scholarly journals School Libraries in Kid’s Voices

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Helen Boelens ◽  
David Loertscher ◽  
Joyce Valenza
Keyword(s):  
Mother Tongue ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Survey Team ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Library Community ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
The World

Research confirms that there is a serious shortage of reading materials in school libraries, especially in developing and emerging countries. Students who were interviewed during surveys, some of whom attend very poor schools which have no electricity and no internet connection, told the survey team that they wanted to be able to read about things which are familiar to them, preferably in their mother tongue. Discussions have been held with school library colleagues about the possibility of children writing their own stories and poems, in their mother tongue, resulting in a series of books where children will respond to a variety of prompts. Members of the school library community throughout the world are being asked for their help to collect the required material. Children’s drawings, and writings will be forwarded to the international team of editors.A publisher has been found for the first open-access book and an editorial team is being formed. Collecting of stories, drawings, poems etc. will begin in 2015. The first prompt is “Why I love my school library.

scholarly journals Evergreen Library Penetrating into Classroom Teaching: Applying and Expanding – Take Tianzhu No.1 High School in Northwest China as a Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Wenjie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
School Library ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
The World

This paper provides a study of the school library programs sponsored by the Evergreen Education Foundation (EEF) and identifies the vital role of school libraries in improving students’ information quality. Based on analyzes Strategies for building literacy skills in the library of Tianzhu No.1 High School, the study confirmed the program developed reading and literacy skills among students. As EEF programs continue to expand into other locations in China, it is the authors’ hope that this study may provide useful information and analysis based upon which decisions about future programs can be made. It is also their hope that this study provides impetus for more studies on the rural library programs in other areas of China or programs in other underdeveloped regions of the world.

scholarly journals The School Library as An Active Support for Educational Achievements: A Survey Led in Secondary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Azzedine Bouderbane ◽  
Bentayeb Zineb
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Several things have been said in the field of pedagogy. But, this does not prevent the appearance of new educational concepts. The world of pedagogy has practically no limit. In our study, we attempted to identify the impact that school libraries could have on educational achievements. The statement of the problem was strengthened by two main questions: Could school libraries play a fundamental role in improving educational achievements? Could school libraries integrate their resources as pedagogical supports in the educational process? In our visits to thirty school libraries in the city of Constantine, we were able to conduct a descriptive study and collect interesting data that we analyzed through a qualitative approach. Significant results were obtained. The latter globally showed via several indicators that the school library, on the one hand, contributed concretely to educational achievements, and, on the other hand, played an efficient role in the learning process by providing a variety of supports and services to the users.

scholarly journals School Library Management: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alifa Soraya Nuryadika ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
School Library ◽  
Research Result ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Library Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Collection Methods

This article aims to find out how school libraries is managed based on the literature review from previous research from several countries around the world. This article uses search and review methods, where the review process began with a search engine, Google scholar and IEEE, to search the articles with keywords. The authors found the scope of the reviewed articles was still very limited so it needs to be followed up related to school turnover management research. Result of the review show that libraries can run optimally if they apply good management. The research about this topic is limited and this article is a literature review; so further research needs to be done related to school library management in general and to include other data collection methods including interview and questionnaire. The theoretical benefit of this article is to add knowledge about educational library management and the practical benefit is as an information for further research.

The elementary school library: Tensions between access and censorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Alyson Rumberger
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
News Media ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
School Library ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The World

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.

Developing future-ready school libraries through design thinking: A case study

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110288
Author(s):  
Chin Ee Loh ◽  
Elia Binte M Hamarian ◽  
Lisa Lim Yu Qi ◽  
Qianwei Lim ◽  
Skyler Ng Ynn Zee
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Global Age ◽  
School Budgets ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students

School libraries around the world need to revitalise their spaces, collections and programming to continue to be relevant for teachers and students living and learning in an information-saturated technological global age. Efforts in the rethinking of library usage and design are most effective when they are contextualised and localised, based on user needs and country or school budgets. Design thinking is a useful approach for schools to understand the needs of their populations and design targeted improvements for their libraries’ specific users. This article explains how one secondary school collaborated with university researchers to use design thinking to re-envision the role and functions of its school library. The evidence collected through the process was integrated into the redesign of an improved library for the students. This article provides a model for evidence-driven school library improvement projects.

