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Linked transmission chains of imported SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 across mainland France, January 2021
Authors:   The SARS-CoV-2 variant with lineage B.1.351 clusters investigation team
Published: April 2021

Two cases of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection with the B.1.351 variant were reported in France in mid-January, 2020. These cases attended a gathering in Mozambique in mid-December 2020. Investigations led to the identification of five imported cases responsible for 14 transmission chains and a total 36 cases. Epidemiological characteristics seemed comparable to those described before the emergence of the South African variant B.1.351. The lack of tertiary transmission outside of the personal sphere suggests that distancing and barrier measures were effective.
Prospects for the development of high-speed railway communication in Russia based on the analysis of foreign experience
Authors: Rykova Inna N. , Alaev Andrey A.
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the experience of the implementation of high-speed railways in foreign countries and the possibility of its use in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the issues of financial and economic justification of such projects, using the criteria of commercial and budgetary efficiency.
Particular attention is paid to China in the article, since this country today has the greatest experience in the implementation of projects in the field of high-speed rail communication. The emergence of high-speed rail in China not only became a technological breakthrough, but also played an important role in stimulating the country’s economy and enhancing domestic demand. At the moment, 57% of all high-speed railways in the world are in China alone.
The experience of the United States is also of scientific interest, in particular, in the consideration and evaluation of high-speed rail projects. Despite the high level of economic development in the United States, high-speed rail transport is practically undeveloped, which is largely due to historical reasons. Cheap oil, along with improvements to cars and airplanes, and government subsidies for highway and airport construction, have made these vehicles more accessible to most of the population and highlighted them. Despite these circumstances, the authorities of many states are interested in the implementation of high-speed rail projects. At the same time, the question of the possibility and expediency of switching passenger flows from existing modes of transport remains relevant in the United States.
In the final part of the article, using the example of specific projects, the prospects for the development of high-speed railway communication in Russia are assessed and proposals for the development of the transport complex as a whole are given.
Alans and Islam
Authors: Tuallagov Alan A.
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the problem of manifestation of the influence of Islam in the Alanian monuments on the territory of the modern Republic of North Ossetia-Alania from the position of the possible acceptance of this religion by the Alans themselves. In general, in the North Caucasus, according to archaeological data, Muslim communities were represented in the pre-Mongol period. But for the region of interest to us, such evidence is not recorded. Individual artifacts presented in Alanian burials cannot serve as a basis for this. In the context of the funeral rites and other accompanying inventory recorded in them, one should assume the adherence of the buried and their community to their own traditional religion of the Alans. Therefore, one should reject the attempts of individual researchers to attribute the burials to Islamic ones.
The spread of Islam among the multiethnic population of the North Caucasus during the period of its entry into the territory of the Golden Horde was repeatedly noted by specialists based on an analysis of archaeological material. This process was especially evident in urban centers. It was interrupted as a result of the end of foreign rule in the region.
According to the researchers, some Alanian burials of the Zmeyskaya burial ground are associated with these processes. The direct influence of Islam in this area is also confirmed by other archaeological sites. As for the specific Alanian burials, the interpretation of the features of their funeral rite as purely Islamic raises certain doubts.
Information from some written sources about the spread of Islam among the Alans of the North Caucasus also cannot be perceived unambiguously. It is possible that they were influenced by information about the conversion to Islam of a part of the Alans who left the region and settled in the capital’s center of the Golden Horde. Probably the transfer to the local population of ideas about its Islamization due to the fact of the adoption of Islam as a state religion.
Strategies for the formation of ethnic and cultural identity of preschool children in partnership with parents
Authors: Dzidzoevа Sofia M.
Published: April 2021

In the modern system of preschool education, it is necessary to search for new forms, means and methods of working with the parents of students, focused on involving them in a single educational space for the full development of the child’s personality. Reformations that touched the sphere of preschool education, arouses the problem of cooperation and partnership between preschool teachers and parents as the most important. This article is based on the analysis of the researches of Russian scientists of the past and present, this is why it substantiates the importance and necessity of working on the problem of development the ethno-cultural identity of children of the preschool age in cooperation with their families. It is stated that there are some contradictions between the necessity of developing an ethno-cultural identity of children of the preschool age and the lack theoretical and practical researched of this aspect in the preschool educational system. These facts make the problem of our research particularly relevant. The aim of the research is to define the problem sphere of improving pedagogical skills in the ethno-cultural practice of preschool educational organizations.
Proper Communication Styles in Educational Setting from Lecturers’ Perspectives
Authors: Sdeeq Balen M. Muhammed , Sulaiman Evie Farida , Hamad Chnar Zrar , Abdullah Zhwan Dalshad
Published: April 2021

