Sunday, November 9, 2008
9th November 2008 [Sunday] 2:14pm
I'm guilty of not posting an update earlier, but oh well, I hardly have the time to do so, especially with my terribly packed schedule.
Main Topic:
~ Practical 3
=> Activity 4: Include Site Feeds into personal Blogs
I have to briefly reflect on lessons learnt from this practical by answering questions below :
a) Whether I was impressed by google’s search functions/features? Why?
b) How I feel about participation in discussion forum? Is it helpful for my research? Do I feel anxious about talking to others I do not know?
c) Why must I do citation and bibliography?
Answers for the questions are as follows:
a) Indeed I was impressed by google's search functions, and in fact i still am. It is really amazing how the search engine is able to operate based on boolean operators and sieve out relevant information that i desire from the enormous World Wide Web. Many of the search results were relevant for my search, and even if they weren't, a change of keywords would yield even more search results. With such a strong search engine, there is a high chance of finding what i set out to find.
b) Originally i felt rather edgy and restrained about participating in a discussion forum. The other parties on the forum are mostly people that i do not know or have not met before, and therefore, an air of awkwardness lingers in the air. However, with the internet as a virtual barrier, the discussion forum definitely beats having to meet up face to face for a real-time discussion, which can be even more frightful and embarassing. I felt anxious communicating with people that i do not know, but I know that this will eventually be resolved because there is always a first time in making friends.
c) I understand that doing citation and bibliography is important as it recognizes the original authors for their work and effort and it also identifies them as the original producer of the work. However, things like royalty-free content often makes me confused as to why some things require acknowledgement while some things do not. Is it because of mankind's materialistic nature, or the craving for fame and popularity, or to mark something that they have worked hard on as their own? I feel that it is more of a recognition of efforts and hardwork than for the popularity and fame. That is why there are still many works that have been uncredited because those people work for the masses and do not ask for fame.
Dear readers, what do you think about bibliography and citation? Or about the search engines? Please feel free to leave a comment or leave me a message on my tagboard, thank you.
Also please take part in the OLE-BB's discussion forum at
http://ole-bb.tp.edu.sg/Alternatively, it can be accessed via TP's student portal.
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