15 Weeks, 15 Slides, 5 Minutes Symposium Hello, and welcome to my Virtual Symposium for INFO 287: The Hyperlinked Library instructed by Dr. Michael Stephens with the SJSU iSchool. I styled my presentation after the IgniteTalks public speaking based on the standout concepts from this semester that I think […]
Mary Joy (MJ)
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Hello all! For my Inspiration Report, I decided to explore take the Global Trends route and explicate Reporters Without Borders’ The Uncensored Library, a virtual library constructed in the video game Minecraft to house banned and censored journalism from across the globe in the name of preserving the freedom […]
Creative Computer & Information Literacy Learning in Elementary School Libraries: How Running an Ice Cream Truck Made Me a Better Citizen Reflection Blogging: Weeks 11/12 – Infinite Learning (Learning Everywhere/Library As Classroom) For this reflection, I decided to focus primarily on the Library As Classroom pathway for the Infinite […]
Storytelling & Social Cohesion: How Libraries Can Make Voices Be Heard Reflection Blogging: Week 10 – The Power of Stories I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the concept of a “Human Library” in its various forms and conceptions is, quite frankly, inextricable from the modernized twenty-first […]
Sound & Skill-Building: How Libraries Embody “Creativity, Community, Innovation, and Entrepreneurialism” Reflection Blogging: Week 8 – New Models For this week’s reflection blogging on New Models, and especially in conversation with Pam Sandlian Smith’s lecture, I wanted to discuss another interesting feature that some libraries in the U.S. offer its […]
Please use the following link to access my presentation for the Innovation Strategy & Roadmap Assignment, titled “Unstacking the Library.” This project was inspired by the State Library of South Australia’s recent addition to their online catalog, “Unstacked,” which you can view here, or within the presentation for more detail. […]
The Hyperlinked Museum: Technology as a Tool of Remembrance Reflection Blogging: Week 6 – Hyperlinked Environments & Issues For this week’s self-directed adventure through the Hyperlinked Environments & Issues module, I decided to steer myself into the topic of innovation in museums, galleries, and archives (as, eventually, I’d like to […]
The Power of Suggestion Reflection Blogging: Week 5 – Hyperlinked Communities | INFO 287 SP24 For this reflection, I wanted to sit down for a moment with the article by Kelly Jensen in our readings this week in the School Library Journal, “As Seen on #BookTok: Inspiring Young Readers, […]
Assignment X: “The User Is Not Broken”… but they might be a little confused. Implementing participatory service to innovate children’s libraries. To begin this discussion, please allow me to set the scene. Literally: Dramatis Personae (in order of appearance) Miss Gilbert………………..……………….. a patient librarian. Camille………………..…………………….. a curious kindergartner. […]
Hello! My name is Mary Joy Gilbert, but most people call me MJ. A fun fact about my name is that I am named after both my grandmothers – my paternal grandmother was Phyllis Joy (or, PJ), and my maternal grandmother is Mary. I am the baby of the […]