Sentences with phrase «role of the library as»

This of course presents a huge opportunity to make strong connections for technology - enabled learning in school, supported by the role of the library as a learning commons and the teacher - librarian's role as information specialist, instructional leader, and technology coach.

In addition to examining the role of libraries as contributors to people's learning, this survey also continued the Center's benchmarking of library usage.

at the Kalfayan Gallery features works by artists Hrair Sarkissian, Slavs and Tatars, Antonis Donef, Maria Loizidou, Chryssa, Maria Lai, Anselm Kiefer, Thomas Hirschhorn and Nina Papaconstantinou which demonstrate how artistic expression draws inspiration from books and the role of the library as a collection of information and resources.

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According to reports from CNN and the Washington Post, the Justice Department is preparing to charge Assange for his role in the 2010 dump of diplomatic cables that were published by WikiLeaks, as well as a more recent release of the CIA's library of hacking tools.

The Harper government has dismantled one of the world's top aquatic and fishery libraries as part of its agenda to reduce government as well as limit the role of environmental science in policy decision - making.

The people who built liberal Protestant institutions such as national mission agencies, local churches, colleges, universities, social reform agencies and public libraries in the rural heartland were people secure in their social position who assumed a leadership role in society and whose sense of social responsibility was born of religious conviction.

The vast majority of Americans agree public libraries play an important role in their communities and that the closing of their public library would impact the community as a whole, according to data from the Pew Research Center1.

The role of libraries has evolved in recent years, but they are still as vital to an informed society as they were a century ago.

«As we strive to holistically improve the quality of life for Hollis residents, this library has played a crucial role in the communities development,» said Councilmember I. DANEEK MILLER.

Unthinkably, he was allowed to slip back into effective anonymity (his best role of the past decade was a «Seinfeld» appearance as a Javert - like tracer of unreturned library books).

One of its strongest assets is its cast, with superior actors in the leading roles: Cumberbatch as Steven Strange, the brilliant and arrogant New York surgeon whose reason for existence is cut short by a horrific car crash... Tilda Swinton as a mystic known as the Ancient One who is willing to lead him to enlightenment in Kathmandu if only he will subjugate his inflated ego... Chiwetel Ejiofor as her faithful follower and right hand man... Benedict Wong as the guardian of the library where the accumulated secrets of their sect are stored... and Mads Mikkelsen as the brilliant student gone rogue who may soon destroy the earth, one major city at a time.

Thompson is impressive in a role that required he learn how to speak with a stutter, but the rest of the cast (including the usually funny Aaron Yoo) is horribly wasted, with Jonah Hill's role as a library dwelling Junior Philosopher registering as one of the most unnecessary cameos of the year.

[Library professionals] hear about financial management, leadership strategies, adult development, and other issues in higher education such as the perspective of the dean and provost, and the role of the library from a campus wide perspective.

As our libraries evolve in the age of digital information, they need our help more than ever to stay well - funded and supported so they can grow in their critical role as advocates of technology and information literacAs our libraries evolve in the age of digital information, they need our help more than ever to stay well - funded and supported so they can grow in their critical role as advocates of technology and information literacas advocates of technology and information literacy.

The role of the school library has evolved as technology changes, but the valuable resources it offers are sometimes seen as superfluous.

An example of a school district that is capitalizing on the library's role as a tech hub is Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS).

As part of this, Susan expanded library resources for the Program in General Education, led the development of collaborative learning spaces in Widener and Lamont libraries, expanded the role of librarians in supporting new media and introduced anthropological methods for determining the impact of library services and spaces.

Book that you remember reading over and over during childhood: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Currently reading: Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of lLibraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of librarieslibraries.

While thinking about their evolving role as library leaders, participants also have the chance to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their own leadership, and many come away from the institute surprised by how much they learn about themselves.

This information outlines the role of the school library media center as a powerful and active partner in the school instructional program and provides guidance to school library media specialists in the development of best practices for teaching and learning.

She added: «As the inquiry recognised, school libraries and dedicated school librarians also play a key role in fostering the interest of all children in a wide range of books and reading materials.

As increasing numbers of independent schools adopt the principles of 21st century education, library and media specialists occupy increasingly exciting roles in the classroom and the school.

After four years of construction, the renovated and expanded facility epitomizes the role of the public library as a community gathering... Continue reading →

She draws on her extensive experience as a teacher educator, both as an instructor in teacher - librarianship for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, and in her previous role as the Consultant for K - 12 Libraries at the Waterloo Region District School Board.

As a writer, presenter and consultant, Anita Brooks Kirkland specializes in the areas of information and digital literacy and the role of the school library learning commons.

But as libraries work to reimagine their roles in communities and demonstrate their worth, perhaps it is the concept of library patrons that needs some clarification as well.

Libraries also have an important role in bridging this divide, where there is an interesting philosophical debate that surrounds the central question of whether it is the role or responsibility of libraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying cLibraries also have an important role in bridging this divide, where there is an interesting philosophical debate that surrounds the central question of whether it is the role or responsibility of libraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying clibraries to provide patrons with access to best sellers at the same time as paying consumers.

Older adults, by contrast, are more likely to place a high level of importance on libraries» roles in their communities — even age groups that are less likely to use libraries overall, such as those ages 65 and older.

