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Closed vs. Open, Free the Web?

When I was in graduate school, the web was a different place than it is today.  Some new technologies and concepts were cloud computing, RSS, and social networking.  Wikis had been around for years, but wikipedia had only just become popular.  It was a time of shifting paradigms and new toys.  Facebook had just gone public, previously only available to college students.  Much of the details were still a mystery to me, but I caught on quickly and wanted to learn more.  It seemed to me that all the new media sharing could only serve to make life easier and more fun; it was certainly helping me, anyway. Another subject that really interested me was cataloging and indexing.  As an emerging information professional, I felt it my duty to understand how knowledge and information has been organized up to this point.  Librarians had been responsible for organizing and disseminating information for the general public, and they had done a great job.  Using data schemes, like the Dewey Decimal

Job Searching and Wonting

Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day!  My outlook sharply contrasts with the dreary, cloudy day, because I have hope.  After 9 months of unfruitful job searching, I have finally been granted an interview.  Even though this is only a first interview via Skype, it represents much more than that; it represents hope of a promise of personal fulfillment.  It means I am not wasting my time.  It means my MLIS degree was not a waste, but a fruit from a tree which has been tended.  Well, sort of... I waver between chomping at the bit to get back to work, and putting more efforts into my bakery endeavors.  Coupled with my other responsibilities, these two dreams cannot exist simultaneously.  I feel like I'm an undergraduate again, torn between academia and my art studios.  So many general education classes are required, but a focus is also necessary.  Each discipline demands your full attention and devotion, yet leaves you sort of empty, not really fitting in anywhere, ev