Category Archives: LIB1201

Media in the Digital Age

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Harpreet Kaur

In this reading John V. Pavlik talks about current digital innovations, for example blogs, peer to peer file sharing, and the digitization of television, radio, and satellites, and their positive and negative implications. This reading made me to think that … Continue reading →

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Pavlik, Media in the Digital Age

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jovi

The subtitle of Pavlik’s article reads: “New Technology and the Media:An Uneasy Alliance”. That leads me to think that technology and media have to constantly catch up to each other, through many advancing changes. It must be difficult, because it … Continue reading →

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Badke Chap. 1

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Bryan

When reading the first chapter of the book, Badke explains how knowledge or information was not available for everyone in past. Those who held control over knowledge and information were powerful authority figures or the wealthy such as the Christian Church … Continue reading →

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Chapter1 Badke

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ricardo

Chapter one: What drew my attention was ever since the thought of knowledge as a way to control the masses has been conceived (such as through religion) there has always been a select few that have been able to maintain … Continue reading →

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Information by Badke summary

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Alae Mito

Many people think they know what information is, but do we really? In the book Research Strategies by Badke he informs us what information really is. Information is something that is reliable, something that is up to date and current, … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading/blogging assignments for Thursday

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Anne Leonard

hi everyone, Thanks for a great first class meeting. If you did not complete and return the sign-in sheet, please do so on Thursday. On Thursday we’ll meet in our usual classroom, A543. We’ll cover a brief history of media … Continue reading →

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Welcome LIB 1201 students!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Anne Leonard

If you’ve found the course site already, congratulations, and welcome to the Spring 2013 semester. This semester we’re using Research Strategies by William Badke, 4th edition. It will be for sale in the college bookstore and is widely available second-hand for … Continue reading →

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