Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Association has nearly 60 active committees and task forces, including programs for youth, publishing resources and journals, evaluating and awarding media for children. [1] ALSC sets standards for library services to children through regular updates to its "Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries."
It is the official journal of the Association of Library Service to Children, and a journal of American Library Association. [ 1 ] The journal was established in 2003 and succeeds the Journal of Youth Services (formerly Top of the News ), which was published until 2002 in collaboration with the Young Adult Library Services Association .
Education for librarianship, including for paraprofessional library workers, varies around the world, and has changed over time. In recent decades, many institutions offering librarianship education have changed their names to reflect the shift from print media to electronic media, and to information contained outside of traditional libraries.
Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) was founded in 2001 by Michael Kevane and Leslie Gray to support building libraries in Western Africa. [52] By 2007, FAVL had helped to build five libraries in Burkina Faso and two in Ghana. [52] By 2014, the number had grown to 14, with libraries also in Tanzania and Uganda. [53]
A teacher-librarian, also known as a school librarian or school library media specialist (SLMS) is a certified librarian who also has training in teaching.. According to the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), the official title for a certified librarian who works in a school in the United States is school librarian.
Children's librarians provide appropriate material for children at all age levels, include pre-readers, conduct specialized programs and work with the children (and often their parents) to help foster interest and competence in the young reader. [51] (In larger libraries, some specialize in teen services, periodicals, or other special collections.)
Missed nursing care is common when taking care of patients with dementia. Some nurses may prioritize other patients based on the stage of their dementia and their age. Missed care could lead to complications such as falls, infections, and incontinence. [53] Several conditions can result in memory loss or other signs of dementia.