Libraries and well.. everything else

Here is my virtual symposium highlighting some of the main ideas I took from this course!     Link to PDF

When I think of libraries as classrooms, I look at programming at my library, and how different it is compared to a school setting. One big difference from traditional school settings is that participation in libraries is voluntary. Learning experiences in libraries are more relaxed, fun, and curiosity driven. There isn’t a test to study […]

Here’s my Inspiration Report on Social Media Literacy and Influence!    

One painting that I really liked after visiting the Van Gogh museum was called Almond Blossom in which Van Gogh created as a gift to celebrate the birth of his nephew. Throughout the entire museum, the story that was being told was of the supportive and loving relationship between Van Gogh and his brother Theo. […]

Watching this week’s lecture on New Horizons, I saw that there was an emphasis on trend spotting. How spotting and anticipating societal and cultural changes should be a core practice for information professionals. As libraries continue to shift towards a participatory service model by integrating new technologies, it makes sense to keep up with the […]

Here’s my plan for implementing a Program Series called Digital Art Days  

For this choose your own adventure module, I chose to look into AI and ChatGPT, an emerging technology that has been incredibly popular and significant. Years before ChatGPT was released to the public, every so often I would wonder what the next significant technological advancement would be? A technology that would be so impactful that […]

One of the interesting points I learned from in Module 5 Hyperlinked Communities was from one of the readings. In the chapter “Reaching all Users” from the Heart of Librarianship, it opens with a study that attempts to evaluate how much people value the libraries in their community. A large majority said that their community […]

I found the idea of participatory culture and participatory service in libraries a particularly interesting topic. I come from an educational background in media where there has been a lot of emphasis on how technology and media has allowed for two way communication, an uncommon or impossible trait of traditional media such as tv, movies, […]

Hello! I’m Joyce! I currently work at a library in Toronto, Canada. I have a background in media and technology as well as many years of experience in public library systems. I just joined the SJSU MLIS program January 2025 after taking many of the mandatory core classes and I’m looking forward to taking courses […]