This study aims to find out the underlying factors of proper communication styles in educational settings from lecturers’ perspectives. It also tries to find out if there is any significant difference between male and female lecturers’ perspectives towards proper communication styles, and attempts to determine if there are differences between the private and public universities. Analyzing the data from self-developed questionnaire, yielded four factors; namely (listening, oral, writing, and body language) were derived from the varimax rotated matrix. The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the private and public universities lecturers’ perspectives towards proper communication. While, no statistically significant difference was found between male and female lecturers in their perspective towards listening, oral, and writing proper communication. The only difference found was in body language communication and it was in favor of female lecturers. The findings of this study will contribute in understanding factors of proper communication styles in educational setting.
The Vibrant School Library
Authors: Banerjee Swapna , Sardar Sudin Kr.
Published: April 2021

The school library is the birthplace of dreams and fantasies. The stories heard from the grandmother, mother, aunts and uncles get a reality when the children touch and smell the books, and feel the color of the pictures. The pulse of the students is probably felt in the best way in a school library. In this paper, the real situations in the libraries of the Navodaya VidyalayIndia (boarding schools supported and subsidized by the central Government) have been discussed. These network of school libraries are scattered all over India, with a special purpose to reach the unreached. These libraries are always buzzing with a lot of activities—be it book exhibitions, library quiz, discussion forum etc.From the simple of the simplest of exploring a journey through a book, to searching information through e-granthalaya (the software used), the students are beaming with ocean of information. The book week program , story hour period ,library quiz are only some of the activities mentioned. The paper will also discuss the dynamic effort of the librarians of these schools in trying to cater to fulfill the dreams of the students. The special effort of the librarians in training the students to love books is stated. Taking care of books by making special book covers, environment friendly book supports and book stands etc. are also explained in this paper. Last, but not the least, the paper brings into forefront the ways to harness a cordial relation between the librarian and thestudents.
An Information Literacy Tutorial for the Valencian Educational Context (Spain)
Authors: Guerrero-Vives Rosa Maria , Rubio-Mifsud Maria Dolores , Morey-López Mercè
Published: April 2021

This paper presents an IL tutorial developed by the School Libraries Working Group from the Institute of Valencian Librarians and Documentalists and the Research Group on Education and Citizenship from the University of Balearic Islands (Spain). Firstly, a description of the information literacy training in Spanish educational centers is given. Secondly, the contents of the tutorial are explained. This tutorial has been developed by following the Three-Phase Model (Blasco and Durban, 2011), a model scientifically acknowledged and widely used in the Spanish context. Moreover, recommendations from educational researches and other IL tutorials are considered as well. Finally, an assessment tool is presented with the aim of improving this instrument and to adapt it to the real needs of teachers and students. The first assessment of this tutorial will be developed during the Doctoral Forum that will be celebrated on June-July 2015 in Maastricht.
Windows on the World with USBBY’s Outstanding International Books
Authors: Kerby Dr. Mon , Dales Brenda
Published: April 2021

This paper explains the purpose of the Outstanding International Books (OIB) Committee of the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY), the available resources on the USBBY OIB site (http://www.usbby.org/list_oibl.html), and highlights selected titles from the 2015 list. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the OIB Lists have represented some of the most outstanding international books published, providing a range of titles appropriate for children from birth to 18 years of age. Titles were first published in another country and language before being distributed in English throughout the U.S. Some of the countries where these books originated include Australia, France, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The paper includes an annotated bibliography of the 2015 OIB Book list for librarians who wish to have a selection aid when purchasing books for their school libraries.
Collaborative Leadership in School Library Learning Commons
Authors: Kirkland Anita , Koechlin Carol
Published: April 2021

We have a brand new school library standards document in Canada to assist schools with transitioning to futures oriented teaching and learning. Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada was officially released to the world in June 2014 and is now finding its way into strategic planning around the country. The publication of Leading Learning is an event of true historic significance. As the document says, “Learners have a right to expect good school libraries in every school in Canada.” Standards can indeed help measure practice, but Leading Learning does much more. By focusing on the needs of the learner, Leading Learning provides a framework for growth. Every school, no matter the status of its library program, can find itself in this framework and decide on tangible steps for improvement. The development of Leading Learning brought together input from every province and territory in the country, and successfully developed standards for growth that are meaningful within this very disparate context. This is a remarkable achievement.
Embedded Librarianship and Blended Learning
Authors: Beem Rebecca van , Becker Peter
Published: April 2021

