tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68434532024-02-11T18:44:00.251-05:00The Uncommon CommonsLibrary and IT-related commentary on learning commonsStacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-50274048548873248732023-06-16T10:49:00.000-04:002023-06-16T10:49:40.419-04:00New Edition of Library Programs and Services<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhA6mu-wRHAVQUoEm9hgSeXshEMLMNu-RTscsTOfS1m0p3R4MCpaAEXFloMu08Vp1ECkgDy-SVTGsLFf7SV1K5rXDQfVSxh3kt9c3r-iSue8_FGGDFvz_jlqRckoLT75_AKbx/s1600/41Rji2MfgIL._SX313_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="315" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAopF3ImXUiw5UN1UypTT2pJOrm0nuIp6N2W1VMnK5dw-oDRaWWRDngo-Hqlqo2aQNUSY2nObsI0k-tp16A2GPAR6g67dcRhSzK1ATuYlOVwnvZWyZR7eqzEu7GwtEJB2e6YZQgpMgae-Ia6fdbY__zq1-nH2bvAEVyx6KsAKXgum6AOzTJw/s320/9781440878695%20SM.jpg" width="126" /></a>I'm pleased to announce that the ninth edition of <i><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/library-programs-and-services-9781440878695/" target="_blank">Library Programs and Services: the Fundamentals</a></i> was published yesterday. <div><br /></div><div>This is my fourth co-authored book and third with G. Edward Evans. The book focuses primarily on library public services, expanding discussions of current trends while retaining the fundamentals. With more detailed examples and anecdotes in the "Career Connections" sidebars, the book could be very helpful to library science students and early career librarians.<div><br /></div><div>I'm grateful for all of these publishing opportunities and would like to thank my co-author, advisory board, editors, colleagues, friends & family for their support.</div></div>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-83478051733120443972022-01-03T15:15:00.000-05:002022-01-03T15:15:26.543-05:00New Issue of Practical Academic Librarianship<p>Happy New Year!</p><p>Co-Editor Jennifer Bartlett and I are excited to announce the 2021 issue of <a href="https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index.php/pal" target="_blank"><i>Practical Academic Librarianship</i></a>. We are currently seeking submissions (<a href="https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index.php/pal/about/submissions">see submission guidelines</a>) as well as considering additional peer reviewers.</p><p>We plan to publish a new issue later this year and hope you enjoy this one!</p>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-84766237867054204442021-12-09T12:49:00.003-05:002021-12-09T12:49:39.545-05:00What a Year...<p>I nearly missed my annual post for 2021, but as you might imagine, I've been occupied with other things like the rest of you. I do have some updates.</p><p>First, since February 2020 (talk about ill timing) my friend and colleague Jennifer Bartlett and I assumed co-editorship of <a href="https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index.php/pal"><i>Practical Academic Librarianship</i></a>. We published one issue last year, and we hope to have another before the end of this year. That's been a fun project, and I'm glad to see the journal still going strong in its eleventh year. (By the way, if you have an interest in knowledge management, be sure to check out Jen's latest book, <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538144572/Knowledge-Management-A-Practical-Guide-for-Librarians"><i>Knowledge Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians</i></a>).</p><p>Secondly, I've been pretty tied up with working on my fourth co-authored book, <i>Library Programs and Services</i>, ninth edition. I'm excited about that project and hope to wrap it up in summer 2022.</p><p>I hope you are well, and as always, thank you for reading.</p><p><br /></p>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-54078927573058053232020-02-10T13:17:00.000-05:002020-02-10T13:17:19.763-05:00New Edition of Learning in Information-Rich Environments: I-LEARN and the Construction of Knowledge from Information<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhA6mu-wRHAVQUoEm9hgSeXshEMLMNu-RTscsTOfS1m0p3R4MCpaAEXFloMu08Vp1ECkgDy-SVTGsLFf7SV1K5rXDQfVSxh3kt9c3r-iSue8_FGGDFvz_jlqRckoLT75_AKbx/s1600/41Rji2MfgIL._SX313_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="315" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhA6mu-wRHAVQUoEm9hgSeXshEMLMNu-RTscsTOfS1m0p3R4MCpaAEXFloMu08Vp1ECkgDy-SVTGsLFf7SV1K5rXDQfVSxh3kt9c3r-iSue8_FGGDFvz_jlqRckoLT75_AKbx/s200/41Rji2MfgIL._SX313_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="126" /></a>I am delighted to announce the publication of the second edition of <i>Learning in Information-Rich Environments: I-LEARN and the Construction of Knowledge from Information</i>. I met the first edition's author, Dr. Delia Neuman, nine years ago and used her model as the foundation for my dissertation research. Never did I expect I would end up writing the second edition of the book with her and a terrific research team!<br />
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The second edition is updated throughout and a new chapter includes real-world examples of the model in action from kindergarten through graduate-level. <a href="https://www.springer.com/gp/product-marketing-tool/flyer/9783030294090?downloadType=PRODUCTFLYER" target="_blank">This flyer</a> provides more information about the updates in the new edition.Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-120236795084443812020-01-06T13:11:00.000-05:002020-01-06T13:11:14.733-05:00New Edition of Management Basics for Information Professionals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlBYVS775cHlJU-F-W5jwkmlzJi7LErjt6tyoOu3uEVHTamHewUYz2Yz80nuTjSghJ3pIQ3AuwuIi9WzczfkiJn0Suly5mIVC63jgvSsjLNCPXqWXI1xxu7m9zf18nzruw9sM/s1600/evans_mgmt_4thEd_eurospan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="531" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlBYVS775cHlJU-F-W5jwkmlzJi7LErjt6tyoOu3uEVHTamHewUYz2Yz80nuTjSghJ3pIQ3AuwuIi9WzczfkiJn0Suly5mIVC63jgvSsjLNCPXqWXI1xxu7m9zf18nzruw9sM/s200/evans_mgmt_4thEd_eurospan.jpg" width="139" /></a>Happy New Year!<br />
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Today ALA Neal-Schuman published the fourth edition of <i>Management Basics for Information Professionals</i> which I co-authored with G. Edward Evans. It was quite an honor working with him again. I read more than one of his texts in library school, and I co-authored the second edition of <i>Academic Librarianship</i> with him in 2018. You can read more about the new edition of Management Basics for Information Professionals <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/01/evanss-and-greenwells-updated-management-basics-text" target="_blank">in this press release</a>.<br />
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I'm hoping to soon announce another title I co-authored that relates to my dissertation research. Stay tuned and thanks for reading!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-61546551393547868642019-01-07T12:42:00.000-05:002019-01-07T12:45:27.957-05:00Happy New Year!<a href="http://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/7972/images/Online_Tools_for_Your_Courses.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/7972/images/Online_Tools_for_Your_Courses.png" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="320" height="320" width="128" /></a>I hope all is well with you, and thanks for reading!<br />
