Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Rose Shoshanah Seidman]

May I suggest that this be put on next year conference program ? We are full 
for this year.

School librarians can/should discuss it when they meet in their roundtable.

It’s a very important and worthwhile development that is certainly of interest 
to all.

Shoshanah

Shoshanah Seidman
Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies,
Northwestern University Library
Annual Conference co-Chair, Association of Jewish Libraries
847-467-2914


From: Hasafran 
[mailto:hasafran-bounces+sseidman=northwestern@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of 
Stephanie L Gross
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 8:42 AM
To: books2gogh; Heidi Estrin
Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

Yes, I forgot to mention that. And good idea about AJL and funding.

Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
MSLIS, MATESOL

Past Chair, AJL Mentoring

Pollack Library
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York NY 10033-3229
646.592.4044

Skype: Stephanie.l.gross
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross
http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieLGrossMSLIS

“As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower 
others.” – Bill Gates.


From: books2gogh [mailto:books2g...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 10:54 PM
To: Heidi Estrin
Cc: 
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

The passage of the new education policy, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is 
being lauded as a new positive era for school libraries and librarians.  How it 
affects private school libraries and funding remains to be seen. I'm in public 
school these days and I do expect to see more funding coming our way for 
library materials and professional development.This article highlights the 
main points of the new program.  Perhaps AJL can address this new law at the 
convention in a mini-session and plan to get Avi Chai and other agencies 
involved with obtaining federal funds to explore how Jewish schools can be 
included and take advantage of the upcoming changes.
 http://everylibrary.org/esea-school-librarians-comes-next/



Evi Reznick
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Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Stephanie L Gross]

Yes, I forgot to mention that. And good idea about AJL and funding.

Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
MSLIS, MATESOL

Past Chair, AJL Mentoring

Pollack Library
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York NY 10033-3229
646.592.4044

Skype: Stephanie.l.gross
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross
http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieLGrossMSLIS

“As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower 
others.” – Bill Gates.


From: books2gogh [mailto:books2g...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 10:54 PM
To: Heidi Estrin
Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

The passage of the new education policy, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is 
being lauded as a new positive era for school libraries and librarians.  How it 
affects private school libraries and funding remains to be seen. I'm in public 
school these days and I do expect to see more funding coming our way for 
library materials and professional development.This article highlights the 
main points of the new program.  Perhaps AJL can address this new law at the 
convention in a mini-session and plan to get Avi Chai and other agencies 
involved with obtaining federal funds to explore how Jewish schools can be 
included and take advantage of the upcoming changes.
 http://everylibrary.org/esea-school-librarians-comes-next/



Evi Reznick
books2g...@gmail.com<mailto:books2g...@gmail.com>
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Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[books2gogh]

>
> The passage of the new education policy, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
> is being lauded as a new positive era for school libraries and librarians.
> How it affects private school libraries and funding remains to be seen. I'm
> in public school these days and I do expect to see more funding coming our
> way for library materials and professional development.This article
> highlights the main points of the new program.  Perhaps AJL can address
> this new law at the convention in a mini-session and plan to get Avi Chai
> and other agencies involved with obtaining federal funds to explore how
> Jewish schools can be included and take advantage of the upcoming changes.
>
>  http://everylibrary.org/esea-school-librarians-comes-next/

>
>
>
> Evi Reznick
books2g...@gmail.com
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Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Stephanie L Gross]

I agree!

Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
MSLIS, MATESOL

Past Chair, AJL Mentoring

Pollack Library
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York NY 10033-3229
646.592.4044

Skype: Stephanie.l.gross
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross
http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieLGrossMSLIS

"As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower 
others." - Bill Gates.


From: Joyce Levine [mailto:jlev...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:03 PM
To: heidi estrin; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

Dear Heidi,

I can understand why this piece bothered you. Although Paul's first statement 
sounded rather incendiary ("I'm not sure if any school libraries are really 
still interested in books") I thought he was actually playing devil's advocate. 
He seems to be responding to those administrators who would do away with the 
library altogether, and is making a case for reinventing it in the light of new 
developments.

The sense I got from the article is that school libraries are STILL important, 
only they are evolving in the direction of increased reliance on technology. 
This may not be true for all school libraries, particularly the ones geared to 
early childhood, but it certainly is true for high school and beyond. The kinds 
of learning experiences he describes, especially the emphasis on student group 
activities and the role of the librarian as database manager,  may accurately 
portray current trends.

