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Libraries in today's global world have emerged as key players in building a culture for reading in communities while enhancing the literacy development of children, youth, adults and seniors. Whether one lives in a modern city with sophisticated library services or in a remote region of the world where access to books and literacy services may be limited, librarians and libraries are contributing to the development of learning communities. This book captures some of the essence of this work in libraries in order to inspire and support all those who value the role of libraries in building global communities.The authors highlight the emerging role of libraries and community partners in literacy development and provide concrete examples via case studies drawn from global communities, demonstrating how libraries are working to support local literacies. They also suggest recommendations for supporting the critical role for libraries in supporting global literacies. The book will become essential reading for all those interested in literacy and libraries throughout the world.

Information user --- Libraries and community. --- Literacy. --- Libraries and education. --- Reading promotion. --- Relations bibliothèque-collectivité --- Alphabétisation --- Bibliothèques et éducation --- Lecture --- Promotion --- Relations bibliothèque-collectivité --- Alphabétisation --- Bibliothèques et éducation

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Immigrés de plus ou moins longue date, migrants ou encore étudiants étrangers : les publics des bibliothèques d’aujourd’hui sont, à l’image de notre société, multiculturels. Dispositifs et médiations spécifiques, posture professionnelle, partenariats, formation, littératures de l’exil... Quel accompagnement proposer en matière linguistique à ces publics et, plus globalement, comment appuyer un parcours d’intégration ? Comment donner à voir et à vivre la diversité culturelle de notre société ? Cet ouvrage collectif décrypte le contexte migratoire, propose des pistes de réflexion-action et donne des éléments de réponse pratiques pour tous les professionnels du champ social et culturel.

Libraries and immigrants - France --- Readers' advisory services - France --- Multicultural education - France --- Libraries and education - France --- Libraries and immigrants --- Readers' advisory services. --- Social integration --- Multicultural education --- Libraries and education --- Bibliothèques et immigrants --- Bibliothèques --- Intégration sociale --- Education interculturelle --- Bibliothèques et éducation --- Orientation des utilisateurs --- Information Science & Library Science --- accueil --- bibliothèque --- étudiants --- fonds spécialisés --- immigration --- médiations --- interculturalité --- Readers' advisory services

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"This book is intended to help librarians better understand how people learn and it reviews theories related to learning so that librarians can better support learning. The practical guidance offered in this book shows how librarians can apply these theories to library instruction, spaces, services, resources, and technologies"-- This book will help library and information professionals better understand how people learn in order to improve support for instruction in their library.From book clubs to media facilities, libraries support learning in numerous ways. In this accessible handbook, Medaille unchains the field of learning theory from its verbose and dense underpinnings to show how libraries can use concepts and principles to better serve the needs of their users.Readers will discover:concrete ways to improve library instruction, spaces, services, resources, and technologiessuccinct overviews of major learning theories drawn from the fields of psychology, education, philosophy and many moresummaries of the most relevant aspects of each theory and instructional methods, showing how the various theories interact and support each other.This book will be useful for library and information professionals seeking to better understand their community and service users.

Libraries and education. --- Learning --- Learning, Psychology of. --- Library orientation. --- Public services (Libraries) --- Libraries and students. --- Bibliothèques et éducation. --- Apprentissage --- Psychologie de l'apprentissage. --- Bibliothèques --- Learning, Psychology of --- Libraries and education --- Libraries and students --- Library orientation --- Philosophy. --- Philosophie. --- Formation des usagers. --- Services aux usagers. --- Philosophy --- Library management --- Information retrieval --- Teaching

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Librarians need to utilize web 2.0 tools to generate rich-text learning environments, creating enriching, challenging, and supportive learning platforms for students. The Teaching Librarian shows how to utilize wikis, mindmaps, and Second Life to improve pedagogy for librarians. This title covers how to obtain administration approval to implement web 2.0 tools, how to deal with and prevent technological glitches, and remain aware of relevant legal issues in the UK and the USA. The book also outlines how to create learning interfaces that meet the needs of nontraditional students. The six chapt

School libraries -- Ontario -- Periodicals. --- Teacher-librarians -- Ontario -- Periodicals. --- Librarians --- Social Sciences --- Library & Information Science --- In-service training --- School libraries. --- Teacher-librarians. --- School librarians --- Teachers --- Public school libraries --- Libraries --- Instructional materials centers --- Libraries and schools --- Web 2.0 --- Teacher-librarians --- Libraries and education. --- Library information networks. --- Enseignants-bibliothécaires --- Bibliothèques et éducation --- Réseaux de bibliothèques --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Droit --- In-service training.

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Documentation and information --- anno 1800-1999 --- Belgium --- Belgique --- België --- Bibliotheekwezen --- Bibliothèques --- Public libraries --- Libraries and education --- Library information networks --- Bibliothèques publiques --- Bibliothèques et éducation --- Réseaux de bibliothèques --- History --- Histoire --- Ligue de l'Enseignement --- 027.4 <493> --- 027.022 --- 02 <09> <493> --- Openbare bibliotheken--België --- Volksbibliotheken --- Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--België --- 02 <09> <493> Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--België --- 027.022 Volksbibliotheken --- 027.4 <493> Openbare bibliotheken--België --- Bibliothèques publiques --- Bibliothèques et éducation --- Réseaux de bibliothèques --- History. --- Public libraries - Belgium - History --- Libraries and education - Belgium - History --- Library information networks - Belgium - Brussels - History --- Bibliotheques publiques --- 19e-20e siecles --- Politique culturelle