I have just completed my final assignment for ETL505 Describing and Analysing Education Resources. In many ways, it was much more difficult than I expected it to be (the final section, on the final question, of the final assignment, I just could not work out…
In Module 3 we were asked to read “Library Catalogues of the Future: A Social Space and Collaborative Tool?” (Tarulli & Spiteri, 2012). The article was extremely thorough in its exploration of the idea of making the library catalogue a virtual space where users can…
Module 1 was eye-opening to me in the importance of metadata in its creation, content, consistency, and accessibility. It was interesting to see the development over time of cataloging systems, particularly the massive impact of the internet. This was particularly well illustrated through the timeline…
After taking a break from study, I am apprehensively keen for the start of ETL505 – Describing and Analysing Education Resources. Have you ever seen the illustration of a jar filled with ping-pong balls? You say, “yes it’s full!” but then marbles are poured in…