One of the defining phrases of this course that will remain with me, and that other people have highlighted as well, is “Hyperlinks are people too”. These four words capture so much about the connections in this course between technology and people, and I think this phrase resonates so strongly because, by definition, service professions …
Reflection on Reflective Practice and The Hyperlinked Library Read More »
Hi everyone! For the virtual symposium, I want to highlight 5 key ideas that I am taking away from this semester. I created a video where I talk about: Embracing Chaos Libraries and Learning The Importance of Advocacy The Importance of Connection People Centered Service Click here to watch! Thank you!
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Trend Reports are deeply related to the content of this course. Based on extensive literature review and expert opinions, they forecast broad information trends that will affect libraries and propose strategies for adaptation and change. This report is an overview and synthesis of the two most …
Inspiration Report: Global Library Trends – IFLA Reports Read More »
As a former high-school teacher the content of the Infinite Learning modules particularly resonates, because helping people discover, grow, and reach their full potential is still deeply important to me. When I think about learning in libraries, I am particularly excited by the many possibilities for learning that exist beyond what may be taught in …
When I was four years old, I wanted to be a cowboy. I was fully committed to this dream – I dressed in full cowboy regalia (boots, hat, chaps, vest) every day. This was how the librarians in the children’s room at Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks, Alaska first got to know me, and …
I was recently inspired by a virtual reality program hosted at the Sonoma County Library branch I work at, an ocean exploration program called The Hydrous Presents: Immerse. While the program was well attended and received, I realized later that it was the first virtual reality program I was aware of in our library system, …
Innovation Strategy & Roadmap: Virtual Reality @ Sonoma County Library Read More »
In my first reflection blog, I was probably overly reductive and unfairly critical of Brian Mathews article “Think Like a Startup”. Even then, I agreed with some of the fundamental principles he put forth, and I have spent the rest of this semester up to this point reflecting on the value of pushing the boundaries, …
Reflection Blog #3: Part Genius, Part Wizard, Part Explorer Read More »
For “Assignment X” I wrote about the possibilities of libraries as community spaces, and touched on the idea that the library does not just serve a single public, but multiple publics with various needs. This week, I kept coming back to the word ‘community’; it can be and often is used as a geographic descriptor …
Introduction Since taking INFO 200, the phrase “Building a library for people, not books” in reference to the Dokk1 library in Denmark has echoed in my mind. While this declaration of what a library should be feels correct to me, it also challenges some of the traditional conceptions of what library spaces can and should …
I will begin with some honesty: I have struggled a bit over these first few weeks to understand what this class is actually about. However, what has crystallized for me this week, and what I think each of the authors of our core texts were writing about across different decades, is the fundamental question of …