The library of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has wide experience in providing different kinds of training in information literacy. For a long time the formats for these trainings were mostly standalone library instructions and online training. However, slowly over the last few years a shift towards workshops that are integrated into courses of various study programs has taken place. The reason for this transition is in line with the philosophy of embedded librarianship. Embedded information literacy training should be more successful than standalone instructions, but what other factors influence its success and how to increase its effectiveness even further? The library of the Rotterdam University has examined this question by not only embedding a complete information literacy course into the curriculum, but also by selecting blended learning as an innovative educational model for it.
Usability Evaluation of Newspaper-on- DVD (NP-DVD) of the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University
Authors: Santos Engracia
Published: April 2021

The primary objective of this study is to determine the usability of the Newspaper-on- DVD project of the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University and to make recommendations that will help improve the system and expand its usage. In 2000, Library started transforming the preserved newspaper from microfilm to digital images. The library then provided an easier mode of access by providing a search tool that will link the index to the images and to the printers. A descriptive evaluative research method through usability testing was used in this study. Ten representative students were asked to complete a series of tasks using NP-DVD. Based on the test, the researcher was able to identify usability problems and recommended futures actions to enhance the system. These problems characterize the difficulties users face while using library search tools available not only in the libraries but also in the internet.
Meaningful Research Projects
Authors: Barranoik Lois
Published: April 2021

This study explored what students view as meaningful in a curriculum-based research project. A participatory action research approach was used to investigate the experiences of one classroom teacher and nine students while completing a curriculum-based research project in a senior level high school English course. The design of the research project was based upon the students’ shared definition and understanding about what comprised a ‘meaningful’ assignment. Choice, relevance, reflection and application were considered essential components by the students. Feelings played a primary role in the choices made and significantly influenced student learning and project completion.
Inquiry Takes Time
Authors: Branch Jennifer
Published: April 2021

This study examined the inquiry process of a group of Grade 9 students (ages 14-15) as they completed an inquiry project on a topic of their own choice and shared their project using a PowerPoint presentation. Data for the study was gathered using informal observations and two verbal protocol methods: Think Afters and Think Togethers. The study found that students needed a lot of time to explore information before they were able to web their ideas and develop an essential question to examine more fully. Choosing a topic focus and developing an inquiry question was a challenge for many students. Most required assistance from peers, teachers, and teacher-librarians as well as the time to explore background information.
Adapting Education for School Librarianship
Authors: Henri James , Lee Sandra , Trinidad Sue , Kwan Alvin , Lai Ming
Published: April 2021

Over the past few years repeated calls have been made by teacher librarian educators for evidence based practice by teacher librarians. This study is an attempt to provide evidence for the adoption of innovative practice in a post-service, part time Bachelor of Education program. Part time tertiary students undertaking studies in education at the University of Hong Kong are often heard to voice the opinion that the demands of university study are excessive. While it is generally accepted that the Hong Kong lifestyle is hectic, that teachers have a heavy schedule, and that travel to and from the university campus is time-consuming, little useful data exists to allow university professors to better understand the plight of the students or to provide evidence from which action could be taken to better tailor courses to the needs of students. Likewise many assumptions are made about tertiary student motivation but these assumptions are probably not grounded in any research findings. This exploratory study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting the full-time teacher’s progress in their tertiary part-time study in school librarianship. The findings will better enable instructors to tailor teaching and learning to meet the needs of the part-time participant. Findings will also be informative for other part-time undergraduate programs.
Presentation and Analysis of Supervised Personal Work in France (T.P.E./Travaux Personnels Encadrés)
Authors: Liquete Vincent
Published: April 2021

Since 1999, the French Educational System has spread some units based upon the encounter between some teaching disciplines and the school documentation centre with an emphasis on the pupils’ interests, research and information re-writing methods and multi-disciplinary approaches. A set of “pedagogical barriers” seem to become open to change (a fragmented relationship of disciplines and knowledge, new constructions and assessments of the pupils’ work); however some new forms of barriers appear (such as technicist barriers, discrimination in access to information, new misunderstandings among pupils, etc.).
Breaking Down Barriers
Authors: Oberg Dianne
Published: April 2021

