Category Archives: Discussion

Elements of the course that emerge from our conversations in class.

Some Thoughts on Curation

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Andrew Battista

Greetings all! I decided to dust off this old post from a previous course on curation to accompany our “readings” (actually listenings this week). We are listening to two radio/podcast clips: one from On The Media, and the other from NPR. You can … Continue reading →

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BuzzFeed Article: 9 Signs You’re a Soon-To-Be College Grad

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Katie Saunders

Here is my Buzz Feed article! Very relevant to my life right now.

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Corporations and Media

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Andrew Battista

Last year the media and business world became alarmed with Jeff Bezos, the owner and founder of Amazon.com, purchased The Washington Post with money from his own pocket. Even though the Post is not directly an Amazon property, the slippage between Bezos’s personal and … Continue reading →

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Questions to Consider

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Katie Saunders

“Information is the currency of today’s world. Those who control information are the most powerful people on the planet-and the ones with the most bulging bank accounts.” -Matthew Lesko: The Confessions of a Millionaire Information Broker   Questions to Consider: … Continue reading →

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Language and Information Control

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Lauren Wallis

Controlled Vocabulary.  It sounds pretty serious.  It’s the name librarians give to any fixed set of language that is used to describe information.  In our catalog, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are the controlled vocabulary.  Different databases have their … Continue reading →

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A Look at Income Inequality: A Widening Divide

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Since we’ve been talking about privilege and systems of power, I thought it would be appropriate to look at the widening income inequality gap here in the United States. This Prezi looks at how income inequality is harmful, how it … Continue reading →

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What is happening near Montevallo?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

A woman from Maylene, Al is charged with murder for leaving her child in her burning car after a car accident. If you would like to know more about the story you can watch http://www.abc3340.com/story/24852203/toddlers-remains-found-in-burnt-out-car?autoStart=true&topVideoCa This current event goes perfectly with … Continue reading →

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Entering a Blogosphere Tools

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I’m going to save some of my discussion for entering a blogosphere for my actual creation submission post, but I wanted to share a few general tools and tricks about organizing content online here. This is in no way an … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s $16 Billion Purchase of WhatsApp & the Age of Data Mining

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

When I first learned of the filter bubble, a result of Google’s data mining abilities, I felt internally conflicted. Part of me loved the fact that today’s technology is so advanced that we can track people’s moves online to tailor … Continue reading →

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The Digital Divide and Education

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Lauren Wallis

I should thank you all; our class last week inspired a (hopefully) fun and engaging new activity I’m going to do during library instruction for English Composition students (under construction here). It was really interesting to hear you talk about … Continue reading →

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