Oodnadatta School/Community Library

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-36
Author(s):  
G. Jaunay
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
South Australia ◽  
School Community ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Alternative Scheme ◽  
Total Lack ◽  
State Library ◽  
The Town ◽  
Community Library

Oodnadatta Aboriginal School has for a considerable time involved the community in its activities. From this liaison has grown several services to the community by the school which have become an indispensable part of the way of life in this most northern town in South Australia. Apart from comprehensive self-improvement and recreational courses offered through the Department of Further Education, the school offers a library service to the town and district.Early in 1976, I, an avid reader myself, set about to overcome the void created by a total lack of community library facilities other than the Country Lending service. The school already had a comprehensive library available and the obvious move was to establish a community library. A committee was formed, representing the school staff, the school council and the local Progress Association. However, it was felt that to establish a library along the guidelines set out, would not suit this community, mainly because of its very small size (about 300) and the short length of residence of most citizens. An alternative scheme was adopted, whereby the school takes out bulk loans from the Schools Library Board, the State Library and the Port Augusta Public Library. These stocks are periodically rotated so that there is always a new range of material available. (An important factor that could not be achieved if we purchased our own book stock, or even followed the guidelines of a 10% turnover per annum, as indicated in the School Community Library plan.)

“Historical and Cultural Traditions and Innovative Transformations of Russia. Educational Responsibility of Libraries”: International Research Conference “Rumyantsev Readings — 2009”

2009 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Valery P. Leonov ◽  
Tamara M. Gudima ◽  
Tamara I. Vilegzhanina
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Research Conference ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Library ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The International research conference “Rumyantsev readings— 2009” held on April 21—23, 2009 in the Russian State Library was attended by over 290 people from various cities and regions of Russia and from the state-participants CIS. The theme of Conference of this year was “Historical and cultural traditions and innovative transformations of Russia. Educational responsibility of libraries”. In the proceeding publication of materials of the Conference are presented the following themes: “On studying the connection between printed and digital books”, “The cultural potential of modern society and the possibility of its realization”, “Public Library of Ukraine in the information space”

Meeting Africa’s Challenge: The Story of the American Committee on Africa

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
George M. Houser
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Gold Coast ◽  
Reference Book ◽  
Reading Public ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
American Interest ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Town ◽  
Relevant Material

In the early 1950s when the American Committee on Africa was formed, American interest in and knowledge about Africa was something of a joke. There was a Tarzan mentality in the US about the continent. Few books about Africa were known even by the reading public. Gunther’s Inside Africa, when it came out in 1956, served as a reference book for years for those Americans who wanted to get a perspective on the continent. I remember listening to Chester Bowles, who served as under secretary of state briefly in the Kennedy administration, speak about his own attempt to find relevant material about Africa in a Connecticut town. He told about his visit to the town public library, where he culled through the card catalogue. To find books on the Congo he said he had to search under “B” for “Belgium.” In searching for material on Ghana (then the Gold Coast) or Nigeria, he had to look under “Great Britain.” He found books about Liberia and Ethiopia under “Miscellaneous.” Knowledge of Africa was minimal, and the continent was on the whole looked upon as an extension of Europe.

scholarly journals What Munn Missed: The Queensland Schools of Arts

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
Robin Wagner
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Carnegie Corporation ◽  
State Library

American Librarian Ralph Munn's historic tour of Australian libraries in 1934 is well documented. Along with Ernest Pitt, Chief Librarian of the State Library of Victoria, he spent nearly ten weeks travelling from Sydney and back again, visiting libraries in all the state capitals and many regional towns throughout the country. Munn's trip was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was then, through its Dominions fund, turning attention to philanthropic opportunities in the Antipodes. The resulting report, Australian Libraries: A Survey of Conditions and Suggestions for their Improvement (commonly referred to as the Munn–Pitt Report) is often credited with initiating the public library movement in Australia.

Grey nomads with diabetes: the experience of rural and remote diabetes educators in South Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Anita De Bellis ◽  
Pauline Hill ◽  
Wendy Abigail ◽  
Jane Giles ◽  
Christine McCloud
Keyword(s):  
Glycaemic Control ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Practice Recommendations ◽  
Diabetes Educators

The phenomenon of grey nomads travelling in rural and remote regions of Australia is on the increase, and as this cohort is an older age group, they are often travelling with chronic conditions, such as diabetes. Seven rural and remote diabetes educators were interviewed about their experiences of grey nomad travellers with diabetes, to whom they provided services. The findings revealed problems associated with grey nomads with diabetes, including maintenance of equipment, medications, self-management, glycaemic control and unpredictable events. The problems highlighted by the participants were exacerbated when travelling long distances for extended periods, often with changes to their usual regime of self-management. The isolation and remoteness of some areas was a factor for the travellers who were often not prepared and often turned to pharmacists for help. The participants were able to enhance the care and self-management of the travellers with diabetes and identified several pathways travellers may undertake if they needed services related to their diabetes. The diabetes educators’ capacity to provide services for travellers was stretched at times; however, this was viewed as positive in that it added diversity to their normal practice. Recommendations included a preparation checklist and information for travellers with diabetes and further education for pharmacists.

