Learning Resource Center Research Articles

Quality Assessment of a Learning Resources Centers' Services at Omani Private Schools Using SERVQUAL Scale

The increasing role of learning resources, electronic publishing, and the emergence of new innovations in LRCs necessitate significant changes in educational schemes, systems, methods, and resources. Studies highlight the significance of a school resource center in aiding students and teachers in designing, producing, using, and delivering resource materials, improving classroom environments, and providing a diverse range of learning resources. This study examines the perceived and expected service quality at the Learning Resources Center of Seeb International School in Oman. As well as investigating the significant differences in service quality due to some variables (gender, job, and experience). Utilizing the SERVQUAL model, the research explores five dimensions of service quality: reliability, responsiveness, assurance, tangibility, and empathy. The sample group comprised 15 participants, including teachers and administrators. The findings indicate that participants at Seeb International School's LRC perceive a higher level of service quality than predicted by the SERVQUAL model, with favorable opinions and high mean scores suggesting their expectations have been met or exceeded. The analysis reveals that gender does not significantly impact perceived service quality, but job category influences perceptions, with administrators rating service quality lower than teachers. Additionally, experience plays a significant role, as participants with more experience rate service quality higher than those with less experience. These results contribute to understanding service quality at the LRC of private schools in Oman and provide valuable insights for school administrators to enhance their learning resource services.

Manajemen Perguruan Tinggi Pesantren

Higher Education is education that is programmed after secondary school which includes diploma, bachelor, master, doctoral professors and specialist programs. pesantren is a learning resource center to explore religious knowledge. today many pesantren have established formal education.Islamic boarding schools have a distinctive and unique tradition compared to other educational institutions outside of pesantren. Islamic boarding schools have become a separate identity for Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia. pesantren not only give birth to ulama 'who are intellectual or vice versa, but also create ulama'-scientists and vice versa.The work of past scholars should be used as a support system to repeat the same achievements today. For this reason, we need today to realize academics that have Islamic boarding school values, because world civilization is starting to be torn apart because of us who began to move away from moral idealism.

Utilization of Learning Space as a Learning Resource Center

A conducive learning situation is related to the quality of student learning. The creation of a conducive class will prevent students from feeling bored, physical fatigue and also the creation of a conducive class will provide motivation and comfort for students' learning. Learning space is the place where the teaching and learning process takes place, the place in question can be indoors, outdoors, or virtual space. Learning space is a facility that creates a learning atmosphere and supports the creation of an innovative learning ecosystem. There are four ideas that form the basis for developing future learning spaces, namely: learning by doing, context-based, interaction, and learning locations. To realize this design, a space-technology-cognitive concept was designed that combines aspects of knowledge, aspects of space or the learning environment and the use of technology as one of the smart learning designs in the future. Utilization of learning space as a learning resource center can be carried out by referring to five functions, namely: the function of developing instructional systems; learning media service function; learning media development function; training function and administrative function.

Navigating Change: Dealing with Staff Loss and Job Realignment in Libraries

In October 2019, the Ensor Learning Resource Center at Georgetown College lost one staff position. While this reduction in force was not a major surprise, what happened over the next three budget years was. With each new year, the library lost positions as part of budget cuts at the institution. To manage these cuts, the library and its staff underwent a major realignment of duties and services to continue to meet patron needs. The article below offers some context and advice for those who may find themselves in similar situations. Recent history in library staffing has seen a reduction in the numbers of qualified librarians and paraprofessionals. According to the IPEDS data, academic libraries have seen an approximately 14% drop in the number of staff and librarians in their ranks. Given this reality, it is incumbent on library leaders to adjust to these new realities, rewriting job descriptions, dropping job duties—including those that are vitally important—and working to ensure building operations continue. This retrenchment in library staffing leads to impacts—both negative and positive—that have far-reaching effects beyond the library walls. As library director at Georgetown College, a small liberal arts campus of approximately 1200 students and a faculty of 75, I faced the situation described above four times in four straight budget years as a staff of seven dwindled to a staff of three. While one staff position was added in October 2022, for three months, a 65,000 square foot building that had to deliver services and spaces for over twelve hundred students ran with a skeleton crew. In this article I offer background to this situation, how it was addressed, and some (hopefully) helpful tips to those in a similar situation.