In Canada, as in many countries, teachers are being encouraged to integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) such as the Internet into the curriculum. A study conducted in Canada in 1999-2002 examined Internet use in schools through interviews with technology leaders, through surveys of teachers and principals, and through case study investigations of three school districts, each in a different province of Canada. The case study data from the three districts was analyzed, using the NVivo software program, to address three main questions: (1) To what extent was teachers' use of the Internet consistent with “best practice,” as described by Moersch (1999)? (2) What types of support systems appeared to be essential for effective Internet use in classrooms to occur? (3) What was the role of the teacher-librarian in contributing to effective Internet use in classrooms? The study showed that teachers were integrating the Internet into their teaching, but had not yet achieved “best practice,” and that teacher-librarians were influential in supporting teachers’ progress towards “best practice” in the use of the Internet in instruction.
Be Wise - Condomise
Authors: Utter Malin
Published: April 2021

The paper is based on a Master’s thesis that investigated how different organisations in Botswana inform people about AIDS. The thesis also addressed how some receivers of the AIDS information experience it. The study was conducted through interviews and observations. The findings revealed that the organisations and the information-receivers do not always have the same perception of the best ways to inform people about AIDS. Mass communication campaigns were most often used, but the young women studied preferred to be informed on a more personal level. A discussion about HIV/AIDS and school libraries follows.
ECOLE
Authors: Akerberg Ulf
Published: April 2021

ECOLE is a Comenius 3 Network under the SOCRATES programme in the field of education running from 2002-2004. The main goal of Comenius Networks is to create links between projects carried out by school partnerships and those relating to the training of school education staff. This paper presents the outcome of the first year of the project with a special emphasis on the information and communication (ICT) infrastructure and the events. Project description covers an interactive website comprising information related to the activities of the network and an advisory reference point on running projects, database with projects, best practices, online teacher training, open working areas, project space, communication tools and so on.
Information Literacy Alliances
Authors: George Verna , Kerr Paulette
Published: April 2021

Informal observation by University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona librarians and anecdotal evidence from UWI faculty suggested that information literacy skills among students at the UWI Mona are inadequate for university level. Results of an informal survey of IL in select high school libraries in Jamaica indicated school IL programmes were not preparing students adequately. Therefore, the authors propose forging alliances between the University Mona Library and high school libraries to improve IL programmes in the high schools. The paper draws on three recent successful cases of collaboration between the UWI Mona library and high schools. It ends with some recommendations.
Creating Partnerships for Information Literacy in Jamaican Schools
Authors: Harris Myrtle E.
Published: April 2021

This paper looks at the collaboration between teachers and school librarians necessary for the effective teaching of information literacy skills in schools with specific reference to secondary schools in Jamaica. It discusses the barriers that school librarians sometimes face in seeking to teach collaboratively as a result of perceptions held of their role in the delivery of the curriculum. It argues that, if the goal of information literacy is to be achieved, school librarians will need to forge strategic partnerships with stakeholders who can help to influence change.
Library Practice for Young Learners (LYPL)
Authors: Hell Maud , Engström Catharina , Lundgren Lena
Published: April 2021

The LPYL project focused on human resource development and was designed to explore some of the untested innovations in the South African draft Policy Framework for School Library Standards (South Africa, 1998) among a sample of school librarians in all of South Africa’s nine provinces. The project was also designed to provide mutual exchange of knowledge and expertise between Swedish and South African library personnel. Ideas from a conference in 1995 and the planning of the South African Policy Framework for School Library Standards formed the important bases for the strategic direction of the project. The two phases involved South Africa’s national and provincial education departments and two South African and one Swedish non-governmental organisations.
Don't Buck It - Bend It
Authors: McKenzie Dianne
Published: April 2021

In many schools the school librarian works in isolation, has a very busy schedule and is often overlooked for budgeting, decision-making and day-to-day communications. This leads to many feeling a sense of powerlessness over their own situation and self worth as a professional, with seemingly little opportunity for change. This paper addresses these issues and expounds on why influence is important for school librarians to achieve their goals and aspirations to bring their libraries to the high standard they strive for. The main body includes practical strategies to slowly but surely increase the influence of school librarians with the principals and other staff so they can be recognized as key players in children’s education at their schools.
New York City Partnerships
Authors: Bright Sandra , Todd Katherine
Published: April 2021