I especially liked his discussion about ultra-Orthodox schools and religious 
texts. He obviously has great familiarity with some of these institutions and 
understands the problems. (Maybe we should invite him to an upcoming conference 
as a speaker or a panelist)

Best wishes,
Joyce






From: he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>
To: 
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 19:56:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?
I would REALLY like to hear from school librarians in response to the article 
below. To me, this writer seems very wrong-headed. He seems to assume 
"everything is on the Internet" and that there is no longer a place for print 
materials. I'd love it if we could fashion a fact-based response to refute this 
article.  Can you help me brainstorm, and help me locate facts to show that 
everything is NOT on the internet, that print is not dead, and that school 
libraries are still important?

Thanks,
Heidi Estrin
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>

Begin forwarded message:
From: Paul Shaviv Consulting mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>>
Subject: Has the School Library even got a future?
Reply-To: p...@joelpaul.com<mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>
Does it still exist? Think about it!







'School Management Issues' are designed for Senior Administrators and senior 
lay leadership.  Please forward to your Head of School / School President and 
others you think will be interested.
[Gray]<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102861932528&a=1124276732453&ea=ulubetski%40mhafyos.org>




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PAULSHAVIV
CONSULTING


School Management issues
- Your News & Updates



#4 - THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
- does it still exist? Think about it!





Recently, I was approached by a Foundation dedicated to perpetuating the work 
of an internationally known, respected and very prolific 
historian<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017nblk3bzeOlL0syIXoygrRqDEI2CoazSz2lts4OCN5yeU2lmxgiVKY0dFKzPEnVSsL6RlRfRbXHqnffqGvHBdH5bsTcoButgZkL83Bab0l3ZzWCROj-EaDn_4utUW07csYH_n80RrzuJ3EtjaoVd9zemYkoz3e2b80AiPO8qng-OJkFG7KmS_wvrWAsOF7gvWot5NjzqsUyz2yFDgf4k7f9nb-KwjAjyXPMuv-Y2YrA-z4QrAYS1lvPwRZgSaXipBGrqFq-usQF-JOJbuoExL9rdZSpqzmD0r3L9G1sZ0TKoyEeQ42gwsOWbm4JsC58SV0G3db52oWG3rmfgpQ7mHg==&c=hxFu1GvOys9uCqZ3WtJc_hXslS5dwyYu04fYVC1V1FGLfqZpgtVdAA==&ch=q0W6PiPkmtWKEO1C4uXlCOFY8y9PPGVzFjFt8bM72zOkg-mu_VnSgQ==>,
 who passed away a year or so ago.

The question was "How can we get X's books into schools?"

I have to say that I have yet to give a considered response.

And although many of his works are available in e-book format, my hesitation is 
because I am not sure that any school libraries are still really interested in 
books.

That generated a second question - is there even still such a thing as the 
'School Library'? Does it still exist?  What is its future?

We are in the middle of a total cultural revolution - the transition from 
print-based culture to digitally-based culture.  The effects of this are 
certainly comparable in scale to the invention of printing.  The internet is 
replacing the book as societ

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Haviva Peters]

I recently gave a presentation at the AJL  New York Metropolitan Area Chapter's 
Day School Workshop on the very topic of Print vs. E-books.
Indeed it can be confusing .
Here are some of the findings :

  *   As per Scholastic and YouGov 's  Kids & Family Reading Report, Jan. 2015:

The percentage of children ages 6-17 who have read an eBook has risen from 
about 25% to about 60% between 2010 and 2014.  However   compared to 2012, 
children who have read an eBook - especially younger kids - are more likely to 
say they prefer reading print books!

  *   The Washington Post reported that in student textbooks for the fall 2014 
semester - only 9% were eBooks.
There are numerous studies about why this may be happening.  One thing to keep 
in mind that continues to come up in many reports I have seen is that physical 
books are superior when it comes to comprehension and retention.  This is 
especially true for longer passages.
On the other hand -

* the PEW research Center reports that almost half the readers under 30 
have read an eBook in the past year.

