Emily Mizokami

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 1 week, 4 days ago

    Okay thanks @michael. I see how they definitely both apply. Have a nice weekend.

  • @michael I see the same reading, “Everyday Life Information Seeking” listed for Module 4 and Module 5. Is this intentional because it is applicable to both modules or are there two different readings and I am misunderstanding the reading list?

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 5 days ago

    I’m sorry I keep bugging you @michael, but I’ve never done this type of citing before and it is the only thing hanging me up. Is there a difference between simply referring to a website and citing it? If I am just referring to these websites as places for my information community to exchange information am I supposed to list those as official…[Read more]

    • @emmizo If you are just referring to the sites, no need to cite them in the references. Do not worry too much about Blog Report 2. I am more interested in the community description and use of Fisher and Fulton as a framework.

  • I found it helpful this morning, if you are in the weeds with this first blog post that comes with a lot of pressure because you are choosing what you will be working on all semester, to review @michael ‘s lectures to get me refocused. Hope that helps!

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    Thanks @michael. I am trying to get this citing stuff right to get ready for APA citing in research papers. If we have links in our text do we have to list those websites and blog posts as references as well at the end? And if the answer is yes, do you want us to do that for blog posts as well?

  • Hi @michael. Quick question about citing things in our blogs. Do you want us to cite specific page numbers in our in text citation or just author name and year of publication and then a full citation in our reference list at the end.

  • Thank you for sharing this @michael. What a refreshing reminder while we are all focusing on Blog Post #2. Thank you for reminding me why I am doing all of this in the first place. As a parent I did not censor […]

  • Emily Mizokami posted an update 4 weeks ago

    @sarahjuanablack thank you for the explanation about reddit. Please look forward to me asking clarifying questions throughout the semester about social media. I avoided it like the plague for many many years to my own detriment. I am hoping you all will find it refreshing, endearing, or quizzical. Good luck on your information community. I plan…[Read more]

  • @michael, I have a question about sources for blog post #2. I am assuming most, but not all, sources need to be peer reviewed. For instance, if I want to indicate how many people are in my information community (California Indians), I can site the United States Census? And if I want to site a community website or Facebook post to demonstrate…[Read more]

    • @emmizo For sure cite the Census. Cite course resources like the key article by Fisher and Bishop and anything else you would like to. As we go forward peer review will be the most important.

      I would put the census in a category of research based resources just like what Pew Internet does and other big statistical companies that do studies.

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 4 weeks, 1 day ago

    @sarahjuanablack I am not on reddit. What is a subreddit?

    • @emmizo best way to describe it is like a “channel”. If Reddit is the TV, the subreddits are the channels you go to to find special topics (so like MTV or the Food Channel). For example, if I type in “poetry” into the search bar in Reddit, some subreddits that come up might be “poetry critics” “poetry reading” or “poetry SLAM”.

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 4 weeks, 1 day ago

    Thanks @philipbusacco! That does help. And thank you @michael for the examples as well. I might hit up Andrew Chae at the library as well. I found quite a few articles last night that are peer reviewed that I think will help me now and later.

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 1 month ago

    But in your example I don’t see the smaller groups collaborating or sharing. The poor kid has to do an online search and the rich kid gets to go to an academy.
    I still don’t get ” a collaboration among diverse providers.”
    So the diverse providers are let’s say libraries, archives, websites, community meetings, schools, etc.
    And we are supposed…[Read more]

    • @michael is there a way you might be able to define this initial point with more clarity? I went back through the lecture and I’m still not seeing some concrete examples of what this might look like, along with Emily here…

  • Can anyone explain this one to me? “Emphasis on collaboration among diverse information communities” It is the first of the five characteristics of information communities offered by Fisher and Fulton

    • I think I see this in several ways: if you break up an information community into its lesser demographics, are they still sharing and collaborating? For example, (I’m taking my own info community) if an aspiring artist wants to learn digital art, how can they get that information? Do they have access or is it a closed shop? If they have money,…[Read more]

      • But in your example I don’t see the smaller groups collaborating or sharing. The poor kid has to do an online search and the rich kid gets to go to an academy.
        I still don’t get ” a collaboration among diverse providers.”
        So the diverse providers are let’s say libraries, archives, websites, community meetings, schools, etc.
        And we are supposed…[Read more]

