My Experience using Live Bookmarks
My Live Bookmarks:
I chose two Live Bookmarks for Activity #4 in the Course introduction: Wired Technology Section and the New York Times Technology Section. I used to check only these sporadically, but since setting up the live bookmarks on every computer I use including my work computer, my home desktop and my laptop, I now check these feeds daily.
Effect of Live Bookmarks on my Online News Browsing:
Setting up Live Bookmarks has definitely heightened my use of the web for daily news because I am following headlines from multiple sources now instead of only browsing and reading selected articles from the New York Times. And I used to never read technology news, but now this is a major part of what I follow, so I’ve learned a lot. It has been beneficial for me to read this since it helps me relate to what we are discussing or learning about in our Introduction to Technology class. It’s also a great way to supplement the information we get from Professor Glogoff.
My Other Live Bookmarks:
Since completing this Live Bookmark activity, I have since added the following live bookmarks: the New York Times Science and Health sections, the Technician which is the student newspaper from North Carolina State University, Democracy Now, and the Christian Science Monitor.
I chose to add the New York Times Science and Health sections because I am taking a SIRLS Medical Online Searching class, and a major part of this is following current news about medical issues. My project in this class will be on type 2 diabetes, so it’s beneficial for me to monitor any breaking or current news about this disease.
I chose to add the The Technician because it is the student paper for North Carolina State University, where I plan to apply for a Library Fellow position after graduation. Since I’m not overly familiar with this school, I have subscribed to the paper’s feed so that I can learn more about the school and stay informed on their issues. I think this is a good way to get information on and to think about how a librarian could be involved with supporting these students, especially how library technologies could be of help.
I chose to add both Democracy Now! and the Christian Science Monitor because their news coverage is outside mainstream media and is a good way to get a more balanced media coverage of current issues. So reading these news sources along with reading the New York Times keeps me informed about breaking news as well as news analysis.
Live Bookmarks and a RSS Feed Aggregator:
Because I have so many Live Bookmark feeds now, I am interested experimenting with a RSS aggregator. I first learned about this service after reading about it in Fagan Finder. I think this service could be an excellent resource for monitoring news that is relevant to my classes so I have signed up for a free aggregator from FeedReader. Because I now have all these live bookmarks to view, I look forward to experimenting with Feedreader to find out more about adding specific resources, like my current Live Bookmarks. This would allow me to not only view the ones I currently subscribe to, but to also get an overview of all these other news sources for information.
I chose two Live Bookmarks for Activity #4 in the Course introduction: Wired Technology Section and the New York Times Technology Section. I used to check only these sporadically, but since setting up the live bookmarks on every computer I use including my work computer, my home desktop and my laptop, I now check these feeds daily.
Effect of Live Bookmarks on my Online News Browsing:
Setting up Live Bookmarks has definitely heightened my use of the web for daily news because I am following headlines from multiple sources now instead of only browsing and reading selected articles from the New York Times. And I used to never read technology news, but now this is a major part of what I follow, so I’ve learned a lot. It has been beneficial for me to read this since it helps me relate to what we are discussing or learning about in our Introduction to Technology class. It’s also a great way to supplement the information we get from Professor Glogoff.
My Other Live Bookmarks:
Since completing this Live Bookmark activity, I have since added the following live bookmarks: the New York Times Science and Health sections, the Technician which is the student newspaper from North Carolina State University, Democracy Now, and the Christian Science Monitor.
I chose to add the New York Times Science and Health sections because I am taking a SIRLS Medical Online Searching class, and a major part of this is following current news about medical issues. My project in this class will be on type 2 diabetes, so it’s beneficial for me to monitor any breaking or current news about this disease.
I chose to add the The Technician because it is the student paper for North Carolina State University, where I plan to apply for a Library Fellow position after graduation. Since I’m not overly familiar with this school, I have subscribed to the paper’s feed so that I can learn more about the school and stay informed on their issues. I think this is a good way to get information on and to think about how a librarian could be involved with supporting these students, especially how library technologies could be of help.
I chose to add both Democracy Now! and the Christian Science Monitor because their news coverage is outside mainstream media and is a good way to get a more balanced media coverage of current issues. So reading these news sources along with reading the New York Times keeps me informed about breaking news as well as news analysis.
Live Bookmarks and a RSS Feed Aggregator:
Because I have so many Live Bookmark feeds now, I am interested experimenting with a RSS aggregator. I first learned about this service after reading about it in Fagan Finder. I think this service could be an excellent resource for monitoring news that is relevant to my classes so I have signed up for a free aggregator from FeedReader. Because I now have all these live bookmarks to view, I look forward to experimenting with Feedreader to find out more about adding specific resources, like my current Live Bookmarks. This would allow me to not only view the ones I currently subscribe to, but to also get an overview of all these other news sources for information.
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