Hi all,
Thanks for landing here with me. My name is Janna (she/they), and I am looking forward to our Hyperlinked course because I truly believe in libraries’ potential and their role in building better futures. I come from a career supporting historically marginalized and economically disenfranchised communities. Libraries are among the few institutions with a shared commitment to uplifting the needs of these constituents. Some areas of interest currently include information literacy and bridging the digital divide. I think some of the values of Hyperlinked Libraries mirror those used in grassroots community organizing, such as participatory and compassion-centered engagement.
This is one of my first electives, as I just finished INFO 200 last semester. Blogging was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed Professor Michael’s lecture recordings. This semester, I want to do more audio or podcast-adjacent posts! I’d love to take this chance to explore my narrative voice (even though I’m the type of person who cringes when I hear my voice played back).
Here’s a little infographic I made on Canva:
I’m excited about exploring global library communities and reading your perspectives on LIS throughout this semester!
Warmly,
Janna
@jannaxzw thanks for sharing your intro and I really like your graphic. I am glad to learn about you and your interests in this way.
Please explore using audio for this glass if you would like. There is a page devoted to creating media and using it in class here:
https://287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/assignments/guidelines-for-media-based-assignments/
Welcome to the hyperlinked library!
Thank you for the guidelines link, Professor!
Hi Janna, I love your infographic! It’s so fun and creative. I also really enjoy audio posts. I took INFO 266: Collection Management with Wayne Disher last semester and really enjoyed the discussion posts that incorporated audio/visual responses.
Thank you, Krystal. I will note that in my list of future class recommendations. Looking forward to reading more of your posts to come!
Hi Janna! I agree, I think one of my favorite things about libraries is that they are third spaces. I’m excited to learn more about how third spaces can positively evolve under the hyperlinked library umbrella.
^I also love your infographic, it’s so colorful and creative!
Thanks, Abbie! I enjoyed your intro post. Thanks for bringing your quirky and fun personality to class~ I loved reading about how your comfort zone has expanded since taking on a public-facing role – that’s super inspiring.