School Libraries Network Program in Portugal
On http://www.rbe.min-edu.pt/np4/65 you can find information about School Libraries Network Program in Portugal. This Brochure has a new look and it is both in Portuguese and English.
European Associations
International Associations
Research
- 'What Works': Research you can use
- Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement (pdf)
- Impact of school library services on achievement and learning (pdf)
- Impact of school library services on achievement and learning in primary schools (pdf)
- School libraries and student achievement in Ontario
- School libraries work! (pdf)
- School Library Impact Studies
- School Library Media Programs and Academic Achievement: Bibliography
- Student Learning through Ohio School Libraries
Resources
- Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
- CSLA Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries
- IASL: Resources for Developing a School Library
- IASL: School Library Resources on the Internet: School Libraries Make a Difference
- IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines
- IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto
- Information Technology In School Libraries
- Multimediale Schulbibliothek
- School Libraries - Making a Difference
- Schulbibliothek.at
- Schulmediothek.de
- The Prague Declaration
Theka Project
The Portuguese Theka Project - the Calouste Gulbenkian Project for Teacher Education to Develop School Libraries - is a project based on co-operation between school libraries, public libraries, the Portuguese Library Association (BAD) and the Gulbenkan Foundation. The project has three goals:
- Training teachers to develop schools libraries as resource centres to improve reading, information literacy, pupils success and learning, as well as to provide support for lifelong learning and gateways to knowledge and culture.
- Developing school library projects working closely with pupils, staff, and community, through managing and supporting the school curriculum and extra-curricular activities in order to promote a whole-school ethos.
- Creating and maintaining self-training resources using a wide range of different supports including web pages, database, reference documents, information on research and innovation.
More information on www.theka.org.
Arion Report on Portuguese School Libraries
Two years ago a European study tour visited Portuguese School Libraries/Multimedia
Resource Centres. Its report and final recommendations are worth while. You find them here.
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