Author: The Blerdy Librarian

Writer, crafter, librarian. Librarianship, history, music, nerdy stuff, travel ,books, fashion & food are among my interests.

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #6: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies

June 21, 2024

Infographic: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies Originally written April 17th, 2019. For this entry, I created an infographic about The K-pop Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies. Unfortunately, I’m unable to post the interactive version here (I can embed it here but then when I press update the infographic disappears so I don’t know what’s going … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #6: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies

Variant Writings #8 TGIF: The 5 Best Shows From the Line-Up

June 20, 2024

For this entry we venture back into the 90s on a Friday Night. It’s Friday night, and the mood is right. We’re gonna have some fun show you how it’s done, TGIF. And with that opening theme, one of my favorite blocks of television began. Every week I eagerly awaited Friday evenings so I could … More Variant Writings #8 TGIF: The 5 Best Shows From the Line-Up

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan 5: A Case of Ethics: Cyberbullying and online harassment within the K-pop Community

June 20, 2024

Ethical and legal issues exist in every information community and such is the case within the K-pop community. A major issue within the fandom is cyberbullying and online harassment. Because K-pop is a global social media driven force, it’s no surprise that the community deals with this prevalent issue. What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying involves intentional … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan 5: A Case of Ethics: Cyberbullying and online harassment within the K-pop Community

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #4: A K-Pop Peer-Reviewed Article Summary

June 17, 2024

Title: “An Analysis of the Korean Wave as Transnational Popular Culture: North American Youth Engage Through Social Media as TV Becomes Obsolete” by Dal Yong Jin. Author’s Credentials: Dal Yong Jin is a media studies scholar and a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He earned his B.A. … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #4: A K-Pop Peer-Reviewed Article Summary

DWP #4 What notable things happened today?

June 13, 2024

What notable things happened today? Right before I started my zoom presentation, as everyone went around and introduced themselves, one of the librarians called me the wrong name. In fact, she called me her coworker’s name. This was right after the coworker-also a Black woaman – and appears to the only Black librarian at that place-had … More DWP #4 What notable things happened today?

Variant Writings #7 7 Favorite Cult Classics

June 13, 2024

And we’re back with another entry from one of my variants. Since this is the 7 iteration of this series, why not talk about 7 favorite cult classics? Enjoy. They’re either so bad it’s good; filled with nostalgia; a beloved B-movie; guilty pleasures; or a combination of all of these descriptions. Cult classics have a … More Variant Writings #7 7 Favorite Cult Classics

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #3: The K-Pop Community’s Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behaviors

June 12, 2024

Originally written February 21st, 2019 Introduction: When discussing K-pop, it is important to note that it is one of the main aspects of Korean popular culture. Korean popular culture, aka Hallyu (Korean wave) includes Korean music, television shows, films, online games, and comics.  For many in the community, K-pop (along with K-dramas) is the entryway … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #3: The K-Pop Community’s Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behaviors