I was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the readings for this module was an article from the National Literacy Trust which talks about how playing video games can apparently help promote literacy in youth and children. They claim that playing video games can help immerse young people in Read more
While I was browsing the student explorations in this module, I found the one talking about the Metaverse, Minecraft, and the Uncensored Library particularly interesting. As a longtime gamer myself, I have always felt that games, more so than books, TV shows, and movies, have the potential to deliver incredibly Read more
After seeing the many different ways libraries have integrated into the hearts of their respective communities through reading and watching the content for this module, I am reminded of just how important communities overall are to human beings. From an anthropological perspective, the ability of early humans to work together Read more
After having read, watched, and explored through the first few modules of the course, I was reminded of one of the key reasons why I first thought to apply to SJSU to study Library and Information Science. That reason was curiosity, and not just my own curiosity regarding the details Read more
Hello Everyone, My name is Nicholas and I am looking forward to learning about all the different ways libraries today can utilize emerging technologies to maintain connections with their respective communities. That is what got me interested in this class, as I believe it is important for libraries to embrace Read more