Dec 03 2007
Transition
I recently visited the new Queen Margaret University Learning Resource Centre, together with several of the East Lothian school librarians and two of the librarians from Loretto. I enjoyed the look around the new campus and was particularly impressed by the use of thin clients instead of desktop PCs to provide IT access for students. Jo Rowley, Head of Library Services at QMU, is keen to offer opportunities to our senior students to make use of their resources. She recently joined us at a school librarians link meeting with senior librarians from East Lothian Library Service. We are already looking at possibilities for joint working to improve our students’ information literacy (or research methodologies - thanks Linda) and ease their transition from secondary to tertiary education. Next steps - school librarians will be talking to their HTs, guidance teachers and staff from relevant subject departments. Jo will contact East Lothian HTs and guidance staff .
This is very interesting link up. Thanks for doing this.
Hi Anne
I thought, since you’re all about libraries, and especially since you’re posting on innovative projects on your blog you might be interested in a new online resource from the 2008 National Year of Reading - Wikireadia is for reading professionals everywhere to share good practice, whether they are based in a library, school, publisher, business (and before you start to get suspicious of the whole thing, it’s entirely non-commercial, not for profit and charity based - with the National Literacy Trust and Reading Agency).
If you want to see more or even to contribute to the wiki see http://www.yearofreading.org.uk/wikireadia. It would be fantastic to see some of the amazing projects you’re posting on, appearing on a wiki for other reading professionals.
If you’re interested, I wondered if you might check out the site and include us on your blog or let any other reading professionals you know in on it.
I hope it takes your interest, and I hope it’s of use to you and your readers.
all the best
Wyl
ps. love the blog - masses and masses of interesting stuff in here, and great to hear about news back north of the border;)
Wyl
Thanks for the link Wyl. Once our students are back we’ll start adding to your wiki. A great idea for linking everyone up.
Anne