1. Librarian’s Forum: A Roundtable Discussion Best practices, problem- solving and working in China-based international school libraries Dr. Carol Gordon carol.gordon@rutgers.edu Associate Professor Rutgers University Acamis Spring Conference 9-10 March 2012

2. Contacts  carol.gordon@rutgers.edu carol.gordon@rutgers.edu  Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries  http://cissl.rutgers.edu

3. Topics  Guided Inquiry  Aesthetic understanding  Historical understanding  Reading in the digital age  Free voluntary reading (summer reading)  Strategic reading  School library collections  School library facilities  One Common Goal: Student Learning

4.  You discussed online reading is not engaged reading that is strategic, knowledge-driven and socially interactive. The studies were dated 2007. Do you think this is changing with newer formats that are friendly and more interactive?

5. Discussion Topics  E-books-strategies, solutions; hardware based, Overdrive/Follett, promotion & patterns of use  Scheduling collaboration models  Library evaluation models  Text on computer screens; [less] would this include –books or merely websites? If taught, how do you think it would improve?  Are you considering a text read from a reader the same as a paper book?  Double entry notes for young children?  Any school have ICT and IL standards merged?  How do we best work with ICT specialists to promote & prioritize the information aspect of ICT (rather than only the presentation/tools aspect?