Category Archives: OpenLab

Wrapping up!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Anne Leonard

The online documentation project is due by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Be sure to post the link to your project to our course site, and make sure that the project site is public. Please submit your self and … Continue reading →

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Countdown to the online documentation project & presentations

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Next week each group will present their online documentation project. If you have questions about any aspects of the assignments, please get in touch or refer to the project guidelines and presentation guidelines. Groups will present in the following order: … Continue reading →

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About next week, and a prompt for your final blog post

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Next week we officially meet on Monday, May 14 only. Classes are cancelled on Wednesday, May 16 for Reading Day, but the library’s e-classroom will be open for groups to meet and work together. Presentations will take place on Monday, … Continue reading →

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As you work on the Online Documentation project…

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Anne Leonard

As you and the other members of your group continue to work on the Online Documentation project, let me know if you have any questions about the assignment or encounter any issues setting up your projects on the OpenLab. The … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on process documentation

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Anne Leonard

A few of you have asked some questions about the blog post about process documentation due tomorrow, so I want to clarify what you should be looking for. You want to locate a manual, document, video, or other text- or … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading/blogging for Monday, March 26

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Today we got a late start because of the mysterious fire alarm, and in the time remaining discussed advanced internet searching and specialized search engines for scholarly content, such as Google Scholar, CiteSeer, Scirus, and Microsoft Academic. I hope you … Continue reading →

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Research Topic

Posted on March 20, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Creating and catering a research topic from a list of what the class has discussed over the past few weeks is a daunting task and intimidating knowing that I will be stuck with what I pick for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Search Engines

Posted on March 12, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Search Engines are a compilation of databases of information managed by millions to billions of people throughout the world — at least that’s how I thought they basically worked for everyone. That is until it was presented in class that … Continue reading →

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Charms of Wikipedia

Posted on February 20, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Wikipedia is one of the most common and general sources for information nowadays. But these information comes from unknown and anonymous people/sources all over the web, and with this in mind one may think or even doubt how reliable ‘Wikipedia’ … Continue reading →

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GATE KEEPERS TO SENTIENTS

Posted on February 6, 2012 by ragoo8111

In Medieval times or before, the ones who stood sentry outside the gates were the first casualties. They also served as a warning to us of impeeding danger, a valuable sacrifice for our safety. If we fast forward to present … Continue reading →

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