innovative library services in the county library george baritiu brasov
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Lucrare prezentată în cadrul conferinţei internaţionale LIBRARIES-READING-COMMUNICATION, Veliko Tarnovo - Bulgaria, 14-15 noiembrie 2013TRANSCRIPT
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The future library
INSPIRE-CONNECT-EDUCATE
innovative library services in the County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov
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County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
The County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov is committed to serving a diversifying community with a core population of more than 285,000 inhabitants
The Library is well regarded as an important education, information, entertainment and community resource for people of all ages
The Library features a collection of more than 630,000 physical items, including books, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, and software
The Library is also active in bringing new technologies to its patrons, offering dozens of electronic resources, computer equipment and training for adults and children, assistive reading devices and online services.
about LIBRARY
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County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
The Library is divided into eight departments: Administration, Technical Services, Children's & Teen Services, Circulation Services, Collections & Bibliographic Services, Information Services, Permanent Education Center, Multicultural Center (Hungarian, French, and English)
Each department is chaired by a Department Head who reports to the Director. The Library has 79 full-time employees
about LIBRARY
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County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
Through a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IREX, the National Association of Public Libraries and Librarians (ANBPR), the Ministry of Culture, local and national governments, and libraries through the country, Biblionet is helping to develop a modern public library system in Romania
Biblionet is a five-year program that helps Romanian libraries better serve their communities through training and technology.
2,000 public libraries equipped, 3,000 librarians trained in how to use new technology to provide better services to library visitors and 41 new training centers for librarians established across the country
Milestone
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DIGIFOLIO is a program address to secondary school-aged children 12 - 14 years old for developing digital competencies by using digital portfolios in order to reach active involvement of children in the educational process and productive usage of NTIC
SMS PRESCHOOL the purpose of service is to promote a healthy lifestyle for children through a joint program that combines practical activities for children aged 3 to 7 with the development of knowledge and skills among their parents and educators
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New services
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DIGIFOLIO – starting an e-portfolio
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DIGIFOLIO – the result
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SMS PRESCHOOL
County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
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SMS PRESCHOOL
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SMS PRESCHOOL
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The Library conducted a research regarding users needs, centered on school skills assessmentThe Library established the necessary and relevant partnershipsThe Library produced the teaching materials The Library trained the personnel involved (teachers, librarians, volunteers)The Library attracted funds for the performance of programs
County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
STEPS
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Attracting and retaining new library users
Forming a new category of library user
Developing digital competencies and multimedia skills
Improving students' school results
Promote the concept “learning by doing”
Developing a new brand library services
County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania
OBJECTIVES
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2 Web site presentation http://digifolioen.weebly.com/http://smsprescolar.weebly.com/
index.html
62 e-portfolios http://digifolioen.weebly.com/62-e-
portfolios.html
promotion: video clip, poster
500 new beneficiaries
30 new partnerships
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RESULTS
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Children
• Open access to a new, useful and funny learning experience
• Abilities to use different educational instruments on internet, to share their experience, to promote their work
• Assess over time
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BENEFITS
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Teacher
• Ongoing record of progress• Able to access their student’s digital work• Efficient, less paper
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BENEFITS
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Community
• A free educational center for their children• A new generation prepared to face up the 21st
century challenges
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BENEFITS
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Library became the Excellence Center for services offered
to children aged between 0 and 14 years
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BENEFITS
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To develop an e-learning platform dedicated to teachers
To implement a Training-of-Trainers (TOT)
for school librarians and elementary an secondary school teachers
To introduce new web tools of our users
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NEXT CHALLENGE
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“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
Robert Frost
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Our inspiration
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• The children’s remarks about the project show us that it was the most beautiful learning experience (Necula Andra-Oana), the best project (Mărcuş Andrei), it was new, useful and funny at the same time (many opinions), they learnt to think clearly and to develop their creativity.
• Mihai Elena Francesca: “I do not want change anything in this project because it’s perfect!”
• Andrei Padure : “I wish that Digifolio to last until the end of the World.”
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STORIES of PARTICIPANTS
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THANK YOU!Claudia Popescu
Daniel [email protected]
Crina [email protected]
County Library “George Baritiu” Brasov - Romania