Comments from Weeks 1 and 2

Week 1 Comments:

James McNeil said...

I agree with your response to Lynch's essay, in that Lynch's expectations are very difficult to achieve, and unlikely as of the present. Even so, the educational standards will need to be increased as technological development increases, and students in high school at some time in the future could have the same educational standards as undergraduate college students. Currently, this perspective may seem too idealistic, especially financially, although the technological education of younger generations is crucial to the improvement of societies internationally. In many nations, the United States included, the educational standards of technological skill acquisitions need to be increased for technological efficiency in societies, as well as societies themselves, to be ameliorated. High schools, colleges and universities across the world need to at least try to maintain concerted efforts to improve the advanced technological skills of students.

Your post was observant and interesting, and I wish to comment on more of your posts throughout the next several months.

September 2, 2010 5:50 PM

James McNeil said...

I agree with your response to the OCLC article's claim of people's format agnosticism by stating that older generations seem to have an affinity towards books as opposed to digital content. Libraries can benefit from preserving the past, as a means of educating younger generations with first-person experiences of articles and books from the past. It seems that one of the most important issues that both public and academic libraries must address is how to appeal to individuals with an increasing predilection towards digital content and information. Both public and academic libraries need to encourage individuals to become more fastidious in selecting information, and to be as objective as possible when obtaining content and information. Libraries also need to allow people to realize that libraries are still one of the most reliable sources of content and information to society, even though many libraries are slowly adapting to the shifts in content.

Your post was insightful and concise, and I am interested in commenting on more of your posts.

September 2, 2010 5:10 PM

Week 2 Comments:

James McNeil said...

After reading your response to the Moore's Law article, I believe that it would be interesting to see how much influence Moore's Law could possibly have upon other computer technological developments after the doubling of transistors has reached its limit. If the idea of "singularity" ever occurs within the field of computer technology, will Moore's Law still be regarded as being useful, or will it be considered obsolete?

September 10, 2010 4:32 PM

James McNeil said...

Regarding your response to the personal computer article, I believe that the information contained within the article should be taught to high school and undergraduate college students to a greater extent. It seems that students in many high schools are taught the basic elements of computer hardware and software, although the students are not taught this information in a truly applicable form. It may be that the basic high school computer classes need to become more strenuous, and teach the students more complicated details about computer hardware and software. By being more strenuous, these classes could allow many more students to become more technologically efficient, thereby contributing to the burgeoning knowledge of technological advancement throughout the world.

September 10, 2010 4:53 PM