Challenge #4

So it was fun learning a bit more about Google. I knew about a lot of the everyday tools, but was pleased to find more out about the company itself, particularly it's commitment to diversity and inclusion as described in their Mosaic blogpost.

Catching Up: challenge #3

Nice to know what's available through GVRL. I accessed a couple of the references: "Contemporary Poets," and "The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World." For the poetry resource, I looked up Mark Doty and found some solid information. For the other resource, I was looking for information on the fall of Granada in 1492, but found only general information scattered throughout a series of articles in the encyclopedia. I would really like to access some primary materials on that topic, particularly on the Muslim perspective of the Reconquista.

The translation function is nice and it was useful to compare the print and electronic resources using the Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever. I looked up "Miller's Crossing," and found entries in both versions to be identical.

Listen NJ

Listen NJ gave me lots of difficulty, but I was finally able to download and listen to Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend," which I'd been meaning to read ever since seeing "The Omega Man," back in the day. I found it interesting that neither "The Omega Man," the earlier, "Last Man on Earth," or the recent Will Smith vehicle, "I Am Legend," fully capture the novel.

Challenge 2

For challenge #2, Sharon Osborn presented a Powerpoint of her vacation trip hiking to New England. We watched it in the small meeting room near PR.

I presented a slideshow of my trip to Spain in the Boardroom to Christine Matteo and Sharon Osborn. I'm happy to report I had no difficulties setting up the laptop and projector.