scholarly journals Motivating Teachers to Use the School Library

Author(s):  
Josip Rihtarić

The participants will be introduced with several procedures a school librarian can motivate teachers to use the school library. Some of the procedures can be applied globally in all school libraries, while others are specific to Croatia, or countries with a similar education system. Teachers are not the most numerous, but they are the most important users of school library. When teachers support the work of school librarian, he or she can fully accomplish his or her mission. If the support from teachers is missing, school librarian can employ different strategies to motivate students to use the school library, but only with a limited success. In order to motivate teachers to use the school library and to encourage the cooperation between them, the school librarian and the teachers, the librarian can initiate several activities, some of which are to be presented. The inspiration for these activities was James Henri’s presentation at the IASL conference in Italy in 2009.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Aiyebelehin. James Afebuameh ◽  
Iboi Catherine (CLN)

The paper explores the roles of school libraries in the rebirth of Nigerian Education system with particular focus on Edo state. The strategies employed at Lumen Christi International High School were carefully examined. The paper employed the document analysis and exploratory approach to gather facts for making conclusions. Very prominent among facts gathered from literature were that: there is a decay in the Nigerian Education system; and that school libraries have crucial roles to play in the rebirth of the education system. The paper concluded that for there to be meaningful development in the education system, the school library must be positioned to contribute to the process, and the school librarian must devise strategies to effect a change in the orientation of the students in the primary and secondary schools.


Author(s):  
Metka Kostanjevec

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, all schools had to close their doors last year. Classes moved to a virtual environment, and students and teachers were left without the opportunity to visit school libraries overnight. Therefore, the school library of the Prva gimnazija Maribor has operated smoothly throughout the time of the epidemic and strives to facilitate the work of students, teachers, and other employees as much as possible, continue to promote reading, develop reading and information literacy, and at the same time enrich the educational process. The article presents how we found our way to our readers despite the difficult situation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Alyson Rumberger

Children’s news media offers access points for students to learn about the complex and evolving world around them, and school libraries are spaces where students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to interact with media. Yet despite the potential of children’s news media, school libraries often become regulatory spaces where children are directed away from texts (both digital and printed) that are deemed inappropriate due to sophisticated content (Heins, 2007) or in some cases, are encouraged to read on their “level” (Kontovourki, 2012). This constructs children as vulnerable and in need of protection (Robinson, 2013). Instead, I seek to position the focal children as active, critical agents at the center of their own lives. In this article, I analyze conceptions of childhood innocence (James and Prout, 1997), arguing that both childhood and literacy are fluid and permeable constructions. I ask: What are the ways in which texts and literacy practices are censored in one elementary school library? To investigate this, I followed one school librarian, Deborah, and three first-grade students in their school library at City Partnership School as they navigated texts, learned about the world around them through multimedia platforms, and constructed their own identities as readers in a system with clear expectations for what a “readerly” identity looks like.


Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.


Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot

As the 2017 IASL conference theme in Long Beach, California was “Learning without borders” its interesting, almost one year later, to focus on how the school library, as well as the school librarian, will have to adopt the field – to establish and develop the field as a whole.By describing the whole field, with a perspective taken from the Swedish school library, from the present situation 2017/2018 and even further than that, there will be a contribution of useful material and methods – inspirational to the work and progress for school libraries/school librarians, both on a national and international level.This time one specific subject will be presented during the lecture - mainly to create a sustainable knowledge for school libraries - with a special focus on the political and structural efforts and changes taking place in Sweden today.


Author(s):  
Diljit Singh

School libraries exist in most countries where they play an important role in education. However, the diversity of educational philosophies, policies, resources, infrastructure and technology have led to wide variations in what constitutes a ‘school library’, and its associated terminology. This diversity affects communication, collaboration, synthesis of evidence, and translation of research findings. If we are to promote school librarianship internationally, it is important to have a common terminology. This paper presents the preliminary findings of an international survey on the terminology and characteristics of school libraries, Based on responses from school library stakeholders from 19 countries, it was found that the more common term used to describe the facility was ‘school library’, while term used for the person managing it was ‘school librarian’ or ‘teacher librarian’. While few countries had a formal definition of a school library, the respondents were able to provide the desired characteristics of a school library and of a teacher-librarian. These findings can be used to develop consistent and internationally-applicable terminology and definitions for school librarianship.


Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot

As the 2017 IASL conference theme will be “Learning without borders” it is interesting to focus on how the school library, as well as the school librarian, will have to adopt the field – to establish and develop the field as a whole. By describing the whole field, with a perspective taken from the Swedish school library, from the present situation 2016/2017 and even further than that, there will be a contribution of useful material and methods – inspirational to the work and progress for school libraries/school librarians. Three specific subjects will be presented during the lecture - mainly to create a sustainable knowledge on school libraries as a learning tool in school - with a special focus on the political and structural efforts/changes taking place in Sweden today. The three specific subjects are: the Swedish National Agency for Education, The national school library group of Sweden (NSG), School Library West (SBV).


