Module 4 Concept 32

When thinking about the Internet as a Virtual Library as per the question raised in Concept 32 - Virtually a Library?, it would seem to be a difficult analogy to liken the two. Libraries have their own organised systems and hence allow people to search, normally, with pin-point accuracy for what they are looking for. As the internet is a decentralised entity in it's own right, there is no definitive categorization in place, hence the need for a more skillful approach to searching for the information that one is endeavoring to find.

Those who publish and make information available on the web, all have many differing and contrasting ways in which they can make their sites, blogs, articles etc available for searching and locating. Therefore, a wide and varied knowledge of searchable techniques and tools are required, quite often requiring a different approach for each search, dependant on the searchers goal and the type of information they are seeking. Being aware of how to maximise the categorizability of information for publishing on the internet, is important to attracting as wider audience as possible and in making the information easier to locate.


Web Resources:

"Internet Communications Concepts Document." http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_a/scripts/serve_home (accessed April 18, 2007).