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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 399 930 IR 056 045 AUTHOR Hannesdottir, Sigrun Klara, Ed.; And Others TITLE Dreams and Dynamics. Selected Papers from the Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (22nd, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, September 27-30, 1993). INSTITUTION International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, Mich. REPORT NO ISSN-0257-3229 PUB DATE 93 NOTE 88p.; For individual papers, see IR 056 046-057. Conference held concurrently with 13th Biennial Conference of the Australian School Library Association. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Childrens Literature; *Conference Proceedings; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Futures (of Society); *Information Technology; Learning Resources Centers; *Librarians; Library Development; Library Education; *Library Role; Partnerships in Education; Public Libraries; *School Libraries; User Needs (Information) IDENTIFIERS International AssociaLi.... Schf)ol Librarianship; - Teacher Librarians ABSTRACT The themes of the 22nd Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference were: "Building a Picture of Society in the Year 2000"; "Literature--Themes of the '90s Towards the Future"; "Education--Partnerships To Develop Life-Long Learners"; and "Technology into the 21st Century." The following papers were selected for publication by the editorial committee:(1) "Australia's Contribution to International School Librarianship" (Joe Hallein; and others);(2) "The Financial Value of the Teacher Librarian" (Fay Nicholson);(3) "Towards Achieving a Critical Thinking Society in Malaysia: A Challenge to School Libraries and Educational Systems" (Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Norma Abur Seman); (4) "Across the Curriculum: Across the World" (Blanche Woolls); (5) "Violence in Children's Literature Today" (Maureen Nimon);(6) "The Politics of Children's Literature" (Jean A. Webb);(7) "History, Dreams and Reality: Storytelling Programs in Malaysia" (Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad);(8) "Training School Librarians for the Nigerian School System: A New Perspective" (David F. Elaturoti);(9) "Managing Media Centers in Secondary Schools" (Jan A. Kruger); (10) "Library Training in the South Pacific from 1972-1993" (Melvyn D. Rainey); (11) "The Role of the Public Library in Supporting Education in the Natal Region" (Rookaya Bawa); and (12) "Computerizing the Chinese International School Libraries" (Marilyn McMahon). (SWC) -,...**1;A::*************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** 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. 01 Points of view or opinions stated in this 01 document do not necessarily represent 01 official OERI position or policy. (2) 22nd Annual Conference INTIT4RNATIONAL ASSOCIA _ION 07 SCHOOL LI"'RARIANSHIP SELECT PAPERS ST. PETER'S LOLL A,G1,4' ADELAIDI4], SOUTH AUSTRALIA SHPTM R 27-30, 1993 1.0 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY ISSN 0257-3229 Ken Haycock kr) 0 BEST COPY AVAILABLE TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." DREAMS and DYNAMICS Selected Papers from the 22nd Annual Conference International Association of School Librarianship held concurrently with The XIII Biennial Conference of The Australian School Library Association St. Peter's College Adelaide, South Australia International Association of School Librarianship P.O. Box 19586 Kalamazoo, MI 49019-0586 USA March 1993 ISSN 0257 3229 Any material copied for distribution from this publication must be credited to the International Association of School Librarianship with full bibliographic information. Contact the IASL Secretariat for permission if you propose to copy and/or distribute any portion of this publication. International Association of School Librarianship, P.O. Box 19586, Kalamazoo, MI 49019-0586, USA. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface IASL Conference Program ii Australia's Contribution to InternationalSchool Librarianship by Joe Ha Nicholson, Judy Phillips, and Barbara llein, Fay Posten-Anderson 1 The Financial Value of the Teacher Librarian by Fay Nicholson 6 Towards Achieving a Critical Thinking Society in Malaysia: AChallenge to School Libraries and Educational Systemsby Dr. Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Seman Norma Abur 10 Across the Curriculum: Across the World by Blanche Woo lls 24 Violence in Children's Literature Today by Maureen Nimon 29 The Politics of Children's Literature by Jean A. Webb 3 4 History, Dreams and Reality:Storytelling Programs in Malaysia by Mohd Sa ad Shard Mohd 40 Training School Librarians for theNigerian School System: A New Elaturoti Perspective by David F 50 Managing Media Centers in Secondary Schools by Jan A. Kruger 56 Library Training in the South Pacific from 1972-1993 by Melvyn d.Rainey 61 The Role of the Public Library inSupporting Education in the Natal Region Ba wa by Rookaya 70 Computerizing the Chinese International School Libraries by Marilyn McMahon 7 6 Preface At each conference of the International Association of School Librarianship the president appoints an editorial committee to review all papers presented at the conference and select those that will be published as selected papers. 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 edited for clarity, grammar, and spelling by the committee members who forward their suggestions to the chair of the committee who is responsible for the final copy. The Editors: Sigrun Klara Hannesdottir Blanche Woolls Donald C. Adcock, Chair U IASL CONFERENCE PROGRAM Building a Picture of Society in the Year 2000 Australia's Contribution to International School Librarianship by Joe Hallein, Fay Nicholson, Judy Phillips and Barbara Posten-Anderson The Financial Value of the Teacher Librarian by Fay Nicholson Towards Achieving a Critical Thinking Society in Malaysia: A Challenge to School Libraries and Educational Systems by Dr. Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Norma Abu Semen Across the Curriculum: Across the World by Professor Blanche Woo lls Literature. .Themes of the 90's..Towards the Future Multicultural and Multilingual Materials in the Primary School: Why, What, and How? by Richard F. Barter Diaries, Dreams and Dynamics: An Introduction to a Video Book Talk on Diaries to 10th Grade Students by Valerie J. Downes Violence in Children's Literature Today by Maureen Nimon History, Dreams and Reality: Storytelling Programmes in Malaysia by Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad The Politics of Children's Literature by Dr. Jean A. Webb History, Dreams, and Reality: Storytelling Programs in Malaysia by Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad Education. .Partnerships to Develop Life-Long Learners The Role of the Public Library in Supporting Education in the Natal Region by Rookaya Bawa Libraries Go Public. .Relations That Is by Marvene Dearman and Ann Nauman Training School Librarians for the Nigerian School System: A New Perspective by David F. Elaturoti Managing Media Centres in Secondary Schools by John A. Kruger Library Training in the South Pacific from 1972-1993 by Melvyn D. Rainey Technology .into the 21st Century V-Lib in Chinese International School by Marilyn McMahon iii Australia's Contribution to International School Librarianship by Joe Ha llein, Fay Nicholson, Judy Phillips, and Barbara Posten-Anderson Australia has played a very active role in pro- Vanuatu project will be presented later in the moting and developing school librarianship on a paper. international basis. Most of our aid projects in Australian input to school library develop- school library development have been in the ment has also taken placae as part of major Asia/Pacific region but programs have been car- educational development projects om the region. ried out in other areas as well.The largest Some of these have been multi-lateral programs school library development project that has sponsored by agencies such as the World Bank been carried out by Australians is the UNESCO which provided funding for the Solomon Islands School Libraries in Oceania Project that was Primary Education Expansion Project from launched by UNESCO in 1978 and has con- 1983 to 1985. As part of this project provincial tinued for thirteen years. A number of visits educational resource centers were established were carried out to investigate the state of and basic ref-erence collections were supplied to school libraries in the southwest Pacific and to schools. Project consultant, Joe Hallein, also make recommendations to UNESCO for projects conducted training courses for primary school to help develop school library programs.Law- educators in the effective use of educational rence McGraw, Margaret Trask, Barbara Pos- resources. This project as well as other such as ten-Anderson, and Joe Hallein visited a number the STEP project in western Samoa also of South Pacific nations during the 1970s and established libraries in the teacher