DOCUMENT RESUME ED 324 tS33 IR 053 313 AUTHOR Siong, Wong Kim, Ed.; And Others TITLE The School Library: Centre for Life-Long Learning. Proceedings of the Annual Confe:ence of the International Association of School Librarianship (18th, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, July 22-26, 1989). INSTITUTION International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, Mich. PUB DATE Jun 90 NOTE 582p.; Appendixes 2 through 5 present legibility problems. PUP TYPP CollectPd works - Conference Proceedings (021) Viewpoints (120) -- Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF03/PC24 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Elemencary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; *Learning Resources Centers; *Library Development; Library Education; Library Instruction; *Library Role; Library Skills; *Library Standards; *Lifelong Learning; *Literacy; Media Specialists; Publishing Industry; School Libraries; Technological Advancement IDENTIFIERS Teacher Librarian Relationship ABSTRACT This conference report contains 5 addresses and 29 reports on the general theme of the school library as a center for iifelc g learning. Submitted by librarians throughout the world, the reports reflect theoretical as well as practical perspectives, and include t.:e following topics:(1) establishing, developing, and evaluating library resource center programs and services;(2) library edw7ation, professional development, and th'role of teacher-librarians; (3) applications of information and educational technology in school resource centers; (4) developing students' tnformation skills and information literacy;(5) promoting reading skills and literacy; and (6) publishing children's books. Experiences from Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Scandinavia, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States are reflected in these mate2ials. Appendixes include the conference agenda, a list of participants a-d a list of organizing committee members. 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Laurie 13 THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES r 2 INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) International Association of School Librarianship PROCEEDINGS OF THE IBTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 22-26 July, 1989 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan MALAYSIA THE SCHC11 LIBRARY: CENTRE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING Compiled and Edited by Wong Kim Siong Zaiton Osman Bing Selamat Amir Alriun bte F Hashim June 1990 3 c June 1990 Prepared by The Secretariat, Educational Media Association of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reprinted for circulation by IASL Secretariat, P.O. Box 1486, Kalamazoo MI 49005 U.S.A. 4 PREFACE The 18th IASL Annual Conference Willbe remembered as a significant event in the annals of school librarydevelopment in Malaysia. Being the first international forumon school librarianship held inthis country,this Conference gaveour Malaysian participants therare opportunity to meet,exchange ideas and establish personal contacts withsome of the out- standing personalities in the school library professionin other parts ofthe world. The fact that this Conference was well received, as reflected in the participation of over 300 parti- cipants and the presentation of 29papers,was,to us, a gratifying experience. This publication $s a record of .:heprogramme and activ-ties of the Conference, dhich bore the theme "The school library: centre forlife-long learning". Apart from the conference papers, its contents include speeches,some reports of meetings and other relevant information. The papers are arrahged according to the main topics that had been identified for discussion at the Conference. The production of this document was made possible through the efforts of Mr. Wong Kim Siong, Mrs. Zaiton Osman, Mr. Bing Selamat Amir and Mrs. Ainun bteMd. Hashim. Miss Haresh Kumani, Miss Alice Lee and Miss Usha Ram had also assisted in proof-reading the manuscripts. The typing was done by Miss Goh Bee Gan who undertook the taskin addition to her oormal office work. We wish to express, once again, our gratitude to the International Association of School Librarianship forgiving us the opportunity to host the Conference. We are also grateful to the Honourable Minister of Education andour Director-General of Education for their support and assistance. Our profound thanks 5 ii and appresiation also go to allthe paper presenters for their valuable co'ntributions. Badiah bte Hj. Abdul Manan (Chairperson) Rugayah bte Abdul Rashid (Joint Chairpersot1) Organising Committee, 18th IASI_ Annual Conference TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface 1. Opening addrsiss Anwar Ibrahim 1 2. Welcoming speech Badiah bte Abdul Manan 7 3. Welcoming address -- Michael James Cooke 11 4. Welcoming address Jean E. Lowrie 13 5. Keynote address -- Abdul Rahman Arshad 14 6. School librarianship: global developments Jean 23 E. Lowrie 7. Establishi,ig school resource centres: the Malaysian 40 experience -- Rita Vias 8. The Pahang State Educational Resource Centre: role 70 and development -- Abu Samah bin Mohd. Amin 9. A Vasterbotten experience: some aspects of Swedish 86 school library services Valerie J. Downes 10. An information sharing system for students: the New 102 York experience Judith Higgins 11. Developing an effective school resource centre system: 129 the Winnipeg (Canada) experience Gerald Brown 12. Evaluation of education resource centres: theory and 148 practice Leong Yin Ching 13. School library standards for Canadian schools: 182 development effects and value M.D. Rainey 14. Standards of excellence for library media programs: 203 report of a supplementary presentation 15. Information skills for the modern world. can the 207 school library cope Michael J. Cooke 16. The information skills project: a Singapore experience 226 Lee Fei Chen 17. Education for school librarians: a Scandin,Fvian 232 perspective Sigrun Klara Hannesdottir 1-"-1 1 i v I Page 18. Developing a curriculum for teacher librarians 249 I Sivajothy Murugasu 19. The education and role of teacher librarians: an 267 Australian perspective I Joe Hallein & Judy Phillips 20. New technologies for teaching and learning: 286 implications for the school library-- Laurel A. Clyde I 21. Educational technology: its implications on the role 312 of the resource centres in the teaching and learning process -- Rohana Zubir I - 22. Educational technology for Malaysian schools: mission 330 and vision -- Educational Technology Division, I Ministry of Education, Malaysia 23. Moving towards the computer age: the Malaysian 347 experience -- Zoraini Wati Abas s 24. Active videu: cheap but metAingful student production 370 -- Paul J. Bisnette s 25 Developing the reading habit and skills for children 395 -- Safiah Osman I 2R. The one true magic: a plea for literature Anne 408 Taylor I 27. Promoting reading through a cultural exchange of 419 materials and ideas Marvene Dearman 1 28. Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka and the promotion of literacy 428 and reading in Malaysia -- Rohani Rustam 29. Children and reading: the Malaysian scenario 440 I Molina S. Nijhar 30. The promoticn of reading for children through library 460 I services in Japan Mieko Nagakura 31. Promotion of reading and literacy: the India 477 experience Shobha Sharma I 32. The school library and the quarter-a-day-reading 494 Gunilla Janlert I 33. The writing and publishing of children's books in 501 Thailand Karmaanee Suckcharoen I 34. The publishing of children's books and the promotion 519 of literacy and reading in the Scandinavian countries Ylva Lindholm-Romantschuk I # v APPENDIXES . Page 1 Programme for the 18th IASL Conference 537 2 Programme for the Opening Ceremony 543 3 Programme for the Closing Ceremony 543 4 The Main Organising Committee and Sub-Committees 544 of the 18th IASL Conference - 1989 5 The List of Participants 548 6 Minutes of IASL Annual General Meeting, 25 July, 562 1989 7 The Ninth Assembly of Associeions 564 8 All Routes Led tc Malaysia 568 9 Post Conference Tour: Northern Malaysia 570 Citation at the flag raising ceremony 571 OPENING ADDRESS The Honourable Saudara Anwar Ibrahim Minister of Education, Malaysia The 18th IASL Annual Conference is, to me, anevent of some significance, not only for Malaysia as the host, but also for the other countries in the ASEAN region. I do not see this Conference as a forum merely for school librarians, but, in a broader perspective, also for.those who are concerned with the development and dissemination of human knowledge. In the geopolitical context, the countries from where we originate may be diverse or different in terms of priorities and interests, but the need for the develmsent and dissemination of knowledge and information is common to all. The fulfilment of this need requires the cooperation and collective endeavour of all countries con( Tned. It is in the light of this need that I see the grrwing importance, not only of school libraries, but of libraries and librarianship in general The art and craft of librarianship has assumed a new and vital role in national development. I should say that it is no more a pastime for the lonely academicians or philosophers. What has changed the character of