The Study of Electronic Resources Collection and Its Service in High School Libraries
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Huang, Yu-Chun
Abstract
The study explores how high school libraries choose and organize electronic resources, and how school teachers deploy them in the digital world. There are reasons why the study chooses high school libraries as my research objects. First of all, school libraries are the largest numbers among all kinds of libraries. They not only provide teaching resources, but also help students to cultivate reading habits and know how to access library resources. Besides, high school libraries play an important role in developing students’ self-learning skills, which would help them be ready for college student living. Hence, in order to achieve the foregoing goals, for high school libraries, having a plenty of collection is important.
The study examines how high school libraries choose and organize electronic resources, what services they provide, and how electronic resources are been used. The research methods of the study include content analysis and interview method. With purposive sampling, 15 high school librarians were interviewed. By pre-reviewing the websites of those school libraries, the author pinpoints on the very different problems those high school libraries might have.
The findings of the study as follow. First of all, the major types of electronic resources are database and internet resources, and the major sources of them are determined by library director or librarians, and recommended by teachers. Except for libraries, discipline teachers also shared electronic resources about teaching. Second, there is no electronic resources selection policy in high school libraries, and resources usually chose by library inside members. Furthermore, there are much difficult when choosing and organizing electronic resources. Then the chose resources are provided to users in resources list. Third, there are many methods to promote electronic resources, and to collaborate with teachers by using electronic resources at class. Finally, librarians don’t know teachers and students’ user satisfaction because they don’t have user survey.
There are some suggestions for this topic, high school libraries should establish electronic resources collection policy or selection principles, and collaborate with other high school libraries to purchase electronic resources together. It also can integrate with other department in school to develop a teaching and learning center, in order to provide complete electronic resources and service.
Subjects
high school library
electronic resources
electronic resources service
Type
thesis
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