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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 399 943 IR 056 058 TITLE Literacy: Traditional, Cultural, Technological. Selected Papers from the Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (23rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 17-22, 1994). INSTITUTION International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, Mich. REPORT NO ISSN-0257-3229 PUB DATE Feb 95 NOTE 150p.; For selected papers, see IR 056 059-076, ED 374 816, ED 375 834, ED 375 856, and ED 377 879. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Conference Proceedings; *Cultural Literacy; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Libraries; *Library Role; *Literacy; Technological Advancement; *Technological Literacy IDENTIFIERS International Association of School Librarianship ABSTRACT Themes of the 23rd Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference included "Traditional Literacy," "The Current Status of Libraries," "Literacy in a Technological World," and "Preserving Cultural and Historical Literacy." The following papers were presented at the conference: (1) "Bunko: Private Mini-Libraries for Children in Japan," (Satoru Takeuchi); (2) "Literacy for the School Librarian," (Anna E. Altmann);(3) "The State of the World's School Libraries," (Diljit Singh);(4) "Young Adult Reading Habits in Ukraine," (Christine Sochocky);(5) "Literacy Without Libraries: Promoting Literacy Among School Children in Nigeria," (Virginia W. Dike);(6) "Picking a Winner: Children as Judges and Evaluators of Picture Books--the Irma S. and James H. Black Award," (Linda Greengrass); (7) "Libraries Alive: Promoting Libraries and Literature," (Suzette Boyd);(8) "A Transformation in Teacher Education: or How Can Disadvantaged Teachers Become Information Literate," (Sandra Olen);(9) "Using Editorial Cartoons in the Curriculum to Enhance Visual (and Political) Literacy," (Susan Steinfirst); (10) "Preschool Partnerships: School and Public Library Cooperation to Facilitate School Readiness," (Barbara Immroth and Viki Ash-Geisler); (11) "Enhancing Information Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum," (Marlene Giguere et al.);(12) "Curriculum-Enhanced MARC (CEMARC): A New Cataloging Format for School Librarians," (Catherine Murphy);(13) "Emerging Technologies: Applications and Implications for School Library Media Centers," (Kathleen W. Craver); (14) "Students Becoming Life-Long Users: Vision Becoming Reality," (Judith A. Garlow);(15) "Research in Teacher-Librarianship and the Institutionalization of Change," (Ken Haycock); (16) "Children's Literature and the Holocaust," (Martin Goldberg); (17) "The Selection, Evaluation, and Integration of Culturally Authentic Texts: A Case for Making the On-Line Catalog Reflect Parallel Culture," (Teri S. Lesesne and Sylvia Hall-Ellis); (18) "The Classroom Library Project in South Africa," (Sophia le Roux);(19) "Incorporating Oral History into the Curriculum," (Loriene Roy);(20) "Incorporating Oral History into the Curriculum: A Pathfinder," (Hilary Craiglow); (21) "Literacy and the Inner City Children," (Jack Stack); and (22) "Looking at Britain's National Curriculum for English: Promoting Long Established Children's Fiction and Stories from a Variety of Cultures and Traditions," (Helga B. Visscher). (SWC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. oPoints of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 23rd Annual. Conference INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP SELECTED PAPERS SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA ao July 17-22, 1994 O "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Ken Haycock ISSN 0257-3229 L) TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." BEST COPY AVAILABLE LITERACY: TRADITIONAL, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL Selected Papers from the 23rd Annual Conference International Association of School Librarianship School of Library and Information Science University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania International Association of School Librarianship P.O. Box 19586 Kalamazoo, ML 49019-0586 February 1995 ISSN 0257--3229 Any material copied for distribution from this publication must be credited to IASL with full bibliographic information. Advise the IASL Secretariat if you propose to do this. IASL, P.O. Box 19586, Kalamazoo, MI 49019-0586, USA. