Transcript How to Teach the Internet: One-on

Young Adult Services
Fundamentals
Instructor:
Michael Cart
[email protected]
An Infopeople Workshop
Winter/Spring 2004
This Workshop Is Brought to You By
the Infopeople Project
Infopeople is a federally-funded grant project
supported by the California State Library. It
provides a wide variety of training to California
libraries. Infopeople workshops are offered
around the state and are open registration on a
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Workshop Overview
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Fundamentals
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Youth Participation
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Collection Development
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Trends in YA Literature
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Books and Readers Advisory
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Programming for YAs
Fundamentals
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Basic Print and Online Resources
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Competencies
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Teen Developmental Needs
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Fundamentals of Planning
Basic Print and Online Resources
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Print
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Patrick Jones. Connecting Young Adults And Libraries.
_____. New Directions For Library Service To Young Adults
Renee. J. Vaillancourt. Bare Bones Young Adult Services
Online
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The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
Young Adult Librarian’s Help/Homepage:
http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
Young Adult Library Services Association:
www.ala.org/yalsa/
Competencies
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In “Young Adults Deserve the Best” YALSA
identifies 7 basic areas of competency:
1. Leadership
2. Knowledge of Client Group
3. Communication
4. Administration
5. Knowledge of Materials
6. Access to Information
7. Services
Teen Developmental Needs
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YA Services equip teens with
information and abilities that enable
them to achieve developmental skills
necessary to “graduate” from
adolescence to adulthood.
The handout lists developmental needs
from a variety of sources.
Fundamentals Of Planning
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Know Your Community
--Demographics
--Socioeconomics
Identify Community Partners
Identify Needs
YA User Survey
Self-Assessment Survey
Youth Participation
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Definition
Importance of youth participation
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how teens can help
Forming the Teen Advisory Board
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who should belong?
best ways to recruit
Characteristics of Successful
TAB Programs
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Allow youth input from planning
stage forward
Center on issues of real interest
Focus on specific, doable tasks
Planning Young Adult Spaces
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What will you call it?
Location, Location, Location
Layout
Furniture and furnishings
Technology
Decor
Reader’s Advisory
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Definition
Goals
The Interview
The Browsing Factor
Merchandising
Reader’s Advisory Interview
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Are you reading for fun or for an
assignment?
What was the last book you read and
enjoyed?
Have you heard of good books or
authors from your friends?
What kinds of books don’t you like?
Practice A Reader’s Advisory
Interview
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My English teacher says I have to read
a 500 page novel with a contemporary
setting that involves a quest
I just read the last Harry Potter book,
what can you recommend that’s just
like it.
Demystifying Collection
Development
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What is YA literature?
Administration, maintenance and
promotion
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Evaluation and selection tools
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Current trends in young adult literature
What Is YA Literature?
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Fiction
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Nonfiction
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Formats
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Non-book materials
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Online materials
Administration, Maintenance
and Promotion
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What Will Your Collection Contain?
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Popularity vs. Quality
A BRIEF group discussion (no fisticuffs,
please!)
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How will it be used?
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Where will it be located?
Evaluation and Selection Tools
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Print Materials
*Magazines & Journals
*Books
Online Materials
The Webliography and the Selected Print
Resources handouts offer comprehensive lists.
Current Trends in YA
Literature
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Rise of retail market & commercial
fiction
Crossover materials
Globalization
Emphasis on the visual
Renaissance of poetry, short stories,
fantasy & historical fiction
Why Do Book Discussions
But first: how many have actually
done book discussions?
1. Increase circulation
2. Get new users
3. Promote reading
Book Discussion Mechanics
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Getting started
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Creating a model for discussion
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Formulating questions
The Art of Booktalking
 What it is and what it isn’t
 While you’re reading
 While you’re writing
 that darned first sentence!!!
 Preparation
 Doing it
Programming for Young Adults
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Definition
Why do it?
Funding
Types of programming:
 Educational/Cultural
 Informational
 Recreational
Prior Planning Pays
 When planning YA programming
consider:
 format
 audience
 what
 when
 where
Implementing Programming
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Who’s in charge?
Make a checklist
Timeline
Promotion
Practice imaging
Don’t forget the refreshments!
A Hit . . . Or a miss?
 Evaluation
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Have a form
What went right?
What went wrong?
What’ll I do differently next time?
!!Don’t be discouraged!!
Summary of the Day
 Favorite topic covered today
 What you feel ready to do next
 Things you found useful
Thanks!
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Please fill out the Evaluation Form
in your packet
If you think of other questions later,
please email me at [email protected];
I will be happy to answer anything I
can!