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!