Week 5 MLA Web 2.0

Week 5: Web Office Tools and respond to the following question: Is this the future of all software products? What do you think?

I think that is an exciting direction for sharing information and the cost of software programs. The idea of being able to share document without all the e-mailing back and forth would be great.

Also the idea of using software programs online rather than having them loaded on your computer would be great. Just think how the costs could go down for the average user. I think that we would have to contemplate how software would be paid for--would it leave others out?? Also what about issues of security--how do we know that others would not be able to hack into our information.

Another opportunity for this type of sharing would be medical records. Just imagine (after we have solved the problem of securing the information) that no matter where you are in the world with a computer and access to the Internet you could have access to all of your medical information. What an exciting possibility!

Another great lesson.

Week 4 MLA Web 2.0

Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?

I absolutely see ways that this can be used both personally and professionally. I plan to introduce this to some of the researchers that I work with who travel frequently and are not always able to access resources away from their "home computer." I am also planning a trip to Europe this summer and plan to use this to "bring" my online resources with me.

Great lesson.