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
Thoughts
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
Libraries Learning and Teaching with Wikipedia
Wikipedia and libraries share a mutual mission, to provide free and open access to information. Together they are shaping the internet and striving to make… Read More »Libraries Learning and Teaching with Wikipedia
Peer-Reviewed Summary
Crowston, K., & Fagnot, I. (2018). Stages of motivation for contributing user-generated content: a theory and empirical test. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 109, 89–101.… Read More »Peer-Reviewed Summary