Kathleen W. Craver

Creating Cyber Libraries (eBook, PDF)

An Instructional Guide for School Library Media Specialists

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

As prices of traditional library materials increase, and space to house them shrinks, savvy school library media specialists are creating cyber libraries, or school libraries on the Internet. These libraries offer students and their parents 24-hour access and are invaluable for providing up-to-date information in a way traditional materials cannot. This guide outlines the steps library media specialists can take to create a cyber library, provide content and policies for use, and maintain it for maximum efficiency.

Craver justifies the need for cyber libraries in the 21st century, and how they can help librarians to meet the standards in Information Power (1998). She explains the different types of cyber libraries available, along with their advantages and disadvantages. She discusses how to construct them using portals or by acquiring fee-based cyber libraries, and what policies should be in place to protect both the school and its students. Also included are instructions for establishing remote access to subscription databases, creating cyber reading rooms, and providing instructional services to student users. Once a cyber library is created, it must be maintained and evaluated to keep it useful and current, and this book provides guidelines to do so. Finally, there is a chapter on promoting the cyber library, so the school community is aware of its features and participates in its growth process. No school library should be without this volume!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313013904
• Artikelnr.: 37820596

Autorenporträt

KATHLEEN W. CRAVER is Head Librarian at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. Dr. Craver is the author of School Library Media Centers in the 21st Century (Greenwood, 1994) and Teaching Electronic Literacy (Greenwood, 1997), and has published widely in library journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Cyber Library Guidelines Cyber Library Policies Constructing
Web Libraries Using Portals Acquiring Fee-Based Cyber Libraries
Establishing Remote Access to Subscription Resources Creating Cyber Library
Instructional Services Managing and Evaluating Cyber Libraries Promoting
Cyber Libraries Bibliography Links Citation List Index