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Serving Youth in Libraries: 21st Century Skills

Serving Youth in Libraries: 21st Century Skills. College of DuPage LTA Program Business & Technology. Objectives:. Build upon the core skills learned in Today’s Libraries, Basic Information Tools, and Public Services

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Serving Youth in Libraries: 21st Century Skills

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  1. Serving Youth in Libraries:21st Century Skills College of DuPage LTA Program Business & Technology

  2. Objectives: • Build upon the core skills learned in Today’s Libraries, Basic Information Tools, and Public Services • Materials selection (SLJ, Booklinks, VOYA, etc. Vendor utilities such as Ingram Online, etc.) • Reference tools: online and print for youth • Programming (Storytelling, crafts/programs, book talks, summer reading, etc.) • Outreach (School visits pre-K-12, marketing/public relations, community) • Technology: Integrated use for collection development, web pages (pathfinders, etc.)

  3. LTA Youth I, II, and III • I. Intro to Youth Library Services • Overview: ALSC, job roles, needs of youth, tools/tech • Il. Public Library Youth and Young Adult Services • Outreach, YAs, summer reading, technology, material selection • III. School Media/LRC Asst. • Special needs: ISBE, ISLMA, collaboration in education environment, tools in the school

  4. Student-centeredApplied Learning • Tools of the trade • Vendor tools like Follett, Advance, Ingram, Baker & Tayor; also MS Office Suite products and web pages • Visits to youth libraries • Visitors: librarians, LTAs • Mentor/shadow days • Draft syllabus: http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/youthsyllabus.doc

  5. Who is this person? • M.A. English, Northwestern University • M.L.S. UIUC • Ph.D. candidate UIUC • Co-mentoring/teaching digital libraries at U of C Center for School Improvement for CPS • Former High School Librarian at U of Chicago Lab Schools • Youth Library Asst. Hinsdale Public Library, Villa Park Public Library

  6. Publications • Comstock, S, B. Bruce, & D. Harnisch. " The Inquiry Page: Collaborative Technology into Practice." Proc. SITE, March 24-30, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITEfinalinteractive.doc • Harnisch, D., Comstock, S. Thakkar, U., Moore, S. Bruce, B. Jakobsson, E., Abbott, G., & Gabric, K. Scientists Becoming Teachers: Lessons Learned from Teacher Partnerships." Proc. SITE, March 24-30, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITE2003gk12paperfinal.doc • Comstock, S, B. Bruce, D. Harnisch, & Mehra, B. “Fostering Inquiry-based Learning in Technology-rich Learning Environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellowship Program.” Proc. ED-MEDIA 2002 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, July 24-July 29, 2002, Denver. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAInquiryProc4.doc • Comstock, S. D. Harnisch, B. Bruce, & Mehra, B. “Who’s Teaching Whom? Scientist-Teacher Teams and Administrative Strategies.” Proc. ED-MEDIA 2002 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, July 24-July 29, 2002, Denver. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAProfDevProc.doc • Comstock, S.L. “Case for Story,” Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 18-21. Long paper accepted for 45-minute individual presentation. • Comstock, S.L. "Language Arts: Futurecourse," Chicago: Futurecourse, 2003. (Grades 3-5) Online learning module for CPS. • Comstock, S.L. "Lab Science: Futurecourse," Chicago: Futurecourse, 2003. (Grades 3-5) Online learning module for CPS. • Comstock, S. & Bruce, B. "POETRY AS PLAY: EXPRESSION AS INQUIRY," Illinois Reading Council Journal, Vol. 31, no. 2, April 2003. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/Comstock__Bruce_edited.doc • Digital Libraries in the Humanities conference, August 31-September 2, 2003, United Kingdom. "Hypertext'tale'-ity: Digital Text and Orality." • IRB grant proposal for "Cybraries" 2003 with University of Queensland, Australia.

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