The talisman dashboard - Speaker Deck

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the talisman dashboard Scarlet Galvan | Electronic Resources Minnesota | 01.26.22

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Acknowledgement & Thanks Galadriel Chilton, Amy Tureen, Dorothea Salo, Abigail Goben, Shannon Mattern, Cara Cadena, Terry Reese, Sarah Lamdan, Nick Shockey, and so many others! Thank you: John Kromer, Arizona State University Libraries, and the 2022 Electronic Resources Minnesota Planning Committee. 2

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1. magic is everywhere 3

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Some very broad definitions Talisman: protective object aligned with a specific intent Esoteric: highly specialized knowledge Occult: hidden or secret Magic: the collection and application of power 7

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2. spells and shields 12

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“ Today’s talismans manifest not as rings or stones but as glowing screens. (Mattern, 2021) 14

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15 gate count things compliance Maintaining Hours Time Relationships impact messy growth Everything we couldn’t do that was in scope

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Who benefits from this framing of value and impact? What happens when ‘value’ has a definition that doesn’t encompass the unseen, infrastructure, and support? 16

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How might we frame ‘magical’ work differently? What happens when ‘value’ has a definition that doesn’t encompass the unseen, infrastructure, and support? 17

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“ [Magic has] two distinct phases, the first one concentrating on gathering in power, the second on releasing it. (Waterman, 2017) 18

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Works Cited The Alchemist. David Teniers the Younger, 1671. Public Domain. Cool colored candles. Steve Jurvetson, 2014. CC BY 2.0. BE WEIRD. Sharon Brogan, 2021. CC BY-NC 2.0. Amulet brooch in the shape of a black cat, England, 1914- 1918; Necklace to protect from sore throats, London, England, 1914; Science Museum, London. CC BY 4.0. Pendant from 1918. Cast A Glamour on Etsy, 2021. Used with permission. 19

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Works Cited Vocational Awe and Librarianship: Lies We Tell Ourselves, Fobazi Ettarh. A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences, Shannon Mattern. Inside the Alchemist’s Workshop, Lydia Pyne. Herbs and Verbs, Hillary Waterman. "The Operation of All Wonderfull Things:" Magic and the Occult at McMaster University Library, Myron Groover 20

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Credits I am not a designer by training, so these people and resources help: ◎ SlidesCarnival for presentations ◎ Noun Project for icons 21