Episode 39 (March 2025): Looking at the World Through Information-Colored Glasses
Beth Patin, Dave Lankes & Mike Eisenberg
Description
All three of us are hopelessly biased. We look at the world through “information-colored glasses.” This means that when we engage in any and all aspects of human life – work, play, learning – we can’t help but consider what’s going on from an information perspective. In any situation or in relation to any “person, place, or thing,” we almost unconsciously begin to identify and ponder the nature and influence of all things information including (but not limited to ) information systems, processes, artifacts, resources, management, behaviors, and ethics.
We find this information perspective to be incredibly valuable and interesting as we try to make sense of “life, the universe, and everything else.” We’ve studied, taught, presented, and applied an information perspective in many many settings.
Therefore, in this episode of the Libraries Lead podcast, we share the information perspective in terms of what, why, and how it may be useful for you too to put on “information-colored glasses.”
This episode includes:
- Wazzup?
- AI Watch
- Main Topic
- Awesome Library Thingy
References & Resources
AI Watch:
Maiberg, E. (2025, February 4). AI-generated slop is already in your public library. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-slop-is-already-in-your-public-library-3/
Maiberg, E. (2025, February 20). Public library ebook service to cull AI slop after 404 Media investigation. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/public-library-ebook-service-to-cull-ai-slop-after-404-media-investigation-3/
Barry, E. (2025, February 24). Human therapists prepare for battle against A.I. pretenders. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/health/ai-therapists-chatbots.html
Library of AI. (n.d.). Library of AI. Retrieved March 1, 2025, from https://library.phygital.plus/
Phygital Plus. (n.d.). PHYGITALISM. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/@PHYGITALISM
Phygital Plus. (n.d.). Phygital Plus. Retrieved from https://phygital.plus/
Main Topic: THE INFORMATION PERSPECTIVE
Zins, C. (2007). Conceptual approaches for defining data, information, and knowledge. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(4), 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.20508
Hari, J. (2022). Stolen focus: Why you can’t pay attention–and how to think deeply again. Crown. https://stolenfocusbook.com/
Dill, E., & Janke, K. L. (2011). New shit has come to light: Information seeking behavior in The Big Lebowski. The Journal of Popular Culture.
The Big Lebowski (Widescreen Collector’s Edition). Dir. Joel and Ethan Coen. 1998. Gramercy Pictures, 2005. DVD
Chatman, E. A. (1999). A theory of life in the round. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1999)50:3<207::AID-ASI3>3.0.CO;2-8
Dervin, B. (1998). Sense-making theory and practice: An overview of user interests in knowledge seeking and use. Journal of Knowledge Management, 2(2), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673279810249369
Polycrisis Edgar Morin (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrisis
Heinberg, R., & Miller, A. (2023). Welcome to the Great Unraveling: Navigating the Polycrisis of Environmental and Social Breakdown. Post Carbon Institute. https://www.postcarbon.org/publications/welcome-to-the-great-unraveling/
Invisible Histories Project. (n.d.). Invisible histories. Retrieved from https://invisiblehistory.org/
Eisenberg, M. (n.d.). Welcome to the Big6 and Super3. Retrieved from https://thebig6.org/
Eisenberg, M. (2012). “Are You Experienced? Information Alchemy: From Data and Information to Knowledge and Wisdom,” Mike Eisenberg at TEDxUofW [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTpYbvmpm2o
Eisenberg, M. (March 2008) “Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age,” DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 39-47. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9598/2f446a1a4be155d66114d56ab34af5cf78ae.pdf
Awesome Library Thingy
EveryLibrary. (2024, December 20). Legislation of concern in 2025. EveryLibrary. Retrieved from https://www.everylibrary.org/billtracking
Graham, E. (2024). Book and dagger: How scholars and librarians became the unlikely spies of World War II. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/book-and-dagger-elyse-graham?variant=41324874104866
Blatt, D., Maloney, E. K., Pawelski, J. O., & Cotter, K. N. (2024). Libraries & well-being: A case study from The New York Public Library. The New York Public Library. https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/libraries-well-being-report
Price, G. (2024, December 5). Library publishes new study on libraries and well-being. InfoDocket. Library Journal. Retrieved from https://www.infodocket.com/2024/12/05/the-new-york-public-library-publishes-new-study-on-libraries-and-well-being/
Filed under: Dr. Beth Patin, Dr. Dave Lankes, Dr. Mike Eisenberg, Season 5
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