How Internet Infrastructure Works
This was a nice overview of different components of the internet. I knew some of the things, but only in the sense that I knew they existed. This gave a lot of information, and I think it did a good job or presenting it simply.
Andrew K. Pace (2004). Dismantling Integrated Library Systems. Library Journal, 129(2), p.34-36.
This was pretty interesting. I never realized quite how many problems arose from the ILS. It seems to be something that just about every company has to deal with in some way (i.e. companies deciding whether or not to upgrade their technology, dealing with vendors, making sure different technologies are compatible, etc). I liked that Sirsi and Millennium were both mentioned - I've used both of these systems, so this helped me know the "characters" in this. I hadn't realized competition was an issue for ILS, either - somehow I'd just kind of assumed that the ILS stuff was always there, and hadn't realized what actually goes into aquiring an ILS and dealing with a vendor for it.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page on Google
I enjoyed this video quite a bit. These guys seem to really enjoy what they do, and it's nice that they do their best to create a work environment where their employees can enjoy what they do as well. I also think it's neat that they let their employees work on their own ideas and just see what they come up with.
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Do you think that letting people brainstorm at will could improve a library situation?
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed the video on the creators of Google and found their 'rule' about letting employees work on their own stuff very cool. It's a great way to encourage innovation and it's plainly working considering how many things they've released! More companies could probably take a hint from them.
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