John Szabo, City Librarian at Los Angeles Public Library, posted this to Facebook. I asked if I could share with you all. He said yes! During a brief trip to Austin, I had to see the gorgeous new Austin Central Library. It’s a stunner. Beyond the beauty of the space, the best part was seeing […]
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – Just a friendly reminder that fluid due dates are in effect, but we’re getting very close to the end of the term. That means it’s time to start wrapping up your work and submitting anything outstanding if you haven’t already. This includes your major assignments and all of your blog assignments. If […]
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – Just a note of support for anyone in class who may be stressed etc with these chaotic times. Please take care of yourselves…step away from class over the next couple of days if you need to. My plan is tons of self care and soothing TV shows… and Fleetwood Mac tunes! I […]
Written by Michael Stephens
Hello all – I took a video for our class last fall at the National Museum of Scotland. In one of the large galleries, the museum has an installation of monitors and surface table type screens. The collection – in the form of digital entries – cascades down the “waterfall” and into the surface screens. […]
Written by Michael Stephens
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 […]
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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 […]
Written by Michael Stephens
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 […]