Friday, September 10, 2010

HELP!

Oh, my goodness!

Is it just me, or has anyone else struggled with the Week 2 readings? I've read and re-read, trying to make some connections to my public library world. I know why these 3 pieces fit in the context of our class, but I am having difficulty grabbing onto anything to discuss.

Looking forward to the class's collective and individual wisdom.

6 comments:

  1. Kathy, I am having a hard time getting through them too! The Braman one to me is a lost cause. Vaidhyanathan made the most sense to me, but for the most part, I think they are talking about copyright laws and the people who research them? Maybe someone else can explain it better!

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  2. From what I gathered about the readings, the authors were stating their opinions/research on the effectiveness, implication, and implementation of copy right laws. However, it was very challenging without first reading the copy right laws themselves. I believe each of the authors was intentionally writing for an audience who knew these laws thoroughly. At least, that’s my two cents.

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  4. It's not just you. Some of these readings (particularly Braman) would be difficult to get through even if you had some idea of their original context. Without it... I think we are all going to be clinging to Vaidhyanathan.

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  5. Folks, take a look at what some of your classmates found in the readings. The idea is to get a sense that not only are notions of "policy" complex, but that we are still struggling to get our arms around a concrete understanding of what "information" is! And, given the fact that there very well be multiple meanings, takes and frameworks to view these issues (as some of your colleagues listed in their posts), how do we, as a society or as people engaged in _making_ policy, in some cases, come to understand the choices that we make?

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