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In the last year, I've continued to work in instructional design and created some of <a href="https://libguides.uky.edu/onlinetools" target="_blank">the online tutorials on this site</a> using Articulate 360 tools. I've been doing embedded librarian work with Canvas and Zoom as well as teaching in-person sessions in Honors and ICT. I've been participating in the <a href="http://www.id2id.org/" target="_blank">Penn State/EDUCUASE Instructional Designer to Instructional Designer</a> program; in fact, one of my projects is the infographic in this post. </div>
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With co-authors, I'm finishing up two book projects that I'll announce when published (the fourth edition of a management text and the revised edition of the book introducing the <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-is-i-learn.html" target="_blank">I-LEARN model</a>).</div>
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Finally, while I no longer work directly in learning spaces (the original focus of this blog), I am contemplating a writing project involved in that world. Contact me if you're interested in learning more.</div>
Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-18039496243525147162018-01-29T13:38:00.003-05:002018-01-29T13:38:41.461-05:00New Edition of Academic Librarianship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrntRXFp0BT11d1-zoABDZ0w3SFe38FH47_HwosZ6ExPQz4qwZN2GuvdLlhF-VX-sj8M7OOlZ-omJ7MMGLDu7EF5G7EqtUJOx-ZqlPMGCdgwSSbZT8_8PDaXrLuDZIiJo9UGDy/s1600/AL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1511" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrntRXFp0BT11d1-zoABDZ0w3SFe38FH47_HwosZ6ExPQz4qwZN2GuvdLlhF-VX-sj8M7OOlZ-omJ7MMGLDu7EF5G7EqtUJOx-ZqlPMGCdgwSSbZT8_8PDaXrLuDZIiJo9UGDy/s200/AL.jpg" width="188" /></a>Happy New Year! I've got big news to share in my first blog post of the year. Today ALA Neal-Schuman published the second edition of <i>Academic Librarianship</i> which I co-authored with G. Edward Evans. It was quite an honor working with him! I read more than one of his texts in library school, and I used the first edition of <i>Academic Librarianship</i> in a course I taught. You can read more about the new edition <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/evans-and-greenwell-s-comprehensive-text-academic-librarianship" target="_blank">in this press release</a>.<br />
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We're currently at work on the fourth edition of <i>Management Basics for Information Professionals</i>. I'm also hoping that I can soon announce a book I'm co-authoring that relates to my dissertation research. Stay tuned and thanks for reading!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-59136261881000274242017-01-01T05:00:00.000-05:002017-01-01T05:00:16.821-05:00Happy New Year!While I don't often post here anymore, I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year and update you on my current projects.<br />
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I've moved on from learning spaces which was the original focus of this blog. Some posts still remain quite popular (and somewhat timely) though they are nearly ten years old:<br />
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<li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/redesigning-service-desk_21.html" target="_blank">Unusual Service Desks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2011/08/hubbub-2011-recap.html" target="_blank">Hubbub 2011</a></li>
<li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/01/projected-floor-signs.html" target="_blank">Projected Floor Signs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/windows-in-basement.html" target="_blank">Video Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-thinking-on-commons-signage.html" target="_blank">New Thinking on Desk Signage</a></li>
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Since then, I have focused my research interests on instructional design. Specifically I've been working with <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-is-i-learn.html" target="_blank">the I-LEARN model</a> and published <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/10.1.2045" target="_blank">a new paper</a> last summer based on my dissertation work.</div>
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I'm excited to report that I'm now starting a new position with my current employer. I'll be part of the information literacy and assessment team, teaching instruction sessions, providing instructional design support, supporting student success initiatives, and working on research projects, including co-authoring the forthcoming second edition of <i>Academic Librarianship. </i>I'm also teaching another Academic Libraries course in the spring semester. I expect it will be a busy year.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-78851097395839542172016-09-29T19:16:00.001-04:002016-09-29T19:16:39.264-04:00Information Literacy Journal ClubToday I had the opportunity to participate in an online discussion group, the <a href="http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Information Literacy Journal Club</a>. This is a group that anyone may join, whether students, information professionals, or anyone with an interest in information literacy. While the group seems largely focused in the U.K., participants from several countries were present. In <a href="http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.com/2016/08/using-i-learn-model-for-information.html" target="_blank">today's discussion</a>, we talked about <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-is-i-learn.html" target="_blank">the I-LEARN model,</a> specifically focusing on <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/10.1.2045" target="_blank">an article of mine</a> published in the <i><a href="https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/index" target="_blank">Journal of Information Literacy</a></i> back in June.<br />
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The Information Literacy Journal Club is an engaged audience with lots of interesting past discussions, and I encourage you to check out what they have planned for the future!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-9205052596232028402015-03-29T17:42:00.000-04:002015-03-29T17:42:22.426-04:00I-LEARN: Recent and Upcoming PresentationsIn my previous post, I shared a bit about my dissertation and my continuing work related to designing instructional materials with I-LEARN as the underlying framework. I've given several presentations on the topic and will be presenting others later this year:<br />
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<li>2015, August. <i>Creating Effective Instructional Materials with I-LEARN.</i> Poster to be presented at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.<br /></li>
