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New Models: Reimagining Libraries
Module 8, New Models, demonstrates the value of evolving library services as communities’ needs shift as well. These new and emerging frameworks are rooted in connection and explorative learning, transforming the user experience for the better. Among the works I explored in this module, two that I drew connections with my current workplace are HBM…
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Hyperlinked Environments: Art Information Around the Globe
The most common work settings for art information professionals are colleges and universities, and art & design schools, and museums (Brinkman et al., 2017, 13), offering art resources and services for a select audience and typically limiting programs to lectures. The explicit aim of these spaces is academic research, supporting the passive information needs of…
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Assignment X: Libraries are for Artists
Visual Artists & Participatory Service Overview Participatory service is an evolving framework that aims to improve community engagement efforts through the involvement of users in the ideation and evaluation of services. Each information center may offer a unique variety of services that addresses barriers or gaps specific to their community. Fostering a welcoming, explorative environment…