Third order almost sounds like a plan for world semantic domination. I'm hooked. This skinny book gave me some big ideas about how my introduction to cataloging course will feed into the metadata courses I'll take. Gave me a bird's eye view (with some specific examples) of how the semantic web can b...
This book is a gem of a find. I get really irritated when I come across people who tell me how the internet makes us stupid. The author eviscerates that view point through anecdotes, context and trends. The author is good at providing the context around the nature of the philosophy of science and it...
Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory Of The Web was as philosophical as it sounds. The view of the web presented here is very abstract, focusing on the way the web has (according to the author) caused people to re-define fundamental concepts such as space, time and togetherness. I found a...
I have to return this book to the library, although I'm only halfway through. Will request it again. Need to read thoroughly and digest. "to get as good at browsing as we are at finding -- and to take full advantage of the digital opportunity -- we have to get rid of the idea that there's a best way...
Discusses the tricky idea of making all information available to all people at all times. Provides examples of current and potential information needs from a variety of areas (corporate, academic, social, archival, etc.) and how these organizations handle those needs (and how their handling could b...
Though this book made the rounds of the librarian blogs, I was not particularly impressed. Basically, the author says "digital good, print bad. Organization bad; chaos good." A few rips on librarians for the work they do. While it had some interesting historical notes, I honestly did not see the big...
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