Monday, October 17, 2011

Fourth Class

Information Retrieval...

Using Broder's Taxonomy of Web Search, 
In the web context the "need behind the query" is often not informational in nature. We classify web
queries according to their intent into 3 classes:
1. Navigational. The immediate intent is to reach a particular site.
2. Informational. The intent is to acquire some information assumed to be present on one or more web pages.
3. Transactional. The intent is to perform some web-mediated activity



Exercise:
1.Oxford University
  • Through Broder's definition, locating "Oxford University" would be classed as Navigational, because the immediate intent was to reach a particular site. 
  • If you were to use natural language and type "Can you find the website for Oxford University" the search results would be broader, because it will locate results with all or some of the words listed in the search eg can, you, oxford, etc. But it would specifically state that it cannot find the desired quote.






  • With Boolean Search, "oxford AND university" as well as "oxford OR university" in both google and bing results in the actual website for oxford university. "oxford NOT university" results in everything else related to "oxford" EXCEPT results related to the university.









  • With "-" and "+" the search results are similar, both generating results related to query with the actual university website as the first on the list.






  • Imputing the words "oxford university" would generate the desired location immediately.  
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This is as far as i got in class.. i'll post the others at a later date.



Monday, October 10, 2011

Third Class

Ok... Databases... say whaaaat?!?!?!

If i thought doing a webpage was challenging... WHAT is this... the lecture was good.. i understood everything he said.. and how he explained it... now practicals.... that's another story...

Maybe i'm just freaking out for no reason... i'm actually attempting the exercise now... so let's see how it goes... Ready.. Set... go :|

AAAAHHHHHH this was a bit more of a challenge... :|
mysql... did NOT agree with me...

OK... so i was able to log in... but

Second Class

Session 2 was a bit more intense... :|
Creating a web page was a bit challenging but i figured it out...<p></p> <a href=> </a> etc.... ahhh i thought my brain was going to explode after a while...

The lecture notes and examples were quite helpful and i do believe i shall now become a website developer... O_o... maybe not... but it's a thought...

Here's what i did in this class... My First WebPage it's basic, but hey...it's a start!! :)

Next week we're doing Databases... O_O... let's see how this goes...

Monday, October 3, 2011

First Class

So today in class we were told to start a blog and maintain this blog as part of our coursework. *yikes*
I may need to set weekly/daily reminders to myself to make sure I post frequently :|

The first Exercise we had to do in the lab I didn't quite understand it at first (i guess all the jargon was a bit intimidating at first ASCII and all that), but the actual practice of it made it less daunting. This is the result of my first exercise in the lab.

Monday, September 26, 2011

It all started...

So it all started while I was working at the Library in Holy Name Convent, POS. It was an eye-opening experience for me, this field called Library Science. I had no idea that it existed until I got to HNC 3 years ago.

Working in HNC Library as a Library assistant made me want to know more about the field and what I could potentially gain and thus implement within the School Library niche.

I decided to take a giant leap and apply for my MSc. Library Science at City University, London, leaving Trinidad and Tobago for a year and venturing "across the pond" :). So far the most common question i get is... " Library Science, what is that??"

Sooo, how about you get the answer to that question along with me, I'll be blogging about my courses and experiences while i also figure out what makes up Library Science!!!