How Internet Infrastructure Works, How stuff works article-
- global collection of networks, big and small, no one owns the internet
- internet society- non-profit, oversees policies that impact how we use & interact w/ the internet
- POP is place for local user's to access company's network
- Routers determine where to send info from one computer to another
- Internet backbone- fiber optic trunk lines, increased capacity
- IP (Internet Protocol) address- identifying # of machines on internet, language comp use to communicate over internet
- Domain name- maps text names to IP addresses automatically, intended for humans to be able to read, rather than computers
- URL- Uniform Resource Locator used to locate websites/emails
- Servers allow access to internet and information, clients request
- Machines use #'d ports to make services available
Dismantling Integrated Library Systems- journal article
- Encountering problems and issues in building and designing new library technologies. Want to build on top of system already created
- When libraries try to meet new needs, ILS can rarely accommodate
- ILS maintenance fees are cheap, however resistance for paying for development lack of technological adv. w/in traditional ILS.
- several research libraries built web-based solutions ILS didn't satisfy, hardly any completely integrate w/ legacy system
- Library standards are changing
Sergey Brin and Larry Page on Google- video
- show world's use of google
- google allows employees to use 20% of time to work on their own ideas- see where things develop (ex. Okurt, Google News, etc). How innovation continues in large company
- Do not accept money for use, but from advertisers
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