Organizing Web Information

[Heath Rezabek]

On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Erik Jul wrote:

> The Web presents all manner of information to us through the same tiny window 
> of our Web browser, and if we are not careful, we forget that the relative
> value of Internet resources can vary greatly. 

True; however, imho, as web authors improve their craft and move past 
both the "Gee Whiz" phase as well as the "Buy Me" phase, the 
quality/craft of the material -- whatever the topic -- will improve.  
Once it does and as it does, it behooves us to keep track of it & provide 
access to it.  That also may mean tracking things now that aren't the 
caliber they *will* be in 3 years.

> It seems obvious to me that the more we care about a resource (based on
> whatever criteria for valuation we use), the more effort (of whatever sort)
> we exert to ensure its safekeeping and efficient discovery, access, and use 
> over time.

True.  Along those lines, nobody is saying that we can't focus our 
efforts on generating virtual archives to serve specific *groups* and 
*types* of patrons; but within those bounds, imho, everything seems 
worthy of consideration, and tracking.


          Heath M Rezabek  hrezabek at gslis.utexas.edu
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