New York City by virtue of its size and its eight million residents is a wonderful microcosm of the world. There are many opportunities for professionals to try new and unique ways of working, because there is always someone with a great idea waiting to try their wings. The CLASP program identifies three C’s for us to try on for size, Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration. This partnership in NYC was especially beneficial to children, parents and educators. CLASP successfully linked the importance of children’s reading and access to materials to the mission of school and public library cooperation.
Discover - Communicate - Collaborate
Authors: Pledger Pat
Published: April 2021

EdNA Online is a unique national collaboration between the Australian Commonwealth government Department of Education, Training and Science and the state Education Departments. This collaboration unites learning communities as it provides free resources and online services to all education sectors, including tertiary, schools, vocational training and adult education. There is access to evaluated curriculum resources in a safe environment. The use of standards to enable sharing between states, territories and national education departments has extended knowledge networks. Free communication tools link teacher librarians, teachers and students and assist engagement in professional development.
Barriers to School Library Development
Authors: Baffour-Awuah Margaret
Published: April 2021

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has embarked on a revitalisation programme of some African public libraries. The Corporation has made grants to those public library systems targeting previously disadvantaged communities. Those aspects of the programmes that the grantees have drawn up which could impact school library development in the recipient countries are highlighted here. The selected public libraries of Botswana, Kenya and five provinces within South Africa, as grantees of revitalisation awards are the objects of focus here. Seven other African countries that have benefited to a relatively lesser extent are mentioned as issues emerge that relate to them. Suggestions are made as to the impact some of these public library programmes could make on school libraries and school pupils.
Usage of Distance and Blended Learning in Educating School Librarians
Authors: Banek Zorica Michaela , Spiranec Šonja , Lazić Nikolaj
Published: April 2021

Paper shows the case study of transforming traditional learning environment (based on teacher-centred instruction), to the blended learning environment (based on student-centred instruction) using Open Source Learning Management Systems, like Moodle. Special attention was on the advantages in usage of this tool in educating LIS professionals. Authors try to investigate whether new technologies help and motivate students master the necessary knowledge, especially when applied to the mandatory courses. Differences in motivation and access to the studies between the full-time and part-time students are also compared. Data fo theevaluation have been gathered through numerous satisfaction surveys and interviews with the students of Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, both full-time and part-time, as well as through the analysis of the data from the faculty’s e-learning system.
Study of Reading Blog in High School Library
Authors: Chang Chih Huang
Published: April 2021

Blog is one of a new method of information circulation and the popular internet application at the present. There is a marvelous increase in blog numbers and users around the world. Many school libraries use this new technology to publicize new resources, services, or events. The purpose of this study is to build a reading blog in high school library and design a series of purposive reading activities, and then, using ‘the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of Technology’ (known as ‘UTAUT’) to explore the students’ acceptance after implement this plan. The research contributes to construct reading blogs in high school and design a series of purposive reading activities to foster students’ interest in reading and discuss on this blog. Results of the evaluation will be used as the basis of further development.
Effects on Reader Services of Applying Blogs in High School Libraries in Taiwan
Authors: Jheng Sheng-Shyong , Lai Yu-Hsiu
Published: April 2021

The aim of this study is to explore high school library blogs in terms of its construction, purposes, contents and influences to reader services in Taiwan. Ten highly- represented high school library blogs were chosen and compared by using content analysis and interview methods. The findings suggested that the majority of the blog content in high school libraries focus on promoting reading activities. Second, the purposes of constructing library blog are to announce library-related news, provide students a reading environment, and to coordinate with teachers’ instructional activities. Third, the most distinctive influence of library blog in terms of reader services is the extension of communication channel and simplification of announcement procedure. Fourth, more than half of the high school library blogs have reached their expected goals on reader services. Finally, most of the high school libraries are intended to continuingly maintain their blogs toward multiple services direction. Based on above findings, the study has reached the conclusion that the construction of blog is indeed helpful to enhance library reader services. However, the support of school authorities is the key factor on whether the application of blog can be successful to high school libraries.
Future of the OPAC: Integrating the OPAC with Emerging Discovery Tools
Authors: Kaun Thomas T.
Published: April 2021

This presentation will explore how the library catalogue, a tool with a long and distinguished history, is changing with the advent of the Internet. We, as library practitioners, know the power of the catalog to find information sources in library collections. But our users, who have become used to having some results regardless of what search terms they enter into Web search engines, are becoming increasingly frustrated with the current OPAC technologies. What are some of limitations of online library catalogues and in what ways are members of the information community and library automation vendors discovering ways of making local resources more available to our users? Information will be presented about recent studies of user behaviour as well as some commercial solutions to the problem of user/catalog interface.
How Do I Get the Politicians to Listen?
Authors: Eriksen Maria
Published: April 2021