The Role of Learning Resource Centres in Enhancing Self-Learning of Senior Secondary Students

The School Learning Resource Centre is staple of the co-curricular activities and a way to encourage self-learning of students which makes the best contribution to stimulate the interest of students in general knowledge development and knowledge seeking. Learning resource centres play a major role in making students use their free time and improve their reading habits. Through this, students’ curricular and co-curricular activities are improved. However, in recent times, it has been pointed out that the number of students visiting learning resource centres and using the learning resources there is decreasing. This situation has had a negative impact on their academic achievement. It is in this background that the research has been carried out regarding the role of learning resource centres in enhancing the self-learning of students in Akkaraipattu education division. Among the activities undertaken through the learning resource centre to promote self-learning of students. The objectives of this research are to identify the contributions made directly. The objectives of this research are to identify the contributions made by the subject teachers and the contributions made by the school management and to analyze the relationship between these contributions and the self-learning of the students and to identify the challenges in effectively carrying out the activities of the learning resource centre to enhance the self-learning of the students. This research has also been carried out in the design of a descriptive survey research under the mixed research approach and 5 schools in the Akkaraipattu education division have been selected and their learning resource centre in-charges, subject teachers, school management committee members were taken as the population of the research and 60 people were selected samples using purposive sampling method. Quantitative and qualitative data collected through questionnaire, interview and observation tools have been analyzed using percentage survey and correlation coefficient. The following have been identified through this. The contribution of the learning resource Centre and the contribution of the school management in enhancing the self-learning of the students are at a high level. However, the contribution of subject teachers is at a low level. Meanwhile, there is a low positive correlation between learning research centre subject teachers’ contributions and students’ achievement. On the contrary, there is a high positive correlation between the contributions of school management and student achievement. Therefore, the contribution of the teachers who have the most influence in enhancing the self-learning of the students is less and it has had a less impact on the achievement of the students. Similarly, although the direct contribution of the learning resource Centre, which is highly influential in enhancing self-learning of students have been high, it has had a low impact on student achievement. Therefore, learning resource centre in-charges, subject teachers, school management and other school community should work together to carry out proper planning and effectively carry out the activities of the learning resource centre in a manner is suitable for implementing a blended learning approach can enhance self – learning of students.

Integrated Inclusive School Network Cluster as a Resource Center for Inclusive Education in Surakarta

An outreach or community service program was conducted in Surakarta City, Indonesia, by developing Inclusion House in collaboration with the Yayasan Lembaga Pendidikan Al-Firdaus (YLPAF, Al-Firdaus Foundation for Education), which oversees the Al-Firdaus Inclusion School. YLPAF also has a Puspa (Children’s Service Center), which carries out the main task of being a model for an inclusive education resource center. However, YLPAF faces challenges related to inclusive education resource centers in carrying out its duties because the inclusive school network that formed at this time still needs to be improved. This community service is carried out with a focus on Inclusion House, creating an integrated, inclusive school network where YLPAF is the learning resource center. The community service team from UNS acts as a facilitator in the formation of an integrated, inclusive school network in the city of Surakarta. This inclusive school network, formed through community service, connects YLPAF as a resource center for inclusive education with kindergarten, elementary schools, and a natural school. The commitment of schools ratified in a MoU contains a cooperation agreement in assessing special needs students and establishing communication regarding curriculum adaptation and classroom management in the inclusive education cluster network organization.

Analysis of the Integration Path of Chinese Traditional Culture in College English Education and Teaching under the Background of Big Data

Abstract The cloud platform teaching system utilizes the optimized load balancing algorithm and DP algorithm to allocate and cluster massive teaching resources respectively, organize massive Chinese cultural knowledge scientifically and rationally into relevant network modules, and present it to English learners in a combination of graphic and text, audio and video. By investigating the selection of resource content and the quality of each functional module on the cloud platform, it can be found that the five primary cultural contents are generally well balanced, with the two that account for the most significant proportion of the content being cultural practices and cultural products, and the proportion of the other three varying little. Most students preferred the functional modules of Learning Center (84.3%), Resource Center, Extracurricular Paradise, and PK Pavilion, but only 12% preferred the Psychological Center module. The correlation coefficient between different factors and the intensity of Chinese culture penetration is the highest, 0.924. The average score of the degree of realization of the five teaching objectives in teaching practice is 3.838, close to “basically realized”. The scores of the four major dimensions of the university students increased significantly (p<0.05). The most significant improvement was seen in the quality of thinking dimension, with a mean increase of 2.678 points.

