Before anything else, thank you, Jenny, for taking the time to respond. I put these posts out there with the thought, "maybe one person will find something interesting in this." I'm glad someone's out there.
Your first question is the easiest. Four more index cards come after Zeleny: R. Zelnik, J. Zeman, Z. Zeman, and B. Zilynskyj. (And maybe there will be more by the end of the year as I go through files.)
You're right, the .jpeg and .pdf files that result from using one's phone to digitize doesn't make the words in the files searchable as far as I can manage, but .doc files are searchable with the "good old windows search." :) Thank you for the Prezi idea, because I hadn't thought of using it that way, and I'll play around with it. And you're also right to day that I'm not about to give up the note cards, for more than one reason. One is, we know technology comes and goes and digitally formatted items can become "locked," that is, inaccessibly trapped in software or other technology. My note cards could go up in smoke or the ink could fade (though I try to use archival ink!), but software changes so much that I'm not willing to invest the time it would take to covert all the information in the note cards a digital system. Another is, some stuff is not available online, so hyperlinks, etc., don't apply. A final one for today is, (and your response sparked some questions for me, so thank you) wondering how memory works. When everything is digitally searchable, what is a person forced to commit to memory? I can't memorize all my note cards, but I like the experience of sitting with a source for a while and then reflecting on what I got out of it. And I like going through the note cards when I'm thinking about a project and stumbling across an author I'd forgotten about (and then I get to read my reflections on reading it earlier). When I need to search for something, I go to a library's database to get a good start, so I don't feel I need my own database. Maybe I'm showing my age here, and this is probably the result of my own quirkiness and suspicions / prejudices against the digital age's effects on how we use our brains, which I will undoubtedly assert more forcefully as I get older. :)
The topics cards are messy and ad hoc. As topics or projects occur to me, I start one. A big heading such as "Popular Religion" at the top with authors' names listed haphazardly below. Nothing fancy. But yeah, they're on the same large-size index cards.
Bless you for asking about Hannah and Rosie! And for noticing the cute hen butts! I got a little stuck there, but I think I know what to cover next -- and I know the ending, but I don't know how they get there yet. You've inspired me to work on it. Do you have any philosophies you think they should talk about?
I took a peek at your profile and all it says is that you teach evening classes. What do you teach?
What a relief that my humor is getting across. Thank you.
You cultivate creativity! That's so cool. There can never be enough of that. Does Prezi figure into your teaching? Prezi is a more powerful tool than I thought. You must use it a lot. Downloading like that could be really useful for a project, everything contained and laced together. (See what I tried to do there?)
I'd forgotten that Ferris had something to say about -isms, and something I completely agree with. And, well, John Lennon seemed to always have something interesting to say. I like exploring philosophies, but cannot bring myself to join any movement based on one (or more). I look forward to bringing Hannah and Rosie back to my "easel," thanks!
Who ARE you, Jenny? You don't use Prezi but you figured all that out anyway? Are you a superhero who solves problems for the fun of it?!
Seriously, thank you for the suggestions. I've had trouble with OCRs in the past because of Czech diacritics, but OCRs have probably improved and it's probably time to try again.
Great discussion originating from the lowly note card!
Before anything else, thank you, Jenny, for taking the time to respond. I put these posts out there with the thought, "maybe one person will find something interesting in this." I'm glad someone's out there.
Your first question is the easiest. Four more index cards come after Zeleny: R. Zelnik, J. Zeman, Z. Zeman, and B. Zilynskyj. (And maybe there will be more by the end of the year as I go through files.)
You're right, the .jpeg and .pdf files that result from using one's phone to digitize doesn't make the words in the files searchable as far as I can manage, but .doc files are searchable with the "good old windows search." :) Thank you for the Prezi idea, because I hadn't thought of using it that way, and I'll play around with it. And you're also right to day that I'm not about to give up the note cards, for more than one reason. One is, we know technology comes and goes and digitally formatted items can become "locked," that is, inaccessibly trapped in software or other technology. My note cards could go up in smoke or the ink could fade (though I try to use archival ink!), but software changes so much that I'm not willing to invest the time it would take to covert all the information in the note cards a digital system. Another is, some stuff is not available online, so hyperlinks, etc., don't apply. A final one for today is, (and your response sparked some questions for me, so thank you) wondering how memory works. When everything is digitally searchable, what is a person forced to commit to memory? I can't memorize all my note cards, but I like the experience of sitting with a source for a while and then reflecting on what I got out of it. And I like going through the note cards when I'm thinking about a project and stumbling across an author I'd forgotten about (and then I get to read my reflections on reading it earlier). When I need to search for something, I go to a library's database to get a good start, so I don't feel I need my own database. Maybe I'm showing my age here, and this is probably the result of my own quirkiness and suspicions / prejudices against the digital age's effects on how we use our brains, which I will undoubtedly assert more forcefully as I get older. :)
The topics cards are messy and ad hoc. As topics or projects occur to me, I start one. A big heading such as "Popular Religion" at the top with authors' names listed haphazardly below. Nothing fancy. But yeah, they're on the same large-size index cards.
Bless you for asking about Hannah and Rosie! And for noticing the cute hen butts! I got a little stuck there, but I think I know what to cover next -- and I know the ending, but I don't know how they get there yet. You've inspired me to work on it. Do you have any philosophies you think they should talk about?
I took a peek at your profile and all it says is that you teach evening classes. What do you teach?
-Jeanne
Jenny,
What a relief that my humor is getting across. Thank you.
You cultivate creativity! That's so cool. There can never be enough of that. Does Prezi figure into your teaching? Prezi is a more powerful tool than I thought. You must use it a lot. Downloading like that could be really useful for a project, everything contained and laced together. (See what I tried to do there?)
I'd forgotten that Ferris had something to say about -isms, and something I completely agree with. And, well, John Lennon seemed to always have something interesting to say. I like exploring philosophies, but cannot bring myself to join any movement based on one (or more). I look forward to bringing Hannah and Rosie back to my "easel," thanks!
Have an excellent day!
Jeanne
Who ARE you, Jenny? You don't use Prezi but you figured all that out anyway? Are you a superhero who solves problems for the fun of it?!
Seriously, thank you for the suggestions. I've had trouble with OCRs in the past because of Czech diacritics, but OCRs have probably improved and it's probably time to try again.
Great discussion originating from the lowly note card!