No school library can be a part of the development and innovation process without funding. To make sure the school libraries in your area get the political and economic attention it deserves, it is important to engage in dialog. This paper presents the practical experiences of The Municipal Association of School Libraries in Denmark in starting, continuing and developing the dialog and overall communication with local politicians. Active engagement from the school librarians is essential in getting the attention of local politicians and various means of informing and communication can be used to strengthen the cause of the school libraries.
Analytical Evaluation of the School Library Home Page in Japanese Secondary Schools
Authors: Nagakura Mieko
Published: April 2021

The content analyses of 151 school library home page in Japanese secondary schools were carried to examine their possibility and effectiveness as an instructional tool for information literacy development of the students. The possibility was proved, but the effectiveness was not verified by this study. The contentwise, secondary school library home page was informative, cultural, and instructive. The contents on junior high school level were mostly informative, while the contents on integrated junior/senior and senior high school levels were informative as well as instructive. Link collections were the most powerful features of school library Website.
Give 'em LIP
Authors: Geoghegan Penelope
Published: April 2021

The transition from primary to secondary school is a vital time. We need to establish our Year 7s as effective learners and members of our school community. Too often students are plunged into a new structure and with library, ICT and information skills taught in isolation. Victoria’s recently reformed curriculum, The Victorian Essential Learnings [VELS], promotes an integrated curriculum. The school library has taken the initiative to work collaboratively with teachers and specialist staff to develop, implement and evaluate the Year 7 Learning Induction Program, LIP.This paper will report on the rationale, collaborative development, implementation and evaluation [student and teacher] of the Year 7 Learning Induction Program at Sunbury College.
Framework for e-Library Services to Support the e-Learning Environment in a Secondary School
Authors: Abuzaid Rana A. , Singh Diljit
Published: April 2021

This paper proposes an ICT-based framework that incorporates e-library services into the e-learning environment. There has been wide recognition that the integration of elibrary services within e-learning environments is lacking. The literature suggests that there is no formal collaboration between teachers, students and librarians in the course of the proposing, acquiring and utilising of e-library resources. The proposed framework defines different scenarios, roles and learning cycles that support different interactions within the e-learning process. The system is expected to provide greater opportunities to fulfil students’ needs with less time and effort.
Study on Implementing Internet Resources in Digitization of School Libraries
Authors: Chen Hsiang-Yun
Published: April 2021

In recent years people have seen a boom in the development of technology; therefore, Internet has been playing an increasingly important role in learning .The fastest developed information service system on the Internet is World Wide Web. WWW transmits all kinds of information via multimedia. Students would rather find information by surfing the net than do it by going to a library. Digital learning has become a tendency. Many school libraries have digitized their libraries. However, some libraries, especially those of elementary and high schools, do not have the budget to do so. Fortunately, many Internet resources are free. The purpose of this research is: if we can categorize useful Internet resources as we do with books, record the web addresses , give description of them in a clear web design page, and then put the web design page on the web site of the school library, we can offer them to the teachers and students who need these Internet resources. It not only complements the electronic collections of school libraries but also promotes the digitization of them.
Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviours of Elementary and Middle School Social Studies and Cultural Heritage Teachers in Taiwan
Authors: Chang Shan-Ju Lin
Published: April 2021

Employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, this study seeks to systematically analyze the information needs, seeking, and use behaviors of elementary and middle school social studies and cultural heritage teachers in Taiwan, and to relate the findings to digital library system design. In-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys were used for data collection. Data was analyzed qualitatively and statistically in order to answer a number of questions regarding: the information needs for teaching social studies courses, information seeking and collecting behaviors, difficulties encountered while searching for information for teaching, factors influencing information needs and seeking behaviors, and teacher expectations of educational websites covering related subjects. Our results suggest practical applications and implications for education policy makers and library system designers.
Study on the Prospect of Library Resources Utilization Education Based on the Results of Short Thesis Writing Competitions
Authors: Cheng Su Mei , Wang Albert T. , Lai Yuan-Ling
Published: April 2021