Librarians’ professional development needs in the digital age - A case study at the Learning Resource Centre - Can Tho University, Vietnam

Professional development fulfils dual functions in fostering career advancement and enhancing staff retention. For librarians, this development becomes even more crucial to acquire the requisite skills and knowledge in the digital age. This study presents the professional development needs of staff at the Learning Resource Centre, Can Tho University, Vietnam. This study used C.P. Alderfer’s Existence Relatedness Growth (ERG) Theory of Motivation - Existence, Relatedness, and Growth (1969) [1] as a theoretical framework. A mixed-method approach was utilised to determine the professional development requirements of the staff and the associated influencing factors. A survey questionnaire was disseminated to all 28 staff members (a 100% sample) of the Learning Resource Centre via online and in-person forms. Furthermore, fifteen individual interviews were conducted to obtain detailed insights. The research findings underscore that the majority of the staff at the Centre express a keen interest in professional development. Moreover, the research pinpointed three challenges affecting career development: budgeting (both self-financed and state-sponsored), time, and familial obligations. These results aid in formulating strategies to address the professional development necessities of staff at the Learning Resource Centre in the digital age. Additionally, the insights augment the compendium of reference resources for subsequent research in human resource management and devising strategies to retain highly skilled personnel.

Learning Resource Center Organizational Programs and Facilities

The Organization of Learning Resource Centers (OLRC) acts as a supporting facility for the effectiveness and efficiency of the learning process, designed to provide convenience to students and teachers in utilizing learning resources. This research uses the literature study method by collecting information from various sources such as books, articles, journals, and relevant scientific papers. The purpose of the research is to find out the LRC program and facilities that support the effectiveness and efficiency of learning. The results showed that the LRC program involves at least three activities, namely Learning System Development, Learning Multimedia Development, and Learning Resource Needs Services. LRC, also known as media center, functions as an educational institution that provides facilities for planning, production, operation, and follow-up actions in the development of learning systems with physical and digital facilities following the times and technology.

Discursive Fluctuations of the School Library Program in Chile: A Critical Policy Analysis

Abstract In Latin America, school libraries were founded based on the hopes of fostering democracy and reducing social and educational inequalities. Nevertheless, current dominant discourses relate school libraries more closely to the demand to improve academic results. In this article, we explore what we consider to be an intensification of neoliberal discourses about school libraries by studying the case of the Learning Resource Centres (Centros de Recursos para el Aprendizaje, CRA) in Chile, a program that has been exemplary compared to other Latin American countries. With a Critical Policy Analysis (Bacchi 2009. Analysing Policy: What’s the Problem Represented to be? Australia: Pearson, 2012. Engaging with Carol Bacchi. Strategic Interventions and Exchanges. Adelaide: University of Adelaide Press, 2015. “The Turn to Problematization: Political Implications of Contrasting Interpretive and Poststructural Adaptations.” Open Journal of Political Science 5 (1): 1–12), we question the problems that the CRA produce and aim to solve and their transformations through time. We focus on four public policy documents tracing how school libraries are related to the global educational reforms of the late 1980s and the 1990s and how they are assessed in the 2010s. We read the documents sketching out three exclusions that, we argue, lay the foundation for a neoliberal intensification of the CRA program: the exclusions of pedagogical innovation, of other learning resources beyond books, and of the local community.

Peran Kepala Sekolah Sebagai Motivator Kinerja Guru di SMP Islam Al Azhar 29 BSB Semarang

Motivation is important because it affects how productive you are at work. Effective school leaders can boost teacher morale and productivity through mentoring and encouragement. This study investigates how the role of the principal affects teacher performance. The research method uses qualitative descriptive. Data collection using interview, observation, and recording techniques. Data analysis using data reduction techniques. The results showed that the role of the principal as a motivator of teacher performance at SMP Islam Al Azhar 29 BSB Semarang has been quite good. The headmaster strives to improve teacher performance in planning (with reference to IMTAQ). The Principal has performed his duties as a motivator of teacher performance well which includes: managing the physical environment, regulating the work atmosphere, instilling discipline, giving rewards, providing encouragement and providing learning resources through the learning resource center.

