Assignments
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Assignment – Inspiration Report – Library Recording Studio
Here is my inspiration report for a Library Recording Studio at our local library here in Alaska. Thanks everyone for your encouragement and work in this class. You produced some great work. I’m inspired!
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Virtual Symposium – It All Connects Crossword Puzzle
Here is a Canva presentation with a crossword puzzle of my key takeaways from this class. The interactive version of the crossword puzzle is available at this link. Give it a try and be sure to come back to look through my slides with my favorite takeaways from INFO 287.
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Assignment – Innovation Strategy & Roadmap
Here is my plan and roadmap for a wellness program, Library Fit, for my community library. I am familiar with some of the resources of the Network of the National Library of Medicine and believe that public libraries play an important role in teaching health literacy and wellness and can make good partners with other health promotion entities within the community.
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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,…
