http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/libraries_for_a_post-literate_society_1.html
The feature article is "Libraries for a post-literate society" by Doug Johnson - below is an extract, challenging us to think of how we integrate the non-book material into our libraries... Another article, " After school in the library media centre" describes the Luther Jackson Middle School (Virginia, USA) after-school library programme, including a becoming a gamers' paradise every Thursday..."Serving the post-literate clientele
Libraries, especially those that serve children and young adults, need to acknowledge that society is becoming post-literate. These are some critical attributes of a library that serves a post-literate (PL) clientele:
- PL libraries budget, select, acquire, catalogue and circulate as many or more materials in non-print formats as they do traditional print materials. The circulation policy for all materials, print and non-print, is similar.
- PL libraries stock, without prejudice, age-appropriate graphic novels and audio books, both fiction and nonfiction, for informational and recreational use.
- PL libraries support gaming for instruction and recreation.
- PL libraries purchase high-value online information resources.
- PL libraries provide resources for patrons to create visual and auditory materials and promote the demonstration of learning and resource through original video, audio and graphics production. They also provide physical spaces for the presentation of these creations.
- PL libraries allow the use of personal communication devices (MP3 players, handhelds, laptops, etc) and provide wireless network access for these devices.
- PL library programs teach the critical evaluation of non-print information.
- PL library programs teach the skills necessary to produce effective communication in all formats.
- PL library programs accept and promote the use of non-print resources as sources for research and problem-based assignments.
- PL librarians recognize the legitimacy of non-print resources and promote their use without bias.
While I recognize this may look frightening, even culturally destructive, to many of us 'print-bound' professionals, we cannot ignore the society of which we are a part and are charged with supporting. Culture determines library programs; libraries transmit culture..."
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