Library 2.0. By Michael E. Casey and Laura C. Savastinuk on May 21, 2010 Service for the next-generation library Libraries are changing. Enter Library 2.0. The heart of Library 2.0 is user-centered change. While not required, technology can help libraries create a customer-driven, 2.0 environment. Tapping new users through the “long tail” In the current library world—particularly in public institutions—we are accustomed to focusing our services on those customers we already reach. No matter how hard we try, many of the services we offer are not being used by a majority of our population. This keeps some traditional customers satisfied, but non-users might be better served if librarians consider what’s called the long tail. Blogs and wikis are other ways to engage customers and push fresh content to users. Customer as collaborator At its most basic level, the Library 2.0 model gives library users a participatory role in the services libraries offer and the way they are used.
Handling the technology. Carolyn Foote: To Raise Student Achievement, Invest in Libraries. Sometimes we overlook the simplest things. Much of the talk of school reform has focused on merit pay, charter schools. and achievement tests. But actually, there is one obvious thing we can do to improve our students' education, especially in the most impoverished schools. We can support well-staffed, well-stocked school libraries. It seems like a no-brainer. For students' reading skills to improve, they need to read. They need to have lots of access to books and technology. And we know this works -- study after study has shown that schools with well-stocked, well-staffed libraries have higher achievement test scores. In his call-to-action blog post , "A Librarian in Every School, Books in Every Home: A Modest Proposal," Bob Peterson decries the cuts in library staffing in Milwaukee schools despite the fact that "African American 4th graders in Wisconsin (most of whom live in Milwaukee) had the lowest reading scores in the nation.
" Nycc_school_library_brief.pdf (application/pdf Object) Library Management. For information on how to apply for these and other teaching positions in Fairfax County Public Schools visit the Human Resources page. Librarian applicants, please contact Library Information Services to arrange a content interview: 703-916-6968. Research clearly demonstrates that when a flexible library schedule is used, there is: More collaborative teaching and instructional programs that utilize inquiry and problem-based learning. More engaging and educationally rich learning activities for students. More frequent student visits to the library. Fixed schedules where students visit the library at a predetermined time are often preferred by principals, teachers and librarians.
Below are links to resources for flexible scheduling. Research Documenting the Benefits of Flexible Scheduling Resources for Implementing a Flexible Schedule. Empathy: Your Most Powerful Productivity Tool?