MODULE 2
Who guides selection? This is a collaborative effort by the librarian and other staff.
I was interested to read (Patron Driven Acquisition Article) of schools who allowed their collection to be driven by the students to a point, by selecting books that are able to be purchased IF someone needs and requests them to be downloaded. How does this work in a primary school I wonder? Not working in a school library yet, I am unsure. I am envisioning the collection of a university library in this instance
This last sentence of the article is a great summary, and cautions the need for collection management to be a balance of PDA and librarian controlled:
Mixing Patron Driven Acquisition ebook programs with other forms of collection
management offers librarians the opportunity to meet the long term
goal of a well-rounded collection and the short-term goal
of providing access to electronic content just in time.
At the moment, the main thrust of change, or perhaps the most lauded benefit is that of cost cutting. We should do it this way because it costs less. Which of course is a significant consideration. Developing a collection driven by consumer need is bound to make it more relevant. Is it more work for the user to discover the information they need than to simply choose from what is available? Will it increase the divide between the technologically challenged, and those with the skills to search?
This article focused on the experience of one library and the way they implemented PDA (California State Fullerton’s Pollack Library). Their conclusion was they would continue to select material in this way, but in no way is there a suggestion that it make the librarians role obsolete.
Developing collections to support teaching and learning
What is a balanced collection?
It will not look the same for every library, it will very much depend on the library’s purpose.
Collection Management Book
Developing a learner centred collection requires a plan, one in which the community to be served is involved in making decisions and is described in sufficient detail to clarify what, where and how a broad range of resources will be made available to them. Policy becomes the written plan. Clear, written policy creates stability and continuity in collection activities and indicates that the library media center is a business like operation willing to be accountable for its actions. Policy is impersonal and safeguards the clientele from individual collector biases. p19.
The librarians role is not inconsequential. We must:
1. Provide materials to support the curriculum, considering the characteristics of the schools student body.
2. Provide material that encourages literary appreciation and factual knowledge
3. Consider the different formats available to cater for differences in learning styles
4. Support teachers by providing access to resources for professional development.
Although many members of the school community may contribute to the selection of the library materials, the responsibility for coordinating selection and making recommendations for purchase rests with the Teacher Librarian.
Owned and Accessed
This seems to be the major change in collection issues. Previously, libraries owned their resources outright, there was a physical copy. Or, when inter library loan was available, there was still a physical hold in your hands copy. Now, although digital artefacts can be owned, they are often licensed for access for a period of time, and if the library wants to continue using the resource after that period, the license must be reissued.
I want it all and I want it now: the changing face of school libraries. Lesley Boon
I disagree with the proposed time frame for Millenials. 1982 - 2002 is a huge time span, and I know people at the ends of those who are less computer literate than I am, by choice. To say that the rest of us are “outsiders to the ways of being and thinking that identify the Millenials” seems to be aggrandizing them as something other and better.
This article is irritating. So smug. And I don’t think the author is correct anyway with a lot of the stuff she says.
Except the quote from someone else that says our fiction section should be growing, while the information section (physically) will shrink, as so much of it is now accessed digitally. And that is simply common sense.
What should children read? Mosle
This was an interesting look at non fiction vs fiction. I think the problem with the way children write is a result of too many movies and video games and not enough Enid Blyton, Robin Klein or Veronica Roth. Or any reading actually. As a child I was immersed in books, constantly. We had fairly dodgy television reception, and books were the option for rainy days. Sunny days were about playing in the creek, and climbing trees. To write well, it is necessary to read what others have written before you.
I don’t think writing is taught well in schools. My eldest son did the HSC last year. We looked at some apparently high scoring HSC English responses to various texts, and as far as I could see, they were poorly expressed, pretentious efforts, that apparently ticked all the right boxes for getting the good marks. Like there is some magic formula, a group of key words and ideas that if you include, you score well, no matter how terrible your grammar, spelling or expression is. Tragic.
ENSURING QUALITY IN THE COLLECTION OF FREE INTERNET BASED RESOURCES FOR AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS (ISOBEL WILLIAMS)
Same old argument, using internet resources requires work to ensure they are authoritative.
The “scope statement” is a statement of the extent of the collection, the audience of the the collection and the subject coverage of the collection. For a collection of free internet resources it must cover issues such as content, accessibility, advertising, type, source, tech requirements, need for rego, language, geographical origin, level of cataloguing. Can include what won’t be selected as well as what will.
Just because a resource is free doesn’t mean that we don’t have to be rigorous is our assessment of it (that is probably too many negatives to be comfortable). We should take more care, as they don’t have the authority of a large publishing house behind them.
Social Content Creation - Educause
What is it? Things like pinterest, tumblr, scoopit etc
How does it work? Mostly it’s as simple as adding a button with options to your task bar.
Who’s doing it? It is being used in higher education settings as well as by the general public
Why is it significant? They become visual scrapbooks, easy to browse
What are the downsides? the rapidity with which they can be used mean there is a high chance of copyright infringements. Also, context can be separated from visual content. Often no privacy controls.
