Adventures of an instructional librarian
I started to cleaning out my office in anticipation of a new position I will be starting in May of this year, the First Year Experience Technician at Carleton University Library. While I was Marie Kondo-ing my office space I came across a little black box. This box was part … Read more
While I sit and reflect on my future beyond the hyperlinked library a few things stand out to me at the end of our journey together. Infinite learning I think it is extremely important that we continue to learn. We explored this idea in module 12, infinite learning. We must … Read more
The issues with 3D printers, the law and creativity Technology is advancing at a rapid rate. While innovation is always a good thing, technological innovation can lead to a lot of murky grey areas in laws and how those laws are enforced. I have always felt that copyright has gotten … Read more
Disclaimer: I have done everything for this module (the readings, research, blog post writing and supplemental video) through my mobile phone, inspired by Jan Holmquist in the mobile technology module. While mobile technology provides easy, on-the-fly access to information and our networked world, I feel that it is not completely … Read more
As information professionals in a web 2.0 landscape, it is important for us to understand the possibilities that this new networked society has for communication and participation. Transparency offers the chance for us to start a truthful dialogue with our users and bring them into the conversation. As Chris Anderson … Read more
Socially Isolated Addicted young people Few real-life social ties These are just a few of the phrases used to describe the traditional “lonely gamer” in the article The “lonely gamer” revisited by Diane Schiano, Bonnie Nardi, Thomas Debeauvais, Nicolas Ducheneaut, and Nicholas Yee. This has been the stereotype of the … Read more