This was a great assignment. I learned so much from this course that I can use and am using in my current job. It’s amazing how a change in perspective can institute so much positivity. I have started working on some small initiatives that will build on what my library has already established and I can’t wait to see how students respond.
I love how the content in this infographic is concise and highlights most of our key reflection topics. These are all such important elements of the hyperlinked library. There are also enough real-life examples that make the categories easy to understand for LIS students who are new to the course. Thanks for sharing, and I wish you all the best!
@rzhu Thank you! I love how connected all the parts of the hyperlinked library model is. Delving into this topic this summer was an eye-opener to the possibilities of creating a more inclusive, accessible, and overall inviting library. Whether it was location bound or not, the ideas and concepts presented in this class have my mind going 100 miles a second. I just have to reign it in a bit because my current library budget can’t support all my big ideas from this class, but I can start planning on how to incorporate them one at a time. I just had a conversation with my part-time staff and suggested that we build a sensory station for our neurodiverse students to come and check out fidgets to take to class to help keep them calm and focused. She loved the idea!
Hi Becca, I love your poster and your 5 takeaways. I formatted my assignment in the same manner and we have a couple of common ones with the power of stories and participatory services. I love that you are reminding us of the title of our course, which meaning is only fully realized once we are delving into the content of this class: tech is just a tool to link us. Just like the telegram or rotary dial telephone once were, just one way to accomplish the same purpose: connecting humans together. And we need to remember this to keep technology in the place it should be, and as you said, not let it consume us. The heart is at the heart.
Thank you @jenniferw! This one was kind of fun, but hard to pick just 5! The wholeness of the class got me thinking and excited about possibilities. While I work in a small academic library, I can still adapt many of the things I learned in this class to move my library forward to be more, do more, and to be the place where everyone is welcome. I just love the fact that it isn’t about the technology. Sure technology is nice, but the human connections are what matter.