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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 1 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 2 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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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 4 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 2 weeks, 4 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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Carly Scarberry wrote a new post on the site Library Thoughts 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Assignment X Hi everyone, I created a Canva slide presentation for Assignment X. You can access the slides by clicking on the image or use this […]
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Awesome job presenting your information (I really need to play with Canva!)…. I appreciated how you question yourself, think aloud and metacognitively ask yourself questions during your presentation- this highlighted to me that you really did a deep dive and are continuing to process and engage with the material.
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Thanks Jennifer!
Canva is so user friendly. The only think I routinely forget to do is open Canva in Google Chrome not Firefox. Recording is only available in Google Chrome.I did actually learn a lot from diving into the idea of flat organization.
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Hi @carlys! I really enjoyed your presentation on the flat organization model. I think that this is one of those terms that a lot of workplaces like to claim, but few actually implement. In my limited experience, school districts, libraries, and other government organizations seem to suffer from an excess of hierarchy. This hierarchy can make change incredibly slow or even nearly impossible, depending on your managers (and their managers, and their managers). I was particularly drawn to your slide detailing the pros and cons of a flat organizational structure, since it seemed like the “cons” are ones that we already see in our hierarchical organizations. I have worked at plenty of libraries with a traditional administration/middle management/employee structure that still suffer from a lack of accountability, a dearth of clear roles, no opportunities for advancement, and high employee burnout. If this is true in other libraries, it feels like we might not have much to lose if we try to implement the flat organization model in our libraries.
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@rcsyme I totally agree that flat organization is a term that is thrown around without real implementation. I was discussing this topic with my husband who is in the military, the ultimate hierarchical organization, and he was pointing out that some systems just cannot be hierarchical – like the military. The military is just too large of an organization to be flat and in cases of global war and peace people with experience and knowledge are a better choice for making decisions.
However, I also agree that other government organizations have a unneeded surplus of managers and upper managers. Working in a school, I see this when I need to make a purchase for say book tape. Here is the scenario: Me: “Oh man I am out of tape. I need to email our secretary to request a purchase order.” I fill out the purchase order and email back to her. She evaulates whether we have funds in the school account for this tape (we never do) and sends the email to the district office secretary. The district office secretary evaluates it on whatever bases she uses and then emails it to the purchase request person. That person evaluates it again and then deems if I do indeed need book tape and where in the list of purchase requests my book tape request should be processed. All the while, I am stacking books on my desk that need repair which means those books are not available to our students.
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@carlys Yowzers! That is an almost comical level of beaurocracy. I’m so sorry you have to deal with all of that; it sounds like it must be so frustrating!
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It can be very frustrating. A teacher this school year waiting three months for ink for her printer. It became a running joke. “Oh I would print that but you know I do not have ink in my printer.”
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Hi Carly! What a cool idea to embed sound bites into each of your slides, as you said, you are very creative. Thank you for your reflection on flat organizations and how they can be adopted in your own context. The progression of your slides was interesting, I liked the deep dive you did into the top companies that claim to implement a flat organization. It made me wonder about pay structures for employees vs. the C-suite, is this another way for corporate America to underpay its workers under the guise of “innovation”. I wouldn’t put it past them. However in theory, I agree it’s necessary to sustain a culture of collaboration and progress. Thanks again!
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@ayeouest OOOOo I didn’t even think about salaries. I am sure there has to be some sort of distinction, right? Which would mean there has to be a hierarchical system anyway.
You’re so smart!
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Making the Most of Your Blogging & CYOA Greetings all! I worked recently with SJSU School of Information grad Nick Gagnon to refresh the site for you all. Nick also worked on this […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks ago
One More Blog to Add Good morning all. Sincere apologies to @samfeta27 for missing the step on my end to share her blog with you all after I closed the OPML. Please add To your Feedly! Image: Today’s sunrise!
