Web 2.0 technologies -SKYPE_

Skype is the fastest –growing communication service in the world, with more than 75 million registered users and more than 150,000 new users being added each day. Like the advent of e-mail, the skype phenomenon is changing the way we communicate. It’s changing how it organize communications and how it incorporate new technology into the patterns of our personal and professional lives.
For me skype is simple to use. It lets you reach out across continents, borders, countries, and time zones to make clear voice calls, send instant messages, transfer digital files, and make video calls almost any where in the world for free. You can also call people on their ordinary phones and cellphones for a fraction of the cost of a traditional call.
Skype is changing the way people think about communications. Because the Skype communication signals are carried over the Internet, the major costs associated with traditional phone systems are eliminated. And because the company isn’t controlling the amount of time you spend conversing, you can communicate for as long as you want.
And also, Skype it can change how people communicate. Because voice and IM are integrated into one application, you can quietly communicate back and forth with text and switch seamlessly to voice when it’s easier to talk than type. And it also provides an important sense of presence who is online and whether they are available so you know ahead of time whether someone is willing and able to communicate.


People use Skype in a variety of ways:


Family members on international business trips open Skype connections and leave them open so they can talk to loved ones back home anytime of the day.
Working parents use Skype to monitor activity at their homes.
Small development groups hold long international conference calls while sending instant messages IMs) and documents back and forth during the call.
Travelers in hotels, on international flights, or on cruises (which offer Internet connectivity) make calls for a small fraction of the price of a long- distance call.

“Strategies in Effective Searching of Information”

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Well it’s nice to be back to may former school where I was graduated elementary way back 1990 at JRC now JRU. At around 12:25pm I was already at multimedia room and I’m the early participant since no one was there so I just look around to former classroom at grades school.

The forum that I attended is “Strategies in effective Searching of Information” is very nice topic and I was expecting to learn more strategies like for instance:

Strategies for conducting research using internet include how to find information, browsing and using URLs.
An online reference tool to assist users with more effective and efficient searching.
Search strategies like Boolean logic, how to use it and search tips.
How to search the internet effectively without getting thousands of useless hits from which you have to find the one or two sites which contain the information you want.

This are the things that I was expected to learn from the speaker Dr. Resurreccion of Ortigas center Library Consortium (OCLC).

Again the topic is good and timely for us to understand more strategies in effective searching of information. May comment to our speaker Dr. Angelina P. Resurreccion of OCLC was:

· Dr. Resurreccion was to fast in her PowerPoint presentation and also she did not even discuss thoroughly the every topic that she present.
· The speaker keep on comparing the other organization like PAARL that she said more money than there organization in OCLC and for me it’s an ethical because some of us also are member of PAARL.
· The speaker did not explain vividly the concrete and relevant discussion which could I think is more beneficial to all participants because some schools are still using the traditional library services.
· I don’t think that the speaker is fully aware on her topic. Why? Because when three of us raise a question on her she didn’t answer it correctly.

MANAGING A WEB 2.0 STRATEGY

Author : Jones, Kim

URL : http://www.proquest/ umi.com

Abstract of the Article:

Web 2.0 is really starting to mean a combination of the technology allowing the customers to interact with the information. It enables organizations to engage with customers more directly, capturing community knowledge which can be used to enhance products. And it will support business itself through improved team communication and collaboration.

Three things I learned from my reading assignment:

First, an interactive website such as web 2.0 can give prospective customers another way to interact and make contact with you. And whether through live chat or feedback or comments on you blog. You have the opportunity to make contact with a new person and encourage communication.

Second, the internet is no longer solely the domain of the technical expert. With the increase in user friendly interfaces, it is now possible to get involved even if you are limited technical knowledge.

Third, the internet users are no longer just look and read pages they want to interact, leave comment, upload music or photos and be involved in the internet community.

Implications of the new things I learned to my work and to me as a person:

A web 2.0 technology has made it much easier for as to communicate, social and collaborate across boarder. With the use of technologies I will be able to keep up with the profession in an organized fashion.