scholarly journals Citizenship and school library: Simple educational experiences for complex problems (Portugal)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Silva
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
School Library ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Learning Games ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
The World

The School Libraries Network, in Portugal, proposes to reinforce the trend of non-formal and informal education for inclusive citizenship through the realization of educational dynamics, based on real problems that affect the daily life of children and young people. These learning games are accessible, flexible and appealing ways to induce awareness, reflection, dialogue and initiative, on the basis of which it is possible their own transformation and the transformation of the world around them.

scholarly journals Status of Non-Government Secondary School Libraries in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakir Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
The Status ◽  
Library Development ◽  
Online Catalogue

The focus of this survey is to investigate the status of secondary school libraries in Bangladesh. From the online survey, 91 responses were received. In general, the survey revealed that a significant number of secondary schools have a school library but lack of reading materials and inadequate funding are common. Most of the school libraries provide traditional services such as book lending, in-house book and newspaper reading and only a few have ICT facilities and services, for example, computer, internet and online catalogue search. The finding of this survey has original value and suggestions may help to resolve issues that may adversely impact school library development in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Aiming for a Cool School Library Activities in Japanese School Libraries connected with the Community, University, Other Schools and the World

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Takaji ◽  
Yuki Maeda
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Local Community ◽  
School Library ◽  
Reading Aloud ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Direct Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
Book Fair ◽  
Reading Activity

Our students are tremendously connected with others through the internet. However, direct communication is decreasing nowadays. We would like to introduce four activities with human warmth done by students at two private middle schools in Japan. They are 1. Reading Aloud to Children at Toshima City Library (Toshimagaoka) to contribute to local community, 2. Philosophy Café (Toshimagaoka) with a neighbor University, 3. Bibliobattle, Japanese new reading activity with other schools (Toshimagaoka & Shibuya) and 4. Used Book Fair (Shibuya) to donate the UNESCO Fund.

scholarly journals School Library as a "Culture Agent"

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Yitzhaki
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
School Library ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Israeli Population ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Large Families ◽  
Watching Tv ◽  
Modern Orthodox

Generally speaking, the Jewish population world-wide includes also two traditionalsectors: modern orthodox and ultra-orthodox. Both population sectors are characterized by observance of Jewish law and commandments, placing great emphasis on family life and personal modesty. While the general Israeli population, particularly youth, spends about a third of its leisure time watching TV, and another third on internet surfing, the ultra-orthodoxpopulation sector is totally different in this respect. Reading remainsone of the main leisure activities and spiritual leaders of the ultra- orthodox communities insist that both adults and youngsters be exposed only to books and other reading materials upholding and promoting the population sector's values and lifestyle. The demographic reality of large families results in a vast population of young book consumers, for whom reading is an alternative to television and the computer. The main objective of the present exploratory study was to examine the extent to which school libraries in this population sector serve as a "culture agent".

scholarly journals Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Perpustakaan Sekolah Berbasis Web

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Savira Granita ◽  
Siti Rohmaniyah ◽  
Tio Gautama ◽  
Yulianti Yulianti
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Waterfall Model ◽  
The Web

The school library is a means for teachers and students to find information. The school library provides books or reading materials that can support the learning process. The focus of this research is to develop the information system contained in the school library. Many school libraries still collect data in the conventional way, such as handwritten using a ledger or using excel. The development of this school library system will use the website as a means to process data. The data that has been created will be entered into the data storage using the MySQL application as the database. This research planning uses the SDLC method with the waterfall model. The waterfall model is used because it is considered more efficient in developing school libraries. There are two entities that can use this website, namely library officers and members. Library officers can use the web to process data on book procurement, book borrowing transactions and viewing library reports. Meanwhile, members can fill in the guest book every time they visit the school library and also do book searches. Thus, the school library information system can facilitate the data processing. Book lending and borrowing transactions will also be more efficient and errors in data processing can be reduced.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document