Advocacy

from "Have Your Say" Winnipeg Free Press, Edition 13/09/2011:

The best link of all

This letter concerns the cutting of funds to libraries in Toronto and the future impact such a move may make on libraries throughout Canada.

I am an Internet addict. I am on the Internet at least four hours per day reading and learning about world issues, history, different cultures, art and science.

These are subjects that commonly one would, and still can, venture into a library to research. While the way we share information continues to change and libraries may no longer be the go-to place for many young people such as myself, there is no website that can replace the value of a good librarian.

Librarians are professionals educated in the art of research. They not only know how to help anyone who may need to write an essay, work on a project or simply want to learn more about a subject, but they truly care about their roles in doing so.

Even in a world where we can type a word into a box and magically discover hundreds of pages of information relating to a subject, the understanding and intelligence of fellow educated human beings have proven invaluable to an Internet junkie such as myself.

SUZANNE FRIESEN

Winnipeg

School Library Impact Studies 101: A Review of the Research http://www.scoop.it/t/student-learning-through-school-libraries/p/441161936/chapter-1-school-library-impact-studies-101-an-overview-of-the-research

September, 2011 - Here's a good article (American) in SLJ about library staffing and reading scores. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/891612-312/something_to_shout_about_new.html.csp#.TmGebc4REcI.twitter

Check out this document commissioned by the Ontario School Library Association to address the changes teacher-librarians need to make in their daily practice in order to be relevant and effective in the 21st century:
http://www.accessola.com/data/6/rec_docs/677_OLATogetherforLearning.pdf

The SLA (School Library Association) published on Feb.15th, 2010 the new
guidelines, Primary School Library Charter, a practical booklet
offering ideas, tips, and a further readings list, about why and how
establish or enhance the school library services in a primary school.
The SLA press release and the booklet are available in PDF format to
be freely downloaded from URL: http://www.sla.org.uk/primary-charter.php

Members are invited to place the School Libraries in Canada banner on their websites, blogs, or wikis. 


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MSLA 2009 Brochure: May2009brochure

Achieving Information Literacy
http://www.cla.ca/casl/ailbook.html

Research – from Ontario School Library Association
http://www.accessola.com/osla/bins/content_page.asp?cid=630-639

What if? Technology in the 21st Century Classroom: An OPSCA Discussion Paper: whatifapr1