A presentation given by Micah Vandegrift to the New York Metropolitan Library Council on May 18th, 2011.

2. Hi! a little about me...

4. hackingtheacademy.org #hackacad

5. “ Armed now with tools to organize and collaborate...I propose that the body of library school students should become the change they wish to see enacted.”

7. The HackLibSchool Experiment

8. Micah Vandegrift - Florida State University Nicole Fonsh - Simmons College Julia Skinner - University of Iowa Heidi Kittleson - University of Washington Britt Foster - University of California, Los Angeles Lauren Dodd - University of Alabama

9. Feb. 14, 2011 - Official Launch

10. [Library school] brings together people who have a belief in the power of information, and gives us the tools and the ideas to do something concrete with that belief. How we choose to do it may look very different in the end, but that passion for information is a thread that unites us. The “big tent” mentality must begin in library school. We must begin by challenging ourselves to reach out to those in our department, and to students at other library schools. The web has allowed for the conventional barriers of interaction to fall away, and given us the tools to somewhat define our own education. Yes, we may all have to take this class or present that paper to graduate, but interacting with fellow library school students will inform and expand our motivations and knowledge, give us new tools for advocacy, and a broader platform to advocate from, constructively criticize our own education, and offer successful solutions to other students looking for change in their own programs. “ * Britt Foster ”

12. HackLibSchool and the Future

13. HackLibSchool and the Future

15. The HackLibSchool Experiment by Micah Vandegrift Questions?