<li>2015, June. <i>Creating Effective Instructional Materials with I-LEARN.</i> Poster to be presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.<br /></li>
<li>2014, November. <i>Using the I-LEARN Model to Design Information Literacy Instruction: Results of an Experimental Research Study and Opportunities for Future Practical Applications. </i>Presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.<br /></li>
<li>2014, October. <i><a href="http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-14136-7_42" target="_blank">Using the I-LEARN Model to Design Information Literacy Instruction.</a> </i> Presented at the European Conference on Information Literacy, Dubrovnik, Croatia.<br /></li>
<li>2014, August. <i>Using the I-LEARN Model to Design Information Literacy Instruction: Results of an Experimental Research Study and Opportunities for Future Practical Applications.</i> Poster presented at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Conference, Lyon, France.<br /></li>
<li>2014, June. <i>Creating Information Literacy Instructional Materials Using the I-LEARN Model: Embracing our Instructional Designer Role.</i> Poster presented at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.</li>
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While it's not directly related to I-LEARN, I am excited to be co-presenting an invited master class session with Leslie J. Reynolds at the <a href="http://www.sla.org/attend/2015-annual-conference/" target="_blank">SLA Annual Conference in Boston</a>: <i>Revolutionary Learning Organizations: Core Values & Best Practices.</i> More on that later.</div>
Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-82548160661650595462015-03-08T16:33:00.002-04:002015-03-08T16:34:37.304-04:00What is I-LEARN?In <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-i-found-my-dissertation-topic.html">my previous post</a>, I describe how I started down the path of exploring <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol14/SLR_ConstructingKnowledge_V14.pdf">I-LEARN</a> for designing information literacy instruction. After my copy arrived, I read <a href="http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781441905789#">the book</a> so many times and made so many notations it looked like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franny_and_Zooey">Franny's little book</a>. I knew I had found where to focus my efforts, and that's what I've done for the last three years.<br />
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So what is I-LEARN? My higher education friends may be surprised to know that it's a learning model which was initially focused on the K-12 environment. (<a href="http://www.librarymediaconnection.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Neuman_January_February2012.pdf">Here's a way to plan a lesson about Australia.</a> It has since been implemented in my work as well as <a href="http://ecil2014.ilconf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ecil2014_abstracts.pdf#page=90">other universities like this one</a>.) Without straying too far from the purpose of this post, I'd like to emphasize how much librarians in higher education and school media specialists have in common. We are experts in finding, evaluating, and using information. We are generally a very dedicated bunch who want very much for our students to learn and succeed, yet we often have little time to work with students directly. The faculty member/teacher has to decide that information literacy instruction is important enough to set aside time for it and to continue to emphasize its importance beyond the often single library visit. I like to point out that the main difference between a high school senior and a college freshman is about three months (and it was pretty cool being quoted on that at <a href="http://ecil2014.ilconf.org/">ECIL 2014</a>). Anyway, we have much in common, and school media specialists often have an advantage in that many of them have formal coursework related to instructional design, learning theory, educational technology, and so forth, while many of us academic librarians are still muddling around on our own trying to figure things out. We really should work together and learn from each other more often. If you are interested in learning more about our similarities and the prominent role school media specialists have played in instructional design and the development of information literacy standards, take a look at chapter two of my <a href="http://uknowledge.uky.edu/edc_etds/6/">dissertation</a>. <br />
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Anyway, so from the start, I really liked that I-LEARN was <a href="http://drexel.edu/cci/contact/Faculty/Neuman-Delia/">created by someone who has been working with school media specialists for years and is highly regarded in both the instructional design and the library and information science communities</a>. It's that combination of theory and practice that serves as the foundation for I-LEARN. The mnemonic is simply Identify, Locate, Evaluate, Apply, Reflect, and kNow. Typical library instruction focuses on identify, locate, and evaluate. We're pretty good at those things. The model digs deeper into those areas and emphasizes the recursiveness of those steps (we all know how research is so much trial and error, but often our students don't). What sets I-LEARN apart is the combination of these skills with the latter parts of the model which focus on using information--actually thinking about what you've found, synthesizing it into an information product, revising it, rethinking it, maybe going back for more information, and ultimately adding to your own knowledge base through this experience. You've learned something!<br />
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If you read <a href="http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781441905789">the book</a>, you'll find much more detail on each stage of the model. Perhaps like me, you will quickly realize that the model would work very well for information literacy instruction; after all, the core focus of the model is learning with information. You may also realize too that it would work great for building entire lessons or planning an entire course. I've actually built some assignment guides for a library science graduate course using the model, and it helps in breaking down the pieces of say, writing a literature review. While my next post will focus on information literacy instruction, Dr. Neuman does emphasize that it's more than a library skills model, it's a learning model which could really be used in any environment. Pretty exciting, huh!<br />
