Random Acts of Listening
As a lifelong NPR listener, I can think of countless driveway moments where I sat alone or with my family in silence just listening. Gripped… Read More »Random Acts of Listening
Thoughts
Participatory Relevance
Like many community colleges, Glendale Community College (GCC) is facing a crisis in student enrollment and retention. The college aims to increase completion rates from… Read More »Participatory Relevance
Choose Your Own Connections
I recall reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books as a child. I needed to know all the possible outcomes, so ended up reading all… Read More »Choose Your Own Connections
The User is the Sun
As I write this reflection on Participatory Service, Transparency, & Hyperlinked Communities I am sitting at work on a Sunday. Two things are on my… Read More »The User is the Sun
Context Book Review: Dear Data
Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec Dear Data is so much more than a book. It is an experience, which I explored through… Read More »Context Book Review: Dear Data
Can the Hyperlinked Library break through complacency?
I started thinking about the Hyperlinked Library when Michael Stephens first mentioned it during a lecture in my INFO200 class. There were two things he… Read More »Can the Hyperlinked Library break through complacency?
An Introduction to me…
Why this class? I started at the iSchool in Fall 20, taking two classes at a time I plan to graduate in Fall 22. I… Read More »An Introduction to me…
Personal Reflections
As I reflect on this course, I realize I did not fully understand what an information community was. The course readings informed me of seminal… Read More »Personal Reflections
Emerging Technology for Wikipedians & Librarians
Start herethe Wikipedia Community portalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal “The editing process is simplified by the Wiki technology- the underlying technology of Wikipedia. People with almost no technical background… Read More »Emerging Technology for Wikipedians & Librarians
International Librarians and Wikipedians
In my previous post, I mentioned some ways in which libraries can play a role in connecting Wikipedians to their communities. This improves the representation… Read More »International Librarians and Wikipedians