toward removing print media from the library can be seen as refocusing public school library resources on 21st century learning. The debate over eBooks in particular has been very divisive. Traditionally the library has been a quiet place to read and research mostly from print materials. Most libraries have even incorporated a cluster or two of computers so that patrons can access the Internet or search databases, but the perception and reality of most libraries is that they are filled with shelves
Censorship in Libraries and Schools What would you do if you went to your child's school and saw that they were looking at inappropriate material on the internet? Would you react the same way if they were in a public library? Who decides what is okay for your children to view? Who decides where they can view it? What can you do about them being able to view these things? Are there any laws that can prevent this from happening? What are some schools and libraries doing to help prevent children
freedom in school libraries is often emotional and heated. While the Library Bill of Rights clearly states that information access should not be denied because of age, when it comes to children the discussion gets complicated. Parents have the right to decide what materials are appropriate for their children, but the librarian has to be able to safeguard the collection for the rest of the school. During the career of a school librarian, the topic of censorship will undoubtedly arise. School librarians
they deem dangerous. Public libraries, school libraries, and English classrooms are where these censorship attempts are being waged, often successfully. Indeed, more than 97% of challenges take place in public libraries, school libraries, and classrooms (“ALA Challenges by Initiator”).When these challenges succeed, they also succeed in taking important, compelling, worthwhile literature from the hands and minds of students. Book banning in public schools and libraries is unethical, counterproductive
April 20th, 1999. 11:19 a.m. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School dressed in trench coats throw, the first pipe bomb and begin shooting. Within 3 minutes 9 people had been injured or killed in the school. Police responded by 11:22 but the duo continued to throw pipe bombs and shoot people. Between 11:29 and 11:36 what is known as the Library Massacre occurs. At 11:29 the shooters entered the library where 52 students, 2 teachers and 2 Librarians had concealed themselves under desks
Budgeting as easy as 1-2-3: How to ask for- and get- the money you need. Library Media Connection, 22, (6). 14-17. Dickinson (2004) highlights how the budgeting process has three parts which are knowledge, planning, and implementation (p.14). Budgets should always be submitted before deadlines to ensure that they are assessed by the principal. Librarians should use data and professional research in their development of a library budget. A library’s budget should also be connected to the program’s strategic
(2001). Big6™ Skills Overview. [Website blog] Retrieved from http://www.big6.com/2001/11/19/a-big6%e2%84%a2-skills-overview/ Kuhlthau, C. (1989). Information search process: A summary of research and implications for school library media Programs. School Library Media Quarterly, 18(1). Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/ editorschoiceb/infopower/slctkuhlthau2.cfm Kuhlthau, C. (n. d.) [Personal webpage] Retrieved from http://comminfo
The 21st Century school librarian is no longer just the caretaker of the book collection. Technology is transforming the education system and the way children are taught. This paper discusses the many roles and issues that the teacher-librarian plays in creating a flexible 21st Century learning environment. 21ST Century School Library Media Specialist The roles discussed in the articles written by school librarians Mashriqi (2011), Ballard (2008), and Marcoux (2010) were similar in strategies
“Active members of this profession, in whatever arena, show that they have the commitment and the enthusiasm to lead libraries of the future” (Gordon, 2004, p. 52). “If you want to develop as a leader, participating in a committee is a good starting place” (Kern, p. 7). “A lot of leadership development happens through active participation on committees...” (p. 6). “We learn through our experiences. Being on a committee or chairing a committee only gets you so far as a leader” (p. 7). “Observation
How Web Technologies Are Shaping Education." www.readwriteweb.com/archives/e- learning_20.php. 2006. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. Wells, Melissa. “Internet-Related Problems Coming to The Attention of School Social Workers”. Children & Schools 28.4 (2006): 237-242. Academic Search Elite. Web. 13 March 2012.
books at schools and ratings on movies. There is censorship happening all around you and most of us don't even notice it. That's because they are minor, but, over time things can progressively get worse. Someday those fictional books could become history books. Every great government has its downfall, and censorship could be the cause of it. For instance, a form of censorship that is happening right now all over the country in many schools is the banning of certain books in school libraries/ classrooms
Elliott-Burns, 2005) elaborates distinct elements which need to be considered in designing spaces for living and working. The VAST table relating to Activities within a space was used to critically appraise what was done in the junior section of the Library and to generate solutions. Lackney’s (n.d.) framework of 33 Design Principles is intended to serve as a framework of principles around which educators and design practitioners can organise the process and production of an educational facility design
related to living in a technology world. These trends are particularly important to the school librarian because many students are living their lives through the web. In order to reach those students, the librarian must be knowledgeable about the trends and applications and be able to use and apply them in a library setting. By using them, the librarian makes the library relevant to students, and brings the library to students where the students are. The first trend is social communication through
Academic Music Librarians An academic music librarian is a woman or man, just over 49 years old, well educated, working in an academic or conservatory library. This presents a snapshot of those working in the field of academic music librarianship. More specifically, the academic music librarian is a woman 10% more of the time than she is a man. The academic music librarian is approximately 49 years of age with two thirds of academic music librarians falling between the ages of 37 and 61 (Lesniaski
literacy and recommendations for the future. Specifically, it argues for the importance of Information Literacy to individuals, business, and citizenship. It suggests opportunities to develop information literacy which addresses the information age in school. Information Literacy and Leadership Information literacy in individuals' lives has traditionally valued quality of life and the pursuit of happiness; however, these goals are increasingly difficult to achieve because of the complexities of life
confusing all at the same time. Libraries are scrambling to deal with economic limitations and an ever-accelerating technologically driven world. Every decision made needs to be evaluated and weighted against the mission of the library. That mission will in some way focus on service to the community and providing access to information. As libraries advance, they will be required to do so in line with those ideals. In addition to maintaining these standards, libraries do not want to become irrelevant
As digital natives grow older and technology improves it makes one wonder what the fate of libraries will be. Long gone are the days of the card catalog, with computers taking their place. There is no more browsing the stacks for books on what ever subject has peaked interest, because the Dewey decimal system is no longer taught. Gone are the days of shelves of books as far as you can see, taken away to make room for endless banks of computers, movies and cd's. The click of keys and chatter from
should they filter what information is available to it's visitors via the Internet? This scenario is being debated all across the United States. Many states are arguing over whether or not the library has the authority to limit what information is accessible via the Internet computers at the library. The argument is over the First Amendment right of Free Speech. There are family groups who are actually in favor of allowing unfiltered access on the Internet, not what one would think. These groups
15(1), 34-35. Patterson, L. (2000). History and status of Native Americans in librarianship. Library Trends. 49(1), 182-193. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. Rumsey, M. (2006). Is the law library a woman’s world? AALL Spectrum. 10(4), 16-17, 36. Shannon, D. M. (2008). School librarianship: career choice and recruitment. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 49(3), 210-229. Thurston, A. (2012). Addressing the emerging majority:
in the UC Berkeley library to some of the more applicable aspects of Fayol's principles of management. I worked in the Gardener Main Stacks located in the Doe Library of UC Berkeley for nearly three years and in that time I eventually was one of a group of student supervisors, so I have some experience being managed and as manager (though in a somewhat limited scope). In looking through Fayol's 14 principles, some apply more than others to the specific environment of the library that I worked in,