The Evaluation of the Possibility of Offering the Vocational Senior High School Library for Community Use Chen, Hsiang-Yun Director of Library, Yuan-Lin Agriculture and Industrial Vocational Senior High School

Opening school libraries of vocational senior high school to community people. School libraries Public libraries Specialized libraries Role of school libraries of vocational senior high school

For community populace For school Gain more social resources (ie. money, manpower) Sustain the existence of the school Attract more students to enroll in the school Find needed information More specialized books available Extended service through cooperative relations with universities, high schools and government research facilities. What can be gained by opening

Implementing the Plan 1Marketing 2Electronic library 3Community classes on library use 4Information services 5Kind and professional service 6Fee service 7Community database 8Community feedback

The implementing points of opening Security and theft prevention Establish a library foundation Establish an organization like “ Friend of the Library ” Ask for volunteers

Research about the library opening of Yuan-Lin Agriculture and Industrial Vocational Senior High School Located in Chang-Hua County, which is famous for agricultureChang-Hua County Many agriculture departmentsdepartments More agriculture books than the public libraryagriculture books Many students' parents are engaged in work about agriculture.

Yuan-Lin Agriculture and Industrial Vocational Senior High School More than 1000 people go to the school to take a walk everydaypeople Community members take part in our faculty & staff reading clubreading club ID trade system for campus visitors

The results of a questionnaire about the school library opening to community members student School faculty & staffStudentsCommunity members

Merits derived from opening Plays the roles of school library, public library and specialized library Keeps good relations with the community Promotes the reputation of the school

Merits derived from opening Creates an up-and-up opportunity for the library Solves the problem of the library with insufficient manpower Reduces costs Creates an opportunity for participation by the community

Farm Families in Chang-Hua County （ End of 2003 ） End of ,796 92,660 Percentage of Farm Families: 27.6 ﹪

Rice & vegetables Rice Vegetables

Fruit Fruits & Flowers Flowers

Before Yuan-Lin Agriculture and Industrial Vocational Senior High School circa 1945

The students are in the agricultural class.

Plants & Greenhouses

Animals

Specialized Books

Community people like to come to the school, even the birds. I like it here.

Many elementary school students visit the school.

The school is very beautiful.

You are welcome to come to our school anytime!

The reading club He is 74 years old.