Category Archives: Library

Libraries Meet the Second Machine Age

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Below is my closing keynote, “Libraries Meet the Second Machine Age” given for the 2015 Library Technology Conference on March 19, 2015 at St. Paul, MN.  I want to send big thanks to the conference steering committee who invited me … Continue reading →

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Biohackerspace, DIYbio, and Libraries

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Feb. 10, 2015.*** “Demonstrating DNA extraction” on Flickr What Is a Biohackerspace? A biohackerspace is a community laboratory that is open to the public where people are encouraged to learn about … Continue reading →

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Using the Stripe API to Collect Library Fines by Accepting Online Payments

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Sep. 10, 2014.*** Recently, my library has been considering accepting library fines via online. Currently, many library fines of a small amount that many people owe are hard to collect. As … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Talk Much about Gender or Race & Why I Support the Ada Initiative

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I rarely talk about gender or race issues.  Not because I am not interested but because I am afraid that I may say things that are viewed negatively by a socially acceptable norm.  As a person who grew up in … Continue reading →

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What I Will Be Doing at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

A. Programs Where I Will Be Speaking At this year’s ALA conference, I will be participating in three programs as invited panelists and speakers. If any of these topics interests you, come on by! Game Making Interest Group Sunday June … Continue reading →

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Future? Libraries? What Now? – After the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on May 21, 2014.*** I attended the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries a few weeks ago. [Let’s give it a minute for that to sink in.] Yes, that was … Continue reading →

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Higher ‘Professional’ Ed, Lifelong Learning to Stay Employed, Quantified Self, and Libraries

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

***  This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on March 23, 2014. *** The 2014 Horizon Report is mostly a report on emerging technologies. Many academic librarians carefully read its Higher Ed edition issued every year to learn about … Continue reading →

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Query a Google Spreadsheet like a Database with Google Visualization API Query Language

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

***  This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Dec. 4, 2013. *** Libraries make much use of spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are easy to create, and most library staff are familiar with how to use them. But they can quickly … Continue reading →

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Do You Feel Inadequate? For Hard-Working Overachievers

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I have not been a very diligent blog writer in the year of 2013. So on the last day of 2013, I decided to write a post. I thought about writing a post with the title of “Adieu 2013!” but … Continue reading →

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My Recent ALA TechSource Workshop Slides

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I have recently given an ALA TechSource Workshop on “Improving Your Library’s Mobile Services.” Did you know that now we spend 38 % of our Internet time on mobile? And we spend more time with our smartphones than with our … Continue reading →

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