…from the ground up.

Having assembled a team of “lay-teachers” to engage in a systematic review of our Main Library programs, collections, services, staffing, and, ultimately, facility, we decided we should provide members with a basic starting point. For our next meeting, all members are asked to read three pieces (listed below as well), and then each committee member will be assigned one of the following to read, annotate, and share understandings and insights from with the group at our next (half-day) meeting.

What “big-picture issues have we missed – understanding that we have not yet begun to get into the Nuts ‘n Bolts of what happens day by day in a contemporary school library – and what should happen there… rjr

ISB Main Library

Fa     Facilities Review – Internal Audit

R  Recommended Reading List: (NOT in approved MLA format, but note-referenced and numbered for reader referral. Downloadble free access (as of 16/10/08) websites listed)

A. Information Access/Use Trends and Technologies

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1. The Horizon Report 2008 edition. A collaboration between New Media Consortium and Educause Learning Initiative.. http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report.pdf

2. Harper, Meghan, and Jason Holmes. The Impact of Ubiquitous Computing on Library Facilities. ALA. http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume35/353/353harperholmes.cfm

3. Stephens, Michael. Web 2.0 & Libraries, Part 2: Trends & Technologies. Library Technology Reports . ALA September–October 2007 . 2007 (PDF file obtained directly from the author. Request from R. Rubis at rubisr@isb.ac.th)

B. Social Networking Tools & Implications for Libraries

1. Aronson, Marc. Do Books Still Matter? School Library Journal. 4/1/2007. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6430154.html

2. Friese, Elizabeth E.G. Popular Culture in the School Library: Enhancing Literacies Traditional and New. Vol. 14, No. 2. School Libraries Worldwide. July, 2008. http://asselindoiron.pbwiki.com/SLE+14%3A2+Friese

3. Naslund, Jo-Anne & Dean Giustini. Towards School Library 2.0: An Overview of Social Software Tools for Teacher-Librarians. School Libraries Worldwide. July, 2007. http://asselindoiron.pbwiki.com/SLW+14%3A2+Nasland+and+Giustini

4. Stephens, Michael. Web2.0 & Libraries. Chapter 1. Exploring Web2.0 and Libraries. Library Technology Reports . ALA September–October 2007 (PDF file obtained directly from the author. Request from R. Rubis at rubisr@isb.ac.th)

C. Teaching/Learning Pedagogy and Standards

1. Standards for the 21^st Century Learner in Action. Draft 2. American Association of School Libraries Draft 2 (AASL) Sections available as individual downloads 2008.http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslproftools/standardsinaction/standardsinaction.cfm

2. Lewis, David W. A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter oof the 21^st Century. College and Research Libraries. Sept. 2007.

3. Novotny, . I Don’t Think, I Click: a Protocol Analysis Study of the Use of a Library Online Catalog in the Internet Age. College & Research Libraries Nov. 2004. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crljournal/2004/november/Novotny.pdf

4. Valenza, Joyce Kasman. A Few New Things. Library Media Connection. blog post at; http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/760015876.html pdf; http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Valenza_April_May2008.pdf

D. Facilities Design

1. Abilock, Debbie, ed. KQWeb. Facility Dreams. Knowledge Quest on the Web. ALA.. http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume31/311Abilock.cfm

2. Johnson, Doug. Some design considerations. Originally published as “Questions to Ask When Building or Remodeling a New Media Center”) ERIC ED425609, Jan 1, 1998. http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/some-design-considerations.html

3. Myerberg, Henry. School Libraries: A Design Recipe for the Future. ALA http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume31/311myerberg.cfm

4. Woodward, Jeannette. Human Error. When Good Intentions meet bad planning, library users pay the price. American Libraries, April 2007. http://windriverconsulting.com/files/0407_Feature_Woodward.pdf

For Further Reading:

ALA Annotated Bibliography on Building Libraries and Additions: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Library_Fact_Sheets&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25417

ALA Information Literacy Links – http://www.lita.org/aasltemplate.cfm?section=aaslinfolit

School Libraries Worldwide., Volume 14, Number 2, July 2008 file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/rubisr/Desktop/LibReview%20Readings1008/Pair-Share/School%20Libraries%20WorldWide%20Volume%2014,%20Number%202%20-%20July%202008.htm

Library Blogs worth Browsing:

Blue Skunk Blog – Doug Johnson. Author Bio; Doug Johnson has been the Director of Media and Technology for the Mankato (MN) Public Schools since 1991 and has served as an adjunct faculty member of Minnesota State University since 1990. http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/

Infomancy – Christopher Harris – http://schoolof.info/infomancy/ Author Bio: Christopher Harris, leader of a School Library System in New York. Currently working on MLS… from a background in elementary teaching and instructional technology… These are my personal rambling thoughts from a different perspective on libraries, and do not reflect any position of my place of employment. I can be reached at infomancy@gmail.com.

NeverEndingSearch – Joyce Valenza – now hosted at School Library Journal. Author Bio: Joyce is the teacher-librarian at Springfield Township High School, a technology writer, and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at UNT’s School of Library and Information Science. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html

Tame the Web – Michael Stephens. Author Bio: Michael Stephens, Ph.D., is currently Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. http://tametheweb.com/

TeacherLibrarian Ning – (not a blog, but a social network created by Joyce Valenza to link librarians and explore Library2.0 issues. http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/