In 2004,Taiwan’s Ministry of Education initiated the first Short Thesis Competition for Senior High School Students for the purpose of helping them cultivate reading and researching skills as well as guiding them to make use of library resources and services to do research.Mingdao High School has been practicing a program called “Learning to Learn”, in an attempt to make students, by using various learning strategies, think and learn for themselves so as to adapt themselves to the constantly changing society. To ensure the success of this program, the school library offered courses in short thesis writing, and encouraged students to participate in the island-wide Short Thesis Competitions. To Mingdao High School’s satisfaction, the contestants’ theses were all highly rated.The object of this study is, through an analysis of the results of the short thesis competitions, to understand the efficiency of Mingdao High school’s current education on students’ application of the library’s resources. In addition, we also want to share our experience about how we lead students to write their theses, hoping it will serve as a reference for other senior high schools. The research method this study adopts is called the content-analysis approach. In this paper, the award-winning short theses of the previous years are analyzed, including the types of topics chosen and how reference books are cited. A questionnaire is also used to help us understand how short thesis writing helps students learn.
Internet Resources Collection and Arrangement
Authors: Chiu Po-Han
Published: April 2021

Traditionally, a library is regarded as a place to collect, arrange and distribute information. However, librarians have no choice but to start to emphases the use of internet resources vis-à-vis the rapid growing of Internet and its spreading users. This phenomenon is especially evident in those schools which focus on research teaching, where teachers and students highly require the academic information. These schools always demand the good quality of resources in their libraries. Libraries equipped with internet resources have been set up comprehensively in recent years, users can search for valuable and useful web links from the mainpages of their libraries. Librarians are unlikely to know every subject in every domain, it is therefore a heavy task for them to collect good internet resources, not even mention the relative maintenance and update work. The motivation of the idea that“students collect and make by themselves the top internet resources” is hence come up to my mind.
Applying the Blog in an Information Literacy Program in School Library Setting
Authors: Huang Chia-Hui , Liu Hao-ying F. Ellen
Published: April 2021

For a long time library services of the elementary schools developed slowly due to the deficiency of funds and human resources. The phenomenon is also easily ignored or neglected by the public. The emergence of the blog brings new opportunities for the elementary school libraries with its attributes of low cost, low technique and easy interactions. The purpose of this study is to probe into the blog applied in an information literacy program in elementary school libraries from different perspectives: students’ uses of the blogs ,students’ learning behavior during the program, and opinions of students and the librarian-teacher toward the program.
Influence of New Reading Behavior for Academic Libraries
Authors: Zhao Shu-Zhen , Feng Jin-Min , Wu Jing-Jing , Zhu Xue-Jun
Published: April 2021

University libraries have taken big steps towards becoming e-learning resource centers. They have acquired substantial e-learning materials, created electronic format bibliographical records, and have made tremendous efforts to integrate digital libraries with e-learning systems. The shift in the production of books to include electronic versions has made it necessary for librarians to carefully consider the economics of ebook models and the preferences of users to appropriately balance the acquisition of print and electronic formats. In order for collection development and information organization for librarians to justify the adoption for electronic materials, universities libraries need to determine in electronic materials satisfy the information needs of patrons. One method to determine this is to measure electronic materials usage.
IASL 2009 in the Picture
Authors: Marquardt Luisa
Published: April 2021

This paper aims at introducing the 38th IASL Conference, its aims and features, and presenting some reflections about the Italian edition of the Conference and, in general, on the school library as a crucial piece in the main mosaic of education and culture.
Media and Information Literacy as a Priority
Authors: Ito Misako
Published: April 2021

School libraries have been essential components of UNESCO’s strategy to improve access to information and knowledge, and enable people to become critical thinkers and effective users of information. By advocating the building of knowledge societies, UNESCO has continuously promoted the role of school libraries to equip students in the 21st with the abilities to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their full potential and develop life-long learning skills that are essential to effective and responsible citizenship.
Bridging the Gap between School and University
Authors: Hämmer Viola
Published: April 2021

For almost ten years now the University library of Würzburg is actively involved in the field of information literacy instruction. Along with students, secondary school pupils are the main target group. Last year 1487 pupils attended the courses. The courses are usually held by two librarians and last 90 minutes. They are designed for only up to 25 pupils to guarantee adequate assistance. The main purpose is to enable pupils to find their way through the library autonomous, using pupil-centered, active and collaborative learning methods. The courses begin with the „Cephalonian Method“, an active question and answer game, that is followed by the use of pupil-appropriate worksheets. A guided library-tour, containing several self-learning elements, concludes the session.
Mirroring Alice
Authors: Campagnaro Marnie
Published: April 2021

