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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 days, 17 hours ago
SJCPL Response to Book Challenges
From last year but I wanted to share. For background, please see: […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 days, 3 hours ago
Inspiration: Libraries Are For Everyone
Hi all – Just wanted to share this with you – there are many versions of this amazing graphic at the link:
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Caroline wrote a new post on the site hyperdriven 2 days, 17 hours ago
The 80%: Hyperlinked Communities (blog 1)
When I think about library communities (public libraries, specifically, but all libraries, generally), I think of two main groups: […]
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@Caroline This is so grounded and pragmatic. I love your suggestions for making connections and bringing people in. Sharing stories too!
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Thank you so much, @michael. I was thinking about this further, and realized that utilizing partnerships to reach the 80% actually also follows the 20/80 rule, in that, as far as the library is concerned, the partners would be doing 80% of the work in bringing their communities into the library, only requiring 20% effort on the part of the library to facilitate the partnership. I am a huge proponent of making connections and making good use of partnership opportunities in general, and I wish they were better utilized in libraries.
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Hi Caroline,
When I read about the 80/20 rule, I agreed with it. I guess mostly because it was in the reading and it sounded authoritarian but you have swayed my thinking. How can libraries who are entities designed to serve all people only focus on a percentage of the people. I get it — cost and effort blah blah but really! Excuses like those and the 80/20 philosophy simply cut libraries short and place limits on possibilities.
The reality is as you pointed out we cannot be everything to everyone but we can certainly attempt to be more things to more than just 20% of the population.-
Thank you so much for your reply @carlys! Focusing on just 20% of existing library patrons felt so exclusionary to me, and I’m glad you saw my point 🙂
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Hi @caroline! I just wanted to jump in and say how much I appreciate your comment about libraries not necessarily feeling welcoming to everyone. We often pride ourselves on making “everyone welcome” and usually get a lot of positive feedbakc from our regular patrons about this. But, a lot of times we forget the people who aren’t coming through our doors at all. Clearly, they don’t feel welcome (or relevant) in our spaces in some way; otherwise, they’d be here!
I did want to also mention that my public library does send staff out into the community every year to survey non-users. We do this as a collaborative effort across our departments. We survey people from different “stakeholder” gropus every year. So, for example, last year we surveyed Spanish-speakers, families with young children, and emerging adults. Our staff use tools we established a few years ago to survey non-patrons about their lives/interests/hopes/fears. Then, we use this insight to try to change/expand our programs and services.
It’s not a perfect system, since we are only focusing on feedback from a few demographic groups each year, but it definitely provides us with usable insight that we hope opens more doors for these folks to join our library community.
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Hi @rcsyme – thank you so much for your reply and for sharing about the outreach your library does to connect with and learn about community needs – I imagine every venture out gives you new and valuable insights on how to better meet the needs of more members of your community. And something is absolutely better than nothing! Little by little, I am sure it’s making a difference.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 days, 3 hours ago
Inspiration: Kindness Machine! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
From last year – This was brand new to me and I love it!
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 days, 15 hours ago
SUNDAY: Ask Michael Casey a Question
SUNDAY! Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational texts and Director of Customer Experience for the Gwinnett County Public Library in met […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 4 days, 2 hours ago
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 […]
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Thanks, this helps a lot!
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@jcwest Happy to do this!
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Thanks- all 4 of the classes I am currently taking (and another starts next week) have stuff due this weekend…. finished 2 of the 4, but still appreciate if we ned more time, take it. (But OCD me may not!)
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That would be great! Thank you!
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Thank you so much! Even if I don’t need it, I find just knowing we have flexibility in due dates is a big stress relief.
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Yes PLEASE!!!
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Thanks for the flexibility!
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SO MUCH appreciate this, especially as I’m heading down to ALA this weekend. Thank you so much for this flexibility @michael. I’ll still aim to make the target due dates, but the fluid dates definitely ease my current stress level.
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I’m also heading to ALA this weekend! See you at the SJSU meetup on Saturday?
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Oh fun! @nicole287 I may pop in to the meetup, but there are SO MANY things going on it’s hard to pick one thing over another. Would love to connect though!
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@Caroline @nicole287 Have a blast ALA!
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Maybe we can meet up separately? Email me at nicole.gupte@sjsu.edu to coordinate 🙂
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Radical trust in action – Thanks so much!
