Category: Connections

Hey all – I just updated the grade book with 10 points for all for Participation. This group has been amazing and we made it through an unsettled world  semester. I reviewed everyone’s activity and realized it was cohesive and encouraging atmosphere from the get go.  Yes, we had some ups and downs as life […]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_y2QUo4M2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link “Inclusion leads to a change in communication and attitude towards our patrons. If we emphasize inclusion, everyone that walks into the library receives the same high-level of care and a positive attitude from library employees. No matter if it’s a patron’s worst day or their best day, they can come to the library and […]

Hyperlinked Library End of Term Chat  –  I’ll be in the Zoom room for 30 minutes or so each day. #hyperlib End of Class Social Time Saturday May 10 at 1pm PT: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/86178705084?pwd=SsXMVyV4tGywbeSxVVHBv6wG9Lxt3Z.1 Password: 345089 #hyperlib End of Class Social Time Sunday May 11 at 1pm PT: Join […]

Note from Michael – Carlie was a WISE student taking the Hyperlinked Library awhile ago. Carlie wrote this post as part of her course blogging and we shared it at my blog. I thought I would share with you all as we wind down. I’ve been reflecting on what kind of librarian I wish to become, and […]

Via @bookoni who used this image in a recent blog post: “That quote is from Cal Poly Pomona’s Student Innovation Ideas Lab (SIIL). They are a different campus department, but I definitely think it’s worth sharing widely.”     Image: ChatGPT

Another from UX Matt. Super useful ideas for those interested. (Update – Dr. Hale has moved into the UX research sector)  

Hey all – I put together a little video about my tour and time at Cedar Rapids Public Library. I went there to speak at the library’s staff development day. It was my last speaking trip before the pandemic. It seems so long ago! I think even though it was 2019 this may be of […]

Storyhouse is a large, mixed-use cultural building in Chester, England, which opened in May 2017. The complex includes a theatre, cinema, restaurant and the city library. It is housed in the remodelled 1936 Odeon Cinema, a grade-II-listed building, together with a newly built extension to hold the theatre auditorium. My friend Erik (of “Keep Stories, […]

Hello all – I want to schedule one more informal social time at the end of the semester. I have found offering two times seems to work.  What works best for you all? I want to get a sense of who could or would like to attend. I am thinking Saturday the 10th and Sunday […]