* The Association of American Publishers show that the eBook market is 
about 21% of the trade market which includes fiction, non- fiction and 
religious books as audio, paperback, hardback, and board books.
It seems then, if someone needs to look up a quick bit of information, a 
reliable internet source would be the method of choice.  However,  for longer 
research, that may not be the case.  The jury is still out.  In either case - 
librarians can direct students to  appropriate  sources.
So far eBooks are not replacing print, unlike other digital forms (audio and 
video, for example).  However, though they are not taking over, they are still 
a large and growing resource that we should not ignore.  Librarians should make 
resources of all forms available for readers of all kind.

Haviva Donin Peters
Librarian
[cid:image001.png@01D19028.BCBC1770]
Ramaz Lower School
125 East 85th Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 774-8000 ext. 5936
pete...@ramaz.org




From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Estrin
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:15 PM
To: Joyce Levine; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

Hi Joyce,
Thanks for making me take a deep breath and re-read the article. I still think 
it's misleading in many ways, but perhaps not as bad as the title makes it 
sound. I do still feel that we should refute it, and I'm working on that now.
Heidi

From: Joyce Levine [mailto:jlev...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 4:03 PM
To: Heidi Estrin; 
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

Dear Heidi,

I can understand why this piece bothered you. Although Paul's first statement 
sounded rather incendiary ("I'm not sure if any school libraries are really 
still interested in books") I thought he was actually playing devil's advocate. 
He seems to be responding to those administrators who would do away with the 
library altogether, and is making a case for reinventing it in the light of new 
developments.

The sense I got from the article is that school libraries are STILL important, 
only they are evolving in the direction of increased reliance on technology. 
This may not be true for all school libraries, particularly the ones geared to 
early childhood, but it certainly is true for high school and beyond. The kinds 
of learning experiences he describes, especially the emphasis on student group 
activities and the role of the librarian as database manager,  may accurately 
portray current trends.

I especially liked his discussion about ultra-Orthodox schools and religious 
texts. He obviously has great familiarity with some of these institutions and 
understands the problems. (Maybe we should invite him to an upcoming conference 
as a speaker or a panelist)

Best wishes,
Joyce





From: he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>
To: 
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 19:56:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?
I would REALLY like to hear from school librarians in response to the article 
below. To me, this writer seems very wrong-headed. He seems to assume 
"everything is on the Internet" and that there is no longer a place for print 
materials. I'd love it if we could fashion a fact-based response to refute this 
article.  Can you help me brainstorm, and help me locate facts to show that 
everything is NOT on the internet, that print is not dead, and that school 
libraries are still important?

Thanks,
Heidi Estrin
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Heidi Estrin]

Hi Joyce,
Thanks for making me take a deep breath and re-read the article. I still think 
it's misleading in many ways, but perhaps not as bad as the title makes it 
sound. I do still feel that we should refute it, and I'm working on that now.
Heidi

From: Joyce Levine [mailto:jlev...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 4:03 PM
To: Heidi Estrin; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

Dear Heidi,

I can understand why this piece bothered you. Although Paul's first statement 
sounded rather incendiary ("I'm not sure if any school libraries are really 
still interested in books") I thought he was actually playing devil's advocate. 
He seems to be responding to those administrators who would do away with the 
library altogether, and is making a case for reinventing it in the light of new 
developments.

The sense I got from the article is that school libraries are STILL important, 
only they are evolving in the direction of increased reliance on technology. 
This may not be true for all school libraries, particularly the ones geared to 
early childhood, but it certainly is true for high school and beyond. The kinds 
of learning experiences he describes, especially the emphasis on student group 
activities and the role of the librarian as database manager,  may accurately 
portray current trends.

I especially liked his discussion about ultra-Orthodox schools and religious 
texts. He obviously has great familiarity with some of these institutions and 
understands the problems. (Maybe we should invite him to an upcoming conference 
as a speaker or a panelist)

Best wishes,
Joyce






From: he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>
To: 
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 19:56:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?
I would REALLY like to hear from school librarians in response to the article 
below. To me, this writer seems very wrong-headed. He seems to assume 
"everything is on the Internet" and that there is no longer a place for print 
materials. I'd love it if we could fashion a fact-based response to refute this 
article.  Can you help me brainstorm, and help me locate facts to show that 
everything is NOT on the internet, that print is not dead, and that school 
libraries are still important?

Thanks,
Heidi Estrin
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>

Begin forwarded message:
From: Paul Shaviv Consulting mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>>
Subject: Has the School Library even got a future?
Reply-To: p...@joelpaul.com<mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>
Does it still exist? Think about it!







