CN Service-CN Service-LearningLearning

ininLibrary & Info Library & Info

ScienceScienceAnn Peterson BishopAnn Peterson Bishop

Grad School of Library & Info Grad School of Library & Info SciSci

University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois

Presentation PurposePresentation Purpose

What’s going on in LISWhat’s going on in LIS Examples and models of CN service-Examples and models of CN service-

learninglearning Introduce AFCN service-learning Introduce AFCN service-learning

opportunitiesopportunities Think of LIS as a resource, partner, Think of LIS as a resource, partner,

degree, career, source of employeesdegree, career, source of employees Stimulate discussion of issues and lessons Stimulate discussion of issues and lessons

learnedlearned

http://www.servicelearning.org/

Service-learning combines service objectives with learning objectives with the intent that the activity change both the recipient and the provider of the service. This is accomplished by combining service tasks with structured opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisition and comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content.

Why Library & Info Science?Why Library & Info Science?

Funding! (IMLS, TOP, NSF, Kellogg)Funding! (IMLS, TOP, NSF, Kellogg) Communication and collaboration software Communication and collaboration software

development, user studies, evaluationdevelopment, user studies, evaluation Technology implementationTechnology implementation Information organization and accessInformation organization and access Research and present informationResearch and present information Policy issues: privacy, equityPolicy issues: privacy, equity ICT literacy and trainingICT literacy and training Service orientationService orientation

University of Illinois GSLISUniversity of Illinois GSLIS

Community Inquiry Track: Inquiry-Based Community Inquiry Track: Inquiry-Based Learning, Pragmatic Tech, Community Learning, Pragmatic Tech, Community Informatics, Participatory Action Research, Informatics, Participatory Action Research, Social Justice Social Justice

Digital East St. LouisDigital East St. LouisPrairienetPrairienet

Paseo Boricua Paseo Boricua Community Library ProjectCommunity Library ProjectSisterNetSisterNet

UMich School of InformationUMich School of Information Community Information CorpsCommunity Information Corpshttp://www.si.umich.edu/cic/http://www.si.umich.edu/cic/

Connect day-to-day grassroots activities with big Connect day-to-day grassroots activities with big ideas about citizenship, opportunity, and the ideas about citizenship, opportunity, and the public good in an information societypublic good in an information society

Community Information Fellows ProgramCommunity Information Fellows ProgramFinancial assistance and professional development Financial assistance and professional development opportunities to graduates who pursue public opportunities to graduates who pursue public interest careers. Salary supplements are also interest careers. Salary supplements are also available for public interest summer internshipsavailable for public interest summer internships

UMich School of InformationUMich School of Information

Joan DurranceJoan Durrance

Founding AFCN Board member. Teaching Founding AFCN Board member. Teaching and research in community info systems and research in community info systems and librariesand libraries

Paul ResnickPaul Resnick

Social capital and neighborhood technologySocial capital and neighborhood technology

UMich School of InformationUMich School of Information

Community ConnectorCommunity ConnectorSearchable library of useful information Searchable library of useful information available to librarians and others who are available to librarians and others who are attempting to build and improve the attempting to build and improve the quality of life within geographic quality of life within geographic communitiescommunities

How Libraries HelpHow Libraries HelpOutcome evaluation study and toolkit for Outcome evaluation study and toolkit for online community information and online community information and technologytechnology

UMich School of InformationUMich School of Information

Kate Williams and Abdul Alkalimat, "A Census Kate Williams and Abdul Alkalimat, "A Census of Public Computing in Toledo, Ohio." of Public Computing in Toledo, Ohio." Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civic Society. Doug Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civic Society. Doug

Schuler and Peter Day, eds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003.Schuler and Peter Day, eds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003. Abdul Alkalimat and Kate Williams, "Social Abdul Alkalimat and Kate Williams, "Social

Capital and Cyberpower in the African American Capital and Cyberpower in the African American Community: A Case Study of a Community Community: A Case Study of a Community Technology Center in the Dual City." Technology Center in the Dual City." Community Informatics: Shaping Computer Mediated Social Relations. Community Informatics: Shaping Computer Mediated Social Relations. Leigh Keeble and Brian Loader, eds. London: Routledge, 2001. Leigh Keeble and Brian Loader, eds. London: Routledge, 2001. http://www.communitytechnology.org/cyberpower/http://www.communitytechnology.org/cyberpower/

UT AustinUT Austin School of School of InformationInformation

Telecommunications and Info Policy Telecommunications and Info Policy Institute -- research and service projects Institute -- research and service projects with local ISPs, libraries, community with local ISPs, libraries, community centers, and State agenciescenters, and State agencies

Ron Wyllys and Philip Doty: courses, Ron Wyllys and Philip Doty: courses, independent studies, practica, volunteers independent studies, practica, volunteers work with AFN and MAINwork with AFN and MAIN

UT AustinUT Austin School of School of InformationInformation

Systems Analysis: MAIN as clientSystems Analysis: MAIN as client

Info Networks: broadband service analysis Info Networks: broadband service analysis for Greater Austin agency cooperative (fire, for Greater Austin agency cooperative (fire, police, environmental, educational)police, environmental, educational)

Loriene Roy: literacy programs, online Loriene Roy: literacy programs, online course delivery, digital library, virtual course delivery, digital library, virtual Museum of the American Indian for Museum of the American Indian for SmithsonianSmithsonian

AFCN Student Intern AFCN Student Intern OpportunitiesOpportunities

http://www.http://www.afcnafcn.org.org Newsletter -- Highlight expertise, Newsletter -- Highlight expertise,

best resourcesbest resources Info guides on CN topics and issuesInfo guides on CN topics and issues Searchable catalog of Searchable catalog of

communityware applications with communityware applications with real examples of their usereal examples of their use

Reviews of literature and researchReviews of literature and research

Issues and LessonsIssues and Lessons

Recognizing mutual learningRecognizing mutual learning ““Small wins” - The realities of Small wins” - The realities of

community organizing and actioncommunity organizing and action Community commitment = Community commitment =

Emotional involvementEmotional involvement Accommodating university structures Accommodating university structures

(class workload, recognition, (class workload, recognition, timetable, etc.)timetable, etc.)

Contact InformationContact Information

Ann BishopAnn Bishop

abishop@uiuc.eduabishop@uiuc.edu

Andre BrockAndre Brock

albrock@uiuc.edualbrock@uiuc.edu