> > 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 > [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > * Mail to: [log in to unmask]* > >