School Library Research Articles

Designing Future-Ready School Libraries: Empowering Stakeholders for Evidence-Based Change

ABSTRACT To adapt to evolving reading and learning needs of students in a constantly changing world, librarians, school leaders and teachers need to engage in ongoing evaluation and rethinking of their school library functions to determine if and how they meet the needs of their student users. Drawing on a large-scale study of sustained school library transformation in the Singapore secondary school context, this article explains how a design-centric approach focusing on the needs of the student as user provided a way for educators as change-makers to understand student needs within their school profile and context, evaluate success and gather insights for implementing changes at school or system level. The article focuses on three key strategies: (1) reviewing existing literature to develop a conceptual map of library functions, (2) conducting baseline studies to understand trends and student needs, and (3) involving students as users in participatory research. It concludes with a reflection on the process of change and suggestions for moving forward.

KONSEP PENATAAN TATA RUANG PERPUSTAKAAN YANG BERBASIS REKREASI DI SMA N 1 SUNGAI TARAB

This research is entitled "The Concept of Library Spatial Planning Based on User Recreation at SMA N 1 Sungai Tarab". The library is an educational service unit under the auspices of the Department of Education. The library is a driving force for achieving the goals of National Education, Institutional Education, and learning objectives. Each education unit has a school library, especially schools with a accreditation. One of the functions of the library is recreation. Based on Article 3 of Law no. 43 of 2007, which means that the library functions as a means of education, research, conservation, information and entertainment. The operation of this library can be further developed in such a way that this hobby becomes one of the things that can increase the attractiveness and demand for proposals for library user services. Data is collected through interview, observation and documentation methods

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 Effectiveness of Training Candidates for Heads of School Libraries by Public Library

Background of the study: In addition to helping school administrators maximize the function and role of the school library as a medium of learning for teachers and students, the head of the school library is also a school teacher who has received education and training in the field of libraries. Purpose: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Implementation of Training for Candidates for Heads of School Libraries in Bengkulu Province Method: The method used in this study is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The data technique used is Interactive Analysis (Interactive Model of Analysis), namely by describing and describing information from each component part that is assessed. Findings: The results of the study show that the implementation of the training for prospective school library principals has been effective. It is shown in the results that the training participants for prospective school librarian can improve the skills of library managers in managing school libraries, improve library management standards, and apply library automation technology that can be said to be effective. Conclusion: The implementation of the Library Head Training and Education in this study has been quite effective in producing more qualified and competent school librarian candidates who can be appointed as school librarian heads. However, this research still has some limitations due to inadequate facilities and infrastructure. Thus, there is an obstacle in the implementation of the training for prospective school library principals. Therefore, of course, this research still has a research gap that can still be filled for further research.

Evaluation of High School Library Management

Background of the study: Libraries as the heart of the life of science for the learning process need to be managed properly. Referring to standards adapted from school libraries such as the Regulation of the Head of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2017 concerning National Standards for Senior High School / Madrasah Aliyah Libraries, will provide clear directions for its implementation. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the application of the legal basis as a standard for organizing and managing high school libraries at the Yayasan BPI library. Method: The research method used is a qualitative approach with an evaluative type of research. This study uses the CIPPO evaluation model in monitoring and evaluating the Yayasan BPI library. Findings: In this study, it was found that the Yayasan BPI library had not fully met the standards as stated in the regulations. This happens because of the lack of human resources so that it is not effective and efficient in carrying out the work, services and programs designed by the school library. Conclusion: The constraints felt by Yayasan BPI Library greatly affect the intensity of visitor visits. However, in fulfilling library materials, the Yayasan BPI library has fully met the information needs of its users.

Development of web-based digital libraries as learning resource facilities in elementary schools

The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has greatly influenced the world of education. One of the benefits of using ICT in education is that it makes it easier to find learning resources that it’s used in the learning process is the school library through digital libraries. The schools should develop digital libraries with facilities adequately. This study aimed to develop prototypes of web-based digital library products suitable as learning resources at public elementary school. The type of research used was research and development (R&D) using the PPE (Planning, Production, and Evaluation) model, carried out at SDN Sindang III, Majalengka Regency. The subjects in this study were the school principal, ten teachers, and 43 students. The research instrument used observation, interview, and product validation sheets. Research data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of this research and development are web-based digital library products containing various textbooks adapted to the school curriculum, consist of 2013 curriculum books, Kurikulum Merdeka’s, numeracy literacy modules, children's story books, learning videos, and teacher-supporting books. The product validation by three experts and two practitioners using the DigiQUAL instrument, which consists of seven aspects, an average score of 4.4 is obtained, which is in the excellent category. Conclusion this study is innovation web-based digital library product can be a learning resource at SDN Sindang III, Majalengka Regency.

