My First Five Days on Bluesky as a Professional Learning Network
[Personal Image] As I prepare to exit graduate school and enter the information profession proper, I've been thinking about how I will stay connected with my classmates and professors, and how I will build new connections with my colleagues across the world. I decided that building a professional learning network would best help me accomplish this goal. And so begins the story of my first five days on Bluesky. Day 1 - Setting up My First Steps: Set up my account , added my profile picture and cover image, and wrote a bio (for the first time!). Followed several library-related starter packs from Christian Lauersen's running list . Ended up following nearly 400 accounts just from starter packs. Wrote a brief introduction post after reading that you should do that before following a whole bunch of accounts (whoops). Almost immediately felt anxiety that this platform will suck me into mindless scrolling. But also, excitement at having a digital community to share the cool t...