'School Management Issues' are designed for Senior Administrators and senior 
lay leadership.  Please forward to your Head of School / School President and 
others you think will be interested.
[Gray]<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102861932528&a=1124276732453&ea=ulubetski%40mhafyos.org>




[https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/0f791b7c001/ec65ed04-e1a3-4761-bc47-ba27dd9d9789.jpg]



PAULSHAVIV
CONSULTING


School Management issues
- Your News & Updates



#4 - THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
- does it still exist? Think about it!





Recently, I was approached by a Foundation dedicated to perpetuating the work 
of an internationally known, respected and very prolific 
historian<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017nblk3bzeOlL0syIXoygrRqDEI2CoazSz2lts4OCN5yeU2lmxgiVKY0dFKzPEnVSsL6RlRfRbXHqnffqGvHBdH5bsTcoButgZkL83Bab0l3ZzWCROj-EaDn_4utUW07csYH_n80RrzuJ3EtjaoVd9zemYkoz3e2b80AiPO8qng-OJkFG7KmS_wvrWAsOF7gvWot5NjzqsUyz2yFDgf4k7f9nb-KwjAjyXPMuv-Y2YrA-z4QrAYS1lvPwRZgSaXipBGrqFq-usQF-JOJbuoExL9rdZSpqzmD0r3L9G1sZ0TKoyEeQ42gwsOWbm4JsC58SV0G3db52oWG3rmfgpQ7mHg==&c=hxFu1GvOys9uCqZ3WtJc_hXslS5dwyYu04fYVC1V1FGLfqZpgtVdAA==&ch=q0W6PiPkmtWKEO1C4uXlCOFY8y9PPGVzFjFt8bM72zOkg-mu_VnSgQ==>,
 who passed away a year or so ago.

The question was "How can we get X's books into schools?"

I have to say that I have yet to give a considered response.

And although many of his works are available in e-book format, my hesitation is 
because I am not sure that any school libraries are still really interested in 
books.

That generated a second question - is there even still such a thing as the 
'School Library'? Does it still exist?  What is its future?

We are in the middle of a total cultural revolution - the transition from 
print-based culture to digitally-based culture.  The effects of this are 
certainly comparable in scale to the invention of printing.  The internet is 
replacing the book as society's repository of culture and knowledge.

The School Library is part of this changing revolution.  Broadly speaking, a 
number of thi

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Joyce Levine]

Dear Heidi,

I can understand why this piece bothered you. Although Paul's first statement 
sounded rather incendiary ("I'm not sure if any school libraries are really 
still interested in books") I thought he was actually playing devil's advocate. 
He seems to be responding to those administrators who would do away with the 
library altogether, and is making a case for reinventing it in the light of new 
developments.

The sense I got from the article is that school libraries are STILL important, 
only they are evolving in the direction of increased reliance on technology. 
This may not be true for all school libraries, particularly the ones geared to 
early childhood, but it certainly is true for high school and beyond. The kinds 
of learning experiences he describes, especially the emphasis on student group 
activities and the role of the librarian as database manager,  may accurately 
portray current trends.

I especially liked his discussion about ultra-Orthodox schools and religious 
texts. He obviously has great familiarity with some of these institutions and 
understands the problems. (Maybe we should invite him to an upcoming conference 
as a speaker or a panelist)

Best wishes,
Joyce




From: he...@cbiboca.org
To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 19:56:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?









I would REALLY like to hear from school librarians in response to the article 
below. To me, this writer seems very wrong-headed. He seems to assume 
“everything is on the Internet” and that there is no longer
 a place for print materials. I’d love it if we could fashion a fact-based 
response to refute this article.  Can you help me brainstorm, and help me 
locate facts to show that everything is NOT on the internet, that print is not 
dead, and that school libraries
 are still important?
 
Thanks,
Heidi Estrin
he...@cbiboca.org





Begin forwarded message:




From: Paul Shaviv Consulting 

Subject: Has the School Library even got a future?

Reply-To: p...@joelpaul.com





Does it still exist? Think about it!






































 
















'School Management Issues' are designed for Senior Administrators and senior 
lay leadership.  Please forward to your Head
 of School / School President and others you think will be interested. 










 





  
   













PAULSHAVIV 
CONSULTING





 





School Management issues 
- Your News & Updates





 





 
#4 - THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY 
- does it still exist? Think about it!