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I am <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/search/label/SLA">an avid conference-goer</a> in the library world, but I didn't have the opportunity to attend an education-focused conference until I attended the <a href="http://www.aect.org/newsite/">Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)</a> conference in fall 2011. Much like any conference, the serendipity you experience often far outweighs the expenditure of attendance. In this case, my advisor had frequently mentioned <a href="http://drexel.edu/cci/contact/Faculty/Neuman-Delia/">someone he knew</a> who was a highly regarded library and information science researcher who also happened to be an expert in instructional design. As these things go, he had the opportunity to introduce us at a reception, and I learned that she had just published <a href="http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781441905789#">a book</a> which presented an instructional design model called <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol14/SLR_ConstructingKnowledge_V14.pdf">I-LEARN</a> that tied together a great deal of research in instructional design and information science. While waiting in the line for the bar, I ordered the book online using my phone. And as they say, the rest is history.<br />
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<b>Next post:</b> <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-is-i-learn.html">What is I-LEARN?</a>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-76296239256808562122015-02-27T14:59:00.000-05:002015-02-27T15:02:22.673-05:00Updates from the Uncommon CommonsHello again, readers!<br />
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Since I moved into a different position in 2010, I have apparently been reduced to one post per year. I was hoping to remedy that in 2014...but here we are.<br />
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This blog started with a focus on learning spaces, and several of the more popular posts are still reviewed regularly (like the ones about <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/redesigning-service-desk_21.html">those weird-at-the-time service desks</a> or <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2011/08/hubbub-2011-recap.html">the parties we used to have in the Hub</a> or <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/windows-in-basement.html">the video windows</a> or <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/01/projected-floor-signs.html">the floor signs</a> that are all pretty typical now). Learning spaces are still a big interest of mine, and I was involved in some pretty exciting renovations in 2013. Lately though my attention has been focused on some follow-up projects related to <a href="http://uknowledge.uky.edu/edc_etds/6/">my dissertation work</a>.<br />
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I had the pleasure of presenting at four international conferences in 2014 to talk about the benefits of designing instruction using <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol14/SLR_ConstructingKnowledge_V14.pdf">the I-LEARN model</a>. Interested in hearing more? I am working on a post (an actual--not annual update--post about it). One of the conferences I presented at last year was so awesome, I asked if I could join the program committee, and so now I am on for 2015. Interested in presenting in Tallinn in October? Check out <a href="http://ecil2015.ilconf.org/">the European Information Literacy Conference</a>. I will likely be posting about that as well since the <a href="http://ecil2014.ilconf.org/">the 2014 conference</a> was one of the best conferences I have ever attended.<br />
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I have also been teaching at two iSchools which has been pretty amazing. Library science students who are eager to learn more about all things academic library--sign me up!<br />
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Since I can't use the doctoral student excuse anymore, I have stepped up my volunteer leadership work in <a href="http://www.sla.org/">SLA</a> a bit. I am currently serving on the executive board of the <a href="http://lmd.sla.org/">Leadership and Management Division</a> as Director of Communications. I am also in my third year of participating on the <a href="https://www.sla.org/governance/committeescouncilsreps/professional-development-advisory-council/">Professional Development Advisory Council</a>, and I expect I may be <a href="http://slaacademic.libguides.com/archives">Archivist for the Academic Division</a> until I retire. I have emphasized <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/search?q=sla">many times</a> what a great group SLA is and how your can develop so many skills through volunteer leadership oppotunities.<br />
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So that's enough updates for now. I am committed to writing more about I-LEARN and how it is a most awesome tool for building course guides, learning modules, and all sorts of instructional materials, so watch for that soon!<br />
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<br />Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-26597985396964365982014-01-07T19:13:00.000-05:002014-01-07T19:13:02.473-05:00New Year's UpdatesHello, readers! <br />
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It has been far too long since I have posted anything, though it is heartening to see that old posts on this blog still receive a good bit of traffic. Who knew people would still want to read about <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2011/08/hubbub-2011-recap.html">the Hubbub</a>? I thought I would give you a few personal updates and then share some links to several learning space projects I had the pleasure of working on in 2013.<br />
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The big news is that <a href="http://uknowledge.uky.edu/edc_etds/6/">my dissertation</a> is now published online, and I graduated in December 2013. While my program took nearly five years, it was an amazing experience that I would do again in a second. The course content was excellent, my independent projects were valuable, and I had a wonderfully supportive committee, especially my chair. If you have interests similar to mine, I encourage you to look at instructional design/instructional technology programs.<br />
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For some time now, I have wanted to get back into teaching. I taught a library science course back when I was a public librarian and loved it; likewise my experiences in the classroom teaching information literacy sessions were invigorating, but I have gotten away from it in the last few years. I am absolutely thrilled to be teaching a course online this spring, <a href="http://my.ischool.syr.edu/Profiles/Preview/scgreenw">New Directions in Academic Libraries</a>. Last night I wrapped up the first video lecture and made the course available to the class. I couldn't be more excited!<br />
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I am participating in several conferences this year, including <a href="http://www.sla.org/attend/leadership-summit-2014/">SLA Leadership Summit</a> and a short trip to <a href="http://alamw14.ala.org/">ALA Midwinter</a> this month, plus <a href="http://www.sla.org/attend/2014-annual-conference/">SLA Annual</a>. I am in the process of working on some presentation proposals related to my dissertation work and some new research projects, so I hope to be participating in some events new to me later this year.<br />
