INLS
180 Day 21 Notes
Info is dependent on form and context and saving both is important (but difficult/impossible in latter case)
We
are in the business (process) or enhancing the amount of info and its value
Email
formality dependent on users’ view of the medium (e.g., verbal or written
comm.)
It
is tricky (impossible?) to apply scientific reasoning to human
relationships/emotions
Need
for standards to help us determine how formal/when formal email/IM/chat is
Other models of exchange besides economics? [love? Absolute authority?]
Info architect’s roles in social org/evaluation of materials?
Is an informal email a cue of how a person thinks of email or receiver? Combination? Can we know?
If a computer eventually handles on 1’s and 0’s, why do we need translations? [DNA is only base pairs, we need transcription for expression]
How to reconcile preservation with privacy?
Do richer models of social interaction improve institutions? Society?
What should a supervisor look for in reviewing a transcript of email reference sessions?
Are archives saving email? [Ollie North found out]
If we have a rationalistic model, can we automate social interactions?
2. Online
reference services
3. Finish
reading discussion:
Dewdney & Sheldrick-Ross
[Fiore]
4. One-minute paper
concept
What was the big point you
learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered
question you leave class with today?