MAKING STUFF WITH YOUR PATRONS

Presentation by Michael Whittaker in collaboration with Justin Hoenke

ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY

PARTICIPATORY CULTURE

Read this for more info! http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/02/opinion/michael-stephens/the-age-of-participation-office-hours/

“Everything we do should be measured by

the benefit [to] the public

Preserving a community’s digital heritage is the

work of both libraries and museums, but involving the community in these efforts is imperative as

we move forward.

“Participation occurs when someone welcomed as a guest

feels as though they have become a host

TECHNOLOGY

Technology doesn’t solve our problems, but it can be a conduit to making change and promoting progress

-Michael Stephens

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/02/opinion/michael-stephens/the-age-of-participation-office-hours/

TECHNOLOGY

THE ANSWER?

CONNECT WITH YOUR PATRONS

TECHNOLOGY

...and these technologies could help you out quite a bit...

REALLY GREAT READS

Beyond the Walled Garden: LIS Students in an Era of Participatory Culture by Michael Stephenshttp://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=slissrj

The Age of Participation by Michael Stephenshttp://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/02/opinion/michael-stephens/the-age-of-participation-office-hours/ Services More Meaningful Than Ebooks by Aaron Schmidthttp://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/04/opinion/aaron-schmidt/services-more-meaningful-than-ebooks-the-user-experience/ Think Like a Startup by Brian Matthewshttp://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/18649/Think%20like%20a%20STARTUP.pdf?sequence=1

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