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Liddy: How a Search Engine Works

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Jovi

I know the Internet, but not about the ‘intranet’. I know the prefix ‘intra’ has to do with ‘within’ a noun, in this case, the Web. Isn’t a finding engine and a search engine the same thing essentially? Document processors … Continue reading →

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Samuelson:Opening sccess to knowledge, Martin:The politics of research

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jovi

It is sad that Aaron Swartz has passed. He never told anyone why he downloaded millions of journal storage articles while at MIT. This is the downfall of having unlimuited access to knowledge online.  I did not know what the RSS … Continue reading →

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Ch.1 and Ch. 8, and the Preface

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jovi

Ch.1:  It makes sense that information “informs”; inform is the root word. Relevant and current are synonyms meaning up-to-date.  I did not know gatekeeping still exists. It should not exist because it prohibits important information from being accessed by people … Continue reading →

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