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This new book,
Effective School Librarianship: Successful Professional Practices from Librarians around the World (2-volume set), provides a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. It showcases the resilience, creativity and best practices from successful school li
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Volume 2: Africa, Asia, and Australia
A School Library in a Place Where There Has Never Been One Before! Building a Reading Culture in DR Congo. Our Passion to Provide School Libraries to the Children of Zimbabwe. It is a Long, Long Walk to Books and Very Far Away from Information Access and Delivery: Stories from School Librarians in Zimbabwe. My Library, My Lifeline. Children Experiencing the Joy of Reading in Japan. Bringing the Concepts of US Public Librarianship to a School Library in Hong Kong. Modelling Your School Library After Starbucks? Successful School Librarian Stories from Hong Kong. Zarah Gagatiga: The Filipino School Librarian in Action. A Large School Library in Kanchanaburi, Thailand Is Run by a PhD Candidate. Successful School Librarian Stories from the Land of Smiles. A School Library in the Wondrous Kingdom of Thailand. The Hidden Truth about the Undying Determination of a Successful School Librarian. Helping Students in the Foothills of the Himalayas. A Teacher-Librarian with a Mission of Creating Information Literate Global Citizens!. Libraries: A Flourishing Garden of Life. Making a Difference to Student Learning Through School Libraries. The Library Works at Being the Hub of the School. Invitations Across Thresholds.
About the author
Patrick Lo, EdD, is currently serving as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. He has presented about 100 research papers and project reports focusing on librarianship, humanities, and education at local and international workgroup meetings, seminars, and conferences. Dr. Lo’s recent books include Conversations with the World’s Leading Opera and Orchestra Librarians and Preserving Local Documentary Heritage: Conversations with Special Library Managers and Archivists in Hong Kong.
Heather Rogers is currently a Master of Information Studies (MISt) candidate at McGill University in Canada, focusing on librarianship and information literacy. Previously, she was an Assistant English Language Teacher for the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme in Fukushima, Japan. She graduated from The American University in Washington, DC, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies and Japanese.
Dickson K. W. Chiu, PhD, is now teaching at the University of Hong Kong and has also taught at several universities in Hong Kong. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering and also serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He co-founded several international workshops and has served as a program committee member for over 100 international conferences and workshops. He is a Senior Member of both the ACM and the IEEE, and a life member of the Hong Kong Computer Society.
Summary
This new book, Effective School Librarianship: Successful Professional Practices from Librarians around the World (2-volume set), provides a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. It showcases the resilience, creativity and best practices from successful school li
