Hmmm...

I am confused as to what I am learning by some of the metadata assignments in this class. I feel like due to all of the technical difficulties everyone has, most of us are just motoring through, following the instructions as best we can, but I'm not sure we are gaining an appreciation for the practical use of what we are doing. At least I am not. Right now, I'm just trying to make sure the assignment is complete. I feel like for lessons and assignments to be useful we need to not only learn HOW to do something but WHY we do it, and I do feel like that component is missing in some of the assignments.

Not all - I do like the tagging websites and I really like EndNoteWeb and the Databases we can access through Pitt Library. There really is a wealth of information. But I don't understand why I've posted a list of abstracts into my Bloglines page. I thought Bloglines was for keeping track of blogs or news sites, where the data changes regularly. The articles I found through Scopus aren't going to change, right???? Clearly, I don't get it, and I feel like I am missing the point. If I had more time, I would try to research what I am supposed to be learning, but with so much going on, I'm trying my best just to get through.

Echoing earlier sentiments though, I do enjoy the class readings, especially all of the books we've read so far, and my peers are just awesome. More than one has saved my butt in these assignments!!!