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Reflection Blogging – Hyperlinked Communities
So far, there are a lot of ideas and threads that this course is pulling together to demonstrate what libraries have been (Library 1.0), what they are (Library 1.5 – 2.0) and what they can be (Library 3.0?). I appreciated the YouTube video by Ciara Eastell at TedX Exeter, where she highlighted the many places where public spaces were closed due to civil unrest or weather disturbances, and then reminded people that libraries were open in these places and during these moments for the very reason they were closed everywhere else. These are the spaces that play a critical role in either giving people a safe place to decompress like…
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Assignment X – Human Connection in the Library
The most appealing theme that I would like to explore in the Hyperlinked Library model is the prospect of fostering and supporting human connection through the library. The library is operating in a rapidly changing, networked world, and the tools and technology that have been created and are being developed can foster connection, relationship and community. And as Michael Buckland points out, libraries must not only utilize these tools to improve what they do, they must imagine the possibilities of what these new technologies will allow and enable (1999). There is a paradox in the mix here though, since these technologies are at the same time used to spread misinformation,…
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North to the Future
Hello HyperLinked Library Classmates. My name is Matthew Smith and I am in the final half of my MLIS/SJSU journey. My favorite class in the program so far continues to be INFO 200, Information Communities, mostly for the way it changed my thinking about delivering information services with users in mind. I am excited to think of library services not simply on a transactional basis, but in relationships embedded in community. I am excited that this class continues the thread from INFO 200 and hopefully expands upon it. I live in Alaska and work as a library technician at our local public library. I am fortunate that it is a…