The goal of this pro-bono state - level support project is to ensure that each state's ESSA Implementation Plan has school library stakeholders at the table during development, a robust professional engagement during public comment to support the stakeholder objectives, and that every avenue to expand the role and stature of school librarians in each state is, as authorized under federal law, explored.

These selected examples of information literacy partnerships were compiled from the Appendix of the Blueprint for Collaboration, a report of the AASL / ACRL Task Force on the Educational Role of Libraries and from e-mails sent as a result of a call on several listservs.

The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of eBooks; market penetration by various specific eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of eBooks on print book spending; use of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use of special eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edition →

On Monday, Ann Patchett shared her love for libraries from a reader and author's point of view and yesterday we talked to Neil Gaiman about his role as Honorary Chair of National Library Week.

NPR's Morning Edition today reports on the role libraries play during natural disasters, as part of their series on public libraries.

But if we all have the student's best interest at heart — and believe studies such as those conducted by Stephen Krashen (http://sites.google.com/site/sdkrashen/literacy-development) that show the power and importance of free recreational reading to the overall success of the student, then we shouldn't ignore or diminish the importance of the library media specialist's role either.

From president and CEO of S&S Carolyn Reidy: «libraries as partners that play a vital role in fostering and encouraging reading in every strata of our society, and... help to create an audience for our books and authors.»

A documentary about the role of New York branch libraries play in the lives of community members, as well as the struggle for the future of New York's branch libraries, by Julie Dressner and Jesse Hicks.

As librarians» roles expand beyond curating collections and involve more work with faculty and more outreach, as budgets and staff continue to shrink, and as more and more books inundate the already - saturated academic book market, librarians will rely on eCollections to alleviate the burden of keeping up and ensuring their institutions can fall back on the breadth of their library's content, and this content extends far beyond the frontlisAs librarians» roles expand beyond curating collections and involve more work with faculty and more outreach, as budgets and staff continue to shrink, and as more and more books inundate the already - saturated academic book market, librarians will rely on eCollections to alleviate the burden of keeping up and ensuring their institutions can fall back on the breadth of their library's content, and this content extends far beyond the frontlisas budgets and staff continue to shrink, and as more and more books inundate the already - saturated academic book market, librarians will rely on eCollections to alleviate the burden of keeping up and ensuring their institutions can fall back on the breadth of their library's content, and this content extends far beyond the frontlisas more and more books inundate the already - saturated academic book market, librarians will rely on eCollections to alleviate the burden of keeping up and ensuring their institutions can fall back on the breadth of their library's content, and this content extends far beyond the frontlist.

As a result, readers will discover the LIS issues and concerns that China and the international community have in common.The book first introduces the opportunities and challenges faced by the library and information literacy profession and discusses the key role of librarians in the future of information literacy education.

Buffeted by technological turbulence, the very roles and functions of libraries are up for reexamination and reinvention, as evidenced by the articles in American Libraries» June 2013 E-Content Digital Sulibraries are up for reexamination and reinvention, as evidenced by the articles in American Libraries» June 2013 E-Content Digital SuLibraries» June 2013 E-Content Digital Supplement.

Despite the «high value [Penguin places] on the role that libraries can play in connecting our authors with our readers» as Penguin stated in a response to Library Journal, apparently this policy change came out of nowhere.

Learning Objective: Learner Competencies Participants will examine the role of competencies within the six Shared Foundations as a continuum on which school librarians and school libraries empower learners to master competencies in the domains of Think, Create, Share, and Grow.

John A. Williams, director of digital products for Follett Library Resources, discusses the growing role that ebooks are playing in preK - 12 education as part of a series of Q&A s leading up to «The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond,» LJ's third annual ebook summit on Wednesday, October 17.

While the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 do provide their own role playing experiences with titles such as Dragon Age Inquisition, the Nintendo 3DS possesses a robust library of vast and varied RPGs that is quite difficult to beat.

New areas of activity for the museum include a more intense focus on its role as an archive and resource for advanced study of twentieth - century art, and to this end the library will become a repository of archives and other materials ancillary to the actual art works in the collection.

The real thrust of the project is to act as a catalyst for integrating the School's history, library collections and archival resources into the life and work of the Osgoode community by involving the students in developing and curating exhibitions, both physical and virtual, that illustrate the dramatic changes in legal education and the profession over the course of the past century and document Osgoode's role in them.

In this column, I'll consider legislative materials as a subset of government documents generally, their role in legal research, their place in a contemporary law library collection, controversies surrounding print vs digital formats, and possible policies for collecting them.

My role as liaison lawyer at the Courthouse Libraries BC is to run all of the CLE, CPD webinars and training that we deliver to lawyers.

Third, picking up on his introduction, AG Szpunar underlines the historically («[s] ince time immemorial») important role of libraries (as repositories for books) «for the preservation of, and access to culture and scientific knowledge».

I think congratulations to Genie are in order both for her excellent work with The Virtual Chase and for her new role, as of yesterday, as library manager at Ballard Spahr.

The university libraries had seen it as the role of the government library to maintain these collections and services in perpetuity, but there was no formal agreement that this was what it would do, and funding cycles created different priorities.