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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 333 886 IR 053 630 TITLE Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Association of School LIbrarianship (19th, Umea, Sweden, July 8-12, 1990). INSTITUTION International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, Mich. REPORT NO ISSN-0257-3229 PUB DATE Mar 91 NOTE 303p.; Conference theme: "Bridging the Differences." For the 1986 and 1989 conference proceedings, see ED 285 606 and ED 324 033. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings(021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Awards; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; High Risk Students; *Learning Resources Centers; *Library Role; *Library Services; Literacy Education; Media Specialists; Multicultural Education; Public Relations; *School Libraries; Second Language Learning; Talking Books; Teleconferencing IDENTIFIERS Librarian Teacher Cooperation ABSTRACT This conference report contains 32 presented papers: "Talking Books for Children in Sweden in Libraries andSchools" (L. Bergman); "At-Risk Students: How Do School (Library) Systems Respond?" (G. R. Brown); "Providing School LibraryServices to Immigrant Populations" (K. W. Craver); "Bibliographic Aidsfor School Libraries" (K. Darling); "The Literature Based CurriculumBridges the Difference between Students, Librarians and TeachersForming a Partnership for Learning" (V. J. Downes); "CooperativeLearning Activities in the Library Media Center" (L. S. J.Farmer); "Catering to the Special Needs of Mature Age Students in aSenior Co.lege in Western Australia" (N. A. Greeve); "Communicationbetween Children and Adults, Based on Literature on Topics of LifeTogether and Problems of Drugs" (S. Hansen); "The Relationshipbetween the Swedish Institute for Children's Books and Building Bridges ofUnderstanding" (J. Hancson); "Integrating Library-Mc:gia Services forESOL Students" (J. Hardy); "Grand Schemes and Nitty-Gritty Details:Library Public Relations That Works" (D. H. Heller); "To Conquer aLanguage" (A. Holm); "Combined Strength--Combined Libraries"(M. Koldenius & L. Limberg); "How Can We Integrate Libraries in the SchoolCurriculum?" (B. Kuhne); "Building Bridges between the Library andthe Principal's Office" (L. LaRocque & D. Oberg); "Language andIdentity" (G. Lundgren); "Using Folklore as a Teaching Tool To Bridge theGap between Cultures" (L. Monprode-Holt); "A BasicEducational Media Course for Library/Media Specialists andTeachers" (E. F. Newren); "Fiction and Facts: Reading Novels Is BuildingBridges between Cultural, Ethnical and Geographical Differences"(U. Nilsson); "Cooperation between Public and School Librariesin Norway" (E. Oyno); "Book Awards Chosen by American Children" (M. A.Paulin); "Bridging the Gap from the Oral Tradition to thePrinted Word" (M. Rainey); "Coming of Age in the Caribbean" (A. Robertson &C. Robinson); "Taming Teleconferencing Technology To CreateEqual Opportunities in Australian School Libraries"(L. Rushby & P. Lupton); "Giving Life to Knowledge" (B. Siberg);"International Understanding :.hrough Literature" (T. E. Stautland &K. Sundgren-Torneus); "Literacy and the School Library: Librarians and Teachers Together Against Illiteracy" (C. Stenberg); "Want To Read--Want To Write--Children's Day in Porsgrunn" (K. Tveitereid); "Resource Sharing in ASEAN Schools with Special Reference to Malaysia" (R. Vias & A. Lee); "The Potential of Telecommunications in the Library Media Center" (P. Wahlgren); "Bridging the Differences between Generations" (L. P. Wood); and "School Libraries in a Multicultural Society: An Australian Experience" (H. M. Yee). Reports from the general meeting and a participant list are also provided. (BBM) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** :41.f ,.i.j,;,11 , . MIL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (Ace of Educational Research and Improvement : EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document nes been reproduced as received from the Person or organization orig noting it , .. 