Adele Fasick

From Boardbook to Facebook

Children's Services in an Interactive Age

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents practical new approaches for extending children's library services beyond the library building, utilizing technology to bring learning to children wherever they may be.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 337g
• ISBN-13: 9781598844689
• ISBN-10: 1598844687
• Artikelnr.: 32906945

Autorenporträt

ADELE M. FASICK is Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1: Children's Services Moving into the Future Are
Libraries for Children Still Important? What Do Libraries as Institutions
Offer to Children? What Do Library Services Offer to Children? How Do
Today's Children Interact with Media? Barriers to Libraries' Use of Modern
Technologies for Children Matching Library Services to Children's Needs
SECTION I: CHANGES IN CHILDREN'S LIVES Chapter 2: How Have Services to the
Youngest Changed? Where Libraries Are Now Programs for Babies and Toddlers
Programs for Preschoolers Electronic Enhancements for Programming Bridging
the Gap between Home Media and Library Media Using Interactive Media to
Facilitate Services Encouraging Ongoing Adult Engagement in Children's
Programming Points about Preschoolers Chapter 3: What Has Changed for
Children from Five to Nine? Starting School and the Changes That Brings The
Difference Reading Makes Learning to Read Practical Value of Reading
Changing Media World of School-Age Children Traditional Media New Forms of
Media What Does the Proliferation of Media Mean to Libraries? The
Disappearing Parent Growing Importance of Peer Group Gender Becomes More
Important What Libraries Are Doing for School-Age Children After-School
Programs Summer Reading Programs Integrating Library Programs with the
Larger Media World After-School Programs Interactivity Is the Key Chapter
4: What's New for 'Tweens and Teens? Digital Natives Heading toward
Adulthood Changing Interactions with Technology Effects of Technology
Changes Who Needs the Library? No Time for the Library No Interest in the
Library No Need for Bricks and Mortar What Libraries Are Doing for 'Tweens
and Teens Traditional Programs for Older Children The Big Move-Leaving the
Children's Department Patterns of Teen Collections in Libraries Choices for
the Location of Teen Collections Keeping Teenagers in the Loop Getting
Input from 'Tweens and Teens Responsibilities to Emerging Adults SECTION
II: LITERACIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Chapter 5: Changing Literacies for the
21st Century Definitions of Literacy Importance of Print Literacy Social
Advantages of Print Literacy Major Causes of Illiteracy Worldwide Other
Factors Limiting the Development of Print Literacy Where Do Libraries Fit
In? Providing Print Materials for Non-English Speakers Eliminating Social
Barriers to Literacy Working with Other Community Groups Visual and Media
Literacy Understanding Pictures in Print Print Images in Different Formats
Understanding Digital Images Multicultural Literacy Building a More
Multicultural Library Collection Technology and Multicultural Literacy
Chapter 6: Developing Information Literacy How Do Multiple Literacies
Affect Information Seeking? Changes in Collections Changes in Options for
Searching Merging Information from Different Formats Library Instruction
Formulating Questions and Finding Sources Formulating a Question Locating
Sources Evaluating Information Recognizing a Reliable Source-Criteria for
Various Formats Collaborative Information Seeking Collaborative Projects
for Children Librarians Working on Collaborative Projects Some Basics of
Information Literacy SECTION III: BUILDINGS FOR THE FUTURE Chapter 7:
Changing Library Buildings to Meet Changing Needs Evolution of Children's
Library Departments 1900-1920 1920-1940 1945-Present Factors that Influence
Building Design for Children New Forms for Libraries Digital Libraries for
Children Hybrid Libraries Looking Ahead to a Seamless Blended Library
Chapter 8: Designing a Blended Library Components of a Blended Library
Library Portals Secondary Portals-Entrance to the Children's Department
What Message Does the Portal Send? Sub-Portals-Access Points within the
Library Online Portals How Can the Blended Library Coordinate Its Designs?
Online Portals for Mobile Devices Blending Physical and Electronic Media
Print and Print-Based Materials Visual Electronic Materials Provision for
Face-to-Face Interactions Staffing for Blended Libraries Overview of the
Blended Library SECTION IV: PREPARING TO MEET THE FUTURE Chapter 9:
Preparing for Service in the New Children's Library Librarians as Managers
Understanding the Audience Knowing the Community Planning a Program of
Services Building Collections Making the Collection Accessible Delivering
Information Services Providing Educational and Recreational Programs
Forming Partnerships in the Community Evaluating Services Surveys
Statistics Observation Marketing the Library's Services Designing a
Marketing Plan Being Visible in the Community Using Technology Maintaining
Professional Contacts Attending Conferences Working on Committees Keeping
in Touch Overview of a Changing Profession Chapter 10: Making Change Happen
Taking Stock of What You Have Finding Allies for Change Colleagues
Professional Contacts Community Members Starting Change Start with the Easy
Steps Maintaining Momentum Maintaining Conditions for Continual Change
Setting Up Communications for Marketing Examples of Youth Library Marketing
Hearing from Teenagers in San Francisco Blogging for Parents and Younger
Children in New Jersey Keeping Colleagues on Board Children and Change
References and Further Reading Index