Archive for June, 2008

What’s in a Ning?

June 12, 2008 at 5:26 am · Filed under Children's and Young Adult Literature, School Library 2.0, School librarians, School libraries, Social Networking, Web2.0 ·Tagged

Basically, a Ning is an online social networking platform. Anyone can build a Ning using the tools at the Ning website. A Ning can connect you with like-minded people on any topic and provides a variety of communication, connection, collaboration and information tools such as forums, blogs, groups, videos, photos.

Here are a few that may be of interest – Young Adult Literature established by Marita Thomson, Australia, Great School Libraries established by Pam Berger, USA, ASLA Online (Australian School Library Library Association) established by Karen Bonanno, Australia, and School Library Action Research established by David Loertscher, USA.

If you have come across, or established, a Ning that would be of interest to those involved with school libraries then please send in your comment.

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Formalisation Network ENSIL

June 5, 2008 at 12:43 am · Filed under Advocacy, School librarians, School libraries ·Tagged

In March 2003 the network ENSIL was founded in Amsterdam by twelve people from eight different European countries. Now, in June 2008, the network has almost 80 members in 21 European countries.

Lourense Das, the co-ordinator and chair, has advised ENSIL was formalised into a foundation. “This foundation, which is based in the Netherlands, has now been legally formalised and will be known as the ENSIL Foundation (Stichting ENSIL).”

The new ENSIL Foundation (Stichting ENSIL) has made the following statement about its goals: “Based on international research which shows that the quality of students’ learning outcomes is greatly enhanced by effective school libraries, ENSIL promotes the basic principle that all pupils in schools in each country of Europe are entitled to quality school libraries/media centres and services run by professional and accredited school librarians/information specialists.”

More information about ENSIL Foundation (Stichting ENSIL) can be found on the website http://www.ensil.eu

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