11 research outputs found
The School District Library Supervisor and the National School Library Standards
The article focuses on the role of district library supervisors under the 2018 National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. Topics covered include the importance of connecting with educators in supervisory roles, the Lilead Surveys to collect baseline data on supervisors, and the differences between the Surveys and the Standards
The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: The Position, Office, and Characteristics of the Supervisor
The school district library supervisor occupies a pivotal position in library and information services programs that support and enhance the instructional efforts of a school district: providing leadership; advocating for the programs; supporting, advising, and providing professional development to building-level librarians; and representing school library programs to stakeholders in the school system and the community at large. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Lilead Project was founded at the University of Maryland in 2011 to study, support, and build community among school district library supervisors (Lilead Project n.d.). To gain a better understanding of supervisors--who they are, the duties they perform, and the challenges they face--and to establish baseline data upon which further research can be built, in 2012 the project team conducted a survey of supervisors nationwide: the Lilead Survey. In this paper, which is the first of two planned reports on the results of the survey, we present findings related to the position and office of the supervisor; demographic information, qualifications, and career paths of the incumbents of the position; and changes in policies, curriculum, and resources that impact the supervisor\u27s responsibilities for library services. Survey findings related to responsibilities and tasks assigned to the position, professional development needs of supervisors and staff, and challenges and needs that supervisors face will be presented in the second report
The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs
The school district library supervisor plays a pivotal role in supporting, advising, and providing professional development to building-level librarians; advocating for the program; providing leadership; and representing school library programs to stakeholders in the school system and the larger community. To gain a better understanding of supervisors\u27 roles, responsibilities, demographics, and challenges, and to establish baseline data upon which further research can be built, the Lilead Project was initiated in 2011 at the University of Maryland with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2012 the project team conducted the Lilead Survey, a survey of supervisors nationwide. In this paper, the second of two reports on the results of the survey, we present findings related to the responsibilities and tasks assigned to the position, professional development needs of supervisors and staff, and the range of stakeholder groups with which supervisors work
Introduction to Library Trends 35 (3) Winter 1987: Current Trends in Public Library Services for Children
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Initial Findings from a Three-Year International Case Study Exploring Children's Responses to Literature in a Digital Library
This article examines children???s responses to self-selected books in
a digital library and begins to identify patterns in those responses.
As part of a larger longitudinal study, the study presented here is an
analysis of 241 book response forms submitted by 12 children from 4
countries: Germany, Honduras, New Zealand, and the United States.
The children described most of the books they read as being funny
or happy and generally rated them with four or fi ve stars (out of
fi ve stars). The most commonly identifi ed types of responses were
those expressing like or dislike, summarizing the text, or explaining
how the book made the child feel. Two factors were identifi ed that
infl uenced response patterns from the study sites: the data collection
instrument and adult mediation. This research has implications
for library program development related to recreational reading
and for changes in the procedures for data collection in this area
of research.published or submitted for publicatio
The International Children’s Digital Library: A Case Study in Designing for a MultiLingual
We describe the challenges encountered in building the International Children’s Digital Library, a freely available online library of children’s literature. These challenges include selecting and processing books from different countries, handling and presenting multiple languages simultaneously, and addressing cultural differences. Unlike other digital libraries that present content from one or a few languages and cultures, and focus on either adult or child audiences, the ICDL must serve a multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-generational audience. We present our research as a case study for addressing these design criteria and describe our current solutions and plans for future work.
The International Children’s Digital Library: A Case Study in Designing for a Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Audience
The challenges encountered in building the InternationalChildren’s Digital Library (ICDL), a freely availableonline library of children’s literature are described. Thesechallenges include selecting and processing books fromdifferent countries, handling and presenting multiplelanguages simultaneously, and addressing cultural differences. Unlike other digital libraries that present content from one or a few languages and cultures, and focuson either adult or child audiences, ICDL must serve amultilingual, multicultural, multigenerational audience.The research is presented as a case study for addressingthese design criteria; current solutions and plans forfuture work are described