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Speaking of research, I am working on some possibilities to extend my dissertation research as well as co-author some new instructional design-related projects. At work we have several ideas percolating relating to user experience and design thinking, and we are in the early stages of designing a value study. I would be happy to talk at length about any of them, so feel free to get in touch.<br />
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That was far too much about me, though it has been a busy twelve months.<br />
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In 2013 I had the great fortune of being involved in some way with three different projects:<br />
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<li><b>William T. Young Library second floor renovation. </b>With private gifts, we <a href="http://uknow.uky.edu/content/young-library-building-student-success">transformed two wings</a> of the second floor to create dynamic student learning spaces, including opening up a traditional reference desk.<br /></li>
<li><b>Kentucky American Water Room group study room. </b>With a generous gift, we transformed a simple meeting room into a <a href="http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-libraries-kentucky-american-water-unveil-new-learning-space">vibrant group study space</a>. <br /></li>
<li><b>Media Depot @ the Hub. </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/UKMediaDepot?feature=watch">The Media Depot</a> is primarily a project from the campus IT group, though we are are partner on the project, and it is wonderful having the service in the Young Library. I greatly enjoy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KITQi243HKU">talking about it</a>!</li>
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Many more pictures of these projects can be found on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uklibraries">UK Libraries Facebook page</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hub-Young-Library-UK-Libraries/">Hub's Facebook page. </a> Feel free to contact me if you have questions.</div>
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I do post learning space-related content to <a href="https://twitter.com/staceygreenwell">Twitter </a>as well as content related to research libraries, instructional design, information literacy instruction, and educational technology, so that will be where you will find me more often. </div>
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It is great to be back, and thanks for reading!</div>
Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-35017760560636721792013-01-03T14:12:00.001-05:002013-01-03T14:16:40.846-05:00One Post a Year<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As I have not posted anything in nearly a year (how did that happen!), here are a few updates.</span><br />
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My interests have moved more to information literacy instruction, though I am in the middle of a few learning space projects here. I still post links to articles about learning spaces, interesting new spaces (have you seen <a href="http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary">this</a>?), and other commons-related things to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/staceygreenwell" style="color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;">Twitter</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As far as school, I passed my qualifying exam in April, and my dissertation proposal was approved in November. My research involves instructional design for information literacy instruction, and I begin data collection this month. I hope to defend at the end of the year, which should leave me more time for picking up the blog again!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Happy New Year, and thanks for reading!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-60163281410047155002012-01-31T18:43:00.000-05:002012-01-31T18:43:45.398-05:00What Happened to the Uncommon Commons?I had someone ask me about my blog recently, and after I noticed that it's been five months since I posted anything, I figured I should write something--if only for myself to make a mostly dead blog look a little better. Ironically I have tons of projects going on <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/08/changes-for-uncommon-commons.html">in my new (well, still seems new to me) job</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-i-did-during-spring-semester.html">with school</a>, and <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/search?q=sla">for SLA</a> that would make for interesting and perhaps useful posts. I've made several commons visits in the last few months and have much I could report.<div><br />
</div><div>However, I am just nine weeks away from my doctoral qualifying exam, so writing about all of those projects will have to wait. I am hopeful that I can pick things up in the summer again. Until then, I do post fairly regular items of possible interest on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/staceygreenwell">Twitter</a>. Thanks for reading!</div>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-91925112019920828572011-08-24T19:32:00.008-04:002011-08-24T20:06:36.375-04:00Hubbub 2011 Recap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi6EDPBDyf37tdobZoOKddCqOK4-E1ZYCDfVXROVmBEpLtnjbfSFeWk3BUtL_wRV8gtKWbFvQsUkXfFpG0B72u-aWhk26BqJ2OLXq5JObD_Ogi6qEF8vspJG6Q2Bv_8YXfIgX/s1600/301697_10150767234165029_14376935028_20514387_5531512_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi6EDPBDyf37tdobZoOKddCqOK4-E1ZYCDfVXROVmBEpLtnjbfSFeWk3BUtL_wRV8gtKWbFvQsUkXfFpG0B72u-aWhk26BqJ2OLXq5JObD_Ogi6qEF8vspJG6Q2Bv_8YXfIgX/s200/301697_10150767234165029_14376935028_20514387_5531512_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644575268243956962" border="0" /></a>
<br />Apparently the fifth time's a charm, so I'm not going to go into as great of detail as I did for previous Hubbub events (<a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/08/hubbub-party-best-for-last.html">2010</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/08/hubbub-2009-third-times-charm.html">2009</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/09/hubbub-2008-recap-our-biggest-party-yet.html">2008</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/09/hubbub-recap-part-one.html">2007</a>). The event was pretty much perfect, reaching over 400 students. We only had two problems the entire day: we couldn't find the green screen for our<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDTThZY_euD6SyDr5rXe9l-qr4z5Fde-TDQoEUA1sCvNBAUdQNoBnSlOrNpJWUzovpOG4JjkjPbGTGtt31EfirTdFvnamo2968gEkgMdt1pMOsl0gpSlTweUadqyTqkid4gLG/s1600/300133_10150273113231819_235601731818_7890451_7936648_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDTThZY_euD6SyDr5rXe9l-qr4z5Fde-TDQoEUA1sCvNBAUdQNoBnSlOrNpJWUzovpOG4JjkjPbGTGtt31EfirTdFvnamo2968gEkgMdt1pMOsl0gpSlTweUadqyTqkid4gLG/s200/300133_10150273113231819_235601731818_7890451_7936648_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644575356784757666" border="0" /></a> photo booth (ie, green plastic tablecloth) or our prize drawing tickets during early morning setup, but terrific folks from <a href="http://libraries.uky.edu">UK Libraries</a> (thanks Doug and Sherree!) quickly came to the rescue.