DESIGN OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIMPUSTAKA) BASED ON LARAVEL FRAMEWORK

The objective of this study is to develop a design for SimpusTaka as a website-based library using the Laravel Framework so that a conducive, systematic and computerized system can be created at the Ksatrya Lima Satu college foundation. SimPusTaka’s design was developed from the foundation's website, library guidebooks, and the existing studies. The primary emphasis of this research centers around the three phases of the Borg & Gall model’s development. The study began with data collection through interviews and literature reviews, followed by the planning and initial development stages of SimPusTaka. The findings suggest that the researchers utilized the Borg & Gall development stages to design SimPusTaka as a foundation for creating a system for managing library information that is based on the web using the Laravel framework. During the data collection phase, the researchers conducted a thorough literature review using previous studies, guidelines for library services, and the Ksatrya Lima Satu Higher Education Foundation website. Interviews were conducted with the YPKLS school librarian. At the SimPusTaka design stage, the researcher made a list of SimPusTaka features according to the suggestions given from the data collection stage, namely homepage features, search for books, about us, librarian, survey satisfaction, contact, registration form, login.

Competence Improvement of School Libraries in Realizing Adaptive Service Innovation

Background of the study: Librarians are required to adapt to the surrounding environment in all eras. During the post-Covid-19 pandemic period, returning the spirit of offline learning by providing the right information resources for users at the school level is necessary. Improving the competence of librarians in managing the library is one of the keys. Purpose: This study aims to analyze how librarians adaptively improve their competency in the post-Covid-19 pandemic. Method: This research uses a qualitative approach and case study method. Data collection techniques were using observation, interviews, and documentation analysis. The validity of the data was tested using the source triangulation technique. Data are presented by reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. Findings: The librarian profession is a profession with competencies that develop adaptively. Improving the competence of school librarians in the post-pandemic period includes general competencies and core competencies. General competencies include operating computers, compiling work programs, and compiling reports. Improvement of core competencies includes a selection of library materials, acquisition of information sources, cataloging capabilities, maintenance of library materials, improvement of circulation services, reference services, information retrieval, library promotion capabilities, literacy, use of IT in libraries, as well as enhancement of specific competencies. Competency enhancement is carried out in various ways: through training, technical guidance, knowledge sharing, seminars, and workshops held online, hybrid, and offline. As well as comparative studies in other libraries, both online and offline. Conclusion: Online self-development activities are still the prima donna for librarians at the school level because they save costs and time. In contrast, offline activities are still a factor in cost considerations.

SISTEM INFORMASI PERPUSTAKAAN PADA SD NEGERI 101935 BATANG TERAP BERBASIS WEB

Currently the 101935 Batang Terap publick elementary school library, especially for book borrowers, still uses a system that is still very manual, resulting in errors in the circulation of loan books because the data is not well documented. Therefore, we need a database system application that can manage and process library transaction data in an efficient manner precise and efficient. So the authors are interested and willing to research and create this techno project with the topic entitled Web-Based Library Information System at the 101935 Batang Terap Elementary School. make it easier for librarians to process borrowing and returning data and make it easier to input data, process and process data with an application to produce fast and accurate information. The library information system at the 101935 Batang Terap public elementary school was built using the Sublime text and Xampp applications. The library information system at the 101935 Batang Terap public elementary school was created to be able to provide convenience in the process of borrowing and returning books. With the existence of a library information system at the 101935 Batansg Terap public elementary school, it can assist schools in analyzing and obtaining input material in making decisions. easy to make a report to the head of the librarian.

Pengembangan Soft Skill Peserta Didik melalui Perpustakaan Berbasis Inklusi Sosial (Studi di Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 3 Jombang)

An inclusive school library encourages active and collaborative participation. This means encouraging the involvement of all students in library activities. Therefore, this study aims to explore the potential for developing students' soft skills through a library that focuses on social inclusion. Through this research, it is hoped that practical strategies and approaches can be found that can be applied in school library management to improve students' soft skills effectively. This study uses a qualitative approach with a single case study design. The participants in this study were 860 grade 7 students at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 3 Jombang in the odd semester of 2022/2023 and were grouped into 7 soft skill development trial groups. The results achieved in this study were success in honing seven types of soft skills (communication skills, collaboration skills, creativity and innovation, leadership, digital skills, time management skills, and problem solving skills) through various activities.