0 Minor Change! have Poen made to improve repioduction Quality PoinIS Of view or opinions Slated in MIS OCCu- ment do not necessarily represent official . OEM position or policy a Conference INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLLIBRARIANSHIP CONFERENCEPROCEEDINGS -st ,4 01- DRAGONSKOLAN,UMEA SWEDEN July 8 12, 1990 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY BEST COPYAVAILABLE Jean E. Lowrie TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." , , INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE DRAGONSKOLAN, UMEA SWEDEN July 8 - 12, 1990 PROCEEDINGS March 1991 ISSN 0257 3229 ; 3 Any material copied for distribution from these proceedings should be credited to IASL with full bibliographic information. Please advise the IASL Secretariat if you propose to do this. IASL, Box 1486, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Welcoming Speech by 01 le Lindberg ii Welcoming Spee,:h by Marie-Louise Rännmark iii Telegram from Solveig Paulsson Opening Session by Göran Persson vi Talking Books for Children in Sweden in Libraries and Schools by Lena Bergman 8 At-Risk Students: How do School (Library) Systems Respond? by Gerald R. Brown 17 Providing School Library Services to Immigrant Populations by Kathleen W. Craver 34 Bibliographic Lids for School Libraries by Keith Darling 43 The Literature Based Curriculum Bridges the Difference between Students, Librarians and Teachers forming a Partnership for Learning by Valerie J. Downes 51 Cooperative Learning Activities in the Library Mcdia Center by Lesley S. J. Farmer 56 Catering to the Special Needs of Mature Age Students in a Senior College in Western Australia by Neil A. Greeve 65 Communication Between Children and Adults, Based on Litelature on Topics of Life Together and Problems of Drugs by Siri Hansen 72 The Relationship between the Swedish Institute for Chikireil'f, Books and Building Bridges of Understanding by Jani Hansson 83 Integrating Library-Media Services for ESOL Studems bi Jane Hardy 90 Grand Schemes and Nitty-Gritty Details: Library Public Relations that Works by Dawn Hansen Heller 100 To Conquer a Language by Annika Holm 107 Combined Strength - Combined Libraries by Malin Koldenius and Louise Limberg 114 How Can We Integrate Libraries in the School Curriculum? by Brigitte Kiihne 122 Building Bridges between the Library and the Principal's Office by Linda LaRocque and Dianne Oberg 127 Language and Identity by Gunilla Lundgren 135 Using Folklore as a Teaching Tool to Bridge the Gap between Cultures by Lorrie Monprode-Holt 1.44 A Basic Educalional Media Course for Library/Media Specialists and Teachers by Edward F. Newren 152 Fiction and Facts: Reading Novels is Building Bridges between Cultural, Ethnical and Geographical Differences by Uno Nilsson 162 Cooperation between Public and School Libraries in Norway by Ellen Oyno 168 Book Awards Chosen by American Children by Mary Ann Paulin 175 Bridging the Gap from the Oral Tradition to the Printed Word by Melvin Rainey 178 Coming of Age in the Caribbean by Amy Robertson and Cherrell Robinson 191 Taming Teleconferencing Technology to Crimte Equal Opportunities in Australian School Libraries by Lyn Rushby and Paul Lupton 202 Giving Life to Knowledge by Birgith Siberg 213 International Understanding through Literature by Tamara Eulert Stautland and Katarina Sundgren-Tornéus 221 Literacy and the School Library: Librarians r ld Teachers together against Illiteracy by Christina Stenberg 229 Want to Read- Want toWrite Children's Day in Porsgrunn by Kirsti Tveitereid 238 Resource Sharing in Asean Schools with Spe-ial Reference to Malaysia by Rita Vias and Alice Lee 245 The Potential of Telecommunications in the Library Media Center by Peg Wahlgren 253 Bridging the Differences between Generations by Linda P. Wood 260 School Libraries in a Multicultural Society: An Australian Experience by H.M. Yee 268 1990 IASL General Meeting 276 IASL General Meeting Minutes, 1990 277 President'sReport 279 Vice-President'sReport 283 lASL Statement of Cash 285 6 a IASL Statement of Current Resources 286 IASL Statement of Revenue and Expenses 287 IASL 1990-91Budget 288 IASL Conference Participant Roster, 1990 289 PREFACE Gunilla Janlert Chairperson IASL Conference Umei, Sweden The saying "We live in a changing wol Id" is more true today than ever before. People leave their countries, sometimes of their oval free will but most of them are refugees or leave out of economical reasons. Migration within countries is far-reaching, the cities are growing biggcr and bigger and the cultural patterns are breaking. This new situation calls for new demands on the schools and consequently on school libraries. That is why we choose "Bridging the differences" as theme for the 19th annual IASL conference. But the presented papers gave many other examples of how the school library serves a purpose of building bridges, e.g.: talking books for both visually handicapped and children with reading disabilities, literature based curriculum and telecommunications. A warm thank yo,1 to all those who made this conference possible. WELCOMING SPEECH 01 le Lindberg Headmaster Dragonskolan, Sweden It is with great pleasure I welcome you to Dragonskolan. Perhaps I should explain the name of our school. I realize that when you see it written, you probably associate it with the English word "Dragon". However, the Swedish word "Dragon", spelt DRAGO N, is the