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PRESENTS The Evolution of the 21 st Century Library Speakers: Thomas Corbett, Cushing Academy Kathleen Craver, National Cathedral School Catherine Dunn, New York Public Library Liz Gray, Dana Hall School Moderated by: Thomas Toch, Executive Director, Independent Education
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PRESENTS
The Evolution of the 21st Century LibrarySpeakers:
Thomas Corbett, Cushing AcademyKathleen Craver, National Cathedral School
Catherine Dunn, New York Public LibraryLiz Gray, Dana Hall School
Moderated by: Thomas Toch, Executive Director, Independent Education
Two distinct roles of a 21st century secondary school library:
Reading and reading literacy
Research and information literacy
Supporting the library’s two roles
• Primarily delivered through laptops
Information Literacy
• Primarily delivered through eReaders
Reading Literacy
Cushing Academy has largely eliminated print materials from its library.
Q. Why?
Q. How has it changed the library experience for students and teachers?
A. To focus our efforts and priorities on meeting the new challenges of a “21st Century Library”
A. To focus our efforts and priorities on meeting the new challenges of a “21st Century Library”
Our approach is to focus all of our resources and effort on 21c resources
Moving away from printed books ...
... toward doubling our database subscriptions
Our approach is to focus all of our resources and effort on 21c resources, tools
Moving away from our old tools …
... toward learning new ones.
Our approach is to focus all of our resources and effort on 21c resources, tools and platforms
Moving away from our old ILS …
... toward building a seamless, collaborative platform built on Drupal.
New Priorities
The library’s web site is essential
Think access first, ownership last
Support our remote users
Adopt new digital tools
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
What does a 21st Century library look like?
http://fwlibrary.cushing.org
Digital Media: Supplement OR Supplant?
Q. What’s the right balance between print and digital materials in school libraries today?
A. The “right balance” is one that allows secondary school libraries to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
Once upon a time ….
1990s …
2000s….
2010 …
2 hours ago …
10 minutes ago …
21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES:
1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes2. Learning and Innovation Skills
a) Creativity and Innovation b) Critical Thinking and Problem Solvingc) Communication and Collaboration
3. Information, Media and Technology Skillsd) Information Literacye) Media Literacyf) ICT Literacy
4. Life and Career Skillsg) Organizational Literacyh) Lifetime Readers
-- from Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Ownership vs. Access?
Q. What skills will students need in the 21st Century?
NCS Library
The Future of School Libraries: Keeping Up
http://www.ncslibrary.org/future/
