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Rachel Syme posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Great; thanks!
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Rachel Syme commented on the post, Action Item: Share Your Intro Post Here!, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Here’s my introduction: https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/rcsyme/2024/06/05/hey-there-fellow-hyperlinked-folks/
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Rachel Syme commented on the post, Welcome to my blog!, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Wow, that sounds like an incredible opportunity. Huzzah! Love me some David Byrne. My husband and I had “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” as our wedding song.
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Ask A Question! 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Hi Dr. Stephens, I just tried to click on the “share your intro post link” that you added in your new “Welcome to Module 2” post, but that link just routes to a “not found” page. Is there somewhere else you want us to post our intros?
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@rcsyme Thanks for the heads up! I had a bad publish date. It was supposed to be today. It should work now.
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Great; thanks!
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@rcsyme 👍
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I just did mine, but this assignment page states it isn’t due until 6/8 (https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/course-info/course-schedule/)
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@crain That is correct.
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Rachel Syme commented on the post, About me, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Hi Connor. I also enjoy a bit of rockhouding from time-to-time. I grew up with a dad who was super into fossil hunting and now I live in the desert of western Colorado, which is perfect for finding cool rocks and fossils. Any favorite finds so far?
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Rachel Syme posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 1 days ago
I love Ologies! I was just talking about the episode on Corvid Thanatology with a friend. Do you have a favorite episode so far?
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Hi everyone! I just binged the audiobooks of the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. I listened to all four books as quickly as my Libby holds would allow! I highly recommend them for cozy sci-fi fans.
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Rachel Syme wrote a new post on the site Rachel in Hyperspace 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Hey there, hyperlinked folks!
Hi folks and welcome to my blog! My name is Rachel Syme and I am in my fifth (second-to-last) semester here at the iSchool. I currently work in […]
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Welcome, Rachel! I bet outdoors in Colorado is beautiful.
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Hi Rachel!
I love that you’re a bikepacker! We ran into a few bikepackers while hiking the Colorado Trail many years ago, and Colorado seemed like a fantastic place for it. Have you heard the Radiolab episode on competitive bikepacking? (https://radiolab.org/podcast/alone-enough)
I’d be curious to hear how your different library experiences (and working in different states) have been for you, and what you’ve found to be unique to the libraries or common to most libraries. Are you planning to stay in Colorado, or does life keep you on the move?
Looking forward to learning with you this summer 🙂
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Thanks! Yes, Colorado is a wonderful place for tons of fun outdoor adventures! We’ve been here for six years now and don’t have any plans of moving. The idea of living in one place for too long is strange to me (especially after living in five states in five years), but we are really enjoying it so far. The community and outdoor recreation here are unlike anything we’ve experienced elsewhere. Thanks for sharing that Radiolab episode; I can’t wait to give it a listen.
As far as working in libraries in different states, I would say that one of the most visible differences is in the payscales for the exact same position. I had the same job title when I was working in Kentucky as in California, but the salary in KY was less than half of what I was making before! It can make moving between states/libraries challenging when you cannot guarentee that you’ll be paid similarly for your skill level/job duties. I think that our library funding mechanisms (predominately property taxes) make these types of differences more pronounced. In terms of the day-to-day of life in the public library, many of the libraries have felt similar. While local priorities and cultures are different, all of the libraries are operating within similar missions and with similar guiding principles.
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@rcsyme “… I have become increasingly interested in the ways in which libraries can co-create with their communities.”
This is right on target and totally fits within the purview of the hyperlinked library. Also Gunner is incredibly handsome.
Wel;come to #hyperlib!
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Rachel Syme commented on the post, Important: Creating an OPML File for Your Blogs, on the site 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Hey folks! Here’s my blog link: https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/rcsyme/
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@rcsyme 👍