{"id":238,"date":"2014-05-10T01:30:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T23:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/?p=238"},"modified":"2014-05-10T01:30:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T23:30:52","slug":"ifla-school-libraries-mid-winter-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/2014\/05\/10\/ifla-school-libraries-mid-winter-meeting-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"IFLA School Libraries Mid-Winter Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/IFLA-H\u00f4tel-de-Ville-Lyon-28-04-2014-bis-Copier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-239\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/IFLA-H\u00f4tel-de-Ville-Lyon-28-04-2014-bis-Copier-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IFLA-H\u00f4tel de Ville Lyon-28-04-2014-bis (Copier)\" width=\"221\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/IFLA-H\u00f4tel-de-Ville-Lyon-28-04-2014-bis-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/IFLA-H\u00f4tel-de-Ville-Lyon-28-04-2014-bis-Copier-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/IFLA-H\u00f4tel-de-Ville-Lyon-28-04-2014-bis-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IFLA <strong>School Libraries Section\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Midyear Meeting, London (UK)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 7 &amp; 8, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Headquarters of CILIP <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINUTES <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 April 2014, 09:15 am to 16:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>8 April 2014, 09:15 am to 13:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Introductions: Barbara Schultz-Jones, Chair and Treasurer; Dianne Oberg, Secretary; Tricia Adams, Web Editor (and host for the meeting); Lisa Astrom; Diljit Singh; Danielle Martinod; Annike Selmer (not present, sent her regrets)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Plan and Expectations for the Meeting<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Schultz-Jones (Chair) outlined expectations for the meeting and reviewed the agenda. The focus of the meeting was the review of the draft revisions of the 2002 IFLA\/UNESCO School Library Guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Section Meeting Updates<\/p>\n<p>Lyon \u2013 WLIC 2014<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, 16 August 09:45 \u2013 12:15 School Libraries Standing Committee Meeting (SC I) &#8212; a second meeting (SC II) will be scheduled later in the week.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, 20 August 11:45 \u2013 13:45 IFLA\/UNESCO School Library Guidelines: Review and Recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, 21 August 10:45 \u2013 12:45 School Libraries on the Agenda: Advocacy Initiatives from Around the World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paris \u2013 Satellite Meeting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, 23 August \u2013 15 to 20 year olds \u2013 reading across the world: Why? Where? How? \u2013 a full day program at Bibliotheque nationale de France, co-sponsored by IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults, IFLA School Libraries, IASL, and a local organizing committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.Action Plan and New Initiatives<\/p>\n<p>Publication of a DeGruyter Saur edited book \u2013 report from Barbara and Dianne<\/p>\n<p>Working title \u2013 School Library Guidelines: Global Action<\/p>\n<p>Co-editors &#8212; Barbara Schultz-Jones and Dianne Oberg<\/p>\n<p>Advisory Board &#8212; Joint Committee of IFLA School Libraries section and IASL (International Association of School Librarianship)<\/p>\n<p>Timelines &#8212; Call for Chapters: June 2014; Submission of full chapters, November 2014; Feedback\/editing, December 2014; Final copy to publisher, January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leadership program for school library leaders \u2013Diljit Singh suggested that the section explore the possibilities of a new leadership program, possibly to be developed under the umbrella of the IFLA BSLA (Building Strong Library Associations) initiative. More work will be needed to develop this idea, but the group expressed support for a program of this kind because of the need for it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.Review of the Guidelines<\/p>\n<p>The group worked through the document, beginning with Chapter 1. An introduction and appendixes will be developed at a later date. The group approved the re-organization of the content of the document and agreed that examples of \u201cbest practice\u201d from around the world would be solicited and added to each chapter. The best practice examples would constitute an important \u201cvalue added\u201d element of the guidelines and would provide recognition of the range in school library development around the world. The group recognized that the document needs to be completed as soon as possible, but the planned timelines may need to be extended in order to add elements not currently included.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Summary of Revisions \/ Suggestions:<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 1 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>1.1 Introduction &#8211; expand the \u201cwhy\u201d of a school library; add concepts of an information culture, a culture of learning (look at FADBEN Manifesto)<\/p>\n<p>1.4 Role of a school Library within a school \u2013 improve language around school librarian\u2019s leadership role (last sentence in the section).<\/p>\n<p>1.9 Consider adding a section here on Evaluation (or perhaps a reference to Chapter 6 content on evaluation).