THE COMPUTER COMPONENTS

Author : Murdock, Everett

Publisher : From the book: Computer Today!
(Irvin,; Chicago, 1995) p. 12-15

Abstract of the article:

To understand the different components of computer is to know what is inside of it and its functions such as the fixed disks or hard disks, diskettes, central processing unit (CPU)
Magnetic tape drives, CD-ROM drive, keyboard, mouse etc. The central processing capabilities of the computer, a computer system is actually an integrated set of computing components that’s explaining the program instructions and data are stored.

Three things I learned from my reading assignment:

First, every parts of the computers components is very important like input devices this are used to convert information from a form used by people into a form that is useable by computers so today there are many different ways to get information.

Second, another important part of computer that I’ve learned is the central processing unit (CPU) because CPU can be thought of as the brain of the computer it directs most of the computer’s information – processing activity.

Third, computers are now used to enhance our ability to communicate with each other. And computers system includes devices that are used to get information into the computer. The input devices transfer information out of the computers in a form usable to the people and the other sides of it are output devices.

Implications of the new things I learned to my work and to me as a person:

There were lots of things I have learned that a computer is an electronic device used to process information. It is this function of the computer that placed it at the center of our transition from the industrial period of our society to the information age. Today, we encounter computers in almost every aspect of society. Computers are highly visible in such profession as librarian, archivist, education, etc.

Beyond BOOLE: The next logical step

Author : Davis, Charles H.

URL : proquest.umi.com

Abstract of the Article

Much database searching is based on the principles of Boolean logic. Even the online public access catalog (OPAC) is now providing the keyword Boolean searching. Most people are now comfortable with the use of “and”, “or” and “not” logic of online searching and appreciate this feature whether they are searching locally or accessing a library through the internet. But the perfectly good Boolean logic can lead to enormous retrieval sets given the sizes of research libraries and specialized databases. To give general and straightforward solution to the problem is little known technique called weighted-term searching which is an extension of Boolean counterpart. It can be used with either controlled vocabulary or free-text searching and with inverted or uninverted files. Furthermore, it is superior to Boolean logic because it can rank output in decreasing probable relevance. The method described here can be used profitably in any field by search intermediaries or end users who wish to employ techniques more sophisticated than those afforded by simple Boolean coordination.

Three things I learned from my reading assignment:

First, I learned that most people are comfortable with the use of “and”, “or” and “not” logic of online searching and even online public access catalog now provide the keyword Boolean to expand our search.

Second, aside from the used of Boolean search, I find techniques that more sophisticated than those afforded by a simple Boolean coordination, it is the weighted-term searching which is the extension of Boolean counterpart.

Third, I also learned the new terms of searching and the proper use of it.

Implications of the new things I learned to my work and to me as a person:

I am now familiar with the used of Boolean search and the techniques that will make our search successful.

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FROM THE INTERNET: AN EVALUATION OF THE TOOLS

Author : MONICA BRINKLEY and MARY BURKE

Publisher : Internet Research: Networking Applications and Policy . Vol. 5 No. 3, 1995 ( MCB University Press) p. 3-10


URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com_insight_viewcontentdervlet_filename=_/
published_emeraldfulltextarticle_pdf_1720050301

Abstract of the article:

The article gives an assessment of the principal tools available for the Information Retrieval system of five internet servers particularly Archie, Gopher, Hytelnet, WAIS and the World Wide Web. The study concentrates on the evaluation of the user interface and search software for each of the aforehead tools. Promising perspectives among the tools on the information retrieval were cited but expected a lot more to offer in the future.

Three things I learned from the reading assignment:

First, to know the basic techniques in information retrieval such as Boolean Logic and other IRS tools are important especially in our profession. To be aware of the different terminologies and evaluating irs (such as different search software , user interface, help facilities, menus and command, etc.) will lead you into easier access of information you are searching.

Second, is the difference between menu-driven and command-driven interface and its importance of information retrieval. We are basically in familiar of using the menu–driven interface in searching in which menu items fits logically into categories and have readily understood meaning. Being familiar with the command-driven interface offers a faster more powerful and flexible solution which is particularly attractive to each users. Knowing this two may help the users to manipulate their searching to find the right information you need.

Third, is not to isolate yourself in one type of IRS because there’s a lot of other system that will surely have ready solutions in our searching needs.

Implications of the new things I learned to my work and as a person:

Being aware of the different tools in information retrieval will be a great help me to know choices and techniques on how to find the information and our users needs.