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Also…So Nice to Meet You! Hey all – I also want to say it was so cool to get to know each of you through your intro posts. I have been challenged a bit by rather slow Wi-Fi […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks, 1 days ago
We are an Animal Crowd! Hey all – I just finished commenting on all your intro posts. I loved reading your stories. I am amazed at how many of you have dogs and cats and […]
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Michael Stephens and Cathy M are now friends 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Pro Tip: Adding Your @username to Your Blog or Posts Hey all – I am @michael on the site and you can use that in a reply/comment to make sure I see it. Some of our blog themes make it really easy […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks, 4 days ago
UPDATED: Course Social Chat Recording & Four Blogs to Add Thanks to all who attended! If you could not attend, please watch the recording. I just tried to dip into the recording and it may have a little […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Welcome to Module 3: The Hyperlinked Library Model Hello all! What fun it’s been to read your intro posts and course updates. I hope things are going well. The next module is […]
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Michael Stephens and Elly Hutchinson are now friends 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Michael Stephens and Meagan Dossey are now friends 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Michael Stephens and Cayla Michael are now friends 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Michael Stephens and Samantha Fetalvero are now friends 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 4 weeks ago
Friday Afternoon Video Check In Hello all – Please view:
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I am working (work every other Sunday), but look forward to the next one!
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@michael —
Sorry to miss this while traveling! I’m now in Seattle for the summer, and the library system here is recovering from a ransomware attack that has essentially forced the branch librarians back to the olden days of physical check-outs using an offline spreadsheet. (Libby not working, holds not working, online account access not working, etc.) This has inspired me to explore cybersecurity issues for libraries this semester and perhaps also the importance of staff remaining trained on some analog skills in addition to digital tools. Please let me know if this will be covered in our readings/chats — or you have other recommended resources relate to this topic.
—@nicole287-
@nicole287 our school has some very robust classes on cyber security issues. I don’t think there is much in the hyperlink library, but you could do your choose your own adventure module to do a deep dive into how libraries are responding to those kind of issues. I would be fine with that.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 4 weeks ago
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 […]
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Mission accomplished…I think!
Just to be clear is this just another website that aggregates specific site information? So if I want to know who is posting what I go to Feedly and not this site? I guess I’m wondering what the benefits of Feedly are compared to just looking at the “Recent Comments” and “Recent Posts” sidebar on this site. I’m gathering that I can add other networks, interests in Feedly and not here but is there something else I’m missing?
Thanks for the insight! 🙂
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@ayeouest good question. The feed reader will serve as an awareness tool. If you choose to use it, you can easily see who has post and what their blog titles might be. If you click on one of those blog posts that is coming to the feeder, it will take you to the site and that’s where you can interact by leaving a comment, etc. the things I want students to take away from this class is experience with using awareness, tools, or monitoring feeds for their future professional learning experiences. You can also go to the sitewide activity to see every thing happening on our section site. Recent comments and recent post on the sidebar of this site are just for comments on my blog post Also good morning from the Traverse City airport.
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Thank you! That makes sense. I will actually be in Traverse City this weekend! Hope Myrtle Beach has been rejuvenating.
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@ayeouest I hope you had fun in TC!
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Reporting back — OPML addition to Feedly: success! 🎉
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@alexisljohnson thanks for diving in and getting it set up.
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I think I got. If I did the download visual was super cool.
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@carlys yay!
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OPML added to Feedly! I’ve only sort of dabbled with RSS feeds, but haven’t developed a habit for them (yet!) – thank you for the introduction. My tendency would be to just stick with checking in here on the ‘Site-Wide Activity’ tab, as loads of updates can spark feelings of overwhelm. Let’s see how this goes! (and @michael, please enjoy your vacation!!)
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@caroline Thanks. yesterday was huge but all family is here and settled. I was exhausted last night but now up and working on class watching the sun come up over the Atlantic.
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I was able to successfully add the OPML to Feedly! This was my first time doing this type of interaction with RSS feeds.
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I’ve had success adding the OPML to Feedly and have been having fun exploring the feed. In some of my previous courses it’s been overwhelming to stay on top of things like Canvas discussion boards, so I’m enjoying having a different way to communicate and track content.
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I have no clue if I am doing this correctly, but I am hopefully sharing my URL in the correct spot!
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I downloaded both the OPLM and imported it into the Feedly.
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I noticed that the post to share our blog URL for the OPML file (https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/blog/creating-an-opml-file-for-your-blogs) is closed for comments, so hopefully it’s okay to share it here!
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@idyll I see it in my feeds, It is listed under Idyll.
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@samfeta27 @mdossey @alana42 @hpete24 @caroline Yay!
I just posted all the blogs that came in after I shared the OPML for folks to add. Thanks for diving in.
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I just now got to this- very cool!
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@crain thank you for diving in.
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Michael Stephens and Idyll are now friends 4 weeks ago
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