INTERNET: http://www.imaginon.org/index.asp
ImaginOn in Charlotte, North Carolina is the first collaborative venture between a theatre and a library in the nation. The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County & Children's Theatre of Charlotte have joined forces and staff to create a playground for children and teens. This site is the official website of ImaginOn highlighting the organization's programs, events, and mission.
To find this site, I used Google and put in the terms "ImaginOn," "Charlotte," and "NC.". This website was the first and second hit.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Competency 8: Image
"Between the Lions" is a nationally syndicated show aimed at teaching young children the fundamentals of reading. I chose this image because it illustrates how puppetry is being utilized to promote literacy. Libraries all over the country are booking Theo and Leona for live stage shows. The show is getting "roars of approval" from parents, librarians and children.Source: http://www.carnegie.org/reporter/01/between_lions/index.html
Competency 7: Research Visual
This chart appears in a Master's paper by Kate Murphy (2007). The chart outlines how Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte have structured their partnership. You can see how the staff is separated into the theatre and the library, but also where the staff overlaps. According to slide #8 in the slide show below, the library employs 28.5 full time employees, the theatre hires 39 FTE, and 15.5 FTE are shared by ImaginOn.
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The slideshow below shows pictures from ImaginOn:
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I chose these images because they clearly illustrate how a theatre can integrate itself into a library. ImaginOn is a true collaboration between a children's theatre and a public library creating something unique and remarkable.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Competency 6D: Citation Pearl
I have continually run across this article about a library in North Carolina which teamed up with a children's theatre. Doing a simple search on LibraryLit, I came across it again:
Kenney, B. Imagine This. School Library Journal v. 51 no. 12 (December 2005) p. 52-5
It has been somewhat difficult to find articles about incorporating theatre into libraries, so this technique is perfect for my search.
Subject(s): Interprofessional cooperation; Cooperation/North Carolina; Young adults' library services/North Carolina; Children's library services/North Carolina; Architecture and building/North Carolina; Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (N.C.); Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Unfortunately, when I clicked on the subject titles, it would kept circling back to the original "Imagine This" article. I will, however, continue to try this technique on other relevant articles.
SEARCH REFLECTION - Citation pearling is a fabulous technique when you find an article relevant to your specific topic. By using citation pearl, the searcher easily can find more articles on that topic. This technique would not be useful for articles that just touch on the subject or are not relevant to the specifics of the search. It could send the searcher on a "wild goose chase."
Kenney, B. Imagine This. School Library Journal v. 51 no. 12 (December 2005) p. 52-5
It has been somewhat difficult to find articles about incorporating theatre into libraries, so this technique is perfect for my search.
Subject(s): Interprofessional cooperation; Cooperation/North Carolina; Young adults' library services/North Carolina; Children's library services/North Carolina; Architecture and building/North Carolina; Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (N.C.); Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Unfortunately, when I clicked on the subject titles, it would kept circling back to the original "Imagine This" article. I will, however, continue to try this technique on other relevant articles.
SEARCH REFLECTION - Citation pearling is a fabulous technique when you find an article relevant to your specific topic. By using citation pearl, the searcher easily can find more articles on that topic. This technique would not be useful for articles that just touch on the subject or are not relevant to the specifics of the search. It could send the searcher on a "wild goose chase."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Competency 6C: Successive Fractions
ERIC/FirstSearch
S1: drama or theat** (8,916 hits)
S2: child* or youth (277,462 hits)
S3: librar* or public librar* (56,278 hits)
S2+S3 = 6,525 hits
S1+S2 = 2,176 hits
S3+S1 = 462 hits
S1+S2+S3 = 153 hits
Found articles such as:
Increasing Reading/Literacy Performance of At-Risk Elementary Students through Increased Access to Fiction/Non-Fiction Resources and Incorporating Readers Theater Activities
Gayla L Salas
Dramatic School Library Literacy Programs
Keith McPherson
SEARCH REFLECTION - I don't find this technique better than just starting with a building block when you have a specific topic. However, for searching for issues on a broad topic, this could become very useful.