Where is it going? there are now tools that allow you to move pins around, putting them close together if that is meaningful, separating them if not, writing sticky notes etc
What are the implications for teaching and learning? Brainstorming in a visual format.
What to look for when selecting a curation tool:
* tags
* ability to post to multiple channels
* adequate space to provide comments, evaluations or reviews
* ease of dealing with images
* ability to label license information
* available as an app for curation on the go on a mobile device
* compatibility with devices and browser used by students and staff
* visual appeal.
MODULE 2.3 FORUM
I chose Brisbane Grammar School on Pinterest
They have 5 boards and 117 pins
Year 8 literature circle - gives students a place to go for reviews of books they are expected to choose for some project or other
Book sculptures - interesting stuff, for book nerds like me
Books to Movies - I have wondered about using this kind of draw card to get kids reading (read it in Barbara Braxton at one point and thought it was a great idea)
Augmented Reality examples - I assume this is related to some aspect of their curriculum. Endlessly fascinating, and it was after watching one of the pinned videos that I pressed the follow button.
So there are some of my thoughts from reading through module 2. A little scattered perhaps, but there was an enormous amount of reading, once again I feel like I am drowning in words. And you would think that that would be ok with me, but the thing is, all these academic words take me away from my beloved fiction, and my own writing. Plod on.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
ETL 503 - Module one thoughts
Here I am at the beginning of another semester of uni work, starting a new subject. I have decided (with the encouragement of my friend Nel), to just buckle down and do Resourcing the Curriculum. It hasn't gone away, and it isn't going to, so I just have to do it and get it done. So here I am.
Module one has been less scary than I anticipated, and it is entirely possible that I over reacted by pulling out of this subject last year. Twice.
Here are my thoughts on module one:
MODULE ONE
Questions are being asked about whether we will still be resourcing with print media in the future. If it is possible that technology will replace picture books. Personally, I don’t think so, and at this stage I hope not. There is something wonderful about sharing picture books with children, and while I have used storyline online for crunch and sip break, it is to complement my other methods rather than replace them.
I think the hope is that ebooks will be cheaper and take less space. That seems to be the big draw for leadership, more bang for your buck. Less impact on the environment too as we don’t need the paper. Available all the time. Books are automatically returned - so no fines, but also no lost stock. Portable and light weight.
The Shatzkin Files
What to watch for in 2013.
Overall migration of sales from print to digital will continue to slow down.
Heavy readers were early adopters of devices, the people who didn’t switch are those who are resistant to the idea and unlikely to swap anyway.
“Other than immersive” books will continue to lag in digital transition
This means books like reference books, or books with content that isn’t just text. It costs more to create ebooks in these kinds of formats, and the possibility is that unlike plain text, the content will be diminished.
Mergers and consolidation among publishers are likely to become more common after a long period when they haven’t been.
Penguin and Random house will merge. There will probably be others
Platforms for children’s books will become increasingly powerful gatekeepers.
Because Amazon sells the kindle, they own the customers and can set the prices.
Marketing for publishers will be a constant exercise in learning and reinvention, and increasingly difficult to separate from editorial.
* * * * * * * *
The focus of the subject is the library’s role in resourcing the curriculum.
The library is key to equipping students to find the information they need and know how to use it.
Johnson - Libraries for a post literate society
Post literate society - those who can read but choose to meet their primary info and recreational needs through audio, video, graphics and gaming. Print is limited to bried personal messages, and highly pragmatic bytes of info. Often supplemented by graphics.
mangas of presidential campaign informed the electorate in the US.
Introduction to Google Chrome was in the form of a comic.
Considerations for PL library:
need to look at non print materials
graphic novels, audio books
gaming for instruction and recreation
high value online resources
resources for creation of audio and visual materials including space
personal communication devices and wifi
teach critical evaluation of non print materials
teach skills necessary to produce effective communication in all formats
accept and promote non print resources as sources for research
Plato - “The fact is that this invention will produce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it. They will not need to exercise their memories, being able to rely on what is written, calling things to mind no longer from within themselves by their own unaided powers, but under the stimulus of external marks that are alien to themselves” He was talking about writing.
* * * * * * *
The collection cannot afford to be an eclectic gathering of interesting resources that may be useful. It had to be developed specifically for the school curriculum.
Pru Mitchell - Resourcing 21st century online Australian Curriculum: the role of school libraries
The Australian curriculum has been published online rather than printed and distributed. Some have taken this to mean it should be solely resourced with online/digital content, which is not the intention.
The Australian curriculum requires curriculum resources that are fit for purpose, the purpose is to support all young Australians to become successful learners, confident, creative individuals and active and informed citizens.
Know your learning community. Need a locally available and relevant collection.
Facilitate access to all curriculum resources.
Make the most of existing resources
Provoke engagement and conversation.
* * * * * * *
Collection Management and Collection Development
Used interchangeably to mean activities relating to:
identification (potential and available resources)
selection (what will we pick)
acquisition
evaluation (of existing collection)
deselection (weeding)
It is a continuing and systematic process, involving collaboration between the teacher librarian and the school community. The starting point is analysis of needs.
Collection policy must be devised to clearly identify the needs of the school community and ho the collection management process will create and maintain a collection which will meet those needs.
