Welcome to the first post of open stacks — a blog dedicated to INFO 287: The Hyperlinked Library coursework.
My name is Bevin (she/her) and I’m Canadian. I live halfway up Vancouver Island (off the West Coast of Canada). I have a BA in Communication and a diploma in Library & Information Technology. I work as a library technician in an elementary school library (K-6). Past experience is heavy on academic library work, with time spent in public libraries and one very short contract in a prison library.
I’m the mom of two humans (19, 15) and one spunky Labradoodle named Wrigley.
After the birth of my second child, I took a 13-year hiatus from library work to focus on the kids. I got bored during the years of early bedtimes and found my way into copywriting, editing, and writing. I continue to work as a freelance copyeditor for a local lifestyle magazine and have the odd essay published here and there.
I stay sane with twice daily dog walks, true crime podcasts, and losing myself in a good book. Below are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy life . . .
I chose this course because I’m curious to learn how the hyperlinked library plays a role in fostering collaboration, openness, and participation through technology in order to create stronger connections between libraries and the communities they serve.
My areas of interest are emerging technologies and public librarianship (with a focus on youth services). This is my fourth semester in the program and I’m intrepidly tackling three courses. Send coffee!
I’m excited that INFO287 brings me back to blogging. Much like journaling, it comes and goes when I need it the most 😉
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All photos by author.
@bevinclempson Good to meet you! Thank you for sharing so many great photos, I think I need to get more effective at posting image, it really adds dimension and draws me into your page.
Hi @lisahach, good to meet you. Thank you. Yes, images are great additions to any blog post. At the very least, choose an attention-grabbing feature image to use. (I spent over 10 years as a copywriter writing blog posts for various small businesses.) That said, you included such a fun photo in your intro post. You’d never get me on a roller coaster! I look forward to following your blog. B.
Hi Bevin,
It is good to meet you! I get so excited when I see that there are students enrolled at SJSU that are from outside the U.S! Also, I think your dog is adorable!
Hi Bevin! Thank you for the adorable dog pics, it’s probably impossible to have too many of those isn’t it? LOL I can’t wait to visit the Vancouver area someday. I really love Canada, we often used to travel all over Ontario and through the Niagara region.
@bevinclempson so cool to see all the photos you shared of your life and your children and sweet Wrigley.
I have listened to a lot of true crime over the years and I’ve gotten away from it recently into more audiobook type stuff. I did just watch the four part yogurt shop murders on HBO and it was really well done and very compassionate toward the victims families which I think is so important.
Welcome to the hyperlinked library!