Author Archives: apasiak

NYU Libraries & Institute for Public Knowledge: Digital Praxis: The Role of Libraries in the Digital Age Attending a discussion between Siva Vaidhyanathan, the Director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia, with Melissa Morrone, the Librarian at Brooklyn Public Library, and Vicky Steeves, Research Data Management and Reproducibility Librarian atContinue reading “Events Attended”

LibGuide: History of Family Separation For this project I created a lib guide aimed to be the starting point for research into the trauma caused from family separation, specifically within the US, with 2 other students. Our group aimed at identifying which ACRL framework was expressed throughout the project as well as access the important andContinue reading “LibGuide: History of Family Separation”

Documentation of Street Art: How Crowdsourcing and Tagging are Changing the Landscape of the Digital Documentation of an Ephemeral Art Street art documentation For this project I worked with 2 other students to explore the ways in which crowdsourcing, the use of online tags and photography can help to create an environment that is not onlyContinue reading “Documentation of Street Art”

NYPL: Constraints Outside Bars Nestled in an unassuming building on 39th street in Manhattan, lies the backbone to many of the programs offered through New York Public Library. One of these outreach programs is the Correctional Services. This program is a small staffed group of librarians and volunteers who help provide reference information, circulating book service,Continue reading “Foundations of Information – 601”

Exile Consortium and Information On September 6th of 2018, I attended The New University in Exile Consortium at The New School, in Manhattan, New York. The New University of Exile describes itself by stating that:  “We are an expanding group of universities and colleges publicly committed to the belief that the academic community has bothContinue reading “Foundations of Information – 601”

Reflection Post California Leads Way for a Federal Privacy Laws Over the past few weeks I have been reading a lot about laws that effect technology, and how these laws have been changing drastically over the year. In May, Europe began restricting how businesses acquired personal data through the General Data Protection Regulation. In March,Continue reading “Information Technology – 654”

Reflection Post Ashley Madison: Hacking Relationships and the Internet  A few weeks ago, I found myself watching a documentary on Netflix called “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Cyber Attacks”. I surprisingly saw a lot of issues discussed that we have been talking about in class. Surprised perhaps because a lot of the issues have notContinue reading “Information Technology – 654”