>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> on behalf of the IFLA SLRC and IASL Joint Steering Committee, we  
> would like
> to cordially invite you to consider contributing your expertise
> to the forthcoming book, entitled Global Perspectives on School  
> Libraries:
> Projects and Practices (to be published in at the end of May 2011 in  
> IFLA
> Publications Series with N. 148 and ISBN 978-3-11-023220-2).
>
> The focus of the book will be school library-related projects and  
> practices
> from around the world. This book will feature some of the creative  
> responses
> of professional colleagues and institutions around the world to the  
> changes
> and challenges of the 21st century – societies in transition,  
> literacies and
> competencies required for active citizenship, information literacy  
> needs of
> children in a digital age, partnerships to enhance services in time of
> financial restraint.
>
> Each of the chapters will describe, in 3000-6000 words, a specific  
> school
> library project or practice developed to improve school library  
> programs
> and/or services. The description or “case study” will include: a  
> description
> of the project/practice, the context of the project/practice; the  
> aims and
> objectives; strategies and resources used to carry out the project/ 
> practice;
> evidences and outcomes of the project/practice; assessment and  
> evaluation;
> and contact/s for further information.
>
> These case studies will provide best practices that can serve as a  
> guide or
> “how-to manual” for others facing similar challenges on topics as  
> Education
> and training related to school libraries, Information literacy,  
> designs for
> successful teaching and learning in school libraries (e.g.,  
> instructional
> design models, implementation issues, time management, curriculum and
> assessment), promotion of reading and other literacy activities, fund
> raising for school libraries, partnerships and strategic alliances,  
> role of
> associations and other organizations in supporting school library
> development, government initiatives for supporting school library
> development, accessibility issues for all learners (e.g., diversity  
> issues,
> universal access and design), the application of Web 2.0 and other
> technologies in the improvement of school library programs (e.g.,  
> blogs,
> Wikis, pod casting)
>
> Should you accept this invitation, we would like to ask that, on or  
> before
> December 1, 2010, you submit via email a 2-3 page chapter proposal  
> (using
> the "CHAPTER PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM" available here *
> http://tinyurl.com/2wnp98a*) for review that clearly explains the  
> mission
> and content of your proposed chapter.  Should your proposal be  
> accepted, you
> will be notified by January 1, 2011, and given until March 1, 2011, to
> submit your chapter. You will receive feedback and requests for  
> revisions,
> if any, by April 1, 2011.
>
> For info and updates about the Joint Book Project, please,
> visit:
> http://iaslonline.ning.com/profiles/blogs/iaslifla-slrc-joint-book-call 
>  .
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to  
> contact
> us.
>
> We appreciate your consideration of this invitation and hope to hear  
> from
> you soon!
> Best wishes.
> Luisa Marquardt and Dianne Oberg
>
> http://iaslonline.ning.com/profiles/blogs/iaslifla-slrc-joint-book- 
> call
>
> -- 
>
>  IASL-IFLA SLRC Joint Book Project
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>
> Dr Luisa Marquardt
>
> Università degli Studi "Roma Tre"
>
> Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione
>
> Cattedra di Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia
>
> via Milazzo, 11B
>
> I - 00185 ROMA - Italia
>
> *Mail to: [log in to unmask]*
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr Dianne Oberg
>
> University of Alberta
> Department of Elementary Education
>
> 551 Education South
> Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5
> Canada
>
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>
>