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School Libraries for the 21st Century

School Libraries for the 21st Century. What are adequate resources for Eagle Grove students & teachers?. How adequate are our resources?. RBMS electronic collection analysis found: Average publication year is 1988 Recommended average year is 2000 Recommended age for discard is 15 years.

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School Libraries for the 21st Century

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  1. School Libraries for the 21st Century What are adequate resources for Eagle Grove students & teachers?

  2. How adequate are our resources? • RBMS electronic collection analysis found: • Average publication year is 1988 • Recommended average year is 2000 • Recommended age for discard is 15 years

  3. How adequate are our resources? • Recommended age for discard is 15 years • 45 % of books recommended for discard • Number is approximately 3000 books

  4. Why weed? • Older books not attractive to today’s students • In science and health, new research makes the information outdated

  5. Why weed? • May be false or misleading • Events in history change the world • Terms change: “Native American” vs “American Indian”

  6. Why do we need new books? • Samples: • Book from 1974: Food Chains and Ecosystems • Book from 1998: Food Chains • Book from 1973: The Bug Clan • Book from 1995: Bugs: A closer look at the world’s tiny creatures • Website: Bug Bios

  7. Why do we still need books? • High quality children’s literature enriches students’ understanding • Emphasis at all levels on reading requires more books • Students need to be able to use a variety of sources

  8. Why do we still need books? • Libraries need different levels of books for different readers • Books are effective for visual learners • Teachers will not use books for teaching that are not up to date

  9. Why do we still need books? • Print resources often have more in-depth information • Print resources are reliable • Younger students are not as aware of problems with information on the Internet

  10. How many books are needed? • Iowa standards document: Plans for Progress 1992, Iowa Dept. of Education (updated for the 21st Century) • Collection minimum size of 7,500 for Middle School • Minimum: replace 5% per year = 375 • Ideal: replace 10% per year = 750

  11. What are the costs? • The average non-fiction book costs approximately $25 • 3,000 books X $25 =$75,000 • Over a 10 year recommended replacement period = 7,500/year

  12. What is a recommended budget? • Replacement of 375 books/year • 375 x average book $25 = 9,375 • 1 new book per year per student • $25 x 245 = $6,125 • $1,500 requisitioned in 2008

  13. How did we get here? • Inadequate budget to replace outdated materials • Increase in book prices, but little or no increase in budget to offset • Emphasis on technology

  14. How have we compensated? • Purchasing paperbacks • Scholastic book fairs • Small & larger grants from Jaycees, Wal-Mart, PTO, Farm Bureau, soup labels, donations, garage sales, public library sales

  15. How have we compensated? • Textbook $$ used at the high school • Retaining older books so shelves aren’t empty

  16. How important is this? • Studies in Colorado, Ohio, Hawaii, and Iowa • Direct correlation shown between well equipped libraries and student reading achievement • Simply: more & better books = more reading = higher reading achievement & test scores

  17. Resources • Resource Alignment: Providing Curriculum Support in the School Library media Center by Karen R. Lowe • Plans for Progress into the 21st Century: A Guide to Planning for School Library Media Programs by Becky Stover Johnson

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