Author Archives: Bohyun (Library Hat)

About Bohyun (Library Hat)

Bohyun Kim is the Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology at the University of Michigan Library. Formerly, she was the Chief Technology Officer and Professor at the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

From Programmable Biology to Robots and Bitcoin – New Technology Frontier

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

A while ago, I gave a webinar on the topic of the new technology frontier for libraries. This webinar was given for the South Central Regional Library Council Webinar Series.  I don’t get asked to pick technologies that I think … Continue reading →

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What It Takes to Implement a Makerspace

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I haven’t been able to blog much recently. But at the recent ALA Annual Conference at San Francisco, I presented on the topic of what it takes to implement a makerspace at an academic library. This was to share the … Continue reading →

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Libraries Meet the Second Machine Age

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Below is my closing keynote, “Libraries Meet the Second Machine Age” given for the 2015 Library Technology Conference on March 19, 2015 at St. Paul, MN.  I want to send big thanks to the conference steering committee who invited me … Continue reading →

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Biohackerspace, DIYbio, and Libraries

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Feb. 10, 2015.*** “Demonstrating DNA extraction” on Flickr What Is a Biohackerspace? A biohackerspace is a community laboratory that is open to the public where people are encouraged to learn about … Continue reading →

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Using the Stripe API to Collect Library Fines by Accepting Online Payments

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Sep. 10, 2014.*** Recently, my library has been considering accepting library fines via online. Currently, many library fines of a small amount that many people owe are hard to collect. As … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Talk Much about Gender or Race & Why I Support the Ada Initiative

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I rarely talk about gender or race issues.  Not because I am not interested but because I am afraid that I may say things that are viewed negatively by a socially acceptable norm.  As a person who grew up in … Continue reading →

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What I Will Be Doing at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

A. Programs Where I Will Be Speaking At this year’s ALA conference, I will be participating in three programs as invited panelists and speakers. If any of these topics interests you, come on by! Game Making Interest Group Sunday June … Continue reading →

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Future? Libraries? What Now? – After the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on May 21, 2014.*** I attended the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries a few weeks ago. [Let’s give it a minute for that to sink in.] Yes, that was … Continue reading →

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Higher ‘Professional’ Ed, Lifelong Learning to Stay Employed, Quantified Self, and Libraries

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

***  This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on March 23, 2014. *** The 2014 Horizon Report is mostly a report on emerging technologies. Many academic librarians carefully read its Higher Ed edition issued every year to learn about … Continue reading →

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Query a Google Spreadsheet like a Database with Google Visualization API Query Language

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

***  This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Dec. 4, 2013. *** Libraries make much use of spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are easy to create, and most library staff are familiar with how to use them. But they can quickly … Continue reading →

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