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Serving Teens and Young Adults in the 21st Century
Stephen Abram, MLS
iSchool University of Toronto
Jan. 13, 2015
THE CONNECTION:
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
Credit: Terri Fredericka, INFOhio
Stephen Abram
ME= STEPHEN ABRAM, MLS
Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog, etc.
Author 2 dozen books & 1,000’s of articles and columns
100+ keynotes annually & Conference Committees
Leader: CLA, OLA, AIIP, SLA, IIC ITAC, SSP, etc.
Adjunct Professor and Academic board member
Guest Professor at 100+ universities
Library Journal Top 50 Influencer, Awards
2 kids, 8 nieces/nephews, etc.
Awards . . . Advocate . . . Advisor
MY SON: ZACHARY
NEWS FLASH
News Flash
Shift Happens
QUESTIONS FOR TODAY
1. Why serve young adults differently? Does it matter?
2. Is this the end of libraries as we know them?
3. Is this change in learning permanent?
4. Where is all this change taking us?
5. Do people still value the book? Teens?
6. What’s next for tech? Does it really change everything?
7. What is the role for librarians with young people?
TAKING THE KNOWLEDGE POSITIONING
Data====>
Information=======>
Knowledge======>
Behaviour======>
Apply Stand-ards
Store&Move
Display
Chart
Graph
Publish
Picture
Format
Knowing
Learning
Filtering
Evaluating
Gerunds
Do
Decide
Choose
Apply
Enact
ActionVerbs
TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS
Data
Information
Knowledge
Behaviour
Norm
Form
Transform
Perform
Success
INFORMATION ENGAGEMENT LEVELS
Read/View
Argue/Defend
Present/Teach
Stimulate/Live
Act on/ Discuss
Content
Source
Situation Dr. Thomas Davenport
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Genome
Puberty
Growth
Brains
Sleep
Learning abilities and ‘disabilities’
Learning Styles
LEARNING STYLES
WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT?Stephen Abram, MLS
ROLE OF LIBRARIAN(S), TEACHERS,
ADMINISTRATION
VALUE AND PROOFS
ADVOCACY
CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
ASSESSMENT
READABILITY: LEXILES
DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES
SCAFFOLDING
EXPERIENCE PORTALS
THE 4 FLAVORS OF MAKERSPACESHTTP://OEDB.ORG/ILIBRARIAN/4-FLAVORS-MAKERSPACES/
FabLabs
Learn More:
List of All International FabLabs
The Fab Foundation
The International Fab Lab Association
FabCentral at MIT
Hackerspaces
Learn More:
List of All International Hackerspaces
Hackerspace Wikipedia entry
Hackerspaces.org
TechShops
Learn More:
List of TechShop locations
TechShop website
TechShop’s Not-So-Secret Ingredient
TechShop Wikipedia entry
Makerspaces
Learn More:
List of makerspaces
Make Magazine
Makerspace Community
Maker Culture Wikipedia entry
7 Things You Should Know About Makerspaces
Makerspaces Meetup Groups
And even more resources are available here:
Resources: Makerspaces and Hackerspaces
FROM GROCERY STORE TO MEAL
FRAMING: THE ROLE OF
ENCYCLOPEDIA
DISCOVERY
THE DIGITAL SHIFT CREATES
WEAKNESSES TOO
PRIMARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES
TERTIARY, NEXT GENERATION
SOURCES
BEYOND TEXT
INFORMATION ETHICS: CITATION
SAFETY: IDENTITY, PRIVACY, BULLYING,
CONFIDENTIALITY, PURCHASING, …
PARTNERSHIPS FOR ACTION
Pop-Up Libraries
SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS
PUBLIC LIBRARY / SCHOOL LIBRARY
PARTNERSHIPS
GAMIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: BYOD, FORMAT,
SEARCH, …
SCALABILITY
IMPACT: OUTPUTS, MEASUREMENTS,
PERFORMANCE, …
PREPAREDNESS
THE WORLD THEY’LL SUCCEED IN AND
NOT THE ONE THAT’S OVER
DISCUSSION
GO! ASK, ACT, ACHIEVE- go.infohio.org
Asking the Right Questions
Ask helps students
get started with
their research.
Taking Appropriate Action
Act helps students
find and organize
information, either
alone or in a group.
Achieving Results
Achieve helps
students create
and present the
results of their
research.
Research for Success
Serve
Everyone!
TO WHOM DO I LISTEN AND FOLLOW?
Justin Hoenke
YALSA
Michael Stephens
Sara Houghton
Buffy Hamilton
Bobbie Newman
Gretchen Caserotti
David Lee King
Rebecca Jones & Jane Dysart
Seth Godin
Blake Carver
JP Porcaro
Patrick Sweeney
Aaron Schmidt
Don Tapscott
Aaron Schmidt
Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA
Executive DirectorFederation of Ontario Public Libraries
Cel: [email protected]
Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog
http://stephenslighthouse.comFacebook: Stephen Abram
LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen AbramTwitter: sabram
SlideShare: StephenAbram1