This online experience was great. I worked at my own pace and was able to manage my time a lot better this summer session thanks to this Library 3 class. Although this was not my first online class- I have taken math, film, food and nutrition- I still found this class challenging (in a good way). I prefer online classes because the class just passes by so fast! It doesn't even seem confusing to me at all. I get the help that I need from professors whenever I need it and I feel like I learn the material as well in a face-to-face class. I prefer the format of this class and would not want to add anything else. For example, I learned a lot from the various assignments-more than if I would have exams every week like other online classes. I think online classes are easier to get through, because everything is layed out for you ahead of time. The challenging part is meeting the deadlines, because we can get so comfortable postponing our homework to the next night. Eventually, we might even forget to do it, or something might come up and we cannot submit an assignment by the cutoff time. If a face to face workshop would have been offered, I would not have attended.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Blog Reflection 4
Information Competency is the ability to recognize the need for information, know where to obtain information, and then choose the proper source and retrieve appropriate information. Once that is done, then it is necessary to organize, analyze, and synthesize the information. Finally, a person must then use and communicate that information.
A rapidly changing environment is characteristic of today's life. Information competent people have learned how to learn. They know how information is organized, how to find information and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. To me, having information competency is very important because if people have it, then they are people prepared for lifelong learning because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision that presents itself.
I feel that I am an information competent student and after this course is over, I will continue to improve your information competency skills by keeping up with the latest reference tools and websites.
A rapidly changing environment is characteristic of today's life. Information competent people have learned how to learn. They know how information is organized, how to find information and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. To me, having information competency is very important because if people have it, then they are people prepared for lifelong learning because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision that presents itself.
I feel that I am an information competent student and after this course is over, I will continue to improve your information competency skills by keeping up with the latest reference tools and websites.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Blog Reflection 2
I certainly believe that libraries are still useful today as they have been in the past. Libraries nowadays are supplemented by online resources, so it conveniently benefits us as students. This online class has really made me realize that there are many aspects to libraries and the resources they provide for us are priceless. Just because almost every student in the United States has access to the internet, this does not mean our need for libraries have gone out the window. We need them more than ever to keep our youth more in touch with literature and research methods.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Assignment 2:My Library Visit!
Cerritos Public Library
18025 Bloomfield AveCerritos, CA 90703
(562) 916-1350
http://menu.ci.cerritos.ca.us/
I decided to visit the Cerritos Public Library and I was amazed at how great it was. I was not expecting it to be so modern and up-to-date. The City of Cerritos poured millions into renovating this library and it was well worth it. It is sometimes known as the Cerritos Millennium Library or the library of the future. It opened to the public sometime in 2002 and it cost a cool $40 million to construct. It was one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the nation that featured three stories of modern-day amenities including 200 brand new computers, 1200 public accessible internet ports, over 300,000 books, museum quality displays, multiple modern conference rooms for use of meetings and/or studying, and ultra-comfortable study halls. The library also features a 15,000 gallon salt-water fish tank that divides the main lobby and the children's room, a scaled down t-rex replica fossil, a scaled down modern space shuttle, custom designed hand-blown colorful glass sculptures, and much more. It's got a huge aquarium, awesome children's section, a pretty good collection of multimedia, all the periodicals and a great theme setup for each section of the library. It's actually motivating to study here. The place looks golden in the setting sun thanks to the multi-million dollar titanium exterior. It is so awesome for Cerritos. The huge in-wall aquarium was my favorite part, which is probably good for hours of entertainment. Then the children's section has a T-Rex skeleton, a huge tree canopy, a night sky and lighthouse, it's great for kids. Everything in that section is kid-sized. There is a large and abundant selection of books, novels, and even media. It's clean and very quiet- just what you'd expect from a library. It is perfect for large group sessions as long as you reserve the conference style rooms. Second floor is mostly non-fiction and reference, but they also have a large computer lab-style area.This would be a highly recommended as a tourist attraction, but maybe not for study hall. The Good part about this library is that it's huge, pretty, and quiet. They have almost every book for casual reading, instructional, and reference. They also let you borrow videos and other media for free. There are also private study rooms (which you have to reserve beforehand) and plenty of desks as well as computers.The bad part about this library is that the employees there are very uptight. They yell at you for moving chairs, moving tables, sitting two to a computer, talking, sitting on the floor, etc. So beware of the blue-shirted staff. In addition, the Cerritos Library also offer story times to kids, and they even have a banquet room called the Skyline room upstairs if you want to throw a party or a wedding. The Skyline room can accommodate 140 guests and it overlooks the Performing Arts Center.
I do have to say, I tried studying here in this beautiful library, but sort of had a hard time. It's kind of echo-y because of the tile floors and them blasting excerpts of the Sound of Music by the entrance of the library. But, I guess if you put yourself in that study mode, it will be alright.
