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Katelyn A. posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months, 1 weeks agoHello! Is anyone else struggling to choose an information community? I kind of feel like there are too many to choose but also worry about having enough information regarding any community I might select.
Hello @kataloging – It is early on so it can feel a little worrisome. Module 1 will give you the characteristics of Information Communities and offer some examples. Module 2 will help with some ideas about research. Feel free to post your ideas here etc.
@michael
Thanks for the reassurance that I just need to finish through the Module 2 content before I think too intensely about it. I still have a lot of reading left to complete! The Assignment Synthesis Examples (https://infocom.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/assignments/assignment-synthesis/) definitely helped frame what kind of style and detail I should…[Read more]
@kataloging That is right on target! The examples are there to help students and we work hard to find the best from each semester to highlight.
I’m right there with you, Katelyn! I have a few ideas, but when I spend time researching articles, I feel like I’m grasping at straws. (Although I know some of our resources will be about information seeking itself.) Plus I don’t know if they’ll hold my interest through the variety of writings that lay ahead. Personally, I’m a little over the…[Read more]
@kevinm
I think this is somehow quite difficult if you’re working closely with an information community already. I keep getting stuck on the primary information community that I serve every day at work. Is it the same for you working in the children’s department?
I don’t know about your library, but at ours fantasy juvenile fiction and juvenile…[Read more]
Hi @kataloging! I’m actually not working in a children’s department yet, although that’s the goal. Obviously that Information Community is of high interest to me, and I really like your ideas (especially the graphic novel side of things). But I also know I’ll be exploring the community in depth in some of my electives, and I’m intrigued by this…[Read more]
Hi again @kataloging. How’s it coming on your end? I find myself flip flopping between ideas. I’m now back to leaning toward children as a community, partially because of a picture book lecture I attended at a work event that reminded me of my enthusiasm for the topic at large, and also because I love interacting with the kids at the desk as they…[Read more]
Hey @kevinm! Sorry for disappearing on you there, work was completely hectic this week!
I’m glad that you’re back to considering child communities again! I keep thinking back to your introductory post in 203 and how you seemed so passionate about the children’s department. Of course you should go whichever direction you feel most solid with, but…[Read more]
@kataloging No reason to apologize at all! This was just me with thoughts swirling around my head trying to figure this puppy out. You’re right about my passion for the children’s department, and I’m excited to figure out where I land with the subject matter. I know we still have a little time, but I want to better visualize where I’m going with…[Read more]