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<br />We did a few new things this year. We invited the <a href="http://www.uky.edu/AS/English/wc/">Writing Center</a> and <a href="http://www.uky.edu/AE/">the campus tutoring center</a> to join in on the fun. That went so well that I wondered<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvponedjNMVwrYYSS9040ES7YNOMkeEHt1wKtdvfhW-BwD_SqjlXa_G3M8bBpolRdJe3Z9Aa5k8LNTfnR_rLgDQrydQHSAbmJl0k838az1Fl5xOiwL5fjXrWdIyCGam7UhVY8O/s1600/336847_10150273109981819_235601731818_7890389_5502135_o.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvponedjNMVwrYYSS9040ES7YNOMkeEHt1wKtdvfhW-BwD_SqjlXa_G3M8bBpolRdJe3Z9Aa5k8LNTfnR_rLgDQrydQHSAbmJl0k838az1Fl5xOiwL5fjXrWdIyCGam7UhVY8O/s200/336847_10150273109981819_235601731818_7890389_5502135_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644576368830673122" border="0" /></a> why I hadn't thought of it in the four years previous. We kicked the video games up a notch with an Unreal Tournament from <a href="http://www.kytrade.com/uk.php">KY Trade</a> in the lab and a full size Galaga arcade game thanks to <a href="http://www.arcaderx.com/">Louisville Arcade Expo</a>, in addition to video games old (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex">a Vectrex, seriously</a>) and new. Students once again had fun with board games and coloring pages, and the new face painting booth was a major hit. We went with a less dangerous "minute to win it" type game this year using a b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHgtoDS5FFE4zyoAbNL6S9Krq2ifMrK1Jphdv74z7pXF5o3V2AeRMJKKwBc5fbpNc5KRZQOiipVPHokEzBeXUCASE9VvwgoGVWehzdiLSHxNCzYoGu7bfJ6TvX2l-fPIKeUcN/s1600/340603_10150273110121819_235601731818_7890392_1657949_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHgtoDS5FFE4zyoAbNL6S9Krq2ifMrK1Jphdv74z7pXF5o3V2AeRMJKKwBc5fbpNc5KRZQOiipVPHokEzBeXUCASE9VvwgoGVWehzdiLSHxNCzYoGu7bfJ6TvX2l-fPIKeUcN/s200/340603_10150273110121819_235601731818_7890392_1657949_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644575862420010354" border="0" /></a>room and marbles (no throwing floppy disks across the lab), but it still remained popular. And of course, <a href="http://gilbertadams.com/default.aspx">Gilbert the Balloon Artist</a> continued to wow the crowd like nobody else can.
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<br />I didn't play as great a role in planning the event as years past, largely due to my new job. We definitely couldn't have done this without our planning team (Jen, Jennifer, and Shawn) as well as the few dozen faculty, staff, and students who helped. This is a great event, and as long as I'm at UK, I can't imagine not being a part of it. What a way to kick off the new semester!
