Ubiquitous Library
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The document proposes creating a virtual library portal to support student learning and teacher instruction. It would integrate information literacy skills and 21st century skills into the curriculum through resources, collaboration, and training. The goal is to provide exemplary resources, engage students in research, and inspire reading through embedded tools, slideshows, databases for different levels, and book promotion events. Evaluation found it facilitated collaboration, reading/writing initiatives, problem-based learning, differentiated instruction, communication, and modeling of best practices.
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Ubiquitous Library
- 1. The Ubiquitous Library Creating a 24/7 Portal of Information and Service to Support Learning and Instruction Naomi Mellendorf April 1, 2010
- 2. 2005
- 3. Vision create a dynamic virtual presence to support student learning and teacher instruction 21st Century Skills Information Literacy Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Differentiated Instruction Cooperative Learning Problem Based Learning Fully embedded and integrated into content curriculum
- 4. Planning ~ Development ~ Implementation Training Research Self-Instruction Best Practices Web-based learning Models Books Colleagues Data Collaboration Personal motivation Administration Staff Students Parents
- 5. Results Teachers, Administrators, and Parents • Facilitates teacher -- librarian collaboration • Promotes reading and writing across the curriculum initiatives • Incorporates Problem-Based Learning • Enhances Differentiated Instruction • Integrates Web 2.0 technologies • Generates effective communication • Models best practices in information literacy and technology integration
- 6. Results -- Students • Provides exemplary resources • Models an effective research process • Promotes reading for pleasure and learning • Engages students in planning their research process • Inspires students to seek out new reading sources • Promotes information creation and collaboration • Draws students into exploring information resources sources and experimenting with technology tools that will enhance their study skills, organize their research, and improve their learning.
- 7. 2010
- 9. a database designed for lower-level readers; a selection of articles to initiate students’ research
- 10. Embedded slideshows and information tools for self-teaching and exploration
- 11. Promoting New Books, Author Visits, and a School-Wide Book Fair
- 12. Naomi Mellendorf, Associate Librarian Maine South High School Library Resource Center Park Ridge, Illinois http://mainesouthlibrary.wikispaces.com
Editor's Notes
- When I arrived at Maine South High School in the Fall of 2005, our Library website consisted of a homepage listing of our online databases with a handful of links to an online catalog, works cited/bibliographic support, and a few resources in support of class assignments. It was static and unchanging, limited and limiting. It was boring at best and wholly inadequate at worst. It was time for dramatic changes.
- I knew that a dynamic vibrant virtual library web presence was absolutely vital to the support of our students' learning success and teacher instruction. Why? What could a great library web site possibly do for learning that its absence would leave barren? A strong school library web site enables the library information specialist to be a ubiquitous presence, available 24/7 for students and staff in a changing world. Students access information wherever and whenever they need to or desire it. If the school library website makes no effort to give students this support, they will seek it elsewhere -- in unreliable places, from questionable sources, and in ways that do not fully support their needs. My vision included support and integration for each of these learning and instruction paradigms --not simply buzzwords in current educational practice, but real authentic integration. I have participated in either beginning or advanced levels of training in each of these areas and have extensive experience working with staff to co-teach students using these dynamic, effective best practices.
- The planning, development and implementation of an entirely new concept for South’s Library website including the study and examination of school websites, school library websites, and library websites as developed by leaders in the field throughout the country and world. I read and studied professional journals, studies, and of course, viewed thousands of websites for best practices and models of effective online communication and presence. I collaborated with my administrators, staff, students, and parents -- the school library’s stakeholders -- in learning about their needs and desires for an effective school library website. My training in Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, common productivity software, and a host of web-based tools such as wikis, bookmarking websites, social networking tools, rss aggregators, and many others is largely self-taught and enhanced by my motivation as a life-long learner and collaborator.
- A highly visual interface with interactive slideshows, book trailers, and constantly changing features. Key tools -- Databases, Pathfinders, Works Cited, and Online Catalog are on every page in the left-hand navigation menu.
- Pathfinders to support assignments in all curricular areas -- an ever-changing, collaborative online document created to support students at all learning levels with a variety of resources and tools. Web 2.0 tools like widgets push current information to the researcher.