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What role/importance does the library have?

• Libraries provide a certain atmosphere that is especially conducive for learning and focusing, probably more so than my other preferred place of study (a cafe). Maybe this is due to the both of these places usually have shitty Wifi so I’m less tempted to procrastinate on Buzzfeed (sorry Dan).
• Providing an in-depth and reliable range of sources.
• Librarians are great.

What might I use in the library? especially for open endedness of assessments

• RMIT Library search – because it will allow me to search a wide range of subjects. Might be useful for getting an idea of the types of sources that are available and let me narrow in my search from there.
• Books books books – because the tangibility of a book is enchanting. And because I find it so much easier to absorb information from a piece of paper than from a screen. In the past I’ve done most of my research online, and I’d really like to change my habits. Also because studying in the library is a bit of a lost art to me, but also dorky/cool but appealing.
• Reserve collections – because it’s nice to know that the book you want isn’t on a journey somewhere, but lying on a shelf just waiting to share its information with you.

Three media artifacts that represent the library:

Endless boooks

Silent study.

Obsoletism.

 
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Today’s class task was finding craft, plus some fun facts about the crafts we found, because fun facts are fun. I’ll be discussing the wrought iron sign and the chair (note only one leg is depicted because I’m focusing on the joinery). Please peruse my beautiful illustrations below and then educate yo’ self the fun way.

IRONWORK (a.k.a. the sign)

• Wrought iron is super tough, malleable, and corrosion resistant
• The craft dates back to Ancient Egypt – 3500 BCE!
• Many sculptors have worked with wrought iron, including Pablo Picasso. (Sauce) 

WOODWORK JOINERY (a.k.a the chair leg)

• Wood joinery techniques are also super old: they have been well documented in Indian, Chinese, European and Japanese traditions.
• In Asian countries, nails and glue didn’t hold up so well because of the humid conditions, and so they developed hundreds of types of different joints as a solution.
• A joiner is an artisan who builds things by joining pieces of wood. (Sauce)