Season 4 Archives
Episode 33 (May/June 2024): TikTok – Is the Clock Really Ticking for TikTok?
TikTok! Used regularly by over half the US population, why do so many either love or loathe TikTok? Is it simply a fun and terrific platform for creating, sharing, and consuming content? Is it an addictive, mental health hazard destroying America’s youth? Is it a major national security threat of Chinese infiltration? Is it all of the above…and more?
Episode 32 (April 2024): Optimistically Realistic (or Realistically Optimistic) About AI?
In this episode, we return to one of our favorite topics– the new AI. But rather than focus on the latest “gee whiz” or OMG capabilities, we turn to the societal implications and impact side of the topic.
Episode 31 (March 2024): Ack! School Libraries Under Attack!
What could be less controversial than school libraries? School libraries - dedicated to children and American values. School libraries- keeping school information collections & technology up-to-date and secure. School librarians - seeking to promoting literacy and ensuring that students gain essential information & technology skills. Mom, apple pie, and school libraries, right?
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Episode 30 (February 2024): INFORMATION Everywhere All At Once
Information and technology are a ubiquitous part of our lives. We cannot escape. Many of us walk around with multiple devices, receiving hundreds of notifications, emails, alerts, texts each day. Do we experience our lives digitally more than in the real world? Does real life exist without the digital nowadays?
Episode 29 (Jan 2024) Deaths of Despair: Isolation and Despondency
In this episode, we get serious about a serious problem: despondency and despair across all age groups – middle age, young adults and seniors too. What’s the possible connection to our information-overloaded and increasingly online and technologically-mediated world? And most importantly, what can library and information professionals and institutions do to help?
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