Author Archives: Anne Leonard

Notes from 2/26, and reading/blogging homework for Thursday 2/28

Today we discussed privacy with respect to how a digital, networked environment creates new legal and ethical challenges and even shapes our definitions of the concept. Here’s an interesting video about how Google tailors its search results based on various … Continue reading

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Notes from 2/21 and reading and blogging assignments for Tuesday 2/26

In class today you viewed the film Rip! A Remix Manifesto. Comments and responses are certainly welcome; post yours below. On Tuesday, February 26 we will briefly discuss the readings and viewings on copyright and fair use, and head into … Continue reading

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Notes from today (2/19) and reading/blogging assignments for Thursday 2/21

Our discussion today tackled quite a bit: Web 2.0, participatory media, and big data. Thanks to our facilitators, Alae, Erica, and Rob, for effectively generating discussion on these topics. Slides from today are available here. On Thursday, February 21 we … Continue reading

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Notes from today (2/14) and reading and blogging assignments for Tuesday 2/19

Today we discussed alternative print and electronic media. Important issues raised in discussion included the challenges of distribution of alternative print and online media, the potential for censorship of online media, and the wide range of topics that zine authors … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading & blogging assignments for Thursday, February 14

Today we discussed non-text media and some of the challenges presented by moving from a predominantly analog environment to a digital one. On Thursday 2/14 we will discuss alternative media, both print (zines, pamphlets, etc.) and electronic (blogs, wikis, etc.) … Continue reading

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Need help logging into library databases?

“Love for Labels” by Serona Elton is one of the assigned readings for this Thursday. It is an article originally published in Billboard magazine and is available from Academic Search Complete, one of the library’s online databases. There are TWO … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Thursday, February 7

Our discussion today focused on “born digital” media and how our ability to interact with news media, books, and online content has an effect on the production of that media. On Thursday we will discuss non-text media, including sound, images, … Continue reading

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Notes from today (1/31) and reading/blogging assignments for Tuesday, February 5

Today we discussed the history of media and viewed the timeline of information history. Our discussion of the Badke readings in class, as well as your blog posts, was wide-ranging; we touched on many issues that we’ll cover in great … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading/blogging assignments for Thursday

hi everyone, Thanks for a great first class meeting. If you did not complete and return the sign-in sheet, please do so on Thursday. On Thursday we’ll meet in our usual classroom, A543. We’ll cover a brief history of media … Continue reading

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Welcome LIB 1201 students!

If you’ve found the course site already, congratulations, and welcome to the Spring 2013 semester. This semester we’re using Research Strategies by William Badke, 4th edition. It will be for sale in the college bookstore and is widely available second-hand for … Continue reading

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