DTC 356-01 ALPHABETIZATION & ITS DISCONTENTS
DTC 356-01ALPHABETIZATION & ITS DISCONTENTS
INFORMATION IN SPACE
• In physical space, some things are nearer than others • Physical objects can only be in one place at a time • Physical space is shared • Human physical abilities are limited • The organization needs to be orderly and neat
Five Rules of “Hacking the physical.”
THINK, PAIR, SHARE
List ethical issues raised in the Information in Space prologue.
• What makes these issues ethical?
• Why are they important?
• How can we apply them outside of retail contexts?
THE NEW ORDER OF ORDEREIM CHAPTER ONE
discovery vs. finding
“But discovering what you want is at least as important as finding what you know you want.”
“I’M LOOKING FOR THE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE STORY”WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Everything has its places
Digital (2nd order) tools mimicking the affordances of physical collections.
What is your collection about? (Remember exercise from last week.)
How many things can your collection be about?
First order of order
piles, shelves, physical collections
Second order of order
lists, catalogs, databases
Third order of order
???
finis
(for now)