Koha Assignment

http://upitt01-staff.kwc.kohalibrary.com/cgi-bin/koha/virtualshelves/shelves.pl?viewshelf=127

username: KML96 and my list is "Kaitlyn's Virtual Bookshelf"

This is literally a virtual peek at my bookshelf. Just a taste of the things I like to read in my spare time :)

comments 11/8

http://akulp2600.blogspot.com/2010/11/11-8-readings.html?showComment=1289070604662#c8639392765015257249

http://maj66.blogspot.com/2010/11/introducing-xml.html?showComment=1289070835985#c1252135401847837479

http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/11/unit-9-reading-notes_05.html?showComment=1289071442197#c2017988176669349682

reading notes 11/8

Intro to XML: Seems like more than an intro to me. I found this article quite confusing, except the parts that are similar to HTML, which I finally feel like I'm getting a hang of.
This part confused me:

"It is important to note, however, that XML is not

• • a predefined set of tags, of the type defined for HTML, that can be used to markup documents
• • a standardized template for producing particular types of documents."  Can anyone "dumb-down" this "important" note for me?
  
  Also, what is boilerplate text? I feel like I could use more examples
  
  
  Survey of XML Standards: Not much better. I'm still confused. I feel like that whole thing was over my head. I don't think I understand the difference or connection between XML and HTML.
  
  
  Extending Your Markup: The intro to this read my mind! I don't think the article lived up to the intro. I feel like I keep reading the same thing again and again, but not getting it. I don't understand the child/siblings bit.
  
  
  XML Schema Tutorial: I really like these tutorials. I think this was the most useful article of the bunch. It's still a strange concept to me, but I find the examples useful.

muddiest points 11/1

I'm curious about the https. Can that be used on any website? I noticed my gmail and the pitt webpage were automatically using it even though I never typed it in. Could I use it, for example, on my blog?

Comments 11/1

http://akulp2600.blogspot.com/2010/10/111-reading-notes.html?showComment=1288571809528#c7479278129100528335

http://maj66.blogspot.com/2010/10/w3schools-html-tutorial.html?showComment=1288572138087#c7869413967314783164

http://acovel.blogspot.com/2010/10/week-8-reading-notes.html?showComment=1288573372823#c1449101274520656019

reading notes 11/1

HTML Basic. This is an interesting site that explains the basics very simplistically. I like that they show you the actual HTML examples and how they look on a webpage while explaining the elements and attributes that make it up. It makes HTML very simple. I especially find the formatting interesting.

The cheat sheet has a lot of the information found in the HTML basic page. I think it would be a useful tool if I was writing a webpage! It is interesting to see all of the little tags that make up a webpage.

CSS is a little more complicated. It seems useful, but I'm not sure I understand how it is external. It sounds like the external CSS can be used for multiple pages and an internal one is used for a single page.

Beyond HTML. This article shows how useful a CMS is. The college I work at uses this and it is helpful that all the libguides are similar. I cannot imagine each librarian being forced to make their own with no training. This would make them extremely difficult to use. The CMS really levels the playing field for people that don't know how to write in HTML. I liked this article because it is a real life example of an issue libraries have. Thanks GSU for sharing!

Muddiest points 10/25

Can you explain the difference between a URL and PURL again? Why would someone prefer to have a PURL?