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Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref name="a">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. "
Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref name="a">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. "


Challenges:


Exercises:  
:[[ Library: Exercise: Einstein vs. Edison ]]


:1. Read the article linked above. <ref name="a"/>
:[[ Library: Information systems ]]
:1.1. Do you retain all facts you have ever learned?
:1.2. How would you know if you have forgotten something?


:2. Read the National Park Service review of Edison. <ref>https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-gifted-men-who-worked-for-edison.htm</ref>
:[[ Library: Library vs. warehouse ]]
:2.1 There are two sides to the 'Edison story'. What motivation did the ones telling the story have?
:2.2 Would you prefer that your life be reviewed by the press or the park service?


:3. Einstein and Edison were geniuses who saw things differently and did things differently.
:[[ Library: Requirements elicitation ]]
:3.1 What products did each produce and how many people did each employ?
:3.2. Which model do you prefer?
:3.3. Give an example of a subject where you remember many facts about it.
:3.4. Are there professions where you hope they don't have to go to a book to find information as they service you professionally?
:3.5. How do you decide when to memorize, or when to use books?


:[[ Library: Implementation ]]


:4. Choice Academy has many books, some are owned and some are loaned.
:[[ Library: Improvement ]]
:4.1. How do you find information you need from books within the school library?
:4.2. Can you find the book easily?
:4.3. Can you find the information you need easily in the book?
:4.4. Is there a better way?


:5. Examine various library indexing systems.
=References=
:5.1 What do they have in common?
<references/>
:5.2. How do they differ?
 
:6. Select two search engines
:6.1. Select a book from the school library of interest.
:6.2. Select a piece of information/knowledge from the book that you think might not be available to the search engine.
:6.3. Search for your selection in both search engines.
:6.4. Report your result. Extra points if something in the book is not available to the search engine.

Latest revision as of 08:19, 22 July 2024

Title  : Library [∞]

Information technology/history

Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test[1] . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. "

Challenges:

Library: Exercise: Einstein vs. Edison
Library: Information systems
Library: Library vs. warehouse
Library: Requirements elicitation
Library: Implementation
Library: Improvement

References

  1. ↑ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/
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