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Kirsten Rundquist: Annotations
In the case of good books,
the point is not to see how
many of them you can get through,
but how many can get through to you.
-Mortimer J. Adler
Books...are like lobster shells,
we surround ourselves with 'em,
then we grow out of 'em and
leave 'em behind, as evidence
of our earlier stages of development.
-Dorothy L. Sayers
A room without books is like
a body without a soul.
-G.K. Chesterton
Books are the quietest and most
constant of friends; they are
the most accessible and wisest
of counsellors, and the most
patient of teachers.
-Charles W. Eliot
A book burrows into your life
in a very profound way because
the experience of reading is
not passive.
-Erica Jong
A good book is the best
of friends, the same today
and forever.
-Martin Fraquhar Tupper
Books are hindrances to
persisting stupidity.
-Spanish Proverb
What we become depends on what
we read after all of the
professors have finished with
us. The greatest university
of all is a collection of books.
-Thomas Carlyle
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Annotation #1
Wagner, G.S. (2000). Future of education for
library and information science: views from Australia.
Education for Information, 18(2/3), 123-129.
Discusses library and information sciences in terms of boundaries
between and histories of the different disciplines.
Presents a bleak future for LIS schools.
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Annotation #2
Halbfinger, D.M. (2004). My laptop, my life. [Electronic Version].
Columbia Journalism Review, 43(3), 20-41.
Explores the inextricable infiltration of computers into every
aspect of life. Demonstrates that personal mementos, such as
family photographs, visits with relatives, and contact information
are lost if a laptop is lost..
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Annotation #3
Matlis, J. (2005). Supercomputers. [Electronic Version].
Computerworld, 39(22), 30.
Discusses a brief history of the supercomputer, from the IBM Naval
Ordinance Research Calculator to IBM's Blue Gene/L, slated to be used
for nuclear weapons simulations. Also mentions the supercomputer's
predominant use by governments, historically.
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Annotation #4
Desouza, K.C., & Hensgen, T. (2002). On information in organizations:
an emergent information theory and semiotic framework.
Emergence, 4(3), 95-114.
Discusses library and information sciences in terms of boundaries
between and histories of the different disciplines.
Presents a bleak future for LIS schools.
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Annotation #5
Swartz, N. (2005). Please, donĚt keep everything. [Electronic version].
Information Management World, 39(3), 18.
Cautions against companies saving every bit of information,
pointing out that that method is neither safe nor smart.
Points out that this method of information storage leaves companies open to fraud,
which can go undetected due to the excesses of data hiding anomalies.
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Annotation #6
Frame, M.T. (2004). Information discovery and retrieval tools. [Electronic version].
Information Services & Use, 24(4), 187-193.
Discusses the ways in which search engines recognize information on websites.
Describes how web designers must understand and fight against the familiarity
of search engines with certain metatags in order to avoid being dismissed or placed low on results lists.
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Annotation #7
Jaeger, P.T., McClure, C.R., Bertot, J.C., & Snead, J.T. (2004). The USA PATRIOT act, the foreign intelligence surveillance act, and information policy research in libraries:
issues, impacts, and questions for libraries and researchers. [Electronic version].
Library Quarterly, 74(2), 99-121.
Points out the difficulty of researching information policies with restrictions enforced by the USA PATRIOT Act.
Discusses information policy research in libraries, the history of information gathering in libraries, the effects of the Act on libraries and research.
Makes recommendations for dealing with these difficulties.
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Annotation #8
Shirabe, M. (2004). Measures of performance of universities and their faculty in Japan. [Electronic version].
Information Knowledge Systems Management, 4(3), 167-178.
Discusses the use of bibliometric indicators in research assessment. Warns against the illusion of objective research assessment.
Points out overlooked, but important factors: lack of citation of influences, biased citing, citations of secondary sources, citer motivation, variation in citation method.
Gives guidelines that must be met to achieve validity.
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Annotation #9
Aksnes, D.W., & Taxt, R.W. (2004). Peer reviews and bibliometric indicators:
a comparative study at a Norwegian university. [Electronic version].
Research Evaluation, 13(1), 33-41.
Compares peer reviews and bibliometric indicators as research assessments. Analyzes peer evaluations and describes bibliometric analysis.
Points out that peer review is not as concrete as bibliometric indicators, while bibliometric indicators can be misleading.
Argues that peer review and bibliometric analysis should be used in combination for the most accurate results.
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