Good morning all! I woke up to multiple emails requesting extensions on the Information Sources Survey. I think we’ll do blanket extensions on the next two formal assignments. These are very important and if more time helps you balance everything, I am all for it. How does this look: Information Sources Survey: DUE: 10/25 Literature Review […]
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Hey all – The first serious lit review I wrote in my doc program was on virtual communities. Here’s the reference list. It may be of interest, especially for those of you looking closely at communities born on the Web, etc. Note – there has been much more research published in the last 15+ years […]
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Greetings all – I think it would be useful for the next assignments for all of you to work on refining your description of your information community. You wrote a blog post a few weeks ago: Blog Post #2: Describe the Information Community you are choosing to explore for the course and the research paper. […]
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Greetings all – I grabbed these Action Items from a post from a few weeks ago. All of these things can also apply to your blogging and future assignments: Some Action Items going forward: The rest of the assignments will require a more formal approach and require synthesis of the research-based, scholarly LIS literature you’ve […]
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Greetings all! Please use this week to work on your research and future assignments. I would suggest focusing on the Information Sources Survey and the LRM as well as start thinking about your Blog Report #5. If you have questions, please reach out via site message, email or Zoom IM. Major Assignment Due Dates: Information […]
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Hey all – I just want to do a general check in with everyone and see how you are doing. I just want make sure everybody’s doing as best they can. It feels like there is a lot of churn in the world right now, so please take good care of yourselves. Image: Morning […]
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Hello all – Getting over some jet lag here! I wanted to share that I did a talk at Edinburgh Napier University last week. It was for the Applied Informatics group in the School of Computing, Engineering, & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University’s Merchiston campus. It was a super fun presentation and discussion. […]
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I just want to check in with everyone about Blog Report number four. This blog report should highlight a single article from your own individual research into your communities’ information behaviors and needs. Please do not select an article from our course readings — if anybody has started down this path that is fine. Just […]
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Module 7 can be found here. This module explores community-created information communities and how libraries are working with these groups to enhance services. This module will frame your explorations of community-based resources for future assignments.