 












 





Recently, I was approached by a Foundation dedicated to perpetuating the work 
of an internationally known, respected and very prolific

historian, who passed away a year or so ago.  
 
The question was "How can we get X's books into schools?"   
 
I have to say that I have yet to give a considered response. 
 
And although many of his works are available in e-book format, my hesitation is 
because I am not sure that any school libraries are still really interested in 
books.  
 
That generated a second question - is there even still such a thing as the 
'School Library'? Does it still exist?  What is its future?
 
We are in the middle of a total cultural revolution - the transition from 
print-based culture to digitally-based culture.  The effects of this are 
certainly comparable in scale
 to the invention of printing.  The internet is replacing the book as society's 
repository of culture and knowledge.
 
The School Library is part of this changing revolution.  Broadly speaking, a 
number of things seem to be happening simultaneously:
 


Libraries are becoming tech centres - School libraries are becoming centers of 
online expertise.  They provide access to ever-increasing online resources,
 of increasing sophistication.  The school library may subscribe to restricted 
sites inaccessible to individuals, and be linked in to wide information 
networks.  Librarians provide guidance on how to access and use them.  Space, 
time and budgets are being ceded
 from print materials to online and digital resources and equipment.  Students 
and staff access the library on their personal computers or other devices from 
remote locations, at any time.   You don't have to visit the library to use 
it.


Change in the role of the Librarian/fall in numbers -
data shows that school librarians are reinventing themselves as digital 
resource experts.  As well as offering help in locating online resources for 
students and staff, they are the 'go-to' resource
 in schools for training students on net etiquette, on teaching how to 
discriminate between websites, on presenting online references and other web 
and digital protocols.  They spend less and less time on books (and buy fewer 
and fewer).  At the same time,
 the numbers of professional school librari

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Heidi Estrin]

I would REALLY like to hear from school librarians in response to the article 
below. To me, this writer seems very wrong-headed. He seems to assume 
"everything is on the Internet" and that there is no longer a place for print 
materials. I'd love it if we could fashion a fact-based response to refute this 
article.  Can you help me brainstorm, and help me locate facts to show that 
everything is NOT on the internet, that print is not dead, and that school 
libraries are still important?

Thanks,
Heidi Estrin
he...@cbiboca.org

Begin forwarded message:
From: Paul Shaviv Consulting mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>>
Subject: Has the School Library even got a future?
Reply-To: p...@joelpaul.com
Does it still exist? Think about it!







'School Management Issues' are designed for Senior Administrators and senior 
lay leadership.  Please forward to your Head of School / School President and 
others you think will be interested.
[Gray]




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PAULSHAVIV
CONSULTING


School Management issues
- Your News & Updates



#4 - THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
- does it still exist? Think about it!





Recently, I was approached by a Foundation dedicated to perpetuating the work 
of an internationally known, respected and very prolific 
historian,
 who passed away a year or so ago.

The question was "How can we get X's books into schools?"

I have to say that I have yet to give a considered response.

And although many of his works are available in e-book format, my hesitation is 
because I am not sure that any school libraries are still really interested in 
books.

That generated a second question - is there even still such a thing as the 
'School Library'? Does it still exist?  What is its future?

We are in the middle of a total cultural revolution - the transition from 
print-based culture to digitally-based culture.  The effects of this are 
certainly comparable in scale to the invention of printing.  The internet is 
replacing the book as society's repository of culture and knowledge.

The School Library is part of this changing revolution.  Broadly speaking, a 
number of things seem to be happening simultaneously:


  *   Libraries are becoming tech centres - School libraries are becoming 
centers of online expertise.  They provide access to ever-increasing online 
resources, of increasing sophistication.  The school library may subscribe to 
restricted sites inaccessible to individuals, and be linked in to wide 
information networks.  Librarians provide guidance on how to access and use 
them.  Space, time and budgets are being ceded from print materials to online 
and digital resources and equipment.  Students and staff access the library on 
their personal computers or other devices from remote locations, at any time.   
You don't have to visit the library to use it.

