tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post7601134503064251236..comments2024-02-01T17:48:35.639+08:00Comments on School Librarian in Action: Collection Development: What's In? What's Out?Zarah C. Gagatigahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16910736888739832265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post-45189211671004441492010-08-11T11:43:12.914+08:002010-08-11T11:43:12.914+08:00Yep. Rest assured that we will try (no matter how ...Yep. Rest assured that we will try (no matter how tall the challenges are) to do that here, Zarah.<br /><br />But we will keep the long-term solutions in our agenda, too.Fraulein A. Oclaritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post-41688095366644856612010-08-11T09:41:11.517+08:002010-08-11T09:41:11.517+08:00fraulein --
the least we could do is to teach non...fraulein --<br /><br />the least we could do is to teach non-librarians basic library operations. not an easy thing to do but, it's a short term solution. this doesn't mean that we, in the industry should stop thinking of long term solutions. what i find as the most challenging is the shaping of a library culture. it's different from reading culture yet intertwined.<br /><br />oh, the woes of a country with a colonized past!Zarah C. Gagatigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910736888739832265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post-60677136607797136342010-08-11T07:42:45.117+08:002010-08-11T07:42:45.117+08:00I perfectly agree. Zarah. It is a sad reality, ind...I perfectly agree. Zarah. It is a sad reality, indeed, that so many donations have already been received and yet these never translated to the setting up of truly functional learning spaces or the development of programs that will maximize use of these resources.<br /><br />In one engagement of ours, for instance, we were specifically told, "Nasaan na yung anim na container vans ng books na pinadadala namin sa region ninyo?" We could not answer because we have no answer. Really, where have all these books gone?<br /><br />You are right. Libraries are active and dynamic spaces where real learning should take place. To build libraries to be such requires a lot of resources, intervention and commitment from those who claim to have stake in the future of our children -- DepEd, the LGUs, librarians, teachers, pupils, etc. We need to mobilize these forces to surface the advocacy for libraries as learning spaces. The librarians should be at the forefront of this advocacy because teachers have their own agenda to push. Then again, librarians are too few. Among the few, only a handful are able or are willing to commit service that will extend to others in the community. And so the advocacy for libraries as necessary infrastructure for learning have not figured much in the order of government's priorities. <br /><br />I also agree that there has got to be intervention from trained and professional librarians who understand the science of information for development and the value of libraries/learning centers in the development of the individuals and the transformation of communities. This intervention is indispensable.Fraulein A. Oclarithttp://mindanaolibrarian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com