What is the purpose of a library?
- to instill the love of books - how do we do this?
- to instill the love of knowledge/enrich course content
- to provide a place for all people to gain useful knowledge about the world
- How to navigate a college library - how do we teach them this without a traditional library?
- Search skills
- Books in library or books on reserve
- How to determine valid and credible sources
- to provide access to the appropriate content
What is the purpose of research?
What are our goals - concerns?
- How do we keep kids on track and focused.
- Teach staff and students how to more efficiently access good digital media.
- Teach students how to assess validity and credibility of digital resources
- What should we pay for, what can we get for free? What will be the best investment of our $$?
- Do we need anything beyond VOL?
Why a library that focuses on digital media would be better for GMVS...
Some Useful Resources:
A Bookless Library - Cushing Academy (at CNN)