Monthly Archives: September 2011

Reaction to CNBC’s “Inside the Mind of Google”

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Yuna Chong

I found the privacy issue the most shocking part of today’s video. I did not know that google stores all your searches. It was understanding that they use such information to evaluate their system and such, but it can be used to track people down and know the darkest secrets of a person. Especially, if you are using a google account, it stores your searches under the IP address and the user’s account. It made me think that I should think about what I enter into the search box before I search anything.

Despite the privacy stuff, Google has become part of everyone’s lives and influence the world and will continue to be for quite some time.

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The Google Video vs. Wikipedia’s article on Google

Posted on September 12, 2011 by erum.zubair

Although both, the video and Wikipedia, informed people about Google. each had different information regarding the famous search engine. I felt that video was much more detailed than Wikipedia in all the information that was seen throughout it. Some things that were seen in great detail in the video and were not really mentioned in Wikipedia were the corporate culture of Google and privacy problems Google may have. On the other hand, there were also some things that were seen in Wikipedia that the video did not consist of. For example, information about the influence of Google in China can be seen in the Wikipedia article.

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About the Catalog

Posted on September 7, 2011 by cl129792

Somethings that can be found in the catalog are:

  • Books, DVD, magazines, recordings, newspaper

Somethings that aren’t in the catalog are:

  • Journal, diaries, websites

Work of Fiction

Tittle: The Penultimate Peril
Author: Lemony Snicket
Call number: PS3558 .A4636 P46 2005
Location: Juvenile Collection
Status: Regular Loan
Due Date: On Shelf

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Class Activity: Using the Catalog to Find Books

Posted on September 7, 2011 by david.paradis

things that can be found: books, ebooks, archives, dvds, news papers, magazines journals

things that cant be found: popular magazines, websites

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Catalog- Sherif Elzanie

Posted on September 7, 2011 by sherif.elzanie

I found that I was able to find Electronic sources and books as well as their call numbers, locations and statuses however I was not able to find any websites or archival information.

Title: The Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka

Call number:PT2621 .A26 A26 2004

Location: City College

Due Date: Look On Shelf

Status: Reserve Loan

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Re: Using the Catalog to Find Books

Posted on September 7, 2011 by mazhar.buttar

The catalog can find novels, Textbooks, and other physical produced works but can’t find information that is posted exclusively on websites.

  • Title of the book – To Kill A Mocking Bird
  • Author of the book – Harper Lee
  • Call number for the book – PS3562.E353 T6 2006
  • Location for the book – Baruch
  • Status of the book – On Shelf
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Catalog Usage

Posted on September 7, 2011 by amanda.zeng

In the CUNY library catalog you can find books, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, DVDs, electronics resources, laserdiscs, sound recordings, and musical scores. You cannot find newly released textbooks/dvds/cds?

Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Call Number: PS3603 .O4558 H86 2009
Location: Staten Island – Stacks 3rd Floor
Status: Regular Loan
Due date: 9/14/11

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In class Assignment

Posted on September 7, 2011 by michael.alberti

Materials that can be found in the catalog are all types of books like novels, biographies, textbooks, etc. Materials that cannot be found are popular magazines.

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What materials can and can’t be found in the catalog.

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Ives

Using the CUNY Library catalog, you can find various things such as:

  • Variations of a certain book
  • Where the books are being held
  • The type of format that it’s in – whether it be books, sound recordings, DVDs, etc.
  • Subjects that are included within the book
  • The details of a book: publisher, year, status, call number, table of contents, author bio, etc.

Things that you can’t find consists of:

  • Themes in book?

Title: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare ; edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine
Call Number: PR2831 .A2 M68 2004
Location: Lehman College
Status: Reserve Loan

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Classwork-Library Catalog

Posted on September 7, 2011 by erum.zubair

The library catalog is certainly a very useful resource. There are many things that can be found in using the library catalog. The library catalog gives a great amount of information about books, DVDs, magazines, and journals.  It also gives the summary, genre, and call number of any book.

Title of the Book: Romeo and Juliet
Author of the Book: William Shakespeare
Call Number: PR 2831 .A2 L48 2000
Location: Stacks
Status: Regular Loan
Due Date: Look on Shelf

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