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<br />Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-30509537739052415172011-06-26T20:11:00.000-04:002011-06-26T20:12:24.993-04:00SLA Academic Keeps GrowingSo it's been three years <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/07/potential-academic-division-of-sla.html">since we began the petition drive</a> for the <a href="http://academic.sla.org/">SLA Academic Division</a>. The division was <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/01/sla-academic-division-is-official.html">officially formed in January 2009</a>. We had <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/06/sla-academic-first-programs.html">our first round of programs</a> at the 2009 SLA Annual Conference despite having any funds, and already we were 225 members strong. In 2010, we had our first "real" set of conference programs with several standing-room-only sessions, a spotlight session, and a Sunday night dance party. In 2011, we launched our open access, peer-reviewed journal, <a href="https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index">Practical Academic Librarianship: the International Journal of the SLA Academic Division</a>. Last month at the SLA Annual Conference, we had a number of outstanding programs (check out <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/SLAAcad">our Twitter feed</a> for details) and a spotlight session, not to mention the must-attend Karaoke Night. I am thrilled at all of this progress and that three years later the division is at 525 members and growing.<br /><br />A huge thanks to everyone who made SLA Academic possible and keeps moving us forward--you guys are the best!<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-42548936951347762782011-06-26T20:10:00.002-04:002011-06-26T20:12:06.490-04:00Learning Spaces Visits at SLA ConferenceI have visited libraries and learning spaces from time to time while at a conference, but now I'm thinking of making it a more formal endeavor. Last week at the SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, a group of fellow attendees and I visited the <a href="http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/learning-terrace">Library Learning Terrace at Drexel</a> and the <a href="http://www.temple.edu/cs/techcenter/">TECH Center at Temple</a>. Both were interesting spaces, particularly in their use of furnishings. I have a bunch of pictures I need to clean up and go through. Until then, here are some photos from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/drexellibraries/">Drexel</a> showing the Library Learning Terrace's recent opening and a nice set of images of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clayfox/307711245/in/set-72157594394379034/">the Temple TECH Center</a>.Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-88871163379497940772011-04-12T13:04:00.002-04:002011-04-12T13:16:55.825-04:007 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning CommonsI am delighted to be a contributor to the latest in the <a href="http://www.educause.edu/eli">ELI</a> <a href="http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/ELI%207%20Things%20You%20Should%20Know/33438">7 things</a> series, <a href="http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbouttheMo/227141">7 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning Commons</a>. I really enjoyed working with the ELI staff and contributors, and it was especially cool to work with learning commons expert <a href="http://www.cni.org/staff/joan_index.html">Joan Lippincott</a>.<br /><br />What do you see as the future of learning commons?Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-79970885384866217052011-04-06T08:58:00.002-04:002011-04-06T09:19:03.122-04:00Recent Commons NewsMy <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/08/changes-for-uncommon-commons.html">new job</a> and <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-i-did-during-spring-semester.html">school</a> have kept me away from posting in quite some time. Recently I've noticed a few things I'd like to share:<br /><br />The <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/65371">Information Commons Discussion Group</a> will be meeting again at the ALA Annual Conference. I don't usually attend ALA, but when I have, this is a must-attend event. <a href="http://deepening.wordpress.com/">Rudy Leon</a>, this year's convener, is collecting ideas for the topic, so <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/134873">please share your suggestions</a>.<br /><br /><em></em><a href="http://www.englib.info/">Catherine Lavallée-Welch</a>, a friend and fellow SLA member, has recently posted <a href="http://futureready365.sla.org/04/04/the-new-academic-library-building/">some good ideas about future learning spaces</a> on the <a href="http://futureready365.sla.org/">SLA 365 blog</a>. She is planning a learning commons at the University of South Florida Polytechnic Library, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it.<br /><br />I don't have time to report much news anymore--there are renovations and new openings galore--but David Murray at <a href="http://infocommonsandbeyond.blogspot.com/">Infocommons and Beyond</a> is great about keeping us up to date on commons-related news. Check it out!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-9946115625068746162010-08-28T16:55:00.006-04:002010-08-28T17:22:03.878-04:00Hubbub Party: The Best for Last<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxqxDaPRtMcT1UjbwRAEAR8isIQ2TRLNa7D0yR-hg61tSLd2nUPzwFOLfPAL8vq-uJIkwQN4V3vjGcqqyDL4fAKFPCihE0bP0UldsWW6IQbh3PhWmUZs-PC3GG1pTADD-Xdd6/s1600/4921695364_2fafa2b5f1_o.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxqxDaPRtMcT1UjbwRAEAR8isIQ2TRLNa7D0yR-hg61tSLd2nUPzwFOLfPAL8vq-uJIkwQN4V3vjGcqqyDL4fAKFPCihE0bP0UldsWW6IQbh3PhWmUZs-PC3GG1pTADD-Xdd6/s200/4921695364_2fafa2b5f1_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510574040466455010" border="0" /></a>The last Hubbub party I coordinated was probably the best one. For the fourth year, UK Libraries and UK IT welcomed students to <a href="http://www.uky.edu/libraries/hub">the Hub</a>, the information commons in the Young Library. This event is part of K Week, our new student welcome week. We had a killer time slot, though our crowd was somewhat smaller than years past. Every year there are multiple activities going on at the same time, and this year was no different. Some of us speculated that the students might be a bit worn out; one student even told me that he'd had enough free pizza. Who knew.<br /><br />Our activities went off without a hitch: the Amazing Palm Reading Librarian, <a href="http://animoto.com/play/5H7tOR42X2TD9JM4GwBmuQ">the photo booth</a>, video games, board games, and coloring pages were back again. This year IT added a couple of "Minute to Win IT" games which were quite popular. One of the games involved throwing as many floppy disks as you could across the computer lab into a trash can. When asked how much a floppy would hold, one student rather authoritatively said "1 GB!"