astronomy

Michael Seadle

Michael Seadle is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Michael Seadle rather than just read about it. In short: Michael S. Seadle (born 1950) is an information scientist and historian.

Key takeaways

Michael Seadle belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Michael Seadle to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Michael Seadle from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Michael S. Seadle (born 1950) is an information scientist and historian. Until he retired he was a professor for digital libraries at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin. He was Chair of the iSchools from 2014 to 2016. In 2017 he became the Executive Director with a term until March 2020. In 2016 he became one of the founders of the Humboldt-Elsevier Advanced Data and Text Centre (HEADT Centre) at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Career He received a BA in 1972 from Earlham College, and then a MA in 1973 and a Ph.D in history in 1977, from the University of Chicago. His thesis was called Quakerism in Germany: the pacifist response to Hitler. He became a supervisor at the library of the University of Chicago and later an assembly language programmer, data base manager, and systems analyst for various corporations. From 1986 to 1987, he was a lecturer at Northwestern University. From 1987 to 1989, Seadle was assistant director of the Computer Center for Academic Computing and User Support Services at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and subsequently became assistant director of Library Technologies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Between 1992 and 1996, he was president of Seadle Consulting in East Lansing. In 1997 he obtained a Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan and received the Margaret Mann Award. From 1998 to 2006 he established the Digital and Multimedia Center Michigan State University library and became assistant director of the library. In 2006 Seadle became a professor at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt University, and in 2010 dean of the Faculty of Arts I. In 2012 the Caucus of the iSchool group chose him as chair-elect with a term beginning in March, 2014, at the iConference in Berlin. He is currently retired.

Books published Seadle, Michael, 2017, "Quantifying Research Integrity" (Morgan Claypool) Seadle, Michael, Chu, Clara, Stöckel, Ulrike, 2016, “Educating the Profession: 40 years of the IFLA Section on Education and Training” DeGruyter. IFLA Series.

References

External links

Michael Seadle's homepage at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science Digital+Research=Blog (Michael Seadle's blog about digital libraries and long-term preservation)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Michael Seadle

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Michael Seadle claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Michael Seadle before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Michael Seadle ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Michael Seadle

In research: Michael Seadle appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Michael Seadle in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Michael Seadle is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin, Earlham College alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Michael Seadle outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Michael Seadle in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Michael Seadle means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Michael Seadle in simple terms?

Michael S. Seadle (born 1950) is an information scientist and historian.

Why does Michael Seadle matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Michael Seadle?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Michael Seadle.