Building and developing collections in school libraries and learning resource centers in Egypt: a field study

Building and developing collections in school libraries and learning resource centers in Egypt: a field study

The impact of employing some applications of the second generation of the Web (WEB2.0) on the marketing and development of learning resource center services

هدفت الدراسة الى التعرف على تطبيقات الجيل الثاني من الويب WEB2.0 المستخدمة في تسويق وتطوير خدمات وأنشطة مراكز مصادر التعلم وأثر توظيفها وجدواها وأهم التحديات والمعوقات التي تحول دون التوظيف الفعال لتلك التطبيقات، وقد تم إجراء الدراسة على عينة عشوائية من أخصائي مصادر التعلم بمدارس الحلقة الثانية وما بعد الأساسي بمحافظة شمال الباطنة خلال الفصل الدراسي الثاني من العام الدراسي 2018-2019 م عددها(27) مختصاً، وتم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي من خلال المقابلة، وقد توصلت الدراسة أن تطبيقات الجيل الثاني من الويب WEB2.0 ذات فاعلية في تسويق خدمات وأنشطة مراكز مصادر التعلم والنهوض بدورها الفعال والوصول للمستفيد إضافة إلى أن الشبكات الاجتماعية والمدونات الإلكترونية ذات استخدام أكبر في تسويق وتطوير خدمات مراكز مصادر التعلم نتيجة اعتماد أخصائي مركز مصادر التعلم على خصائص ومميزات كل تطبيق في تسويق وتطوير الخدمات المقدمة، وأن ضعف البنية التحتية وقلة مهارة بعض الأخصائيين إضافة إلى قلة البرامج والدورات في مجال توظيف التكنولوجيا، ومخاوف بعض المستفيدين وقلة وعيهم تعتبر من أهم التحديات والمعوقات التي تواجه أخصائي مصادر التعلم في تسويق وتطوير الخدمات المقدمة.

Issues and Perspectives of Public Libraries in Pakistan: A Review

Abstract Public libraries (PLs) aim to meet the information needs of their local communities and play a vital role in the development of a nation. Comprehensive published literature is available on PLs in Pakistan and could explore the challenges encountered by these PLs in the country through literature review. Thus, to fill this gap in existing literature, a review of literature was conducted to explore the status, issues, and perspectives of the PLs in Pakistan since its partition in 1947. The researchers reviewed library and information science (LIS) literature published on the subject topics. Various electronic data sources were searched such as Taylor and Francis, Emerald Insight, EBSCOhost, Science Direct, Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), and Google Scholar. Similarly, the profiles of prominent Pakistani LIS scholars were also consulted for the said purpose. A search string was formulated to get precise results with some limitations on extracting required data. Peer-reviewed studies published from 1947 to 2021 in the English language were included in present study, which extracted 74 citations. After deleting duplicates from titles and abstracts, a full-text assessment was done. Finally, 27 studies were included, which matched the search criteria and explored various issues of the PLs in Pakistan. The findings of this study reveal that PLs in Pakistan are facing several challenges such as nonexistence of appropriate planning, absence of library legislation, lack of ICT application in libraries, absence of policy regarding public relations and publicity (PRP) of library resources and services. Other issues are lack of proper service structure for LIS professionals, as a deficiency in providing proper LIS continuing education and training opportunities to LIS professionals, insufficient human resources, the bureaucratic administrative structure of public libraries, shortage of sufficient funds and financial independence. The highlighted issues and challenges may serve as a guide for public library policy and decision-makers in reforming their present policies, or in articulating a modern public library system in Pakistan. This study suggests several recommendations which would help the competent authorities and policymakers to transform the PLs in Pakistan from neglected to indispensable community learning and information resource centers. This is a first study of its kind in Pakistan, and it is hoped that the findings will serve as a springboard for future research in the LIS field and contribute to the literature on the PLs in Pakistan.

