While photogrammetry, a technology that uses overlapping still photographs to create a richer combined image, has been around since the beginning of photography (and debatably even earlier), in the last decade it has been harnessed by museums and archives to create navigable digital 3 dimensional models. These models allow greater Read more…
Although Brian Matthews was discussing college librarianship when he mused that “curating learning experiences” should be a future goal for librarians, I think that this sentiment also applies to public library experiences that cater to neurodivergent children and their families. As a parent of a child who has learning differences Read more…
While initially I was really feeling hopeful and positive about the potential for the “human library” model to break down barriers between people and to help us to “unjudge” each other, doubts began to creep in. This post is a reflection on my somewhat conflicted feelings about “living books”. This Read more…
I live in Petaluma, Ca, home of the world’s ugliest dog contest, the whiskerino beard and moustache contest, a wrist wrestling statue and lots of other assorted wacky history. I’m currently interning in the Petaluma History Room (PHR), a small underutilized department upstairs in the Petaluma Library, which is a Read more…
I have to admit that I could scroll endlessly through the museumnext website drooling at all of the inspiring projects. Click on the picture below to view the the prezi I made to show real-life examples of the institutional goals supported by new hyperlinked technologies.
“Design is intelligence made visible” Alina Wheeler After the last two modules, I’ve been mulling over the complex design challenges that seem specific to libraries. The space needs to be welcoming to all yet tailored to your heaviest users, constantly changing yet still familiar, designed for the future yet practical Read more…
Nina Simon’s “The Participatory Museum” is a treasure trove of ideas that can be used to inform the Hyperlinked Library. In fact, after reading about the many real-life examples of participatory success stories and creative collaborations that are happening in the museum world, I’m having trouble imagining any other way Read more…
The Gardener does not create the Garden. The Garden creates the Gardener.Alan Chadwick The best gardens are a perfect balance of order and chaos. The tension created by this constantly threatened balance is the pulse of the garden itself. (Helen Humphreys, The Lost Garden, p. 19) In examining the foundational Read more…
Hi everyone, I’m Sarah. I’ve come here via a winding path but I’m thrilled to be here in this moment. This year has been a struggle as I have been at home with two small children since March and had hip surgery in September. It’s been wonderful to get to Read more…
It’s been a memorable time to start graduate school, to put it mildly. In August, I had no real concept of what an information community was and picked passionate home cooks mainly because cooking and thinking about food was keeping me sane in a house with small children, and Read more…