Greetings all! This is Robbie Jones coming to you from Livermore, CA (about an hour northeast of the SJSU campus). By day, I am the Page Manager / Library of Things Fixer / Video Games Guy at the main branch of the Livermore Library. By night, I am husband to a very lovely Organ Recovery Specialist, a dog dad of 2, an oft-morose supporter of the Sacramento Kings, and Video Games Guy.
I enrolled in this course simply because I heard it was a really good one. I’ve really enjoyed the courses I’ve taken that have explored how libraries (and our ever-online society in general) are adapting to the 21st century needs of information users through VR applications, social media, and other Web 2.0 applications and have hopes that this course will push that knowledge and enjoyment even further.
The thing I’m most excited for this semester is to be nearing the final stop of this MLIS journey. After this semester, I’ll be just a course and portfolio away from graduation. I’m not in any rush to jump into any librarian positions right away – I really enjoy the circulation-focused life of a Library Assistant – but am very ready to be done with studies for a while to focus on growing in the LIS world.
My interests in LIS are mostly in information intermediation and making information easier to use. I’m not sure if this interest is me subconsciously sticking to what I know – I was a teacher for a couple handfuls of years in a previous life – or me leaning into a field that taps into my love of techy things and learning through play. Either way, I hope to walk away from this program with a better understanding of how to use technology to filter out the growing noise in our daily information environments.
Of course, I would be remiss without introducing the aforementioned pups. On the left, we have Elvis’ bonnet battling back the morning tangles and to the right is a bag full of Aunt Chica – Yes, those are her pearls dangling from the bag.
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And finally, the TL:DR version of my bio in an infographic I put together for an early INFO course.
Cheers to an informative summer.