Word count: ca. 500 words OR between five and 10 minutes on video.
Due dates:
- Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.Friday, Feb. 25, 2022Friday, March 4, at 11:59 p.m.
THE THIRD REFLECTION IS CANCELLED!!! (Unless you’d like to improve your grade for the first two reflections.)
Identify a technical service that an information organization (e.g., library, archive, museum) could provide related to one of the topics we’ve discussed. For example: web hosting, data-wrangling help, collections data API, etc. Alternately, identify an existing technical offering that you think is cool. Technically, how could it be (or is it) accomplished? (You don’t need to go into minute detail; high-level description is OK. If writing about an existing service, you do not need to explain exactly how the service is accomplished; just do the best you can from available information.) What infrastructure would need to be in place to maintain the service? Would a typical organization need to make changes to its workflow? What expertise would the personnel who administer it need to have? Why, given all the competition for organizational resources, might this be worth doing?
For reflection no. 1: Please don’t freak out about this. It’s not worth freaking out about. As I explained several times in class, we will be generous in our grading of the assignment because we are aware it’s your first time doing this particular assignment.
Rubric
| Criterion | Description | Possible Points |
| Identify and describe a service. | Technical service is clearly identified and described fully and comprehensibly. | 20 |
| Identify technical features. | Technical requirements are described accurately, demonstrating the use of additional research if necessary. | 20 |
| Describe necessary infrastructure. | Infrastructure is identified clearly and fully, demonstrating thoughtful attention to necessary resources. | 20 |
| Describe workflow and personnel. | Workflow and personnel are identified clearly and fully, demonstrating thoughtful attention to necessary resources. | 20 |
| Explain why this is worth doing. | Discussion of the service’s place within organizational priorities is thoughtful, clear, and demonstrates an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of the technology. | 20 |
| 100 |