Author(s):  
Lesley Farmer

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.


Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot

Introduction: As the IASL conference theme in Istanbul, Turkey was “Information, innovation and impact of school libraries” it is interesting, a year later, to focus on how the school library, as well as the school librarian, will have to adopt the field, as well as: looking back at the material brought out during the first two occasions of this theme, presented to the public at the IASL conferences in Long Beach (2017) and Istanbul (2018). The third part of the theme will mainly be a contribution of useful material and methods, practically applied in Sweden for over ten years. The material and methods function as an inspiration to the work and progress for school libraries and school librarians, both on a national and international level. This time a wider scale of the recurrent subject will be presented - mainly to create a practically developed knowledge adapted for school libraries. Knowledge ready to be transformed directly as the participants return to their homes, facing their own school library activities. Objectives of the presentation: The following subjects are set to be the material and methods, presented through the session: Efforts and changes around school libraries in Sweden today. Part three – What’s new after Istanbul? The topics are: Sweden’s reference group for school libraries - an effective working tool established and developed by The Swedish National agency for Education. 2. School library associations, networks, social media platforms, as well as digital portals and work modules, created by The Swedish National agency for Education – as useful working tools dedicated to each and every school librarian, located in the shadow of a nonexistent education for school librarians. 3. A future investment in a national school library education. Something that is not the reality in Sweden today, but will be, tough on a smaller scale, with a start in autumn 2020. A first start that hopefully will spread rings on the water to other major educational sites. The ambition is to give participants in Dubrovnik thoughts on how changes around school libraries can be done in a practical way. Also, learn how to use a reference group, where discussions can lead to knowledge. Learn more about the advantages of working with and through a school library association, as well as how to use different digital tools in a more effective way. And… if participants in Dubrovnik wants to use the material and methods directly during the conference – then there will for sure be even more knowledge to gain.


Author(s):  
Everton Da Silva Camilo ◽  
Claudio Marcondes de Castro Filho

Resumo: Quando trazemos considerações sobre a existência de bibliotecas no território brasileiro, por vezes, se não frequentemente, nos deparamos com reflexões que se movem no campo da responsabilidade do Estado para com as iniciativas de políticas públicas contínuas nos campos da Educação e Cultura do País. Nesse sentido, a cidade de Ribeirão Preto, pertencente a uma das regiões mais ricas do Estado de São Paulo e que apresenta elevado padrão de vida e bons indicadores sociais, por não apresentar um coeso e interligado sistema de bibliotecas escolares, dado a magnitude desse município no interior do Estado de São Paulo, tornou-se a ambiência do objeto de estudo – bibliotecas escolares do sistema municipal de ensino de Ribeirão Preto – dessa investigação. À vista disso, objetivou-se analisar a possibilidade de uma rede de bibliotecas escolares ao sistema municipal de ensino de Ribeirão Preto. Para tanto, como metodologia, foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, de natureza qualiquantitativa, com coleta de dados realizada a partir de técnica de observação simples durante visita técnica a quatro escolas do sistema municipal de ensino de Ribeirão Preto de diferentes regiões administrativas, assim como houve a aplicação de questionário aosresponsáveis das quatro bibliotecas escolares visitadas. Concluiu-se que as bibliotecas pesquisadas se encontram fora dos padrões estipulados pela política da International Association of School Librarianship, caso se anseie por bibliotecas escolares conectadas por meio de uma rede no sistema municipal de ensino de Ribeirão Preto. Abriu-se margem, assim, à discussão ao desenvolvimento de políticasmunicipais em favor de tornar as bibliotecas escolares das escolas do sistema municipal de ensino da cidade unidades de informação legitimadas e potencializadoras de formação de alcance global e de uso profícuo que objetive o desenvolvimento de novas competências e habilidades nos alunos. Palavras-chave: Rede de bibliotecas. Biblioteca Escolar. Políticas Públicas. São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto. Abstract: When we consider the existence of libraries in brazilian territory, sometimes, if not often, we are faced with reflections that move in the field of State responsibility towards the initiatives of continuous public policies in the fields of Education and Culture of a country. Ribeirão Preto, which belongs to one of the richest regions of the State of São Paulo and has a high standard of living and good social indicators, became the ambience of the object of study of this research. Due to this, the objective of this study was to analyze the possibility of a network of school libraries to the municipal education system of Ribeirão Preto. As a methodology, an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative and quantitative research was done with data collection performed using simple observation technique during a technical visit to four schools of the Ribeirão Preto’s municipal education system from different administrative regions, as well as a questionnaire was applied to each head of each four school libraries visited. It was concluded that the libraries cannot be on the standards set by the policy of the International Association of School Librarianship. So, this led to the discussion of the development of municipal policies in favor of making the school libraries units of information legitimized and empowered aiming at the development of new skills and abilities in students. Keywords: Networked Libraries. School Library. Public Policy. Sao Paulo. Ribeirão Preto.https://revista.acbsc.org.br/racb/article/view/1422


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