lwb/caslis presentation
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Presentation given for a Librarians Without Borders (LWB)-CASLIS Event in Ottawa on May 19, 2010 at the Ottawa Public Library. The presentation outlines the work done on a collaboration between the LWB McGill Student group at the Asturias Academy in Xela, Guatemala in April 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Librarians Without Borders McGill
Miguel Angel Asturias Academy Library Project
By Valli Fraser-Celin & Carolyn Doi
Project Beginnings“There is no culture of literacy in
Guatemala”-Chris Warren, Asturias volunteer
Literacy, education & libraries in Guatemala
What Makes Asturias Unique
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
“We are all teachers and learners”
Creating an environment of equality and diversity
INTECAP (Institute for Technical Training)
How Asturias WorksA leader who believes 100% in the school
Ashoka Fellowship
International Community
Group visits
Donations
Sponsorships
Staff & Volunteers
Project Goals
Library that supports the goals of the school
Physical library lay out
How to engage with the community
Best practices for school libraries
Cataloguing & classification schemes
Our approachOn the ground learning experiences
Educational climate in Guatemala/Xela
Culture and values
Who are the students?
Previous knowledge of librarianship
Cultural ActivitiesIn and around Xela
Helped us learn about:
Guatemalan culture
Students at the school
Finca La Florida
San Juan La Laguna Community Library
http://bibliotecarijatzuulnaooj.jimdo.com/biblioteca/
Agriculture
Our week at the school...
Tour of the school
Planning
Library Space
Library layout
shelving
mock ups
Floorplans
Programming Ideas
Themes
Library Class Time
Reading club
Collection & Cataloguing
Library Thing
Collection Development
Cataloguing recommendations
Finished Product
30 page manual of recommendations for the Asturias Academy Library
Find it on our trip blog:
http://lwbguatemala2010.wordpress.com
What we learned…
Flexibility
Keep an open mind
Collaboration
Learning about a culture is invaluable to our work as librarians