University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Building a Strong Web: Connecting Information Spaces in Schools and Communities

Ritzo, Christopher; Nam, Chaebong; Bruce, Bertram C.

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Title
Building a Strong Web: Connecting Information Spaces in Schools and Communities
Author(s)
  • Ritzo, Christopher
  • Nam, Chaebong
  • Bruce, Bertram C.
Issue Date
2009
Keyword(s)
  • Library and information science
  • School libraries
  • Libraries and education -- United States
  • Libraries and society -- United States
Abstract
Informed by Progressive education reforms of the nineteenth and twentieth century, progressive movements in librarianship, the social responsibility movement within the American Library Association (ALA), and recent collaborations of ALA’s youth-focused divisions, the authors link historical precedents with current examples, ideas, and practices to inform initiatives in education and literacy programming. Progressive librarians and educators share a history of common goals. The article explores how these histories connect with current examples of interinstitutional collaborations among educators, school libraries, public libraries, universities, and community organizations. This paper traces Progressive librarianship to Youth Community Informatics (YCI), collaborative programs in which public libraries, school libraries, teachers, community organizations, and universities connect to form new services or teaching models that connect learning to life in an integrated way. These programs are developing innovative approaches to teaching students; promoting literacy; and encouraging critical thinking and community connectedness within schools, libraries, and community contexts.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2009 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 58 (1) Summer 2009: Important to Us All: School Libraries and LIS Research PRIMARY
Library Trends 58 (1) Summer 2009: Important to Us All: School Libraries and LIS Research. Edited by Marcia A. Mardis.