Libraries,Literacy and Development: Combined Libraries as an Option for Developing Countries: A Brief Communication

Public and school library development has been slow in Third World countries. This can only be overcome by a shift in perception whereby libraries become important to national development and educational and literacy goals. When considering transformation in library mission and delivery systems, combined school and public libraries offer an alternate and innovative model. Research has determined conditions under which combined libraries are successful and when these success factors and conditions in developing countries are juxtaposed, striking correlations appear. Combined libraries may offer the integration necessary in a climate of scarcity; they may provide the framework in which libraries can serve all the people by contributing to a literate environment and literacy efforts, while supporting formal education and development programs.     

Developing Media Literacy in Public Libraries: Learning from Community Media Centers

The rise of digital media labs and spaces for content creation in public libraries has been documented in the scholarly literature. However, fewer studies have investigated the outcomes of media literacy initiatives in community media centers (CMCs) and how they might inform similar programs and services in public libraries. This article reports findings from a study that used qualitative research to investigate the current goals and activities of CMCs across the United States. The findings show that the educational, social, and community benefits of these programs could be useful for public libraries to consider in developing or augmenting their own media literacy initiatives.     

Libraries,Literacy and Lifelong Learning

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Libraries and Spatial Literacy: Toward Next-Generation Education

The role of the library is to assist citizens in skills development critical to national interest and empowerment as literacy ambassadors, in general. Specifically, the work by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (1994) indicates that spatial literacy is for every citizen and not just a set of workforce specialists. Hence, the use of maps in decision making and problem solving will become fundamental to all professions, including library professionals. Thus, a spatial literacy awareness and rationale for such as standard job ability is discussed as a future librarian workforce proficiency and knowledge transfer medium.     

信息素养标准和教学目标对图书馆教育职能改革的启示

分析了“美国高等教育信息素养标准”和“高校图书馆员信息素养教学目标”的产生背景、结构体例和责任分配等特点，揭示了这两个规范性文件在“加强统筹合作”、“倡导信息素养”和“提高馆员地位”等方面的指导意义。     

Libraries and Financial Literacy: Perspectives From Emerging Markets

The article uses conceptual correlations between information literacy and financial literacy as a basis for arguing that financial literacy services have a place in library settings. The article discusses the general requirements, profile of services, and various challenges related to the introduction of financial literacy programmes in public libraries. An intensified interest in financial literacy matters may be assigned to the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009. The interdependencies between financial crisis, financial literacy, and the potential of public libraries is illustrated by the example of one South-Eastern European country whose economic transformations and developments reflect the importance of financial literacy.     

公共图书馆评估的发展历程:经验、问题与前瞻——以广东地区为例

文章首先概述了我国公共图书馆评估研究及公共图书馆评估工作的情况,之后通过分析广东省公共图书馆评估定级的等级结构分布特点,总结经验与存在的问题,提出公共图书馆评估工作在今后实施中的改进策略。     

数字图书馆馆藏发展的中外比较

数字馆藏发展是数字图书馆发展中的一项重要内容，文章从中外数字图书馆馆藏发展的比较中提出对国内数字图书馆发展的若干意见和建议。     

高校图书馆与大学生信息素质教育

信息素质是21世纪大学生素质结构的基本构成之一,本文在分析了目前大学生信息素质教育现状的基础上,探讨了高校图书馆如何充分发挥其优势,采取各种措施开展信息素质教育,适应新形势.     

高校图书馆在线信息素质教育的现状分析与发展对策

在线信息素质教育(OILl)是信息素质教育的良好平台和发展趋势.通过调查我国69所高校图书馆的OILI情况、分析我国高校OILI的特点,发现当前OILI普遍存在诸多缺陷,如缺乏统一标准,开发出的教学资源通用性不强,难以共享、重用,教学内容和媒体单一,缺乏信息素质评估功能等.建立基于本体的标准化在线学习资源库、开发智能化和具有检索功能的网站、完善OILI的内容、加强个性化服务等,是未来高校图书馆OILI的发展对策.     

国外图书馆定位研究与实践

近十年来国外对图书馆定位的研究已经达到较为深入的层面,从环境出发进行图书馆服务定位,从管理出发进行图书馆员角色定位,从战略出发进行图书馆资源定位,从发展出发进行图书馆社会功能定位,理论研究与实践相结合,宏观和微观并行,奠定了图书馆整体定位的基础,值得有针对性地学习和借鉴。     

论古籍编辑应具备的文化素养

古籍整理类图书具有专业性强、学术含量高、文化价值大等特点,是对中华优秀传统文化和璀璨文明的传承和弘扬,在出版此类图书时不仅要求编辑工作者有较高的文化使命感,而且应具备较强的专业知识能力。古籍编辑的文字功底、文献知识、古文阅读能力和学术心态等,往往影响着古籍整理类图书出版的最终质量和价值。