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Library instruction is evolving to adapt to the changing concepts of information use and understanding. Model programs, in order to be meaningful and effective, should respond to the changing information environment. New methods of library instruction, such as the Cephalonian method, reflect changes in instructional technology and education theory.
The University Scholars Program is an honors program which offers a specialized gifted education curriculum for advanced and motivated learners in grades 6–12. Students interested in this program must show excellence in academics. Students can attend online and on-site in West Chester, PA. Applications and interviews are assessed a year in ...
The cephalonian method is a method of active learning for library orientation first made popular in the United Kingdom at Cardiff University.Introduced to a wider audience in 2004 by Linda Davies and Nigel Morgan, the method consists of giving the students at a library orientation class cards with prepared questions they are to ask during the session for the instructor to answer.
The Free Library Foundation also manages READ by 4th, [10] a citywide effort of public and private organizations aiming to significantly increase the number of students in Philadelphia entering the 4th grade at reading level by 2020. READ by 4th's comprehensive strategy includes improving early learning, providing parents with resources to ...
During Penn State Abington's orientation program incoming students participate in skit "Freshmen Feud." [5] The Lares building, renovated in 2002, has hosted entertainers such as Stevie Starr. Penn State Abington features a large library, modern laboratories, and computer facilities.
On its 175-acre (0.71 km 2) campus, Mansfield has four residence halls, multiple eateries, an on-campus student health clinic, campus police unit, campus bookstore, an on-campus and student-led television studio, radio station, and campus newspaper, state-of-the-art North Hall Library, Grant Science Planetarium, Decker Gymnasium and Olympic-sized swimming pool, Kelchner Fitness Center ...
The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is the professional association for librarians in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] It represents about 2,000 members affiliated with public , academic , special , and school libraries throughout the state, and was founded in 1901.
There were over 37,000 card holders when the new library opened in 2005. [2] According to the 2005 Annual Report, Schlow had more than 291,000 visitors and 592,000 books in circulation. Schlow Centre Region Library is part of the Central PA Library District, allowing patrons to use interlibrary loan to check out material from other public ...