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 2 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>2.1 Introduction \u2013 rework for greater clarity<\/p>\n<p>2.3 Planning \u2013 make reference to international development goals (millennium and\/or post-2015 goals) \u2013 review dimensions for redundancies<\/p>\n<p>2.5 Ethical bases and issues \u2013 add responsibilities to \u201crights of students\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2.6 Policies (delete procedures in title) \u2013 library as centre of reading and inquiry \u2013 para.2 The policy should make it clear that the library is for all \u2013 rework para. 2 and para. 3 for clarity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 3 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>3.1 Introduction \u2013 add to provide physical and intellectual access to information and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>3.2 Staffing roles and rationale \u2013 drop idea of principal and teachers doing what librarians need to do<\/p>\n<p>3.3 Competencies needed to provide school library program \u2013 drop idea of \u201cpersonal\u201d competencies \u2013 replace \u201cpedagogy\u201d with teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p>3.4.1 Instruction \u2013 break #2 into \u201cInquiry-based learning\u201d and \u201cInformation literacy, etc\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3.6 Roles and competencies of the volunteer library worker \u2013 add a para. about student volunteers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 4 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>4.2.1 Location and space \u2013 review for redundancies<\/p>\n<p>4.3.1 Collection management \u2013 replace \u201cchallenged\u201d with controversial \u2013 add an example<\/p>\n<p>4.3.2 Issues related to digital resources \u2013 replace \u201cgateway\u201d with access point<\/p>\n<p>4.3.3 Collection standards \u2013 remove quantitative statements<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 5 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>5.2 Program and activities &#8212; add \u201can essential component of teaching and learning\u201d \u2013 acknowledge that the balance of activities will vary<\/p>\n<p>5.3 Literacy and reading promotion \u2013 add to \u201cfree voluntary reading\u201d other terms used such as \u201cwider reading\u201d (UK), \u201creading for pleasure\u201d (USA), \u201cfree choices for reading in the classroom and on their own\u201d<\/p>\n<p>5.4 New section for Information Literacy \/ Competencies\/ Fluency \u2013 add MIL (media and information literacy)<\/p>\n<p>5.4.1 Essential features \u2013 simplify, maybe move skills discussion to information literacy section.<\/p>\n<p>5.5 Professional development for teachers \u2013 omit helping teacher to \u201ccope\u201d, change \u2018gateway\u201d to access point, add \u201cpersonal learning networks\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 6<\/p>\n<p>Rewrite this chapter to make it about evaluation, evidence-based practice (not about promotion and marketing per se, but about the role of evaluation and EBP in promotion and marketing and advocacy as well).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.Other Activities<\/p>\n<p>On Monday evening, Tricia Adams arranged for an evening of traditional English food at Boyd\u2019s Restaurant.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Tuesday afternoon, Danielle Martinod welcomed all members of the section to Lyon with information about the city and conference center and an array of food and wine to sample.<\/li>\n<li>On Wednesday, the group travelled by train to Oxford for a Professional Development Day, hosted by Oxford University Press and provided to us compliments of the School Library Association (UK). The PD topics included the issues and challenges related to ebooks in school libraries and the translation of books for children and young adults from English to other languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6. Votes of Appreciation<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Tricia Adams for hosting the SC, for the meeting arrangements at CILIP HQ, for the PD day at Oxford University Press, and for her generous hospitality during our visit to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks as well to Danielle Martinod for her warm welcome to her city, Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. Mid-year Meeting 2015<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Schultz-Jones, Chair of the School Libraries SC, will be hosting the April 13, 2015 mid-year meeting in Denton, Texas at the University of Northern Texas. Members of the SC are invited to attend the Annual Conference of the Texas Library Association in Austin, Texas which is scheduled for April 14-17, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Minutes approved. May 9, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Dianne Oberg, Secretary, IFLA School Libraries SC<\/p>\n<p>Below: Barbara, Tricia, Danielle, Dianne<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/London-2014-IFLA-SL-section-ter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/London-2014-IFLA-SL-section-ter-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"London 2014 IFLA SL section-ter\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/London-2014-IFLA-SL-section-ter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/London-2014-IFLA-SL-section-ter-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/school-libraries\/files\/2014\/05\/London-2014-IFLA-SL-section-ter.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFLA School Libraries Section\u00a0 Midyear Meeting, London (UK) April 7 &amp; 8, 2014 Headquarters of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) &nbsp; MINUTES 7 April 2014, 09:15 am to 16:30 pm 8 April 2014, 09:15 am to 13:00 pm &nbsp; 1. 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