18025 Bloomfield AveCerritos, CA 90703
(562) 916-1350
http://menu.ci.cerritos.ca.us/
I decided to visit the Cerritos Public Library and I was amazed at how great it was. I was not expecting it to be so modern and up-to-date. The City of Cerritos poured millions into renovating this library and it was well worth it. It is sometimes known as the Cerritos Millennium Library or the library of the future. It opened to the public sometime in 2002 and it cost a cool $40 million to construct. It was one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the nation that featured three stories of modern-day amenities including 200 brand new computers, 1200 public accessible internet ports, over 300,000 books, museum quality displays, multiple modern conference rooms for use of meetings and/or studying, and ultra-comfortable study halls. The library also features a 15,000 gallon salt-water fish tank that divides the main lobby and the children's room, a scaled down t-rex replica fossil, a scaled down modern space shuttle, custom designed hand-blown colorful glass sculptures, and much more. It's got a huge aquarium, awesome children's section, a pretty good collection of multimedia, all the periodicals and a great theme setup for each section of the library. It's actually motivating to study here. The place looks golden in the setting sun thanks to the multi-million dollar titanium exterior. It is so awesome for Cerritos. The huge in-wall aquarium was my favorite part, which is probably good for hours of entertainment. Then the children's section has a T-Rex skeleton, a huge tree canopy, a night sky and lighthouse, it's great for kids. Everything in that section is kid-sized. There is a large and abundant selection of books, novels, and even media. It's clean and very quiet- just what you'd expect from a library. It is perfect for large group sessions as long as you reserve the conference style rooms. Second floor is mostly non-fiction and reference, but they also have a large computer lab-style area.This would be a highly recommended as a tourist attraction, but maybe not for study hall. The Good part about this library is that it's huge, pretty, and quiet. They have almost every book for casual reading, instructional, and reference. They also let you borrow videos and other media for free. There are also private study rooms (which you have to reserve beforehand) and plenty of desks as well as computers.The bad part about this library is that the employees there are very uptight. They yell at you for moving chairs, moving tables, sitting two to a computer, talking, sitting on the floor, etc. So beware of the blue-shirted staff. In addition, the Cerritos Library also offer story times to kids, and they even have a banquet room called the Skyline room upstairs if you want to throw a party or a wedding. The Skyline room can accommodate 140 guests and it overlooks the Performing Arts Center.
I do have to say, I tried studying here in this beautiful library, but sort of had a hard time. It's kind of echo-y because of the tile floors and them blasting excerpts of the Sound of Music by the entrance of the library. But, I guess if you put yourself in that study mode, it will be alright.
Blog Reflection 1
Blog Reflection 1:
I feel that I am definitely learning useful information in this class. I like that the instructor gives us interesting websites that we can skim through, like the Gutenberg Project website with all the free e-books. I do not think I would have ever come across it on my own if she hadn’t mentioned it. Also, I had never researched an online database-at school or anywhere else! This will be great practice for me, especially when the time comes that a professor assigns me a research project. Although this is not my first online course, I can honestly say that this particular class is a breath of fresh air. I am challenged, but at the same time, I do not dread logging on to do the work like I did with previous courses. I like that assignments have a lot to do with my interests and my thoughts, instead of writing down facts and answering essay questions. So far, I really like that all assignments are due on Sundays. Like that, I know exactly when to work on things. In other classes, deadlines were completely random and were not evenly spaced out. Here, I feel confident about turning my work in on time. Overall, I hope my classmates and I do very well in this LIB 3 course. Good luck to all!
I feel that I am definitely learning useful information in this class. I like that the instructor gives us interesting websites that we can skim through, like the Gutenberg Project website with all the free e-books. I do not think I would have ever come across it on my own if she hadn’t mentioned it. Also, I had never researched an online database-at school or anywhere else! This will be great practice for me, especially when the time comes that a professor assigns me a research project. Although this is not my first online course, I can honestly say that this particular class is a breath of fresh air. I am challenged, but at the same time, I do not dread logging on to do the work like I did with previous courses. I like that assignments have a lot to do with my interests and my thoughts, instead of writing down facts and answering essay questions. So far, I really like that all assignments are due on Sundays. Like that, I know exactly when to work on things. In other classes, deadlines were completely random and were not evenly spaced out. Here, I feel confident about turning my work in on time. Overall, I hope my classmates and I do very well in this LIB 3 course. Good luck to all!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
My first blog ever!!!
Hello Class! My name is Luis Lara and this is my first blog ever! I didn't even know that just anyone could start a blog. For some reason, I thought a person needed to be super internet savvy to start up one of these things. I was pleasantly surprised it was so easy to do. It all took me just a couple minutes! I like learning new things everyday, so this is right up my alley. I am also glad that I was able to navigate the course website- I feel like I will learn a lot here. I do not know of any blog websites, but maybe if someone told me some of their faves, I am sure they would sound familiar. However, as of right now this is all very new to me.
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