Tuesday, November 14, 2006

meaning

meaning: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com: "Or did you mean: meaning (non-linguistic), meaning (semiotics), mean (in statistics), meaning (linguistics), Meaning (House episode)"

another good web page to read as a whole


Quotes:

For a large class of cases -- though not for all -- in which we employ the word meaning it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation. - George Eliot

For a large class of cases -- though not for all -- in which we employ the word meaning it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation. - George Eliot

anthropology

anthropology: Definition and Much More from Answers.com:

"# The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.

# That part of Christian theology concerning the genesis, nature, and future of humans, especially as contrasted with the nature of God: “changing the church's anthropology to include more positive images of women” (Priscilla Hart)."
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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Promoting WorldCat

Introduction [OCLC - WorldCat]: "the whole idea behind WorldCat, is a global library network that thousands of institutions rely upon because they have built it together over 30 years. Librarians and other information professionals continuously enrich and use this one-of-a-kind resource guided by the values of community, efficiency and trust, the same principles that motivated the creation of libraries themselves. These institutions join a larger community of libraries knowing it lets them better serve the people in their own local communities."

Promote your WorldCat investment [OCLC - WorldCat]: "Are your administrators or funding bodies familiar with your library's participation and visibility in WorldCat? Do your users know they can 'Find in a Library' from major Web search engines or WorldCat.org? When you build awareness of WorldCat with your patrons, you give your users a reason to come back to your library and your Web site for access to a unique resource. Below are materials that will familiarize your library's users with the WorldCat name and the capabilities it offers them."