- The webinar keynote from the recent Charleston library conference from David Lankes of Syracuse University.
- Choose and view one of the School Library Journal webcast archives
- Topics include:
- How audiobooks are made
- Teen Read Week Book Buzz
- Connecting with Non-fiction
- YA books
- Technology on a shoestring
Think about what you learned and what the implications are for school libraries. Post a one paragraph response here.
Make sure to say which webinar/webcast you attended and include a link in your post.
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"Virtual Dave" Lankes discusses his view on the role of librarians in today’s technology enhanced society in his ‘Keynote at the Charleston Conference”. http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858
Professor Lankes shares his views of the librarians’ understanding of; “innovation is a mindset, innovation happens everyday…” The idea that as educated thinkers and “as librarians we seek, for our community and our members, a radical improvement in their conditions” is the attitude and the mindset that librarians need to utilize as skilles professionals who have the opportunity to provide new and improved forms of information access to those who seek our assistance and those who don’t.
Lankes describes the librarians role as; “the mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities”. By presenting information to the members of our communities, we have the ability to gain the interest of those who may not be aware of the services that librarians provide. We have the opportunity to present a wealth of information to our community in formats which many may not be unaware of. As librarians it is our responsibility to reach out and reveal this valuable information to everyone that we can reach.
From Page to Your Ears: The Making and Dissemination of an Audio book
BBC Publishing
This link is the power point slide presentation that accompanies the webcast.
http://event.on24.com/event/15/77/41/rt/1/documents/slidepdf/bbcaa_lj_webcast.pdf -
This webcast is moderated by C.L. Quinllin, Coordinator of Public Service of Old Bridge Public Library. She introduces the webcast and each speaker – from authors, producers to actors. The producer first reads the book and imagines one of the narrators (that he’s worked with in the past) that would fit. If he doesn’t have someone in mind from their pool, they would cast auditions. Some authors are involved in the voice over process. The actors also read the entire book to know their entire role before they begin the voiceover. This webcast also shows studios – recording process, collection of audio books, formats, and ends with a question/answer segment.
Hintz/Webcast response post.
10/22/09 YA Books /Young Adult Book Buzz - Presented by: Houghton/Macmillan, Follet, and School Library Journal.
Before the webcast started, I was impressed with the how well it was organized. The presenters were very well scripted and the corresponding information was available in printed format as well. Their materials such as slides were present; there was even a certificate available which offered teachers listening to the webcast an opportunity to earn CE credits for their time (1hr) dedicated to learning about this material. All a participant had to do was to print off the certificate. The host of the webcast gave instructions on where to access this information. The webcast then proceeded in giving a book recommendation about new book s that would appeal to young readers. The reading level would range from grade 8 to grade 12. Most of the book selections were fiction and dealt with the popular Goth and vampire genres. There were also a few non-fiction selections. There were a few new books added to a series like the new title Rapture of the Deep by LA Meyer of the Bloody Jack Series. The webcast did offer good recommendations of a good many books which can assist me in offering recommendations to students without reading every single edition. I did find a few novels that would interest me -however like the books in the series by Susan Beth Pfeiffer – Life As We Know It/ This World We Live In and Dead and The Gone. These are stories about living through a natural catastrophes!
Response to Webinar: Moving Forward: Engaging the 21st Century Learner
http://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=lobby.jsp&eventid=172651&sessionid=1&key=20A93DDB9F2C1514C4D734BFE81E6969&eventuserid=30473535
This webinar is a culmination of all of the courses that I have taken so far. 21st century learners are evolving the way educators teach because of the way they learn. They prefer interactive media because it is active and learner-centered. They can learn independently from adults, are accustomed to a social, situated, and concrete learning experience. As library media specialists, we have to not only change our physical spaces but also our ability to steer these learners to be effective.
This webinar touched on these aspects of updating a library’s physical space by thorough weeding; establish advisory committees to help build relationships/ partnerships in helping the library to grow and collect concrete data to support the necessary changes for the LMC. Once these steps have been taken, now we must teach these 21st century students the skills they need in order to achieve. There is accountability for LMS and students for learning these skills and we can no longer justify the traditional roles and responsibilities of the LMS and think we are making progress. We have to give instruction of the Information Literacy Skills and Internet Safety, learn how to use technology integration tools and then teach staff and students how to use them, collaborative teaching and planning, know how to collect data to determine decisions for instruction, and incorporate social networking into the curriculum for the benefit of the students. There is so much that a LMS has to do in order to create a seamless environment from the classroom and to the world. Are you up for the challenge?
