Patrick Lo, Heather Rogers, Dickson K. W. Chiu

Effective School Librarianship (eBook, ePUB)

Successful Professional Practices from Librarians around the World: (2-volume set)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring 37 interviews with successful school librarians from across the globe, this 2-volume book showcases the creative and innovative school library projects, unconventional reading programs, and best practices and experiences for addressing the challenges of supporting basic literacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 534
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351370103
• Artikelnr.: 56886809

Autorenporträt

Patrick Lo, EdD, is currently serving as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. He has presented about 100 research papers and project reports focusing on librarianship, humanities, and education at local and international workgroup meetings, seminars, and conferences. Dr. Lo's recent books include Conversations with the World's Leading Opera and Orchestra Librarians and Preserving Local Documentary Heritage: Conversations with Special Library Managers and Archivists in Hong Kong.

Heather Rogers is currently a Master of Information Studies (MISt) candidate at McGill University in Canada, focusing on librarianship and information literacy. Previously, she was an Assistant English Language Teacher for the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme in Fukushima, Japan. She graduated from The American University in Washington, DC, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies and Japanese.

Dickson K. W. Chiu, PhD, is now teaching at the University of Hong Kong and has also taught at several universities in Hong Kong. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering and also serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He co-founded several international workshops and has served as a program committee member for over 100 international conferences and workshops. He is a Senior Member of both the ACM and the IEEE, and a life member of the Hong Kong Computer Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: The Americas and Europe
Using Zombie Comics to Motivate Students to Read. The School Library: A
Challenging Place to Work. School Librarian: A 21st Century Vision for
Teaching and Learning. School Librarianship: It Is All About Building
Relationships. The Modern Bookworm! She's Stranger Than Fiction!. Stories
Told by a School Librarian from Land of the Maple Leaves. A Resource Center
in the Struggling Latin America. JCSP School Libraries Creating a Learning
Culture in Irish Schools. Job Satisfaction though Diverse Collaboration: I
Slipped into the Best Career Ever. Promoting Integration: What Can We
School Librarians Do?. The School Library: Where Real Self-Directed
Learning Takes Place. School Librarian Stories from a City That Is Built on
Two Continents. School Librarians as a Roadmap for Guiding Children Who
Will Shed Light on Our Future. Being a School Librarian Is Mission
(Im)possible?. The School Library as the Heart of All Learning and Teaching
for the Whole School. School Librarianship: The Quest for a Narrative That
Demonstrates the Process of Understanding. The School Library as a Gateway
to the World. From the Land of Fire, Ice and Books. Dragon Myths Told by an
Icelandic School Librarian/Dragonologist.
Volume 2: Africa, Asia, and Australia
A School Library in a Place Where There Has Never Been One Before! Building
a Reading Culture in DR Congo. Our Passion to Provide School Libraries to
the Children of Zimbabwe. It is a Long, Long Walk to Books and Very Far
Away from Information Access and Delivery: Stories from School Librarians
in Zimbabwe. My Library, My Lifeline. Children Experiencing the Joy of
Reading in Japan. Bringing the Concepts of US Public Librarianship to a
School Library in Hong Kong. Modelling Your School Library After Starbucks?
Successful School Librarian Stories from Hong Kong. Zarah Gagatiga: The
Filipino School Librarian in Action. A Large School Library in
Kanchanaburi, Thailand Is Run by a PhD Candidate. Successful School
Librarian Stories from the Land of Smiles. A School Library in the Wondrous
Kingdom of Thailand. The Hidden Truth about the Undying Determination of a
Successful School Librarian. Helping Students in the Foothills of the
Himalayas. A Teacher-Librarian with a Mission of Creating Information
Literate Global Citizens!. Libraries: A Flourishing Garden of Life. Making
a Difference to Student Learning Through School Libraries. The Library
Works at Being the Hub of the School. Invitations Across Thresholds.