scholarly journals A Efforts and changes around school libraries in Sweden today. Part three – What’s new after Istanbul?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot
Keyword(s):  
Reference Group ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
National Agency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
Social Media Platforms

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.

scholarly journals Efforts and Changes Around School Libraries in Sweden Today

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
The Political ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
National Agency ◽  
National School ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
Swedish School

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).

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

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.

scholarly journals Efforts and changes around school libraries in Sweden today – Whats new after Long Beach?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
The Political ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
One Year ◽  
Swedish School

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.

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 1631-1654
Author(s):  
Lesley Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

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.

scholarly journals Education for Teacher-Librarianship: Anywhere, Any Time

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Schultz-Jones ◽  
Jennifer Branch-Mueller ◽  
Karen Gavigan ◽  
Ross Todd
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
School Library ◽  
National Standards ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
The World ◽  
School Librarianship

Best practices in education for teacher-librarianship increase opportunities for diversity in candidates, in modes of learning, and in location and time of learning. This session was sponsored by the School Library Education SIG. The panel presentation considered education for school librarianship in light of the IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition (2015) and current research on best practices. Innovative programs for educating school librarians from around the world were shared to illustrate the diverse ways to prepare school librarians for the roles identified in the Guidelines and in national standards. Presenters described ways for delivering school librarian credentialed programs and for providing professional development opportunities for in-service school librarians.

scholarly journals Building a Vibrant Future for School Librarians through Online Conversations for Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Media ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Media Channels

Technology and social media platforms are driving an unprecedented reorganization of the learning environment in and beyond schools around the world. Technology provides us leadership challenges, and at the same time offers opportunities for communication and learning through technology channels to support professional development. School librarians and teacher librarians are often working as the sole information practitioner in their school, and need to stay in touch with others beyond their own school to develop their personal professional capacity to lead within their school. The Australian Teacher Librarian Network aims to make a difference, and supports school library staff in Australia and around the world to build professional networks and personal learning connections, offering an open and free exchange of ideas, strategies and resources to build collegiality. This ongoing professional conversation through online and social media channels is an important way to connect, communicate and collaborate in building a vibrant future for school librarians.

scholarly journals School librarians’ anticipated support for students with SEN: Using a Modified Grounded Theory Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyo Matsudo
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Special Needs Education ◽  
Library Function ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

The purpose of this study is examining some suggestions on how school libraries can be involved in Special Needs Education in a helpful way. The Modified Grounded Theory Approach is used as the method for this study. In my analysis I focus on the change in perception of 19 school staff members with respect to changes in the school library function and factors for these changes. Based on the result the school librarian’s anticipated four supports are suggested as follows: providing suitable materials that take into account students’ situation, searching study by team teaching, supporting students’ self-affirmation by sympathetic understanding, and educational support encouraging students’ socialization.

scholarly journals Online programs in school library education: Preparing librarians to support twenty-first century learners

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne Oberg
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
The University

The online distance education program, Teacher-Librarianship by Distance Learning (TL-DL), was developed and implemented at the University of Alberta, Canada beginning in the late 1990s. In this paper, TL-DL is used as an example to explore: how an online program was established and maintained and how the challenges facing the program have been and are being addressed. TL-DL‟s approach to preparing school librarians to support student access to new and emerging technologies was compared and found to be similar to the approaches used in two other types of programs identified through recent research conducted in the United States and Australia. Emerging from the research are questions about the need for shifts in curriculum content and pedagogy to engage digital age learners.

scholarly journals What is the literacy supportive role of the school librarian in the United Kingdom?

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062096456
Author(s):  
Margaret K. Merga
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skill ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Supportive Role ◽  
Depth Analysis

Building students’ literacy skills is a key educative purpose of contemporary schooling. While libraries can play a key role in fostering literacy and related reading engagement in schools, more needs to be known about school librarians’ role in promoting these goals. To this end, this article seeks to identify the nature and scope of the literacy supportive role required of the school librarian in the United Kingdom. It also investigates how this aspect is situated within the broader competing role requirements of the profession. Using a hybrid approach to content analysis including both qualitative and quantitative methods, this article presents in-depth analysis of 40 recent job description documents recruiting school librarians in the United Kingdom to investigate these research aims. The vast majority of documents (92.5%) included literacy supportive roles or characteristics of a school librarian, and recurring salient components included supporting literature selection, having a broad and current knowledge of literature, promoting and modelling reading for pleasure, devising and supporting reading and literature events, promoting a whole-school reading culture, working closely with students to support reading and literacy skill development, and implementing and supporting reading programmes. This literacy supportive role was found to sit within a potentially highly complex and diverse work role which may compete with the literacy supportive role for time and resourcing in school libraries. This research suggests that the role of school librarians in the United Kingdom is both complex and evolving, and that school librarians in the United Kingdom have a valuable literacy supportive role to play in their school libraries.

scholarly journals Monitoring of verbal-linguistic development of pre-school children in Elementary school - RECEPTION project

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Kruselj-Vidas
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Wide Range

The list of multiple tasks expected from a school librarian include a wide range of activities. Activity of crucial importance is advocating and argumentation how important is the development of basic literacy skills. The role of school librarians is unavoidable in this process. This presentation will show an example of school library practice and focus on the role of school librarian as designer, provider and researcher in the case study research at the school level. This research was done as an activity during international Erasmus+ project called RECEPTION (Role of Early Childhood Education in positive Transition/Introduction Outcomes for New pupils). 

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