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Creating 21st Century Libraries, Elise Valoe, Tod Stevens, Lynell De Wind
Creating 21st Century Libraries, Elise Valoe, Tod Stevens, Lynell De Wind
Lynell J. De Wind
Steelcase Corporation, SHW Group and GVSU presented "Creating 21st Century Libraries" at Neocon in Chciago, IL. Steelcase’s most recent research on education libraries was presented. Participants found out about the key business drivers impacting how libraries are designed and what activities must be supported in the 21st century. They learned to develop and use a human-centered design method to develop solutions and aid the shift from information-centered libraries to social centered ones Presenters: Elise Valoe, senior human-centered design researcher for Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI; Tod Stevens, AIA, LEED AP, principal designer for SHW Group, Berkeley, MI; Lynell De Wind, …
Re-Positioning Library And Information Services To Meet The Teacher Preparation Needs For Vision 20:20:20 In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Re-Positioning Library And Information Services To Meet The Teacher Preparation Needs For Vision 20:20:20 In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Helen Nneka Eke
The paper discusses re-positioning library and information services to meet the teacher preparation needs for vision 20:20:20 in Nigeria. Vision 20:20:20 is a dream of Nigeria to be counted among the leading 20 national economy in the world by the year 2020. Education is a powerful tool for training manpower including teachers needed to actualize this dream. The paper reiterates the fat that library and information services as an essential educational support service should be repositioned if the teacher preparation need for the vision is to be achieved. The roles of the library and information centers were highlighted in the …