Author Archives: Michael Stephens

About Michael Stephens

Dr. Michael Stephens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. His research focuses on use of emerging technologies in libraries and technology learning programs. He currently writes the monthly column “Office Hours” in Library Journal exploring issues, ideas and emerging trends in library and information science education. Stephens has spoken about emerging technologies, innovation, and libraries to audiences in over 26 states and in nine countries. He is fascinated by library buildings and virtual spaces that center around users, participation, creating content, and encouraging the heart. As a professional he worked 15 years in public libraries.

Future Libraries Lab

Greetings all! For interest and inspiration: Last September we had a visit here in Michigan from Geert van den Boogaard. He worked for many years at the DOK Library in Delft, Holland and travels around the US and Australia with the Shanachies. He is now at TU Delft. I told him I would highlight his […]

Reminder: Sunday – Class Social Time

See you Sunday! February 5: Our first Class Social Hour will be at 1pm PT. I’ll be on hand to chat or answer any questions you have. No formal agenda, just a chance to check in.Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/83960431400?pwd=QWV4RWtscnpXWHNTQjg5ZVk2MHlQQT09 Password: 270209 Coming up: February 19: Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational texts and Director of […]

We are an Animal Crowd!

Hey all – I am working on the OPML and commenting on your intro posts. I am amazed ant how many of you have dogs and cats! I am loving all the pics you are sharing etc… I will attach some pics of Billy and Samm here. They are from 3rd Coast Labrador rescue here […]

Making the Most of Your Blogging & CYOA

Greetings all! I worked this summer with SJSU School of Information student Nick Gagnon to refresh the site and create some new pages. Nick also worked on this guide: Making the Most of your Hyperlinked Library Blogging And he made you a video about choosing your own adventure (CYOA) for blogging:   Featured image by […]

#hyperlib Class Chats Scheduled

You’ll find these listed under the menu Learning Community –> #hyperlib Chats #hyperlib Chats Occasionally throughout the semester, Michael will host a social hour for the class in the Hyperlinked Library Commons on Zoom.  These are optional “drop in” sessions for students to ask questions, share or just chat. We might also have guest speaker or conversation with […]

Welcome to The Hyperlinked Library: Emerging Trends & Technologies

Welcome to The Hyperlinked Library: Emerging Trends & Technologies Greetings all.  Welcome to #hyperlib! I am really excited about starting the semester! Some thoughts before we begin… Course Overview: “The new tools provide powerful options for working with data, text, sound, and images. …. There is, predictably, an increasing departure in information handling from the simple […]