills are useful for small libraries because staff members wear many hats and updating library content will have to be accomplished by someone. Also your resume will thank you.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Week 7 - Muddiest Point

I have no muddiest point for the lecture on 10/25.

Assignment 4: Zotero and CiteULike

http://www.citeulike.org/user/sek80

My three topic areas:

  1. Fashion Design and Copyright
  2. Diet, Nutrition, and Health
  3. Higher Education, Cost, and Student Debt