        • @michael is there a way you might be able to define this initial point with more clarity? I went back through the lecture and I’m still not seeing some concrete examples of what this might look like, along with Emily here…

    • I could be wrong but my definition of diverse information communities are organizations, maybe authorities/ professionals in the field or individuals, maybe an amature or hobbiest. There is this co-op of shared information. Example: I’m thinking of astronomy and how many people in that field are not professional astronomers, but still contribute…[Read more]

      • @emmizo @sarahjuanablack @philipbusacco

        My take is that the community is made up of all sorts of folks as Philip notes. These folks provide various bits of information and folks collaborate around those bits… maybe creating something news, organizing, etc. Imagine a subreddit devoted to a certain interest or similar. Members of the SR might…[Read more]

        • @philipbusacco and @michael this is super helpful! So to make sure I’ve got this right: the idea is that all kinds of people who are interested in said topic will find ways to connect and collaborate, such as people interested in comics attending Comic Con, where you can find expert artists/storytellers, actors, fans, and enthusiasts alike.

          I…[Read more]

          • @sarahjuanablack. Yes! Let’s try an example of a medical information community. Think about a group that might come together around those who have a certain disease or condition the members of that information community could be those who have the disease, perhaps medical professionals or folks that have experience, etc. The LIS literature related…[Read more]

        • @sarahjuanablack I am not on reddit. What is a subreddit?

          • @emmizo best way to describe it is like a “channel”. If Reddit is the TV, the subreddits are the channels you go to to find special topics (so like MTV or the Food Channel). For example, if I type in “poetry” into the search bar in Reddit, some subreddits that come up might be “poetry critics” “poetry reading” or “poetry SLAM”.

      • Thanks @philipbusacco! That does help. And thank you @michael for the examples as well. I might hit up Andrew Chae at the library as well. I found quite a few articles last night that are peer reviewed that I think will help me now and later.

  • Yes, the examples are a little intimidating. I don’t remember where I read the tip, but when I was really frustrated last night trying to find scholarly articles about my topic, I just started googling things and looking on Facebook and Instagram to see if my community was active there and that actually led me to the names of organized groups in…[Read more]

  • Okay, Mellie. I think you are a little crazy, but I also think this could be really fun. I love the Rats of NIMH and I love that you are thinking outside of the box. But you would need to find some scholarly papers in LIS that discuss communities of animals or humans stealing information from another group in order to support their community. Does…[Read more]

    • Oh! I was thinking on focusing on the establishment of human communities, that I would later adapt to critters. Explaining the game was more to give context to where the idea was coming from!

      HOWEVER

      You did remind me that murders of crows have pretty robust information networks, I’m sure I can find plenty of studies on it, but I wonder if I can…[Read more]

      • I just got off the phone with a friend with a degree in zoology, she said yes I can absolutely connect crows to the 5 characteristics, but also several other animals like mice/rats, meerkats, and bats, to name a few. Now I just gotta find the articles to back it up if @michael thinks its worth doing!

        • @nootsnoot See comment below as well. Our focus is on human information behaviors and how information professionals might serve different info communities. Let’s discuss and figure something out. One thought might be related to game designers??? (just thinking out loud)

  • All right. Everyone stand down. Panic has passed. I forgot that Michael provided us with three examples of posts 2-7. So I am going to check those out now and I am sure that will help me understand the assignment!

    • @emmizo. Good plan – take a look at the samples. I think your community is viable…just need to see if applicable research in LIS is out there.

  • Ok. I really wanted to get started today on researching and figuring out what I am going to write for my blog post #2 and I believe I am overthinking it. So I know what community I want to choose. It is California Indians (what most indigenous people I have spoken to who are from the Sacramento area choose to be referred to as) and I am happy with…[Read more]

  • Emily Mizokami posted a new activity comment 1 month ago

    I am hoping with the readings and the lecture things will become more clear. But Professor Stephens is always encouraging us to contact him with questions. So I think if you are really struggling you could ask him for more direction. I think I have decided on a community I have worked with in the past but I am not a member of. I want to know how…[Read more]

    • I think I have a plan…getting more comfortable with navigating the library like you said and how to narrow down research terms. Thanks – Best of luck to you too!

    • Paula replied 4 weeks ago

      I spent more time researching topics and looking at articles that I’m behind on the reaching but I hope to have it done two days early.

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