Hyperlinked environments refer to where innovation and connection work together to improve library services. All information grounds and library and information science grounds can be considered hyperlinked environments when they embrace the fundamental qualities of hyperlinked libraries. In this reflection blog, I will analyze the ways in which school libraries have embraced emerging technologies and trends to better support student library users. Specifically, Loertscher and Hamilton’s articles each explain how school libraries adapt and innovate according to the technological landscape around them and respect students’ learning styles and interests in the process.    The article “Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution” outlines patron-focused adjustments’ impact on library functions.…

Over the past weeks of this semester, I have gained a greater understanding of the meaning behind a library being “hyperlinked.” One common theme I have found throughout the course lectures and readings is the idea of inclusivity through library programming and design. This week’s readings about hyperlinked communities, specifically highlighted inclusivity in information grounds as encouraged through innovation and connection. Authors Dorte Skot-Hansen, Jessica Klinker, and Lauren Warner each discuss different ways libraries embrace inclusivity through innovation and connection. Dorte Skot-Hansen, for example, introduces the concept of the 4-Space Model. This model makes libraries an interactive experience by including four spaces with different focuses: The Inspiration Space, The Learning…