Greetings all! We interrupt our regularly scheduled program for a special “Keep Calm & Reflect” Week. Use the time to work on your Inspiration Report or Symposium entry. Action Items: Breathe. Meditate. Take a walk if possible. Please submit your blog URL for grading when you finish Post #5 Contact me: I am available for […]
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – when you finish your 5th reflective blog post please submit your blog URL to Canvas for assignment “Reflection Blogging.” Submit your top level URL for your blog. It might look like this: https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/thelibraryconnection/ That’s @ginamik 😀
Written by Michael Stephens
From Marie Østergård on Facebook: 54 kids, 9-12 year old and 4 adults on a 14 hour all night Readathon at Dokk1. They rocked the place! We didn’t get any sleep but got to see the library taken over by intense playing, reading, joking, running and much more. Who knew Dokk1 had so many places to […]
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – I’ve decided next week is “Keep Calm & Reflect” week. Work on your assignments and take time for yourselves to reflect on our class themes. Message me anytime with questions!
Written by Michael Stephens
This just in from a former #hyperlib student via email: I just wanted to say hello and let you know that I’ve been thinking about you and our class! I was doing my MLIS homework one day and came across a free California State Parks pass that was able to be checked out from the […]
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Hello all – I wanted to share that I did a talk at Edinburgh Napier University last Fall. It was for the Applied Informatics group in the School of Computing, Engineering, & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University’s Merchiston campus. It was a super fun presentation and discussion. I will share the abstract and […]
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Thanks to a former #hyperlib student for sharing this job posting from Douglas County Libraries. Take look at the competencies required below. I focused a lot on soft skills over the past few years and wrote a piece called “Soft Skills are Heart Skills” for PLA in 2019. What soft skills do you see embedded […]
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Michael Casey shared this video and article to explain more about the Open+ system. Where are they now? Gwinnett County Public Library: Magnifying access with open+
Written by Michael Stephens
Hello all – If you have time, you may want to give this AI fueled site under the google banner a try. Notebook LM “Podcast” Audio https://blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-audio-overviews/ With one click, two AI hosts start up a lively “deep dive” discussion based on your sources. They summarize your material, make connections between topics, and banter back […]