oh, boy can time fly…

It’s time for me to reflect on LIS768… I can’t believe the end is here! This class has been a lot of things to me. I feel linked to everyone by wordpress, and enjoyed that aspect of becoming, in essence, our own social network. (Of course, that makes sense considering the name of the course [...]

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A Third Space for Teens

The goal of my research this semester was to somehow bring together teens, libraries, and the arts with a proposal of how the principles of Library 2.0 could play a part in that. Multiple studies have found the same evidence time and time again – an education in the arts undoubtedly increases the learning capacity [...]

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del.icio.us me

I’ve been doing the del.icio.us thing for quite a while now and I love it. It’s a great way to keep track of all the zillions of new things I find on the Net everyday. And I love the social aspect of it – nothing better than checking my ‘Links Saved For You’ page and [...]

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Lost on YouTube!

For a class project classmate Chris Breitenbach and I decided to create a short video documentary exploring the ups and downs of the space at The Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago. This video is the outcome of our work. Looking at the space through Library 2.0 goggles we found several issues with signage and [...]

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Give One Get One

This is an amazing program that I have been meaning to post on my blog for a couple of weeks now. Essentially, Nicholas Negroponte from MIT devoted himself to developing a laptop that was tough enough and affordable enough to essentially give away so that children in developing countries could have one. He did it, [...]

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What a library!

The new design for the Czech National Library. Read more here. I’ll be visiting this place when it’s done , just gotta see it for myself.

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