Design of Web-Based E-Perpus Information System

The library of a specific MTS school in Cianjur currently employs a manual data processing system, which involves the utilization of handwritten notes in the form of notebooks. This research aims to transform the manual process of book data input and borrowing into a web-based digital medium utilizing object-oriented system development techniques and descriptive research methodologies. The application features a library menu that enables users to access a comprehensive list of available libraries remotely without needing a physical presence at the library. The software system has been developed utilizing the PHP programming language and MySQL database and is furnished with the Bootstrap framework. The findings of this investigation suggest that the utilization of computerized data processing procedures would facilitate ease of processing and yield outcomes of greater precision in contrast to manual methods.

From the Chair: Summer in Chicago

The last time I was in Chicago, a chapter of my life had just ended. I had just graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and took a summer road trip with family south and east from the Carleton campus to the Windy City. We caught a Cubs game at the iconic Wrigley Field, watched the July 4th fireworks over Navy Pier, and posed for photos under the Bean. As I basked in a glorious Chicago summer week, I wasn’t sure what the next chapter of my life would be. Applying for library school was still a year away.I look forward to returning to Chicago this month, over ten years later, at the closing of another chapter of my professional life. It has been a true honor to serve as the Chair of the Government Documents Round Table over the past year. It has been a pleasure working with my colleagues on the GODORT Steering Committee, promoting GODORT and our services to the broader association and membership, and thinking about how we can continue to be instrumental in promoting access to government information in libraries.

Improvement of SD Negeri 2 Bojongmengger school library services by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) design

The widespread COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the realm of education. The enactment of the Learning From Home (LFH) policy has reduced activities carried out in schools. The school library at SDN 2 Bojongmengger was also affected and began to have fewer visitors, even though limited face-to-face activities were re-implemented at school. Therefore, a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy is needed to properly maintain the school library's function and role. CRM strategy is an effort to attract students and teachers as school library customers to visit the library. The method used in this service is the service improvement method with the results of research and development. With the potential and problem analysis process steps, data analysis, and product design. Based on the results that have been implemented, the results show that the design of the CRM strategy in the school library can be carried out conventionally first by collecting needs data, data processing, collection development, user education, competitions, and rewarding after that it can be carried out developing CRM in a digital direction through the use of media Instagram.

Strengthening school literacy programs with support from library collection development

Literacy is a skill that everyone must own. This literacy skill includes processing, understanding, and interpreting information about matters in specific fields. The information was obtained as support and survival. The urgency of cultivating literacy is becoming an increasingly important topic to be intensified at this time. Various ways are done so the community can fully master that literacy. One of them is by empowering the school library. Empowerment of the school library in this activity focuses on collection development. The development of school library collections is an activity schools must carry out to support student learning facilities. However, several schools still need to implement library collection development. One of them is the UPI Literacy Thematic KKN activity, namely at the Tahfidzul Qur'an Al-Ishlah Putri Islamic Boarding School, which is located in Bogor Regency. Based on these problems, the author seeks to design a community service program in the Tahfidzul Qur'an Al-Ishlah Putri Islamic Boarding School library to support the school's literacy program. The service method implemented is strengthening the school literacy program with support for developing library collections. The results of this program are a concern and the starting gate for the sustainability of literacy activities at the Tahfidzul Qur'an Al-Ishlah Putri Islamic Boarding School.

Limitations of Islamic Book Collection in Fulfill Al Kautsar Islamic Boarding School Library

This research emphasizes the limitations of Islamic book collections in meeting the information needs of users at the Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding School Library, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of user satisfaction with the provision of Islamic book collections at the Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding School Library in Lima Puluh KotaRegency and to determine the suitability of existing Islamic book collections with the information needs of users at the Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding School Library in Fifty Cities. In this study using a qualitative descriptive type of research, the research informants are librarians and users of the Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding School Library, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The data collection method that the author uses is observation (observation), interviews, and documentation (archiving). In analyzing the data using data analysis Miles and Huberman. The results of this study found that the Santri of the Modern Islamic Boarding School Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah District of Lima Puluh Kota was not satisfied with using the collection of Islamic books served by the library because the information obtained was insufficient for the information needs of users. Currently, the collection of Islamic books has varied and varied, but the number of collections of Islamic books has not met the needs so there is no satisfaction for users in finding the information they need. Many collections of Islamic books in the Al Kautsar Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding School Library in Lima Puluh KotaRegency are outdated and no longer up to date. To add to the collection of Islamic books, the latest publications have not yet been held, resulting in users being dissatisfied with the information in the library.

