I'll admit, I enrolled in this subject because I had to. It did not sound interesting at all. It officially starts tomorrow, but I've been spending the weekend reading some of the introductory material and getting familiar with it all. I'm happy to say that my first impression is now changing. OK, to the lay person, surely no one seems to care what bibliographic standards are, but I've learned it's significance, and yeah, it sounds a little bit like me.
You see, bibliographic descriptions, from what I've learned in my 1 hour of reading, are so important because they are the key to us finding ANY information. It sounds like a thankless job, but so essential. I can't help but imagine what internet research and surfing would be like if information was not organized in the background. What would Google be? And what if there was no standard method of organizing all the information out there? Sounds chaotic to me. I mean, information organization is everywhere, so organizing all of this information whether it be in descriptions, keywords, or file management (e.g. websites, book in library, papers in your file cabinet, journal article in database, documents on your computer, categories or keywords in Delicious) is essential. I, for one, have yet to find a good keyword system for my Delicious bookmarks, which would explain why I don't use Delicious that much--but I love the concept. I suppose if I'm moving into the profession of information organization, I'd better get on that! My information is pretty organized in other areas though--really!
You see, bibliographic descriptions, from what I've learned in my 1 hour of reading, are so important because they are the key to us finding ANY information. It sounds like a thankless job, but so essential. I can't help but imagine what internet research and surfing would be like if information was not organized in the background. What would Google be? And what if there was no standard method of organizing all the information out there? Sounds chaotic to me. I mean, information organization is everywhere, so organizing all of this information whether it be in descriptions, keywords, or file management (e.g. websites, book in library, papers in your file cabinet, journal article in database, documents on your computer, categories or keywords in Delicious) is essential. I, for one, have yet to find a good keyword system for my Delicious bookmarks, which would explain why I don't use Delicious that much--but I love the concept. I suppose if I'm moving into the profession of information organization, I'd better get on that! My information is pretty organized in other areas though--really!
