Category Archives: Publications

UNESCO publications

UNESCO has several new and forthcoming titles of interest to librarians:
UNESCO and Institute for Lifelong Learning. (2014). Action reseach to improve youth and adult literacy: Empowering learners in a multilingual world.
UNES0. (2014, May). Overview of information literacy resources worldwide.
UIL Policy Brief 3: Gender equality matters: Empowering women through literacy programmes (downloadable in English, French, Spanish)
UIL Policy Brief 4: Community matters: Fulfilling learning potentials for young men and women. This brief looks as the involved of youth in multipurpose community learning spaces and community development activities. (downloadable in English)
UIL compilation of 102 lifelong learning policy and strategy documents from national and international organizations

For more information, go to http://uil.unesco.org and http://www.unesco.org

Green library book

The Green Library – Die grüne Bibliothek : The challenge of environmental sustainability – Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit in der Praxis, Ed. by Hauke, Petra / Latimer, Karen / Werner, Klaus Ulrich

Series:IFLA Publications 161. DE GRUYTER SAUR.

http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/204586 . Ths aims and scope of the book are explained in the link.

Multicultural children’s collections

Below are several ways of providing multicultural, multilingual collections to children and young people:

1. “Unite for Literacy” http://uniteforliteracy.com/
Their mission is as follows:
“Book Abundance is Our Vision: We picture Book Abundance where all children have access to plenty of books that celebrate their cultures and honor their home languages. We see a world where all children grow up learning the joy of reading. Our vision inspires our work. The impact will be infinite, wondrous and global in scale.
Picture Books are What We Do: We create Picture Book abundance by sharing our library with emerging readers everywhere. We provide BIG time abundance.abundant access. abundant languages.abundant books.”

2. Please note that the IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults has its own Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/IFLACYA which focuses on the development of library services for children and young adults
all around the world.

3. The newly launched Australian Children’s Poetry website focuses on (English) poetry for children
http://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/ . This is a wonderful site. There is a poem for each day, which teachers can read to their classes. It also provides detailed information about different Australian poets who write for
children. You can join the blog free of charge. Today it published a list of children’s poetry sites in the UK and the USA.
http://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/blog/

Does your country have special websites which are devoted to children’s poetry? If so, please contact Helen Boelens ([email protected])

Call for research papers

Current Call for Papers

School Libraries Worldwide is the official professional and research journal of the International Association of School Librarianship. It is published twice yearly, in January and July, and is available online and through select periodical databases. School Libraries Worldwide publishes new works of current research and scholarship on any aspect of school librarianship. All papers are double-blind peer reviewed and adhere to the highest editorial standards.

Digital Strategies (Volume 20, Number 2, July 2014).  This issue of School Libraries Worldwide is based on the theme of the enabling role of information technology in meeting current school library challenges.

 

For this issue we will provide a space in which research can be shared on the concept of anytime, anyplace connectivity and how school libraries are providing opportunities for students and expanding their program’s influence.

 

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

·         BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

·         
Flipped Classroom

·         Digital Identity

·         Games and Gamification

·         Big Data

·         Informal Learning

·         Mobile Apps

·         Location Intelligence

·         Makerspaces

·         Digital Divide, Digital Poverty, Digital Exclusion

·         Preservation and Conservation Technologies

 

School library researchers are invited to submit papers reporting their own original research that has not been published elsewhere. Authors who wish to know more about the issue theme should contact the editors to discuss
their interests.

 

School Libraries Worldwide also welcomes submissions of excellent research on any topic relating to school librarianship for the open portion of the journal.

Submission guidelines are available online at School Libraries Worldwide and papers can be submitted online at http://slw.cci.fsu.edu

 

Deadline for submissions of full papers: May 1, 2014.

 

Authors interested in contributing to this issue should contact the editors directly, Nancy Everhart and Marcia A. Mardis.

 

General suggestions and inquiries for the journal may be sent to:

Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Marcia A. Mardis
Editors, School Libraries Worldwide
School of Library and Information Science
College of Communication & Information
The Florida State University
Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 USA
Fax: 1 (780) 492-7622
E-mail: [email protected]

Ebooks in learning document

The Australian School Library Association created an ebook on ebooks in learning. This publication came about because a number of the ASLA members were indicating there wasn’t a lot available on using e-books in learning.

This is the web link:  http://www.asla.org.au/publications/e-books-in-learning-beginners-guide.aspx.  It is available online only under a single user license for AUD 29.70 (~USD 26.80).

E-books in learning: A beginner’s guide provides ideas, strategies and school-based examples of how to use e-books in schools. This e-book about e-books includes:
•             Rationale for using e-books for learning.
•             Criteria for decision making for schools to determine the appropriate platform and types of e-books needed.
•             Examples of using e-books in the classroom and the school library.
•             Managing and promoting e-books from a school library perspective.
•             Examples of e-book platforms for reading, viewing and creating e-books.
As the title states, this is a beginner’s guide where you can learn from teachers, teacher librarians and consultants to start your own journey.