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Article: Enhanced and changing roles of school librarians under the digital age
Title | Enhanced and changing roles of school librarians under the digital age |
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Keywords | Educational roles Information literacy skills Librarian-teacher collaboration Qualitative research School librarianship Teacher librarians |
Issue Date | 2015 |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/nlw/nlw.jsp |
Citation | New Library World, 2015, v. 116 n. 11-12, p. 696-710 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the recent viewpoint of classroom teachers and school administration about the role of school librarians, which is lacking adequate studies. The current trend of fast-evolving information and communication technologies (ICT) and the emphasis on enquiry-based learning has increasing impacts on school curriculum and the required library support. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on a qualitative analysis of interviews on three practicing secondary school librarians in Hong Kong on three separate occasions to explore a different, richer type of data, in particular new requirements and issues that a questionnaire survey could provide. Findings – The new roles of the school librarians improving teaching and learning effectiveness under this environment include: being information literacy specialists, leading library improvement projects and providing classroom teaching collaboration and support. Originality/value – This is one of the very few qualitative studies reporting professional practices and changing roles amongst school librarians in Hong Kong. The results of this study are of practical interest to education policymakers, school administrators, practicing school librarians and educators with a vested interest capitalizing on the school library’s potentials to positively affect students’ achievements. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231392 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lo, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chiu, KWD | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-20T05:22:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-20T05:22:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | New Library World, 2015, v. 116 n. 11-12, p. 696-710 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0307-4803 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/231392 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the recent viewpoint of classroom teachers and school administration about the role of school librarians, which is lacking adequate studies. The current trend of fast-evolving information and communication technologies (ICT) and the emphasis on enquiry-based learning has increasing impacts on school curriculum and the required library support. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on a qualitative analysis of interviews on three practicing secondary school librarians in Hong Kong on three separate occasions to explore a different, richer type of data, in particular new requirements and issues that a questionnaire survey could provide. Findings – The new roles of the school librarians improving teaching and learning effectiveness under this environment include: being information literacy specialists, leading library improvement projects and providing classroom teaching collaboration and support. Originality/value – This is one of the very few qualitative studies reporting professional practices and changing roles amongst school librarians in Hong Kong. The results of this study are of practical interest to education policymakers, school administrators, practicing school librarians and educators with a vested interest capitalizing on the school library’s potentials to positively affect students’ achievements. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/nlw/nlw.jsp | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | New Library World | - |
dc.rights | This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Educational roles | - |
dc.subject | Information literacy skills | - |
dc.subject | Librarian-teacher collaboration | - |
dc.subject | Qualitative research | - |
dc.subject | School librarianship | - |
dc.subject | Teacher librarians | - |
dc.title | Enhanced and changing roles of school librarians under the digital age | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chiu, KWD: dchiu88@hku.hk | - |
dc.description.nature | preprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/NLW-05-2015-0037 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84945380306 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 266788 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 116 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 11-12 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 696 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 710 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000213446900004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0307-4803 | - |