John, I don't know what happened, the School Library Journal post is me Kim Kadeem
The presenter believes that the golden age of the modern library is in its infancy. The librarian is a central figure that builds community and spreads knowledge. The idea of the institution nature of a library is fading fast. Despite the current recession and amazon addiction, circulation remains high and continues to grow. I was very excited about his piece on social action. Many communities, such as Fairfield, explore many modern trends and hire intellectuals to speak to their communities. The libraries role is to make the pen mightier than the sword. Therefore, I look forward to starting many conversations to my future school district
“New Librarianship” Keynote Charleston Conference 2009, Charleston, SC http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=854
David Lankes is a very engaging speaker, and while the information presented during his keynote speech was geared towards rethinking the role of librarians, as I listened to him speak, I began to rethink my role as a classroom teacher as well. For me, one of the most important ideas Professor Lankes discussed was the role of data and the importance of digging beneath the surface of the data and asking “why” it changes or why it stays the same. If librarians merely react to the most recent public library usage data, and accept the idea that a failing economy and a public library member’s inability to purchase books are the reasons why usage is up, they will realize their predicted future (become obsolete), instead of their ideal future (improve society). I also learned how to ask better questions. If we want people to understand that knowledge is dynamic, not static, we need to pose questions that imply it is an active process. “What should be the future of libraries and librarians in a democracy?” implies that choices can be made to determine the futures of the institution and the profession. What are the implications of his ideas with respect to school libraries? Professor Lankes provides an outline for this change when he responds to the question, “How do we do this?” First, we need to assemble the key stakeholders. Library media specialists, students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members need to come together to discuss the major issues, such as curriculum. Then, connections need to be made between the services offered by the library, and the needs of its members. Where there are no connections, services may need to be cut or added. When deciding what to add, library media specialists need to identify which services will have the maximum impact on their ability to “improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.”
“New Librarianship” Keynote Charleston Conference 2009, Charleston, SC http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858
I love David Lankes’ idea that “the larger game” is not about warehousing recorded knowledge – it’s about knowledge creation – and that librarians are uniquely positioned to improve society by facilitating knowledge creation in the communities where they work. However, this kind of work is only possible if we librarians help to create our own future, rather than standing by and letting the future happen to us – “being the wave machine rather than riding the wave” as Lankes puts it.
I agree with Lankes that we need to build the tools our communities need instead of simply scrambling to learn the latest application that comes on the market. Lankes’ example of this is moving from a “type and push” search mentality to concept maps that link related topics. I also liked Lankes’ conversation with musicians and what they would like to see in the library space – a small stage with a piano and seating for an audience. Conversations such as this with community stakeholders are the first step toward the kind of knowledge creation that should be at the center of our work as librarians.
- Pat Mendoza
whoops “New Librarianship” Keynote Charleston Conference 2009, Charleston, SC http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=854
Reflection for "New Librarianship" Webcast by David Lankes: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858
Recent discussion and press over the future of libraries seems to focus mostly on the physical structure of the library building. Will it be brick and mortar? Will it contain books or Kindles? Will the resources be print or electronic? Will we need the space at all?
In his Webcast seminar,David Lankes shifts the discussion question from the future of libraries, to the "future of librarianship." In essence, he is examining the future role of the librarian, rather than the changing aspects of the physical structure or technology. What is a library without librarians? Just a warehouse.
The role of the new librarian, as explained by Lankes, is "to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities". Knowledge cannot be found in any source. It is constructed through conversation (largely internal). Without librarian leadership and innovation, these conversations may not begin. Lankes likened this to dropping his 6 year old at the library...without direction, the books will not jump off the shelves and say "read me". Leadership and a mission are essential to begin the conversation and construction of knowledge.
Although libraries are at their busiest today, we cannot become complacent. As Lankes explained through the examples of failed and successful social networking sites and encyclopedias, success today does not mean success tomorrow. In the future, librarians need to continually examine their role, and step up as leaders in the information age to facilitate knowledge construction in their communities.
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