A presentation for public school teachers and media specialists which explains how forming partnerships with public libraries can help them alleviate the pain of shrinking budgets.
2. What We’re Going to Talk About
What is accessible to teachers inside
their schools from the public library
Licensing differences between NC
Live and NC Wise OWL
Teaching information literacy
Getting more help from your local
library
#nccufutureteach
3. Situation
Schools have much less money
Resources besides the internet
have become more scarce
More print resources are
switching towards internet access
only
Information literacy has changed
4. Information Literacy
Conveying difficult intellectual
property concepts
Illustrating the difference between
a website and a subscription
database
The pluses and minuses of
crowd-sourced information
(Wikipedia)
5. Public Libraries
Most reference books in the library’s
collection have already moved online
Content may come from the state or
locally
NC Live and NC Wise OWL have
different resources
You and your students can still
access NC Live databases from
inside your school
6. NC Live
Do Not Use the Quick Search
Authority control differs by
vendor*
Get help, don’t guess
*Each database provider describes their
content differently
7. Learning Express
EOG practice exams with evaluations
Math, reading, writing, etc. help for those
who need additional practice and
feedback
Online SAT and ACT classes and practice
exams
Vocational exams
PRAXIS
Computer classes online
8. Things You Can Do
Ask for a library card drive at your
school
Ask for a librarian to come in and
show a certain resource, or give
suggestions
Give feedback on the databases that
your library system purchases!
Let librarians know about
assignments
9. Things Which May Be Available
Institutional Cards
Student Cards
ESOL practice online
Foreign language classes online
Entrepreneurial resources
Grant resources
Specialized subjects – Art history, auto repair,
etc.
True ebooks for different ages
10. Contact me with your questions
kmakens@durhamcountync.gov
@kmakens
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Hinweis der Redaktion
My name is Kathy Makens; I’m the Head of Adult Services at the South Regional Library in Durham North Carolina in the United States. You can contact me on Twitter @kmakens or email kmakens@durhamcountync.gov. Ways to partner with the public library
Dr Edwards is right. The print text book is dying, so is the print reference book.
Shifting from an individual resource to an overarching strategy, also teaching how to search better
You all have completely different offerings available – the bigger and richer your location, the better schwag your library offers -the rug may be pulled out from under you – we have completely different rules than schools for content
Some of you only have access to NC Live from your library