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Modern forms of publishing include writing blogs and posting diverse content on social media. In this context, how do library and/or information services relate to questions of identity in the twenty-first century?

***Elle Moyse considers how Web 2.0 reconfigures our sense of identity when it is presented as media. These ideas are discussed with reference to online journalism, blogging and social media. Elle is on Twitter @ElleMoyse. It is reproduced here with … Continue reading

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Reflections on Stories of Solitude: Performance, Technology and Digital Overload

Joseph Dunne-Howrie attended the Stories of Solitude conference on 3rd October 2018. He was interested in its interdisciplinary focus and it’s engagement with questions concerning participation in a networked world, intimacy, experiences of the live and the non-live, and speculations on … Continue reading

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Information Bodyguards

Student Perspectives is our series of guest posts written by current CityLIS students. This post is written by current CityLIS student Stephanie McMullan. Inspired by the issues raised in the TV series ‘Bodyguard’, Stephanie considers the ethical implications of mass … Continue reading

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CityLIS Writes: Making Sense of Social Media: A Chaotic Landscape

***This essay was written by CityLIS student Petra Killoran in January 2018. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission as part of our CityLIS Writes initiative.*** Lately in the social media landscape the horse has got the bit between its … Continue reading

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