The State Library of South Australia

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Frances Awcock ◽  
Sophy Athan ◽  
Susan Ball ◽  
Elizabeth Ho ◽  
Kaj Linstrom
Keyword(s):  
South Australia ◽  
The State ◽  
State Library

Historical Change in an Ibo Polity: Asaba to 1885

1969 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Isichei
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Historical Change ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Political Structure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

Asaba is an Ibo town, which, because of its position on the Niger, came into relatively early contact with Europeans. This means that we have materials for its history in European records for more than a hundred years. This article is based on these records, and on present-day oral traditions. It begins with an account of Asaba's traditional social and political structure, and its former role in the economic life of the lower Niger.Asaba traditions relate in detail how the town was founded by a man from Nteje, east of the Niger, called Nnebisi. There is less information about its subsequent history, though it seems that it went through a significant changefrom the rule of a single Eze to a system of personal titles, like that found in eastern Iboland. Some attempts have been made to make a king list for Asaba, but it does not seem possible to establish either this or any other useful chronological framework other than that provided by family genealogies. These suggest that Nnebisi lived in the seventeenth century. The main theme in Asaba's external history is her changing relationship with her powerful neighbour, Benin.The choice of Onitsha, rather than Asaba, as a missionary and trading centre, meant that Asaba went through a period of relative eclipse. The first C.M.S. missionaries came to the town in 1875, but they had little impact on Asaba life. In the middle eighties, Asaba became the administrative capital of the newlyestablished Royal Niger Company. The impact of the Company on Asaba, though great, was short-lived. But one result of its choice of Asaba as a capital was the renewal of missionary endeavour, both Catholic and Protestant, in the town. This in its turn was to have a very great impact on Asaba's way of life.

Effective Ways of Using Social Media: An Investigation of Christian Churches in South Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Lim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
South Australia ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Way

Our society is changing the manner in which it communicates. The Internet has catapulted us to a new way of life. Social media has changed the way we communicate. We are creating online communities to share our thoughts and lives. This research investigates effective ways of using social media, particularly Facebook. A sample of the 37 churches represented by the Australian Christian Churches movement in South Australia is utilized. The churches' Facebook posts are classified to determine their purposes, and Facebook metrics are measured to determine the effectiveness of these posts.

scholarly journals Report about the Media Literacy Situation in the Basque School Community

Comunicar ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Txema Ramírez-de-la-Piscina-Martínez ◽  
Jose Inazio Basteretxea-Polo ◽  
Estefanía Jiménez-Iglesias
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
School Community ◽  
Further Education ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Pais Vasco ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article gathers together the results of a quantitative and qualitative piece of research conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the HGH «Hedabideak, Gizartea eta Hezkuntza» (Media, Society and Education) research team at the University of the Basque Country. The main aim of the research was to examine the situation of Media Literacy in the Basque Country’s school community. One of the newest aspects of this research was the study of the school community as a whole, at a specific moment and in a specific field; in other words, the students, teachers and parents of the same community. The results of the quantitative study have been taken from a survey done among 598 young people between 14 and 18 years old enrolled in Secondary or Further Education, or in Vocational Training courses. The qualitative study took into account the information extracted from ten focus groups and six in-depth interviews. Young people between the ages of 14 and 18, parents between 40 and 55, and eight experts of different ages took part in the discussions. Through the in-depth interviews the research team observed the opinions of eight educators who teach Education in Media. According to the results, the education system should include media education among its priorities.El presente artículo recoge los principales resultados de una investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa llevada a cabo durante el período 2007-10 por el equipo de investigación HGH (Medios de Difusión, Sociedad y Educación) de la Universidad del País Vasco. El principal objetivo de la misma ha sido analizar el estado de la alfabetización audiovisual (Media Literacy) en el entorno de la comunidad escolar del País Vasco. Una de las principales novedades del presente trabajo radica en que se ha analizado el conjunto de la comunidad escolar en un momento y entorno concreto; es decir, teniendo en cuenta la opinión tanto de alumnado, como de profesorado y padres. Los resultados de la investigación cuantitativa se han extraído de una encuesta realizada a 598 jóvenes vascos de entre 14 y 18 años escolarizados tanto en institutos de Secundaria y Bachillerato como en centros de Formación Profesional. La investigación cualitativa se ha fundamentado en la información recogida a través de diez grupos de discusión y seis entrevistas en profundidad. En los grupos han participado jóvenes de la misma edad (entre 14 y 18 años) por una parte y padres y madres de entre 40 y 55 años por otro. En las entrevistas en profundidad, se ha testado la opinión de ocho profesores que imparten docencia en materias relacionadas con la educación en comunicación (educomunicación). A tenor de los resultados, el sistema educativo debería introducir la educomunicación entre sus prioridades.

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