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface iii Conference Program iv Bunko: Private Mini-Libraries for Children in Japan Satoru Takeuchi 1 Literacy for the School Librarian Anna E. Altmann 5 The State of the World's School Libraries Diljit Singh 13 Young Adult Reading Habits in Ukraine Christine Sochocky 26 Literacy Without Libraries: Promoting Literacy Among School Children in Nigeria Virginia W. Dike 33 Picking a Winner: Children as Judges and Evaluators of Picture Books- - the Irma S. And James H. Black Award Linda Greengrass 42 Libraries Alive: Promoting Libraries and Literature Suzette Boyd 52 A Transformation in Teacher Education: or How Can Disadvantaged Teachers Become Information Literate Sandra Olen 57 Using Editorial Cartoons in the Curriculum to Enhance Visual (and Political) Literacy Susan Steinfirst 63 Preschool Partnerships: School and Public Library Cooperation to Facilitate School Readiness Barbara Immroth and Viki Ash-Geisler 70 Enhancing Information Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum Marlene Giguere, Anne M.Galler and Joanne Locke 75 Curriculum-Enhanced MARC (CEMARC): A New Cataloging Format for School Librarians Catherine Murphy 79 Emerging Technologies: Applications and Implications for School Library Media Centers Kathleen W. Craver 81 Students Becoming Life-Long Users: Vision Becoming Reality Judith A. Garlow 90 Research In Teacher-Librarianship and the Institutionalization of Change Ken Haycock 94 Children's Literature and the Holocaust Martin Goldberg 104 The Selection, Evaluation, and Integration of Culturally Authentic Texts: A Case for Making the On-Line Catalog Reflect Parallel Culture Teri S. Lesesne and Sylvia Hall-Ellis 110 The Classroom Library Project in South Africa Sophia le Roux 114 Incorporating Oral History into the Curriculum Loriene Roy 120 Incorporating Oral History into the Curriculum. A Pathfinder Hilary Craig low 124 Literacy and the Inner City Children Jack Stack 126 Looking at Britain's National Curriculum for English: Promoting Long Established Children's Fiction and Stories from a Variety of Cultures and Traditions Helga B. Visscher 130 ii 6 Preface All presenters at the 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship were invited to submit written copies of their remarks to be publishedas selected papers. All papers that were submitted to the organizing committee for consideration have been included in this publication. Selection of papers is based upon the following criteria: Applies to the conference theme Integrates with other papers on the conference theme Presents information applicable to a large percentage of association members Is well written Presents new information or information new to association members Adheres to proposed length Unique information Represents a wide variety of countries. Papers are lightly edited for punctuatiOn, clarity, grammar, and spelling by the committee members who forward their suggestion to the chair of the committee who is responsible for the finalcopy. This year the organizing committee served as the editorial committee. Donald C. Adcock Chair iii IASL CONFERENCE PROGRAM World Book International Keynote Address and Reception Literacy: Tradition and Innovation (Keynote address sponsored by World Book International) Lillian Gerhardt Traditional Literacy The Power of Reading (Keynote) Dr. Stephen Krashen Bunko: Private Mini-Libraries for Children in Japan Dr. Satoru Takeuchi Literacy for the School Librarian Dr. Anna E. Altmann The State of the World's School Libraries Dr. Diljit Singh Young Adult Reading Habits in Ukraine Christine Sochocky School Libraries in the World: Project of the IFLA Section of School Libraries Dr. Paulette Bernhard Literacy without Libraries: Promoting Literacy Among School Children in Nigeria Virginia W. Dike Picking a Winner: Children as Judges and Evaluators of Picture Books-- The Irma S. and James H. Black Book Award Linda Greengrass Why Storytelling in Today's World? David Titus Association Conferences: Planning and Implementation (Workshop) Sally Myers Writing for Publication (Workshop) Dr. Blanche Woolls The Current Status of Literacy Information Literacy: Research in the School Library (Keynote) Dr. Celeste DiCarlo Nalwasky Count on Reading: A Reading Initiative Dr. David V. Loertscher Librarians Alive: Promoting Libraries and Literature Suzette Boyd Transforming Teacher Education: Using the Project as a Vehicle to Improve Teachers' Information Literacy Dr. Sandra Olen Using Editorial Cartoons in the Curriculum to Enhance Visual (and Political) Literacy Dr. Susan Steinfirst Preschool Partnerships: School and Public Library Cooperation to Facilitate School Readiness Dr. Barbara Immroth and Viki Ash-Geisler iv An Information Literacy Model: Helping Students to Become Life-longLibrary Users Dr. Marlene Giguere, Dr. Anne M.Galler, and Dr. Joanne Locke Library Power: A Cleveland Success Story Vivian Melton Literacy