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Jeanna commented on the post, New Horizons, on the site 16 hours, 43 minutes ago
My friend describes the chaos in her house before school each morning, as the kids yell “ALEXA, WHAT’S _____?” at the top of their lungs. I can only imagine it translating to a crowded public space.
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Jeanna commented on the post, INFO 287: Virtual Symposium, on the site 2 days, 19 hours ago
Love it. I agree with Emily — the graphics are great! I’m really a fan of these long scrolling pages, as opposed to slides.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection on Hyperlinked Communities, on the site 5 days, 16 hours ago
I was in a library yesterday where they still had the big desk, but everyone was seated below eye level, which seemed to change the power dynamic. I thought it was interesting.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Infinite Learning And The Ever Growing Concern About Violence In Our Libraries, on the site 6 days, 10 hours ago
That sounds terrifying, and I’m so glad you had the skillset to work through that situation.
I would say, “Things they don’t tell you in library school,” but here we are. Perhaps there should be a class going forward that teaches this, since it seems like it’s just part of the landscape now.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Hyperlinked Library Virtual Symposium, on the site 1 weeks ago
Lovely! Thank you for sharing!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Inspiration Report: STEAM Wing, on the site 1 weeks ago
You say the whole community but then repeatedly specify “both school age children, and young adults.” Do you intend to exclude adults?
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Jeanna commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Makerspaces, on the site 1 weeks, 1 days ago
Thanks all for the encouraging remarks! Good luck with the end of the semester!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Innovation Strategy and Roadmap for The San Mateo County Libraries, on the site 1 weeks, 2 days ago
I’ve spent a lot of time driving around California, and I’m always amazed by just how many areas have terrible cell service; likewise, the pandemic highlighted just how terrible some people’s home broadband really is, but between the cost for home internet and the infrastructure issues that make cell service questionable, there are definitely…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection on Hyperlinked Environments and Issues- Expanding New Opportunities with You in Mind, on the site 1 weeks, 3 days ago
I’m so excited by libraries removing the Dewey restrictions and shelving by commercial standards. If I were going to do a thesis instead of a portfolio, writing the book on how to make this transition would be my topic.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 weeks, 4 days ago
#hyperlib Virtual SymposiumMy journey through INFO 287. Click here to view.
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Jeanna commented on the post, The Power of Stories: Stories of the Invisible, on the site 3 weeks ago
I wonder too if many of us were never really taught these skills, so the idea of “you just figure it out” makes more sense to us — GenX is notorious for having been ignored as kids, and then we’re notorious for doing everything for them to bulldoze the path. As the world’s gotten infinitely more complicated, so too do the processes around…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Personal Digital Archiving and File Management: Innovation Strategy and Roadmap, on the site 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Love the very 80’s design.
This has appeal to a large swath of the population. A lot of boomers are still storing so much physical media, but once they move to smaller homes and assisted living, it all has to go, leaving their kids and grandkids with acres of family memories and nowhere to put it. Even Gen X still has a project digitizing the…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, The Power of Questions, on the site 3 weeks, 3 days ago
I love the idea of giving prompts like this to parents or grandparents — getting the ball rolling, especially if you have a talkative one who wants to share, but even if you have reticent ones who may still want to be seen. Imagine collecting all your aunts and uncles stories together to pass to their grandchildren before they start to pass or…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection on Hyperlinked Environments: Libraries can be anywhere, and should be everywhere, on the site 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Similarly, I really like the idea of the library expanding beyond the one building. Bookmobiles are great, but limited. With the electronic check-out, it would be awesome to have book vending machines in public places. Insert library card, out pops book. Put them in hospital waiting rooms, the DMV, public parks…
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection #5: Infinite Learning Modules, on the site 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Perhaps one way to look at it is in how we learn things on our own. If I want to casually learn to code, what would I do? Definitely coding games. If I want to learn Photoshop, it’s because I want to edit my personal photos or make things to post online. If I want to learn more about a historical period, I’m probably going to watch a documentary…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Makerspaces, on the site 1 months ago
Wow — thank you so much! I really struggled with the graphic presentation but after a couple false starts, I finally found something that worked. Good luck with yours!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflections: The Power of Stories, All-Inclusive Ballet Performances, on the site 1 months ago
That’s really special. Thank you so much for sharing. My husband is autistic/ADHD and yes, even for adults the whole experience can be just too much; that room at the back to go have the meltdown and then come back is a GAME CHANGER.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 1 months ago
Reflection Blogging: Infinite Learning One of the biggest complaints about the “new” public education system is that it is so focused on tests — the taking of tests, the […]
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I think the library is a valuable part of the modern world since you can learn all sorts of new things and you are right it’s a safe place people can learn what they wouldn’t in school. However I don’t believe we should offload so much of our work towards the library, instead we need to push for schools to be a better educational setting too. It shouldn’t always be at risk to lose creative learning environments. Play is an important part of learning as you say, so it needs to remain in schools to a certain degree. I’ve never learned that well if I didn’t have fun, but this comes in many different ways. I just don’t think we should give up on schools having fun.
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@jeanna so much goodness here, but I’m gonna focus in on the last little bit about library services under one roof. My thought would be to expand the library into that storefront and anywhere else. The library might find some space such as the farmers market or the community center or anything in between. This is a good way to think about service and the library’s place in the community.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Innovation Strategy and Roadmap: Hosting a Reverse Career Fair!, on the site 1 months ago
What a great idea! It reminds me of the agent/editor speed dating rounds at author conferences.
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