Author Archives: Michael Stephens

About Michael Stephens

Dr. Michael Stephens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. His research focuses on use of emerging technologies in libraries and technology learning programs. He currently writes the monthly column “Office Hours” in Library Journal exploring issues, ideas and emerging trends in library and information science education. Stephens has spoken about emerging technologies, innovation, and libraries to audiences in over 26 states and in nine countries. He is fascinated by library buildings and virtual spaces that center around users, participation, creating content, and encouraging the heart. As a professional he worked 15 years in public libraries.

Video Shout Out to INFO 200

Hey all – I made you a video: Wishing you the very best! Image: Morning walk

Welcome to our Course Wrap Up

Greetings all! Can you believe we are at the end?

Last Thing to Do: Submit Your Activity Stream to Canvas

Hey all – we are reaching the end of our time together!

Sharing Abstracts?

Hey all – so everyone in our section can see what topics you all explored, please consider posting your abstract as a blog post at the Community Site. Watch your feed readers for these posts and check them out. I just read a bit of the early papers and I am so knocked out by […]

Important: Resetting the Site

Hey all – soon after classes end I will be resetting this course section site. That process includes deletion of all user accounts. If there is any of your content you want to keep – group postings, course blog comments – be sure to copy and paste them out of the site or take screenshots before […]

Check Your Comments Folks!

Hey all – I am finding a few student blogs that have comments un-approved. Everyone – please check your comments and approve! This is very important for your participation/engagement grade for class. Dashboard –> Comments

Writing Your Abstract

Part of the research paper assignment is creating an abstract. For inspiration, I want to some abstracts from articles I’ve co-authored.

Welcome to Module 14: Expanding Roles

No longer just storage space for books, 21st-century libraries are constantly evolving to maintain their relevancy and popularity with users. They are places where people gather to explore, interact, and imagine, and the onslaught of technologically-mediated life makes libraries’ cultural and community offerings more important than ever. Module 14 focuses on new models of service […]

Welcome to Thanksgiving Break

Hey all – Wishing you a restful Thanksgiving. Please take good care and enjoy. I will be around if you need anything. Please message me via my Mac.com address if you have any questions etc.

Download This!

Previous INFO 200 students found this pretty helpful while working on the paper: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/student-paper-setup-guide.pdf I would suggest downloading as you format your work! Image: Sunrise in the woods

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INFO 200 – Information Communities