50 minute Presentation on MetaData and My class In Copy Right Law

I guess it's about time I update people on the progress of my classes, and the reason why i haven't posted in a while. I'm an author, and I'm a student at the University of South Florida in now Media Specialist K-12 or I'll just get an MLS degree.

I dropped the Law Class, but I was learning a lot. I couldn't understand the readings, and the language in the reading was so dense with language I couldn't understand that I didn't want to mess up any more assignments. I messed up one, not because of my language but when I tried to explain what I got out of the assignment, it did not make any sense to the professor. So I dropped.

In my Organization of Knowledge Class So far I have a .94666666

I'm working on Library of Congress Subject Headings now. It's a tough subject. I just finished AARC2, and Access Points, Meta Data, and Authority Codes, and All the fields for cataloging. I got a 6 on one, and a 5.2 on the other. I"m waiting for the last grade which I know I did not pass with a 5.

I did my group presentation on the weekend, and I had to slow down my speech cause I noticed the time on the clock. I didn't want us to go under. It was a 50 minute presentation on Meta, and I did the Pro and Cons. It was a good speech I thought. I also got elected to press the button for power point. I don't know why either, it's easy to operate. But I'm short, so I didn't have a shadow.

I'm working on my next research paper, I'm 1350 pages into it. I have 5 sources. 2 from the books in class, and 3 scholarly journals from Wilson. It's for a 1600 word paper, and so now I'm just adding my problem two sections with more comments and examples with sample quotations from citation. Things I can't find, i delete. I used examples from our recent class as decisions on the topic. It's on the problems with the conflicting usages of MARCXML, MARC21, and MARC and with now the use of Dublin Core. I'm presenting it as a conflicting of search results from the consumers, with the librarians as well.

I'm using 2 books and 3 scholarly journals as supporting and conflicting evidence for against MARC. And now I'm looking for 3 scholarly journals for supporting and conflicting evidence against Dublin Core.

If you ever want a copy of my work, don't feel shy. I'm on http://stores.lulu.com/asag82

Arielle

Organization of Knowledge: Computers, the Internet, and the Multitude of Bias

I guess I should begin by saying, WOW. What I've been reading in my text and articles that I've had to index and abstract is nothing compared to what everyday people have read in the newspaper and online street editions that are people who speak from opinionated versions of the truths.

I read from people who read other people's work, and then write their opinion trying to be objective about what they are doing, and where they are going in what they are about to write, and what they are writing about.

The subject this week in the book and in my articles were: The internet, computers, history of documentation, the word documentation, how people watch the dictionary when words change meanings, and legal discourse into what should be kept a secret cause the government is trying not to censor what the latest geek squad is finding out in their Ph.D to become published with their latest findings, and then the government trying not to have the latest findings get into the hands of the terrorist.

I have to say, the first two days of school have been a whirl wind of emotion and all I can say BRING IT ON.

My major assignments are as follows:

I must provide a persuasive paper that is an argument to prove that an issue within the literature of something in the context of the class is wrong, and provide a solution to the case, in a research form.

I'm picking something humanities and the lack of literature sources, and lack of cataloging humanities subjects correctly, and trying with finding the answer, to come up with a solution within the guidelines of the class.

This week, I'm coming up with a question and purpose, now I must find the answer!

Organization of Knowledge 101

I'm taking a break from personal blurbs, and blurs. I'm going to start the next semester on August 25, and I'll be very busy with my work. 

I'll post valuable information for you to know about the different ways of organizing knowledge and documents. After this class in particular, I'll know more about cataloguing, and filing documents according to numbers, subjects, alphabetical, and a combination of all to give me a way into getting an internship at a library. 

After fall semester, I'll have 15 credit hours completed. 

Monday my professor posted the syllabus, and I made an AGENDA to schedule everything in. And depending on when the group project is due dictates when and what happens ultimately, but since my last name is Sag, i'm probably in group 3 or 4. 

I plan on starting my research for the paper at the end of september, and come up with my biblio before I even start writing, so I know what sources I'll be using, so I can return the books I won't use.

Since I'm staying on campus now, I'll be reading the sources before checking them out. I might even photocopy them, so I don't loose the book. 

But first i need to know the topics, and subjects I'll be searching out. I'm a master about library research!

Arielle