It’s Not Where You Start or Where You Finish - It’s How You Get There

A career in librarianship may start in a library science master’s program, but the path to and/or between career opportunities builds and shifts with time. This commentary discusses the career paths followed by two librarians who each attended the same master’s program and are currently both health science librarians at the same institution. While these similarities exist, the unique journeys each followed have helped to shape their approaches to their current jobs, roles within their careers, and their approaches to librarianship. From library school and first jobs, to current positions, this piece discusses how every step along the way has had a lasting impact on the authors’ careers.

ORIGENS DO ENSINO DE BIBLIOTECONOMIA NO BRASIL

O artigo analisa acontecimentos que marcaram o início do ensino de Biblioteconomia na França e nos Estados Unidos, com experiências relevantes que inspiraram as escolas no Brasil. Retrata a trajetória histórica da École des Chartes, criada na França, em 1821, com a missão de formar futuros curadores patrimoniais, especialmente para bibliotecas, sem, entretanto, se constituir em curso de Biblioteconomia. A gênese da Biblioteconomia moderna, entretanto, remete ao início do século XIX na Alemanha, onde, em 1886, surgiu o primeiro curso superior de Biblioteconomia, na Universidade de Göttingen. As práticas biblioteconômicas norte-americanas foram significativamente influenciadas pela experiência alemã. Em 1887, por iniciativa de Melvin Dewey, ocorreu a criação da primeira escola de Biblioteconomia nos Estados Unidos, na Columbia College, e contava com uma forte tendência técnico-vocacional. Após essa iniciativa pioneira, novas escolas foram criadas nos Estados Unidos, porém sem um padrão de qualidade definido. Isso obrigou a elaboração de um documento da ALA com recomendações mínimas, para os cursos de Biblioteconomia. Em 1928, ocorreu a criação da Graduate Library School em Chicago, estabelecendo um novo padrão para a formação dos bibliotecários naquele país. No Brasil, o ensino de Biblioteconomia desenvolveu-se a partir da fusão de diferentes influências oriundas desses países, culminando com o cenário atual do país em relação à formação de bibliotecários e bibliotecárias.

Identifying Key Factors in Library–School Partnerships to Deliver a Family Literacy Programme in Western Australia

Research indicates that partnerships between libraries and schools have potential to enhance early literacy. However, few studies have investigated the nature and outcomes of such collaborations. This paper reports on the findings from a qualitative study of a partnership between librarians and kindergarten teachers to implement a family literacy programme, developed by the State Library of Western Australia. The programme aims to facilitate connections between libraries, families and schools, to support early literacy. Using an interpretive paradigm, interviews were undertaken with 38 participants including State, branch, local and school librarians, kindergarten teachers and school principals in seven schools, to explore the effectiveness of the partnership model. The partnerships were highly valued, and participants reported confidence in the success of the co-operative model of programme delivery. However, there was little evidence of deep engagement across service sectors or sharing of expertise and resources. Four key factors that influenced the development and sustainability of partnerships are identified and discussed. Implications of the research are identified, which include the development of a library–school partnership framework and a literacy-text messaging programme. We conclude by suggesting that the partnership model could be replicated across other countries, maximising opportunities for cost efficiency while supporting better outcomes for families and children.

Children + Young Adults + Information Literacy = Cooperation between public and school libraries

The importance of developing and maintaining a regular and systematic collaboration between public libraries and school libraries is established. This relationship is crucial in Spain because of the precarious situation of school libraries. School libraries dedicate major efforts to reading promotion programs, therefore public libraries can collaborate with school libraries in order to promote information literacy programs. An example of this kind of collaboration is the program developed by the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez, “Biblioteca-Escuela” [Library-School]. Through this program, the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez works regularly with schools from the city and province of Salamanca to encourage and promote the projects that support teacher’s work and information literacy.

Lessons learned in academic libraries: What I wish they told me in library school

This column muses on topics and issues not covered during a Master of Library Science program and offers advice that would be useful for a recent graduate with little experience in libraries entering the field.

Charles William Sargent, PhD, AHIP, FMLA, 1925–2020

Charles William Sargent, PhD, AHIP, FMLA, director emeritus of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Library of the Health Sciences and 1981–1982 president and member of the 1972–1975 Board of Directors of the Medical Library Association (MLA), died on January 8, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. Sargent’s career in librarianship included positions at research, special, and health sciences libraries, as well as an appointment as a library school faculty member. He was known for his mentoring, interest in clinical librarianship, and belief in the power of organizations.

Administrasi Layanan Khusus

This article describes a specific service administration. A special service is a business that is not directly related to the teaching and learning process in the classroom, but specifically given by the school to its students to be more optimal in conducting the learning process. A special service is a business that is not directly related to the teaching and learning process in the classroom, but specifically given by the school to its students to be more optimal in conducting the learning process. There are various types of special services, but only three types will be discussed in this section. There are various types of special services, but only three types will be discussed in this section. The types of services referred to as the school library, school health business and its destination laboratories are to facilitate the implementation of teaching in order to improve the educational objectives of the school. The types of services referred to as the school library, school health business and its destination laboratories are to facilitate the implementation of teaching in order to improve the educational objectives of the school