designing 21 st century libraries

Designing 21st Century Libraries

Belinda Jacks, Director Library Media ServicesBelinda Stanley, Librarian, Dubiski Career High School

Grand Prairie ISD

Creating a 21st Century Library

Curriculum HS, CATE, Interests

Physical Structure Unconventional

Collection Development Interests / Curriculum

Collection Arrangement Out of the Box

Atmosphere Jr. College Feel

CurriculumDubiski Career High School

School of Architecture and Engineering Architecture, Construction, Engineering,

Manufacturing School of Health Sciences

All aspects of Medical Services School of Arts, AV Technology & Communications

Graphic Design, Animation, Media/TV Technology, Advertising

School of Business, Marketing, Finance, & IT Banking /Financial, Business/Marketing, Computer

Maintenance, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts School of Transportation and Logistics

Automotive Technology and Repair, Insurance Adjusting, Warehouse Operations, Aftermarket Installation

CurriculumDubiski Career High School

Full 4x4 Core Curriculum Advanced Placement Classes Dual Credit Classes Most students will graduate fully licensed

and/or with college credits 2012 First Graduating Class 2009-10 Exemplary Campus Extensive Professional

Development for all staff

Physical StructureDubiski Career High School

1st FloorCirculationFictionCoffee BarOpen Classroom AreaComfortable SeatingMagazinesFour Computer Stations2nd Floor

CirculationNonfictionTwo Open Classroom AreasLibrary OfficeWorkroomConference Room85 –person Lecture HallTwo 30-person Seminar RoomsRestroomsComfortable SeatingTwo Computer Stations

Floor Plans for Dubiski Career High School Library

Lecture Hall

2nd Floor Circulation Deskand

Nonfiction Area

Collection DevelopmentDubiski Career High School

34,000 Print Collection Accepted items not cataloged

2300 eBooks Gale Virtual Reference Library (18,000 eBook

searches) Other Publishers

4000 NetLibrary Audio Downloads 400 Playaway Audio Books

School’s Four Story Spiral Staircase

Collection DevelopmentDubiski Career High School

Gale Databases (89,000 Searches) ABC-Clio Databases Several other Online Search Sources 58 Magazine Subscriptions (mostly

“fun”)

Library Conference Room

Collection ArrangementDubiski Career High School Library

Genre Fiction Mystery General

Fiction

Arrangement is Convenient and Accessible

“Wow! This puts Barnes and Noble to shame!” Student quote the first day of school.


Romance Fiction and Contemporary Fiction


Science Fiction/Fantasy


Going up to 2nd Floor Nonfiction


Nonfiction by Career Paths and Interests Culinary Arts Medical Sciences Health Beauty & Fitness


Nonfiction by Career Paths and Interests Art & Design Transportation

Culinary (CUL)CUL 363 CUL 394 CUL 635 641 CUL 647 664

Medical (MED)610 611 612 MED 613614 615 616 617618 MED 636

Health, Beauty, and Fitness (HBF)HBF 610 HBF 612 613 HBF 615HBF 616 HBF 617 HBF 618 HBF 641

642 646 648 649HBF 658 664 668 687HBF 391

Business and Industry (BUS)600 604 608 609

620 621 623 628

630634

638

640 643 647 650

651 652 658 659

660 662 665 670

671 674 677 681

683 688

330 331 332 336

337 338 339 382

384 BUS 395

Transportation (TRA)

385 386 387 388

TRA 623 629 TRA 796

Art and Design

624 627 635 666

667 669 680 684

686 690 700- 741.4

Charts Used for Location of Materials



And back down we go…

AtmosphereDubiski Career High School Library

Open and relaxed “Jr. College” atmosphere

Students “hang out” playing chess & online games, emailing, reading, and working.

Oversized chairs and benches in soft fabrics

Coffee and Hot Chocolate Bar

Mobile devices okay Flat-screens

What would we do differently?

Inter-Shelve Biography Main entrance on 2nd Floor

Most classes are on 2nd – 4th Floors

Successes Student Centered Controlled Chaos

In a good way Circulation

Highest Secondary in district (per pupil) Databases

Highest usage in district Professional Collaboration

Seamless One entity

Any Questions?

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