1. Serving Youth in Libraries: 21st Century Skills College of DuPage LTA Program Business & Technology

2. Objectives: Build upon the core skills learned in Today’s Libraries, Basic Information Tools, and Public Services Materials selection (SLJ, Booklinks, VOYA, etc. Vendor utilities such as Ingram Online, etc.) Reference tools: online and print for youth Programming (Storytelling, crafts/programs, book talks, summer reading, etc.) Outreach (School visits pre-K-12, marketing/public relations, community) Technology: Integrated use for collection development, web pages (pathfinders, etc.)

3. LTA Youth I, II, and III I. Intro to Youth Library Services –Overview: ALSC, job roles, needs of youth, tools/tech Il. Public Library Youth and Young Adult Services –Outreach, YAs, summer reading, technology, material selection III. School Media/LRC Asst. –Special needs: ISBE, ISLMA, collaboration in education environment, tools in the school

4. Student-centered Applied Learning Tools of the trade Vendor tools like Follett, Advance, Ingram, Baker & Tayor; also MS Office Suite products and web pages Visits to youth libraries Visitors: librarians, LTAs Mentor/shadow days Draft syllabus: http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/y outhsyllabus.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/y outhsyllabus.doc

5. Who is this person? M.A. English, Northwestern University M.L.S. UIUC Ph.D. candidate UIUC Co-mentoring/teaching digital libraries at U of C Center for School Improvement for CPS Former High School Librarian at U of Chicago Lab Schools Youth Library Asst. Hinsdale Public Library, Villa Park Public Library

6. Publications Comstock, S, B. Bruce, & D. Harnisch. " The Inquiry Page: Collaborative Technology into Practice." Proc. SITE, March 24-30, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITEfinalinteractive.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITEfinalinteractive.doc Harnisch, D., Comstock, S. Thakkar, U., Moore, S. Bruce, B. Jakobsson, E., Abbott, G., & Gabric, K. Scientists Becoming Teachers: Lessons Learned from Teacher Partnerships." Proc. SITE, March 24-30, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITE2003gk12paperfinal.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/SITE2003gk12paperfinal.doc Comstock, S, B. Bruce, D. Harnisch, & Mehra, B. “Fostering Inquiry-based Learning in Technology-rich Learning Environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellowship Program.” Proc. ED-MEDIA 2002 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, July 24-July 29, 2002, Denver. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAInquiryProc4.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAInquiryProc4.doc Comstock, S. D. Harnisch, B. Bruce, & Mehra, B. “Who’s Teaching Whom? Scientist- Teacher Teams and Administrative Strategies.” Proc. ED-MEDIA 2002 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, July 24-July 29, 2002, Denver. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAProfDevProc.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/EDMEDIAProfDevProc.doc Comstock, S.L. “Case for Story,” Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 18-21. Long paper accepted for 45-minute individual presentation. Comstock, S.L. "Language Arts: Futurecourse," Chicago: Futurecourse, 2003. (Grades 3-5) Online learning module for CPS. Comstock, S.L. "Lab Science: Futurecourse," Chicago: Futurecourse, 2003. (Grades 3-5) Online learning module for CPS. Comstock, S. & Bruce, B. "POETRY AS PLAY: EXPRESSION AS INQUIRY," Illinois Reading Council Journal, Vol. 31, no. 2, April 2003. http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/Comstock__Bruce_edited.doc http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/scomstoc/Comstock__Bruce_edited.doc Digital Libraries in the Humanities conference, August 31-September 2, 2003, United Kingdom. "Hypertext'tale'-ity: Digital Text and Orality." IRB grant proposal for "Cybraries" 2003 with University of Queensland, Australia.