Week 6: Task 16: Library 2.0

Wow... this exercise definitely made me feel like a dinosaur!!! I remember being in Form 7 (Year 13 for the young ones among you) and taking an applied mathematics course. To write computer programmes back then (around the time of the ark) we had to punch holes out of numerous computer cards. They were then sent to a databank for processing. Several days later they would be received back with a computer generated printout of your programme. Generally at this point you would also find that there was a fault with your programming and that you had to repeat the whole sorry exercise!! Having watched the video clip illustrating the web 2.0 phenomenon I was amazed to see how quickly this process now is (for those who know what they're doing that is!!) Alterations are easily made without the painstaking necessity of returning to the beginning (a much better idea!). I also took a virtual tour of the Santa Monica Library - very impressive. Is amazing what can be achieved from the comfort of your own home!