Chinese Canadian Librarians

Based on the data from the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada Network (ViMLoC) 2021 Survey, this research examined the leadership roles held by Chinese Canadian librarians and their perceptions of inclusivity of work climate, job satisfaction, and race as a career barrier. Their encounters with racial microaggressions and mentorship experience were also explored. Of the 38 respondents, 79% (n=30) were in non-management positions. 82% (n=31) felt very satisfied or satisfied with their jobs; however, their work climate was not found to be inclusive to all respondents. 87% (n=33) indicated that race was a barrier to their career. Fisher’s exact tests were run to compare the management group and non-management group. The results showed that those in management positions were less satisfied with their jobs and less likely to feel free to express their views openly. They experienced various forms of racial microaggressions. Nearly half of the respondents sought mentoring support and two-thirds of them found mentorship extremely helpful or very helpful. To increase representation in librarianship, library school students and first-generation immigrants of Chinese descent need to be inspired to enter librarianship and reach higher professional goals. Chinese librarians would benefit from leadership programs tailored to minority librarians in Canada.

Assessing the Capacity of Public and School Libraries toward the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 4

The objective of this study is to investigate the capacity of public and school libraries towards the achievement of SDG4. Using data collected from school and public library staff, head teachers and education officers in Zanzibar, the study examined the level of awareness of SDG4 among library staff, library human and physical resources capacity and the effectiveness of library programs in promoting lifelong learning. The study used a cross-sectional design, whereas a mixed approach through a convergence method was used to collect, analyze and interpret data. A non-probability sampling under purposive sampling techniques was applied to select respondents for this study. Primary data was collected through a survey method using a structured standardized questionnaire, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions. A total of 100 library staff filled out questionnaires. Interviews were conducted with 42 respondents while 18 were involved in focus group discussions. The study revealed that public and school libraries provided common traditional services like book circulation and reference services, but their contribution did not correlate with the efforts needed to promote lifelong learning in the modern era. The libraries were faced with several challenges including inadequate budget and a lack of policy and strategies for the implementation of lifelong learning targets. The study recommends that the education authorities should address and prioritize the agenda of lifelong learning by improving the capacity of public and school libraries, while a national-wide library campaign toward the promotion of lifelong learning should be introduced with the involvement of public and school libraries.

Re-Imagining Community and School through Youth and Artists’ Critical Superhero Storytelling

In this article, we describe the methods and pedagogy that guided a superhero storytelling project, located in a midwestern middle school library, where youth were invited to work with a university-based research team and community-based artists who actively displaced historically formed practices of surveillance and silencing in the service of amplifying youth artistry and knowledge production. We recognize that school practices in many schools, by virtue of their complicity with hierarchical and evaluative mandates, undermine open and exploratory forms of youth expression. The arts-based project we describe, informed by a ten-year history of small-scale storytelling projects in the same school, offers a theoretical and related pedagogical framework for working with community-based artists to re-imagine and remake oppressive relational, epistemological, and material practices in school spaces. At the center of our report are two groups of youth and the artists and educators who supported them as they invented superheroes and activated the imaginative potential of their local community spaces for their storytelling.

Swedish School of Library and Information Science 50 years! A multi-colour bibliometric portrait

Introduction. The aim of the article is to convey an overall picture of the research conducted at Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS). Method. The documents for the analyses were found in the DiVA – a national publication registry of Swedish universities and in the international citation database Web of Science. The authors have searched DiVA for publications indexed under the Department and performed a manual review of authors’ names. Searches were made for authors’ names directly in Web of Science. Analysis. A portrait of research production was created using descriptive statistics and more sophisticated analysis was used for 240 publications found in the Web of Science. Results. The results present the production and cooperation patterns of SSLIS researchers, the subjects covered by them, the relations between researchers, journals and research contents. Conclusion. Overall, SSLIS appears as a broad and dynamic environment where research follows firmly established tracks and simultaneously explores current phenomena and practices.

Swedish School of Library and Information Science 50 years!

Swedish School of Library and Information Science 50 years!