Presentation at Pärnu International Educational Conference

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AS CHANGE AGENTSPÄRNU INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Jannicke Røgler, library adviser, Buskerud County Library 25 April, 2013, Strand Hotel, Jurmala Hall

Main project results

› Joint initiatives:• Exchange of ideas and projects• Library visits in both Pärnu and

Buskerud

› Local initiatives in Buskerud:• Science project• Facebookpages• Information evaluation• Exchange of ideas and projects

Focus on information evaluation

› Information evaluation is the process of evaluating an information source in order to obtain knowledge

› A given information source may be more or less valid, reliable or relevant

The new School Library at Drammen Upper Secondary School

Course in Information evaluation

› TOAS (TONE in Norwegian) stand for four important keywords that you can use to evaluate an information source:

› Trustworthy: Is the source to be trusted?

› Objectivity: Is the source neutral?

› Accuracy: how careful, detailed and accurate is the source?

› Suitability: Can you find the answers you need?

Science project

› Students work on a science project. During the project period they are given guidance by librarians in:• How to make a literature list• Legal use of images and creative commons licences• Google advanced search• Flickr - online photo management and sharing

application

School libraries on Facebook

› Experiences using Facebook :• Little impact• Reaches few pupils• Require considerable

time and resources• We recommend

using the school's learning platform to reach out to pupils

Digital learning platform – resources from Lier

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Course against cyber-bullying and Internet privacy

Competence enhancement for school librarians in Buskerud

› Action plan for school libraries in Buskerud

› Conference for school librarians in 2014

› University study in didactics for school librarians

› Regular meetings and networking

Thank you!