  *   Change in the role of the Librarian/fall in numbers - data shows that 
school librarians are reinventing themselves as digital resource experts.  As 
well as offering help in locating online resources for students and staff, they 
are the 'go-to' resource in schools for training students on net etiquette, on 
teaching how to discriminate between websites, on presenting online references 
and other web and digital protocols.  They spend less and less time on books 
(and buy fewer and fewer).  At the same time, the numbers of professional 
school librarians are falling.  In many public school districts they are being 
cut (is there less work to be done in the 'digital' library than in the print 
library?)

  *   'Collaborative learning space' - responding to both technical change and 
changes in pedagogy, the library as the haunt of the individual silent student 
huddled over books is giving way to the library as the setting for small-group 
projects and collaborative workgroups.  Where libraries are being refitted, or 
new libraries being built, the designs reflect this and the other changes.

So - here are some (tentative) conclusions:

The traditional, book-lined, quiet School library is disappearing (no judgement 
on this, as a veteran bibliophile, but it is reality)

It is possible to see the 'library' function splitting into two -


  *   The 'librarian's' office, now th

[ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

[Edith Lubetski]

Dear Yossi,

Please post the newsletter below. A few of the school librarians that read it 
thought it should be posted on Hasafran.

Thanks

Edith




Edith LubetskiPhone: 212-340-7720
Hedi Steinberg Library   Fax: 212-340-7808
Stern College for Women
Yeshiva University
245 Lexington Av.
New York NY 10016 USA

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Shaviv Consulting mailto:p...@joelpaul.com>>
Subject: Has the School Library even got a future?
Reply-To: p...@joelpaul.com

Does it still exist? Think about it!




'School Management Issues' are designed for Senior Administrators and senior 
lay leadership.  Please forward to your Head of School / School President and 
others you think will be interested.
[Gray]




[https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/0f791b7c001/ec65ed04-e1a3-4761-bc47-ba27dd9d9789.jpg]

PAULSHAVIV
CONSULTING


School Management issues
- Your News & Updates


#4 - THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
- does it still exist? Think about it!


Recently, I was approached by a Foundation dedicated to perpetuating the work 
of an internationally known, respected and very prolific 
historian,
 who passed away a year or so ago.

The question was "How can we get X's books into schools?"

I have to say that I have yet to give a considered response.

And although many of his works are available in e-book format, my hesitation is 
because I am not sure that any school libraries are still really interested in 
books.

That generated a second question - is there even still such a thing as the 
'School Library'? Does it still exist?  What is its future?

We are in the middle of a total cultural revolution - the transition from 
print-based culture to digitally-based culture.  The effects of this are 
certainly comparable in scale to the invention of printing.  The internet is 
replacing the book as society's repository of culture and knowledge.

The School Library is part of this changing revolution.  Broadly speaking, a 
number of things seem to be happening simultaneously:


  *   Libraries are becoming tech centres - School libraries are becoming 
centers of online expertise.  They provide access to ever-increasing online 
resources, of increasing sophistication.  The school library may subscribe to 
restricted sites inaccessible to individuals, and be linked in to wide 
information networks.  Librarians provide guidance on how to access and use 
them.  Space, time and budgets are being ceded from print materials to online 
and digital resources and equipment.  Students and staff access the library on 
their personal computers or other devices from remote locations, at any time.   
You don't have to visit the library to use it.

  *   Change in the role of the Librarian/fall in numbers - data shows that 
school librarians are reinventing themselves as digital resource experts.  As 
well as offering help in locating online resources for students and staff, they 
are the 'go-to' resource in schools for training students on net etiquette, on 
teaching how to discriminate between websites, on presenting online references 
and other web and digital protocols.  They spend less and less time on books 
(and buy fewer and fewer).  At the same time, the numbers of professional 
school librarians are falling.  In many public school districts they are being 
cut (is there less work to be done in the 'digital' library than in the print 
library?)

  *   'Collaborative learning space' - responding to both technical change and 
changes in pedagogy, the library as the haunt of the individual silent student 
huddled over books is giving way to the library as the setting for small-group 
projects and collaborative workgroups.  Where libraries are being refitted, or 
new libraries being built, the designs reflect this and the other changes.


So - here are some (tentative) conclusions:

The traditional, book-lined, quiet School library is disappearing (no judgement 
on this, as a veteran bibliophile, but it is reality)

It is possible to see the 'library' function splitting into two -


  *   The 'librarian's' office, now the 'Information Center', where the 
librarian acts as the expert webmaster of the school library web.  (Will each 
school need its own web - or can one central website serve many similar 
schools?  This office can be anywhe