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Thank you so much! This is just how some of us learn and manage life. Your progressivity is so appreciated!
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 4 days, 16 hours ago
Debriefing Assignment X
Hey all – I am thrilled with all the AXs I have graded so far. If you have not submitted your URL to Canvas please do! I would be interested in any thoughts you had about the assignment: what could be changed, added, etc.
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I personally like the name of the assignment.
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I also like the name of the assignment! It’s an exploration assignment so Assignment X works well!
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I was a bit nervous at first with Assignment X since it was the first assignment and was shared on our blogs for the community, but I felt better once it was created. I liked getting feedback early on to help guide us for future work. I found the instructions and the exemplars very helpful. The instructions and rubric were clear without being restrictive.
One small suggestion may be to change the second bullet in requirements to note that both connection to course materials and further research beyond course content is required or add it as a separate bullet. The course materials requirement is in the rubric, but it may help to have it stated a bit earlier as well.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 5 days, 3 hours ago
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 […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 5 days, 3 hours ago
Welcome to Module 6: Hyperlinked Environments
Greetings everyone! It’s time to choose your own adventure with Hyperlinked Environments. It’s a shorter video lecture to give you more time to […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 6 days, 15 hours ago
Worth a Listen: ALA President on Ezra Klein ShowHey all – From Spring 2024… In a few spots it took my breath away. “Not those books…not those people.” Public libraries around the country […]
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Ignorant question- can I someone put this on my phone for free to listen to at work? I have never used Spotify.
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@crain It should play right from this page on your phone. Or try this:
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@michael thank you for sharing this very very interesting listen. “There isn’t an attack on books. There is an attack on people.” This statement. WOW. WOW. WOW.
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@cayla WOW is right! That bit really moved me.
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Caroline wrote a new post on the site hyperdriven 6 days, 15 hours ago
Assignment X: AR as the Fifth Dimension of Library Spaces
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke The Oakland Musem of California’s exhibit Angela […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 6 days, 18 hours ago
Inspiration: Humans of Dokk1
Hey all – I so appreciate posts like this from Dokk1 on Instagram You might find inspiration here for future assignments.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks ago
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks ago
Citation Fixation
Hey all! Chilly here and I’m enjoying a cup of tea in my favorite mug. We had a great question about references/citations in your blogging and […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 2 days ago
Welcome to Module 5: Hyperlinked Communities
Greetings all! I am thrilled to read your Assignment Xs! Please submit the URL to Canvas when you complete the assignment. Click here for the […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 2 days ago
Michael Casey Class Chat Scheduled
Reminder June 30: Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational texts and Director of Customer Experience for the Gwinnett County Public […]
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Hi Dr. Stephens!
Will this be recorded? I will be traveling that day, but do not want to miss it!-
@condandridge Oh yes! I will record the chat and post it.
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Caroline posted an update in the group
Ask A Question! 1 weeks, 4 days ago
Hi @michael – Question about Assignment X – is the short reflection meant to be part of our post? Or separate from the post? Thank you!
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@caroline it is all part of the post. Think about it as a reflection style essay on one of the facets of the first few modules that really resonated with you.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 5 days ago
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 […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 5 days ago
Welcome to Module 4: Participatory Service & Transparency
Greetings all! For this module we look closely at the concepts of participatory service and transparency. The module for the week is […]
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Caroline posted an update in the group
Ask A Question! 1 weeks, 6 days ago
Hi @michael – question about Assignment X: The assignment says to choose from any topic from the first four modules, but the assignment is due at the end of the third module? I think I might be counting the modules incorrectly for the summer term? Can you clarify? Thank you!
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Thank you @crain – you’re absolutely right. My brain defaulted to module # = week # and forgot about checking the course schedule. Thanks!
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@Caroline No worries! Sorry to be out of touch… 14 hours in airports and on planes to get home. Thnaks for the assist @crain
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@michael all good! Hope your journey homeward wasn’t as taxing as 14 hours of travel inherently sounds!
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@Caroline It was a lot. Myrtle Beach to Atlanta then ATL to Detroit and then a late flight to Traverse City. Two full planes arrived at 11pm and the luggage took forever to get to the carrousel! I am rested now though.
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