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Designing 21 st Century Libraries. Belinda Jacks, Director Library Media Services Belinda Stanley, Librarian, Dubiski Career High School Grand Prairie ISD. Creating a 21 st Century Library. Curriculum HS, CATE, Interests Physical Structure Unconventional Collection Development
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Designing 21st Century Libraries Belinda Jacks, Director Library Media Services Belinda Stanley, Librarian, Dubiski Career High School Grand Prairie ISD
Creating a 21st Century Library • Curriculum • HS, CATE, Interests • Physical Structure • Unconventional • Collection Development • Interests / Curriculum • Collection Arrangement • Out of the Box • Atmosphere • Jr. College Feel
CurriculumDubiski Career High School • School of Architecture and Engineering • Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing • School of Health Sciences • All aspects of Medical Services • School of Arts, AV Technology & Communications • Graphic Design, Animation, Media/TV Technology, Advertising • School of Business, Marketing, Finance, & IT • Banking /Financial, Business/Marketing, Computer Maintenance, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts • School of Transportation and Logistics • Automotive Technology and Repair, Insurance Adjusting, Warehouse Operations, Aftermarket Installation
CurriculumDubiski Career High School • Full 4x4 Core Curriculum • Advanced Placement Classes • Dual Credit Classes • Most students will graduate fully licensed and/or with college credits • 2012 First Graduating Class • 2009-10 Exemplary Campus • Extensive ProfessionalDevelopment for all staff
Floor Plans for Dubiski Career High School Library 1st Floor Circulation Fiction Coffee Bar Open Classroom Area Comfortable Seating Magazines Four Computer Stations 2nd Floor Circulation Nonfiction Two Open Classroom Areas Library Office Workroom Conference Room 85 –person Lecture Hall Two 30-person Seminar Rooms Restrooms Comfortable Seating Two Computer Stations
Lecture Hall 2nd Floor Circulation Desk and Nonfiction Area
Collection DevelopmentDubiski Career High School School’s Four Story Spiral Staircase • 34,000 Print Collection • Accepted items not cataloged • 2300 eBooks • Gale Virtual Reference Library (18,000 eBook searches) • Other Publishers • 4000 NetLibrary Audio Downloads • 400 Playaway Audio Books
Collection DevelopmentDubiski Career High School Library Conference Room Gale Databases (89,000 Searches) ABC-Clio Databases Several other Online Search Sources 58 Magazine Subscriptions (mostly “fun”)
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library Arrangement is Convenient and Accessible “Wow! This puts Barnes and Noble to shame!” Student quote the first day of school. • Genre Fiction • Mystery • General Fiction
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library Romance Fiction and Contemporary Fiction
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library Science Fiction/Fantasy
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library Going up to 2nd Floor Nonfiction
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library • Nonfiction by Career Paths and Interests • Culinary Arts • Medical Sciences • Health Beauty & Fitness
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library • Nonfiction by Career Paths and Interests • Art & Design • Transportation
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library Charts Used for Location of Materials
Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library And back down we go…
AtmosphereDubiski Career High School Library Open and relaxed “Jr. College” atmosphere Students “hang out” playing chess & online games, emailing, reading, and working. Oversized chairs and benches in soft fabrics Coffee and Hot Chocolate Bar Mobile devices okay Flat-screens
What would we do differently? • Inter-Shelve Biography • Main entrance on 2nd Floor • Most classes are on 2nd – 4th Floors
Successes • Student Centered • Controlled Chaos • In a good way • Circulation • Highest Secondary in district (per pupil) • Databases • Highest usage in district • Professional Collaboration • Seamless • One entity