Hey all – It is worth the time to watch this. I am hoping the focus on book banning and holding librarians as liable fades as our political climate shifts.
News: A look inside the criminal probe that targeted Texas librarians
Category Archives: News
Three Weeks to Go!
Hey all – Let me know how you are doing and if you have questions below. We have just about three weeks left of our class. All assignments must be in by August 9th. Here are all of the deliverables for our class and original due dates: Reflection Blogging Due Dates Reflection on Hyperlinked Communities: […]
Research Article: Student Use of Mobile Devices
Hey all – Honored to do research in 2021 with Lecturer Emeritus Debbie Faires and SJSU School of Information graduate Nikki Rudiger. This was published in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 2021 Vol. 62, No. 4 DOI: 10.3138/jelis-62-4-2020-0093. Take a look if interested. I am fascinated by what we called the Student […]
Hyperlinked Job Description – Creativity!
This one popped up in early summer 2018 here in Michigan. What do you think? (bolding mine) CLASSIFICATION: Librarian (ET. – 40 hours) POSITION TITLE: Creative Services Librarian REPORTS TO: Adult Services and Reference, Department Head POSITION SUMMARY: The Creative Services Librarian manages, develops and delivers innovative programming in a creative environment. Utilizes hands-on training […]
SJCPL Response to Book Challenges
From last year but I wanted to share. For background, please see: https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/29/discussion-sexually-explicit-books-st-joseph-county-public-library/ I worked for 15 years at SJCPL. This issue felt close to home for me. This is the statement read by Dawn Mathews, Director of Branch Services at SJCPL at the meeting. I think it is powerful. The first amendment to the […]
Fluid Dates
Hey all – I have heard from some of you that there’s just so much going on in personal life as well as in the world. (Here too!) I would like to propose we have FLUID DUE DATES for the rest of the term. That means work on things as you can without the pressure […]
Inspiration: New Gwinnett County PL Branch!
Hey all – Michael Casey sent me this article about the grand opening of GCPL Snellville Branch last fall. Take a look at the photos! Note the staff member with the rolling cart. There is no service desk! We chat with Michael on Sunday. https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/check-out-the-new-elizabeth-h-williams-library-branch-in-downtown-snellville/collection_ac093340-566d-11ee-8b3f-972207902027.html#2 June 30: Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational […]
AI & Academic Integrity
Hey all – I follow the Professors sub reddit and the uptick in posts from educators all over regarding student use of AI in class writing is off the charts. I have always taught the Hyperlinked Library on a foundation of radical trust with students and will continue to do so. One of the goals […]
Behold! Our OPML File!
Hello everyone! I just finished the OPML for all the blog URLs. I am excited to add it to my Feedly and dive into your blogs this term.
Important: Creating an OPML File for Your Blogs
Greetings all – We will create an OPML* file for our course blogs so you can add them easily to Feedly or some other RSS/feed reader. Please share your blog URL as a comment below. Note: This is probably your first comment on the site so it will have to be approved by me. After […]