Libraries’ New Roles in Schools: Imperatives for Greater Teacher-

Librarian CollaborationMr. Fernan R. Dizon

Head, Reference and Information Services SectionRizal Library

Ateneo de Manila University

OutlineIntroductionDriving Forces for Greater Teacher-Librarian

CollaborationTeacher-Librarian CollaborationConclusion

The Great Library of Alexandria

The Library: Today

“Instructional center” of the school

-Cyphert (1959) and Kearney (2000)

Traditional Library vs. New Library

Traditional Library

Materials physically exist

Materials are paper-based

Materials to be used by many are put on reserve

Library is a physical space

New Library

Electronic resources enable locating and manipulation of data from several sources

Electronic resources provide access to huge amount of information to several users at the same time

Library is a ubiquitous service

The Library“The existence of a library and the use of its services

can effect changes in skills, competences, attitudes and behaviour of its users, similar to changes effected by other cultural institutions like museums or archives. Generally speaking, outcomes of cultural institutions include: knowledge; information literacy; higher academic or professional success; social inclusion; and individual well-being.”

-Poll and Payne (in Lossau, 2006)

The Library

Strong correlation between student’s academic achievement and school libraries

-McQuillan in Farmer (1995) and Reading Today (2004)

High-value core business contributions of libraries and librarians to their institutions (Wolpert, 1998) Librarians are responsible for managing and leveraging

the institutional resources that are devoted to educational and research information support.

Librarians contribute to the timeliness and quality of scholarship by making it possible to locate and use needed information, wherever it may be.

Libraries document advances in the educational and research disciplines of greatest interest to an institution.

Academic libraries guarantee the survival of knowledge beyond one generation.

Academic libraries contribute to the culture of intellectual pursuit.

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian CollaborationA. New Generation of Students(Geck, 2006)

“These youths are the first generation to be born into a digital world. What distinguishes these adolescents from those of every other generation is that they are the most electronically connected generation in history. From infancy, these teenagers grew up in an environment surrounded by and using:

graphical web browsers; laptops; cell phones; instant messenger services; broadband; wireless; video games”

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian CollaborationB. Web 2.0 and Library 2.0

“Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second-generation of web-based services- such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies- that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.”

-Peltier-Davis (2009)

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian Collaboration

“The convergence of social networking technologies and a new “always on” pedagogy is rapidly changing the face of education.”

- Baird and Fisher (2005)

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian Collaboration “Library 2.0- A library modeled on Web 2.0

technologies—[its] emphasis is placed on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and community-based services. Within Library 2.0, library collections and services are constantly updated and re-evaluated to best serve library users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the skills of the library user in the design and implementation of innovative library services by encouraging feedback and participation.”

- Peltier-Davis (2009)

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian CollaborationC. Distance Learning

“Every student, faculty member, administrator, staff member, or any other member of an institution of higher education, is entitled to the library services and resources of that institution, including direct communication with the appropriate library personnel, regardless of where enrolled or where located in affiliation with the institution. Academic libraries must, therefore, meet the information and research needs of all these constituents, wherever they may be.”

- ACRL Standards for Learning Library Services (2008)

Driving Forces for GreaterTeacher-Librarian CollaborationD. Information Literacy

“We live in a time when many library users and non-users believe that they are indeed information literate, simply because they make extensive use of the Internet.”

- Julien (2004)

Teacher-Librarian Collaboration“Librarians and teachers need to work more

closely than ever before… In a way, this approach means more work for the librarian and the teacher, but the work can be more intellectually stimulating for them as well as the students. Learning can be richer and more original. Real Knowledge is to be gained.”

- Farmer (1995)

“This is partnership is very important because situating learning in a collaborative and social learning environment will result in an increased range of skills, versus what can be attained alone “

- Baird and Fisher (2005)

Suggested Activities for Teachers and LibrariansLibrary orientation sessions (tours, library

instruction, etc.)Online database trainingsCreation of pathfinders, webliographies, etc.Information literacy classes/sessionsProviding books and other library materials

ConclusionThe Librarian:

“An asset that may often be ignored or forgotten, but one that can help administrators and teachers to offer students the best education possible”.

- Hofstetter (1999)

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