inquiry project

Libraries, I like themChristina Park

questionHow does the CA high school library rank among international schools that we compete in APAC?

SCHOOLS OF ASIA

What Happened?

What I Like

Sherlock Holmes - ing

Interlude: Awaiting Replies

Bliss: Receiving Replies

*Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch*

Tada!

First of all…

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Number of resources in the school libraries

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What about media?

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Media provided at the school librariesCameras

Audio Visuals

Graphic novels

Audiobooks

Playaways

Kindles

iPads

eBooks

Databases

Electronic/Online media

Maps

Periodicals

Magazines

CDs

Audiotapes

Videotapes

DVDs

BooksSchool

International Schools

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Languages offered at the school libraries

HebrewViet-nameseArabicRussianDanishFinnishItalianChineseTagologNorwegianDutchSwedishGermanFrenchSpanishKoreanJapaneseEnglish

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To Weed = Unwanted Books

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Weedings that have been done in the school libraries

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Consumer Tastes and Preferences

Updating the collectionCommunity – Recommendations

Curriculum

School

Bias

Incentives

What they want in a good library.“Creating life-long readers”

Curriculum

Resources

Facility

Staff

PASTE …PACED

Which one?

Seven Choices

Testing… 1, 2, 3

Check It Out.

The Winner Is...

thank youTHANK YOU

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[Western Academy of Beijing website picture] [Screenshot]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wab.edu/what-we-do