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Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science
Library Services To Children, Teens And Families Experiencing Homelessness, Vikki C. Terrile
Library Services To Children, Teens And Families Experiencing Homelessness, Vikki C. Terrile
Urban Library Journal
Families with children are one of the fastest growing homeless populations in the United States, but are often left out of public library discussions of services to the homeless. This article will explore the demographics and educational issues surrounding children and teens who are experiencing homelessness in order to make the case that library services specifically for them are necessary. It will also look at the role library programs and services for their parents can play in improving literacy skills within the family unit. In addition, the article will examine model library services to children, teens and families experiencing homeless …
Information Literacy And Blind And Visually Impaired Students, Rebecca Adler Schiff
Information Literacy And Blind And Visually Impaired Students, Rebecca Adler Schiff
Urban Library Journal
In the summer of 2007, as part of the City University of New York PeopleTech Summer Institute held at Baruch College, the author taught a class in information literacy to a group of blind and visually impaired students, using assistive technology to access the resources of the college library. Despite considerable preparation and experience, teaching the class presented unexpected difficulties, detailed in this paper. Rapid advances in information literacy technology present unusual challenges for the average student—challenges that are magnified when the intermediate assistive technology is itself not easy to master. The author explores the pertinent literature.
In Review: Global Information Inequalities: Bridging The Information Gap, Hal Grossman
In Review: Global Information Inequalities: Bridging The Information Gap, Hal Grossman
Urban Library Journal
Book review
Learning Race And Ethnicity: Youth And Digital Media, David Pavelich
Learning Race And Ethnicity: Youth And Digital Media, David Pavelich
Urban Library Journal
Book review
In Review: Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web In Learning And Teaching, David Pavelich
In Review: Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web In Learning And Teaching, David Pavelich
Urban Library Journal
Book review
Molly®, When Will You Come Again? : A Mobile Library Service For The Less Privileged, Krist Chan
Molly®, When Will You Come Again? : A Mobile Library Service For The Less Privileged, Krist Chan
Urban Library Journal
The National Library Board (NLB) launched a new mobile library service in Singapore on April 3, 2008. MOLLY® (mobile library), a mobile library bus, is the latest project to run on the streets of the island bringing library services to people not utilizing the extensive network of public libraries. After a comparative overview of different mobile library models in various countries, this paper introduces MOLLY® the prototype project and covers key aspects such as the conceptualization and objectives, special target user segments, outreach methodology and core activities.
Urban Academic Library Outreach To Secondary School Students And Teachers, M. Delores Carlito
Urban Academic Library Outreach To Secondary School Students And Teachers, M. Delores Carlito
Urban Library Journal
The Mervyn H. Sterne Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in an urban area and therefore receives traffic from the community, particularly area schools. We encourage visits from these schools in order to promote information literacy, higher education, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and we recognize the importance of the library in the development of responsible citizenship, education, and culture. Since we encourage students to develop research skills before they attend college, we collaborate with area secondary schools on projects, papers, and activities by providing research instruction and support both at the schools and …
Organizing Together: The Library As Community Organizer, Melissa Canham-Clyne
Organizing Together: The Library As Community Organizer, Melissa Canham-Clyne
Urban Library Journal
This article examines how the opening of a new public library branch in an underserved neighborhood helped members of that community organize to improve the quality of their lives. Building the branch required the library system to connect diverse groups and interests.
In Review: Digital Media, Youth, And Credibility, Steven Ovadia
In Review: Digital Media, Youth, And Credibility, Steven Ovadia
Urban Library Journal
Book review
In Review: What Books By African American Women Writers Were Acquired By American Academic Libraries?: A Study Of Institutional Legitimation, Exclusion, And Implicit Censorship, Louise R. Fluk
Urban Library Journal
Book review