Collaboration with school community is essential.
Johnson - Print and Electronic Library resources
Bottom line in this article is that it is a combination of print and digital media that creates meaningful learning experiences, it doesn’t have to be a choice between one or the other.
It isn’t necessary to replace print with “e” anything, they can coexist, just as radio and television and motion pictures do. Still photographs exist alongside video. Each have something different to offer.
Again, the push is probably about saving money again.
Loertscher - Digital and Elastic Collections in School Libraries: A Challenge for school library media centres
This is the article that talks about how to stock for example the latest Harry Potter in digital format, starting with 500 copies in the first month, dropping to 30, then eventually just keeping one in the collection. What a fantastic idea. No-one would need to wait for a book again.
Module one has been less scary than I anticipated, and it is entirely possible that I over reacted by pulling out of this subject last year. Twice.
Here are my thoughts on module one:
MODULE ONE
Questions are being asked about whether we will still be resourcing with print media in the future. If it is possible that technology will replace picture books. Personally, I don’t think so, and at this stage I hope not. There is something wonderful about sharing picture books with children, and while I have used storyline online for crunch and sip break, it is to complement my other methods rather than replace them.
I think the hope is that ebooks will be cheaper and take less space. That seems to be the big draw for leadership, more bang for your buck. Less impact on the environment too as we don’t need the paper. Available all the time. Books are automatically returned - so no fines, but also no lost stock. Portable and light weight.
The Shatzkin Files
What to watch for in 2013.
Overall migration of sales from print to digital will continue to slow down.
Heavy readers were early adopters of devices, the people who didn’t switch are those who are resistant to the idea and unlikely to swap anyway.
“Other than immersive” books will continue to lag in digital transition
This means books like reference books, or books with content that isn’t just text. It costs more to create ebooks in these kinds of formats, and the possibility is that unlike plain text, the content will be diminished.
Mergers and consolidation among publishers are likely to become more common after a long period when they haven’t been.
Penguin and Random house will merge. There will probably be others
Platforms for children’s books will become increasingly powerful gatekeepers.
Because Amazon sells the kindle, they own the customers and can set the prices.
Marketing for publishers will be a constant exercise in learning and reinvention, and increasingly difficult to separate from editorial.
* * * * * * * *
The focus of the subject is the library’s role in resourcing the curriculum.
The library is key to equipping students to find the information they need and know how to use it.
Johnson - Libraries for a post literate society
Post literate society - those who can read but choose to meet their primary info and recreational needs through audio, video, graphics and gaming. Print is limited to bried personal messages, and highly pragmatic bytes of info. Often supplemented by graphics.
mangas of presidential campaign informed the electorate in the US.
Introduction to Google Chrome was in the form of a comic.
Considerations for PL library:
need to look at non print materials
graphic novels, audio books
gaming for instruction and recreation
high value online resources
resources for creation of audio and visual materials including space
personal communication devices and wifi
teach critical evaluation of non print materials
teach skills necessary to produce effective communication in all formats
accept and promote non print resources as sources for research
Plato - “The fact is that this invention will produce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it. They will not need to exercise their memories, being able to rely on what is written, calling things to mind no longer from within themselves by their own unaided powers, but under the stimulus of external marks that are alien to themselves” He was talking about writing.
* * * * * * *
The collection cannot afford to be an eclectic gathering of interesting resources that may be useful. It had to be developed specifically for the school curriculum.
Pru Mitchell - Resourcing 21st century online Australian Curriculum: the role of school libraries
The Australian curriculum has been published online rather than printed and distributed. Some have taken this to mean it should be solely resourced with online/digital content, which is not the intention.
The Australian curriculum requires curriculum resources that are fit for purpose, the purpose is to support all young Australians to become successful learners, confident, creative individuals and active and informed citizens.
Know your learning community. Need a locally available and relevant collection.
Facilitate access to all curriculum resources.
Make the most of existing resources
Provoke engagement and conversation.
* * * * * * *
Collection Management and Collection Development
Used interchangeably to mean activities relating to:
identification (potential and available resources)
selection (what will we pick)
acquisition
evaluation (of existing collection)
deselection (weeding)
It is a continuing and systematic process, involving collaboration between the teacher librarian and the school community. The starting point is analysis of needs.
Collection policy must be devised to clearly identify the needs of the school community and ho the collection management process will create and maintain a collection which will meet those needs.
Collaboration with school community is essential.
Johnson - Print and Electronic Library resources
Bottom line in this article is that it is a combination of print and digital media that creates meaningful learning experiences, it doesn’t have to be a choice between one or the other.
It isn’t necessary to replace print with “e” anything, they can coexist, just as radio and television and motion pictures do. Still photographs exist alongside video. Each have something different to offer.
Again, the push is probably about saving money again.
Loertscher - Digital and Elastic Collections in School Libraries: A Challenge for school library media centres
This is the article that talks about how to stock for example the latest Harry Potter in digital format, starting with 500 copies in the first month, dropping to 30, then eventually just keeping one in the collection. What a fantastic idea. No-one would need to wait for a book again.
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