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por Laura Wheeler hace 6 años

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Online Collections in School Libraries

School libraries are evolving with the digital age, requiring teacher-librarians to play a pivotal role in organizing and curating online collections. This involves categorizing resources by reading level, subject, and format to reduce student anxiety and uncertainty related to research.

Online Collections in School Libraries

Online Collections in School Libraries

Internet Resources

Potential for Impermanency
add new sources as discovered
fix broken links
check often if still working
enhances (not replaces) print collection
interactive
variety of formats
links to related content
efficient
cheap
quick
current
global information

Tools for Creating Collections

Social Bookmarking eg. Delicious
networking
sharing
Intranet

Teacher-Librarian's Role

Make the library a place to go for information in the digital age
Organize collection by...
subject
Encourage teachers to help suggest sites & build online collections
Decrease student anxiety & uncertainty w.r.t. research
Evaluate information sources
cost
sustainability (long-term sticking power online)
navigational design
appeal
speed of access
format
reading level
depth of content
qualified expert author
accurate
unbiased