<br /><br />In years past (<a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/09/hubbub-recap-part-one.html">2007</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/09/hubbub-2008-recap-our-biggest-party-yet.html">2008</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/08/hubbub-2009-third-times-charm.html">2009</a>), this recap post described what didn't work and what we would do differently. This year I am actually stumped at that one. Yes, we ran out of cups again, but our friends at Canteen vending found some in the truck, so no one even knew. Yes, due to the lack of snafus, I had too many volunteers, but most of us got to watch the party and interact with students more than ever.<br /><br />What will I suggest for future planners? Bring back Gilbert the balloon artist. Street Fighter for Dreamcast is more popular than any modern game. You can't have enough coloring pages and crayons. Some of our simple, initial ideas remain the best ones--the Amazing Palm Reading Librarian and <a href="http://animoto.com/play/5H7tOR42X2TD9JM4GwBmuQ">the photo booth</a> are still huge hits.<br /><br />Thank you to all the staff who have helped over the years to make the Hubbub a successful and memorable student event. We could not have done it without you.<br /><br />This terrific little video is a great way to end this post:<br /><a href="https://stream.uky.edu/bbstream/WilliamTYoung/TheHubbub2010/index.html">https://stream.uky.edu/bbstream/WilliamTYoung/TheHubbub2010/index.html</a>Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-31189603363140074742010-08-15T16:37:00.000-04:002010-08-15T17:33:05.234-04:00Changes for the Uncommon CommonsThis month I was appointed the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research at the University of Kentucky Libraries. This is an exciting new position which includes administrative responsibility for all of the public services based in the William T. Young Library as well as nine branch locations. I will have significant planning, budgeting, and development responsibilities, as well as the opportunity to develop new partnerships and initiatives and create an overall vision for library public services with a terrific team.<br /><br />As a result, I am no longer managing the information commons, though it is a part of the Academic Affairs and Research division. My last hurrah in the Hub will be our annual Hubbub party next week (see <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/08/hubbub-2009-third-times-charm.html">2009</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/09/hubbub-2008-recap-our-biggest-party-yet.html">2008</a>, <a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/09/hubbub-recap-part-one.html">2007</a>). At some point I will post a summary of Hubbub #4 with suggestions for future library welcome events.<br /><br />What will happen to this blog? While I doubt that I will write very often, I do plan to continue sharing stories about library spaces and services, both commons-specific and beyond. I expect you will see me more often on <a href="http://twitter.com/staceygreenwell">Twitter</a>, sharing articles and other tidbits of interest. But don't unsubscribe just yet. Thanks for reading!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-12566631096278900812010-07-01T08:58:00.005-04:002010-07-01T09:13:14.273-04:00Happy Birthday, Uncommon Commons!This blog's third year begins today. I've enjoyed writing and have picked up a number of readers along the way (thank you!). Since I started taking classes and have some new responsibilities, I haven't had much time to write. In any case, I still enjoy writing and will continue sharing news and commentary on my own experience in a commons environment.<br /><br />Some of the most popular posts over the last three years:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/redesigning-service-desk_21.html" target="_new">Unusual Service Desks</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/08/hubbub-2009-third-times-charm.html" target="_new">Hubbub 2009</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/09/hubbub-2008-recap-our-biggest-party-yet.html" target="_new">Hubbub 2008</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/09/hubbub-recap-part-one.html" target="_new">Hubbub 2007</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2008/09/hub-video.html" target="_new">The Hub Video</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/uk-libraries-orientation-video.html" target="_new">Saving Student Brian</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2009/01/projected-floor-signs.html" target="_new">Projected Floor Signs</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2007/11/windows-in-basement.html" target="_new">Video Windows</a></li><li><a href="http://staceygreenwell.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-thinking-on-commons-signage.html" target="_new">New Thinking on Desk Signage</a></li></ul>Thanks for reading!Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843453.post-90154723238010161842010-06-24T11:07:00.006-04:002010-06-24T13:13:44.388-04:00Georgia Tech Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3pgT7bst-BYToqoP0MEhBKBHg_zC6fiEmXH2aD-cAPZzy7Cg6AtCnf40sNhIiNm9x1GhvthYUfU2XAWRcn4bWYnPepBdJX2UtaXDlEOdZp9nswpzJ49ogLazC0bEpGiGvGj1/s1600/gatech.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3pgT7bst-BYToqoP0MEhBKBHg_zC6fiEmXH2aD-cAPZzy7Cg6AtCnf40sNhIiNm9x1GhvthYUfU2XAWRcn4bWYnPepBdJX2UtaXDlEOdZp9nswpzJ49ogLazC0bEpGiGvGj1/s200/gatech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486385569430719522" border="0" /></a>Earlier this month while at EDUCUASE Southeast Regional, I had the opportunity to visit Georgia Tech, one of the libraries that inspired the Hub. When I visited last summer, the West Commons was still undergoing renovations. I was delighted this time to see the the finished project which is known as 2 West. While I took a number of pictures during the quiet of summer with a pretty lousy camera, you'll really want to check out<a href="http://librarycommons.gatech.edu/2west/index.php"> their website on 2 West which includes a number of images, concepts, presentations, and process documents related to the project</a>.<br /><br />What particular<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQNksLY-5cTFl2LC2Nv021ZjfGQVXkilCqMZiwGxHWUndp-gxoGyUcP1D46KICgn5Wg1wVgr4tzfortYod2LoXYrxJjpCSRbB9FTaFKqAnYLF-nOIsFLK99y0akKk_9_ouiSr/s1600/gatech2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQNksLY-5cTFl2LC2Nv021ZjfGQVXkilCqMZiwGxHWUndp-gxoGyUcP1D46KICgn5Wg1wVgr4tzfortYod2LoXYrxJjpCSRbB9FTaFKqAnYLF-nOIsFLK99y0akKk_9_ouiSr/s200/gatech2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486385992186385106" border="0" /></a>ly captured my attention are the partitions which create somewhat private spaces yet let light flow through. In our own research commons project, we've been pondering how to create the personal spaces that graduate students crave while avoiding any construction or messing too much with the architectural integrity of our building. I was really impressed by this particular design which included copious outlets and whiteboards, another request from our graduate student survey and focus groups.<br /><br />If you have the opportunity, I urge you to check out <a href="http://librarycommons.gatech.edu/">their commons</a>--they have always been so user focused and remain one of the most innovative places around.Stacey Greenwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467464122531644180noreply@blogger.com0