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It’s All about the Student: How Students Learn and How Online Reference Sources Help

Posted Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Free Webinar

Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find links to this and other Booklist webinars at http://bit.ly/BooklistWebinars.

Today’s students are diverse, and instruction to respond to varying interests, readiness levels, and learning styles is an important classroom trend. Going online has enabled reference publishers to move beyond the “one size fits all” print model and come up with products that help support this trend by providing students with multiple options for finding and taking in information and making sense of ideas. Booklist's Reference Books Bulletin editor Mary Ellen Quinn hosts a panel discussing how students learn, and how reference publishers are tailoring their products to meet the needs of the new generation of learners.

 

Diving into Digital Books: Adding eReaders to Your School Library

Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Free Webinar

Monday, May 2, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. EDT

Kindles, Nooks and iPads, Oh My! Implementing eReaders into your library program is about more than just jumping on the latest technological bandwagon or attempting to reinvent your library in order to stay relevant. It’s about good practice. Join Buffy Hamilton and Jennifer LaGarde as they discuss how eReaders have helped them provide students with a) access to the most up to date titles, b) the unique ability to efficiently link works of fiction with nonfiction resources and, c) the opportunity to interact with texts in ways that are simply not possible with traditional, library owned, books – all in an environment that both appeals to and enhances their skills as 21st century learners.

Teen Literature Update 2011

Posted Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Free Webinar

Tuesday, April 12, 2011, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT

Registration is not required. More information and access information is available online. The link to this program will be available at 2:30 on April 12, 2011.

 

Are you wondering:

  • What the latest thing in YA literature is?
  • Who are the emerging authors, and the ones falling out of favor?
  • What are the best resources for evaluating books for YAs?
  • If graphic novels are just comic books in disguise?
  • If reading online is really reading?

The world of young adult literature is an inherently dynamic one and one that, in the last decade, has become among the most active in publishing. Each new publishing season brings a plethora of new titles, new forms, and new formats, many of which require new methods of evaluation. Keeping up with all of these changes and the new titles flooding the market can be a full-time job. This webinar will help students identify new trends and the best new titles and resources for collection development.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, attendees will be familiar with current:

  • Trends informing the dynamic field of young adult literature
  • YA Fiction – both novels of realism and genre fiction – that are “first selections” for YA collections
  • Non-fiction for both recreational and classroom use
  • Graphic novels and comics
  • Useful resources for collection development

This webinar will be of interest to both public and school library staff with young adult collection development responsibilities.

Tackling Tough Topics in Books for Youth

Posted Friday, April 1, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

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Thursday, April 7, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Finding ways to talk to children and teens about tough issues, from the Holocaust to contemporary racism, can be daunting. Booklist YA editor Gillian Engberg hosts a panel discussing high-quality youth literature that can help young people expand their awareness and start discussions on challenging subjects. Attendees will hear the perspectives of a publisher, an author, a youth-literature professor, and an educational consultant, and they will also have the opportunity to connect with panelists by submitting questions and comments of their own. Sponsored by Second Story Press.

Screenagers and the Digital Window: Teaching, Learning, and Reading with the Digital Screen

Posted Friday, April 1, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

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Monday, April 4, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. EDT

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Screenagers are connected to cell phone, computer, television, and video screens. They are reading texts, symbols, videos, and images. Reading is the window to the world if students can analyze, interpret, and understand the window “screens.”

Gaming and Literacy Webinar

Posted Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Gaming and Literacy Florida Library Youth Program Teens and Technology Series



Wednesday, April 13, 2011

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST

In the online classroom

 

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Join us for a discussion of the value of gaming programs for tween and teens, focusing on ways to incorporate literacy and promote other library activities via this medium favored by today's youth. We will include:

  • Ideas on how to set up and run gaming events.
  • Ideas on utilizing outreach to increase attendance.
  • A conversation on justifying gaming in libraries.

This program is a must for youth services staff and school media specialists who work with teen and tween patrons.

Presenters:

  • Dave Mather, Branch Manager, South Holiday Library, Pasco County Library System
  • Ashley Johnson, Librarian, South Holiday Library, Pasco County Library System
  • Paul Stonebridge, Teen Services Manager, Pasco County Library System

Moderator:

  • Patricia Romig, Youth Services Consultant, Division of Library and Information Services

For more information about this session, contact Youth Services Consultant Patricia Romig at paromig@dos.state.fl.us or 850.245.6629.

Reaching Reluctant Readers: Using High-Interest Fiction to Engage and Inspire

Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Reaching Reluctant Readers: Using High-Interest Fiction to Engage and Inspire

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Students can be reluctant readers for many reasons and using fiction and independent reading to engage them can be a great way to bring them into the wider community. In this webinar sponsored by Orca Book Publishers, attendees will hear from presenters in the library and education fields who have had success using fiction to reach at-risk and disengaged readers.

The hour-long presentation will focus on hands-on tips for both school and public librarians and will touch on the research behind the benefits of using fiction in the classroom. Examples of practical classroom projects, such as Read 180 and lit circles, and the insights of a successful publisher of short novels are just some of the offerings in this hour-long webinar moderated by Booklist’s Books for Youth managing editor Gillian Engberg.

Programs that Will Get Teens Involved!

Posted Friday, September 24, 2010 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Programs that Will Get Teens Involved!

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. CDT

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Anime Conventions and Creating Recorded Books are tried and true programs that teens love. Valerie Jensen of the Chambers County Library System will share logistics and best practices that will ensure the success of your programs - including how to involve teens in planning and hosting.

The Texas State Library is hosting this webinar and has invited people from anywhere in the country to join in. It is free, so take a look. Note that the time is CENTRAL and adjust for your location.

Trends in Teen Lit: The Independent View

Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2010 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Trends in Teen Lit: The Independent View

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST

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Young adult literature continues to be one of the most exciting and evolving areas in the publishing world. In this webinar-moderated by Gillian Engberg, Booklist’s Young Adult Books Editor-you’ll hear about new trends in teen books from author and Booklist columnist Michael Cart and three independent publishers: Melissa Wood of Sourcebooks, Andrew Woolridge of Orca Book Publishers, and Rick Wilks and Susan Shipton of Annick Press. Join this informative discussion that will give you a fresh perspective on new books for eager and reluctant and eager teen readers alike.

Reference: The Missing Link in Discovery

Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Stephanie Race, Library Staff

Reference: The Missing Link in Discovery

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST

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Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find this and other programs in the Library Journal archive at http://tiny.cc/xadfa.

 

Reference has never been in greater demand, as witnessed by the rise in Wikipedia and the prominence of reference results in Google and other search engines. Often, students do not realize that reference is what they need. The challenge to library vendors and librarians is to build reference tools and services that bridge the gap between reference librarians’ expertise, the library’s extensive information resources, and today’s users.

This discussion will look at the importance of helping users build a vocabulary and develop broad contexts for their research. Without this starting point, students are overwhelmed and they lack the vocabulary to search the professional literature and collections in their library. Addressing this problem is what reference content, librarians and services have always been about.

 

A group of library and reference experts will describe ways to raise the profile of reference as the missing link in information discovery and overall research effectiveness:

  • How can reference content be put under students’ noses so that it can be discovered without looking?
  • How can Google’s examples of "personalized search" be replicated by something Credo calls "librarianized search"?
  • What are the essential elements of context students need to best make use of the power of discovery systems?

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