This paper explores the potential of picturebooks in an educational context. It presents the form and the function of postmodern picturebooks. It explains why and how teachers can use them with their children and it underlines some benefits: picturebooks enhance the level of visual literacy and develop pupil’s metacognitive skills. Finally, it proposes a methodology to help pupils and students to become more articulate interpreters of the visual narrativity.
Information Literacy Practices in Brazilian School Libraries
Authors: Campello Bernadete
Published: April 2021

Based on the assumption that collaboration of librarians with teachers is central to the concept of information literacy, this study aims to understand the vision of the librarian with regard to collaboration, if he/she realizes the difficulties in this collaboration and in what way he/she seeks to collaborate. A qualitative/interpretative methodology was used and data were collected through reports of experiences, interviews and group discussion. The sample was composed of 28 school librarians (14 from public schools and 14 from private institutions). Results show that librarians not only understand the need for collaboration with teachers for the success of their educational practice, but also engage themselves in concrete actions to achieve that collaboration, which reveals a pro-active attitude, different from the projected image of a professional isolated from school life. This attitude indicates that Brazilian school librarians are starting to build the foundations for their educational practice, which could pave the way for the establishment of information literacy programs in Brazilian schools.
Students, Concept Maps, and the Issue of Transfer
Authors: Herring James E.
Published: April 2021

This paper focuses on the use of concept maps by year 7 students in three rural schools in New South Wales, Australia. The study examined the views of students, teachers and teacher librarians on the use of concept maps and on the extent to which students would transfer concept mapping skills across time and across subjects. Grounded theory was used as the method for the study. Data was gathered via student diaries, questionnaires and interviews, and teacher and teacher librarian interviews. Data was analysed and interpreted using grounded theory techniques. Findings indicated that transfer was a complex issue for students and school staff.
Espoused Theories and Theories-In-Use of Information Literacy
Authors: Kerr Paulette A. , Todd Ross J.
Published: April 2021

What values, beliefs and conceptions (espoused theories) underpin and shape professional practice (theories-in-use) in information literacy education? This study investigates relationships between espoused theories and theories-in-use of information literacy in academic libraries. The paper reports preliminary findings from an in-depth comparative analysis of one library’s official policy documents and its instruction resources including an online research tutorial. The findings indicate varying patterns of congruence and incongruence between the library’s espoused theories and theories-in-use with incidents of significant gaps. The process of examining espoused theories and theories-in-use provides an evaluative framework for critically analyzing practice with the view of aligning practice more closely with stated goals and rhetoric. The study is therefore presented as a practical method for evaluating tools of information literacy practice in the school library.
Information Culture and Web 2.0
Authors: Maury Yolande
Published: April 2021

From the observation of school librarians’ usual practices in three secondary schools in Paris (2006-2009), with an ethnographic approach, the aim of this study is to better define the information culture, in particular which kinds of knowledge are necessary to learn, live and evolve in the information society context. Thus, the study points up that the web 2.0, in order to be an educational tool, needs an accompanied digital conduct. New training needs appear, characterized by the emergence of new knowledge (digital identity, traceability, informative survey...) and the reconfiguration of some others (information ethics, indexing, mediation, authority, intellectual property, relevance…).
Academic Achievement and/or Educational Attainment - The Role of Teacher Librarians in Students' Future
Authors: Novo Ana , Calixto José António
Published: April 2021

This paper aims at analysing 20 teacher librarians definitions’ of academic achievement and educational attainment targeting their students’ preparation for the future. Reflection is also done on how these teacher librarians see their roles and specific qualifications in relation with those concepts. This research work, belonging to a PhD program, is focused on School Libraries of Portuguese public elementary integrated schools, which were in the school libraries network till 2005. This research used a qualitative methodology both for data gathering and analysis techniques.
School Libraries in Spain
Authors: Llambias Mònica Baró , Terré Teresa Maña , Bernal Inés Miret , Gonsález Inmaculada Vellosillo
Published: April 2021

The paper will present the results of a field study accomplished during the course 2004- 2005 at Spanish school libraries (2005), where the search main purpose was to gather and analyze data on seven dimensions: its role in the school; installations: equipment and technologies; collection; staff; management and operation; uses and users; evaluations. The study concludes that, since the last report, school libraries have improved in equipments and collection but this improvement does not match with a bigger and better employ. Another aspect to point out is the scarce use of non-printed material and, specially, Internet.