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Join BayNet for a free program with the University of San Francisco’s David Silver, “Digital Natives” on a Media Fast: A Few Findings About College Students, Collective Curiosity, and Libraries. It will be held during the BayNet 2012 Annual Meeting on Friday, May 11, 9:00 am — noon, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), San Francisco.

Last fall, David assigned a media fast to the 80 students enrolled in his Introduction to Media Studies course. “Log off from all electronic and digital media,” David told his students, “and remain logged off until it becomes dangerous, impossible, or unbearable.”

For his BayNet 2012 talk, David will share student responses to the media fast (the good, the bad, and the terrifyingly bad) as well as various information-seeking behaviors among the so-called digital natives. Along the way, David will share his ideas of collective curiosity and how libraries are ideally positioned for tomorrow’s learners.

David Silver is an associate professor of Media Studies and Environmental Studies at the University of San Francisco where he is working with other faculty and students to develop a new minor in Urban Agriculture.

Open to BAYNET members, Bay Area librarians, library staff and library science students. Network over coffee and pastries from 9:00 — 9:30 am.

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Note: this program is not sponsored by SFPL