Skip to main content
<< >>^
BLC Annual Meeting
April 12, 2007
<< >>^
<< >>^
Query:
Sociology of Education
<< >>^
LCSH:
Educational Sociology
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
Numbers
• Over 200 million Americans have internet access
(source: Internet World Stats and Nielsen/NetRatings)
• 94 million Americans use the internet
on an average day
(source: November 2005 Pew Internet Project report)
• 80% of US internet users believe the internet
is a reliable source of information
(source: November 2004 Pew Internet Project commentary)
<< >>^
Vs. Search Engines
Source: OCLC Report 2005
<< >>^
Q A
<< >>^
}Q A
distance
<< >>^
Challenges
• Usability
• Findability
• Remixability
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
Facets? Facets!
<< >>^
Facets? Facets!
<< >>^
Facets? Facets!
<< >>^
Facets? Facets!
<< >>^
Facets? Facets!
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
“Bagged Products”
<< >>^
<< >>^
Search Engine: 89%
Where does research begin?
Source: OCLC Report 2005
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
Don’t tell anyone!
This isn’t what we’re
supposed to be
working on.
“
”
<< >>^
<< >>^
HTTP
HTML
first web browser
first web server
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
application
& business logic
database
Old World
<< >>^
application
& business logic
database
Old World
database
+
application
+
business logic
all mixed up
<< >>^
databaseapplication
business logic
API
<< >>^
databaseapplication
business logic
API
Remixable Model
<< >>^
<< >>^
<< >>^
Questions?
Extend the discussion:
casey@scriblio.net
http://MaisonBisson.com