G.C.E Advanced Level Students Usage of the Learning Resource Center - A Review (Based on G.C.E Advanced Level students in the selected schools underthe SandilipayDivisional Education Office)

G.C.E Advanced Level Students Usage of the Learning Resource Center - A Review (Based on G.C.E Advanced Level students in the selected schools underthe SandilipayDivisional Education Office)

Indoor Climates and Energy Consumption by Air Conditioning System in a Learning Resource Centre in Malaysia

A Learning Resource Centre is a type of library that houses books and all other media facilities as well as daily newspapers and journal articles. Indoor climates such as the indoor dry bulb temperature and relative humidity must be controlled at the recommended level in a Learning Resource Centre in order to keep the collections and archival materials in good condition. Based on the ASEAN Energy Organization report, 50-60% of the total energy consumption of a building goes to Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems operation. As such, energy savings for HVAC systems is crucial and should be studied, especially after climate change has taken place. In this paper, the author installed data loggers in the Resource Centre for a period of a month to monitor the indoor climate changing trend. Due to the lack of cooling and dehumidification processes when the HVAC systems were turned off, there were peaks in both indoor dry bulb temperature and relative humidity during the night. The ambient high relative humidity had caused an increase in the indoor relative humidity at night. At the same time, the energy consumption simulation of the HVAC systems was run using the Transient Energy System Simulation Tool (TRNSYS). Different operating modes were set in the simulations to obtain the comparison of energy consumption for the different operating modes of the HVAC systems under four different weather elements, namely the present-day, 2020’s, 2050’s and 2080’s time scenarios. Electricity bills for the different scenarios based on current electricity tariffs were analyzed. The results show that a significant saving can be obtained if the HVAC systems were operated under the All-day Operating Mode.

The Changing Role of Learning Resource Centre in Providing ICT Based Services during the Covid‐19 Pandemic

The Changing Role of Learning Resource Centre in Providing ICT Based Services during the Covid‐19 Pandemic

Principal’s Strategy in Improving Educational Quality

This qualitative study investigates the principal’s strategy in improving educational quality at SD Negeri 19 Gelumbang by using observations, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the principal’s strategy includes empowering teachers’ competencies, and complete learning resource centers, working together to develop learning models, attempting to foster good cooperation with teachers and staff, and improving teachers’ discipline, including requiring teachers to participate in every school. The school environment at SD Negeri 19 Gelumbang is supportive of teaching and learning activities. The main source of strength is students’ eagerness to learn. Close family relationships among students are also practiced in the school environment.

Clinical Supervision, Learning Management, and Information Technology on Teacher Performance

Learning innovations in schools occur in the school system, which includes existing components. Among them is the school education system, which consists of curriculum, rules, and organizational management of learning resource centers. Teacher performance can be seen and measured based on the specifications or competency criteria that every teacher must have. This research is included in the category of literature research, namely first, by noting all findings regarding consumption motivation in general in each research discussion obtained in the literature and sources. In the era of digital technology disruption, the idea of learning facilitated by teachers is more related to digital technology because most students are more interested in paying attention to the essential things, so information and communication technology-based learning is needed to support the professionalism of a teacher. The performance of clinical supervision is for the improvement and development of the teaching and learning process in total, such as improving the quality of teacher teaching, fostering the growth of the teaching profession in a broad sense, including the provision of facilities that support the smooth teaching and learning process, improving the quality of teacher knowledge and skills, providing guidance and coaching.

Ability Leadership in Islamic Educational Institutions

The attitude of leadership is an absolute thing inherent in a leader in an educational institution. This is because leaders are responsible for facilitating the development of human resources (HR) towards superior and complete people in the future. This study aims to analyze ability leadership in Islamic educational institutions. The background of this research is focused on 3 (three) units of Islamic educational institutions, namely MIN 1 Sahadabuan, MTsN 1 Padangsidimpuan Model, and MAN 2 Padangsidimpuan Model. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analytical study method. Where the researcher seeks to reveal the facts in the phenomenon of the leadership of the 3 (three) institutions. The results of this study indicate that the Head of Madrasah has the same goal as the institution he leads, namely improving the quality of service and the quality of madrasas. The forms of ability leadership shown by the madrasa principal are (1) managerial skills including; implementing madrasa work programs, improving the quality and performance of teachers by involving teachers in education and training (training) and workshops, managing the rooms and offices of the teacher council; (2) Academic skills, including: providing opportunities for teachers to continue their studies (master and doctoral), providing general guidelines and services for teacher needs (administrative and academic), and carrying out academic supervision, and (3) communication skills, including: involving: teachers in decision-making efforts, appreciating teacher performance, providing motivation and advice to teachers collectively every month, forming a sense of kinship in madrasas. In addition, the madrasa head also seeks to function the madrasa environment as a Joint Learning Resource Center (PSBB).