S1: drama or theat** (8,916 hits)
S2: child* or youth (277,462 hits)
S3: librar* or public librar* (56,278 hits)
S2+S3 = 6,525 hits
S1+S2 = 2,176 hits
S3+S1 = 462 hits
S1+S2+S3 = 153 hits
Found articles such as:
Increasing Reading/Literacy Performance of At-Risk Elementary Students through Increased Access to Fiction/Non-Fiction Resources and Incorporating Readers Theater Activities
Gayla L Salas
Dramatic School Library Literacy Programs
Keith McPherson
SEARCH REFLECTION - I don't find this technique better than just starting with a building block when you have a specific topic. However, for searching for issues on a broad topic, this could become very useful.
Competency 6B: Specific Facet
Database: ArticleFirst
S1: drama or theat** = 44,063 hits
S2: librar* or school librar* = 142,999 hits
S3: child* or youth = 391,071 hits
I tried a database I had never used before. When I did a building block with all three terms, it produced 3 hits:
1. LJ news - OVERRUNS PLAGUE CHARLOTTE - NC children's library/theater in the red Source: Library journal. 130, no. 6, (2005): 19 (1 pages) Libraries Worldwide: 5339 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
2. A Seussentennial Celebration - Random House Children's Books is rolling out the red carpet to honor Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, on the 100th anniversary of his birth (March 2, 1904). In a year-long tribute to the man who created such memorable characters as the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch, an enormous publicity and marketing plan has been put into place. Titled "Seussentennial: A Century of Imagination," the celebration kicked off in January with the start of a 40-city Imagination Tour, consisting of live theatrical performances based on the words, art and life of Dr. Seuss. Event kits and activity guides aimed at booksellers, teachers and librarians have been created, and an aggressive consumer ad campaign is underway. This spring Random House is also issuing two new books based on the life of Dr. Seuss. Source: The publishers weekly. 251, no. 5, (2004): 23 Libraries Worldwide: 3159 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
3. Community Forays - Addressing Students' Functional Skills in Inclusive Settings - Students with significant disabilities need to learn skills and routines in the environment in which the skills will be used. Nine middle school students made trips into the community to places like the library, mall, or movie theater accompanied by one adult and one peer without disabilities. Author: Burcroff, Teri L; Radogna, Daniel M; Wright, Erika H Source: Teaching exceptional children. 35, no. 5, (2003): 52 (6 pages) Libraries Worldwide: 1504 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
SEARCH REFLECTION - What I realized is specific facet first could be used when searching for a very specific topic. I can easily go to a new database and search for drama or theatre and see quickly if the database is worth investigating or not. If you have a broad topic, starting with specific facet could help the searcher figure out which term is most narrow. I would not use this for a broad topic, however.
S1: drama or theat** = 44,063 hits
S2: librar* or school librar* = 142,999 hits
S3: child* or youth = 391,071 hits
I tried a database I had never used before. When I did a building block with all three terms, it produced 3 hits:
1. LJ news - OVERRUNS PLAGUE CHARLOTTE - NC children's library/theater in the red Source: Library journal. 130, no. 6, (2005): 19 (1 pages) Libraries Worldwide: 5339 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
2. A Seussentennial Celebration - Random House Children's Books is rolling out the red carpet to honor Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, on the 100th anniversary of his birth (March 2, 1904). In a year-long tribute to the man who created such memorable characters as the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch, an enormous publicity and marketing plan has been put into place. Titled "Seussentennial: A Century of Imagination," the celebration kicked off in January with the start of a 40-city Imagination Tour, consisting of live theatrical performances based on the words, art and life of Dr. Seuss. Event kits and activity guides aimed at booksellers, teachers and librarians have been created, and an aggressive consumer ad campaign is underway. This spring Random House is also issuing two new books based on the life of Dr. Seuss. Source: The publishers weekly. 251, no. 5, (2004): 23 Libraries Worldwide: 3159 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
3. Community Forays - Addressing Students' Functional Skills in Inclusive Settings - Students with significant disabilities need to learn skills and routines in the environment in which the skills will be used. Nine middle school students made trips into the community to places like the library, mall, or movie theater accompanied by one adult and one peer without disabilities. Author: Burcroff, Teri L; Radogna, Daniel M; Wright, Erika H Source: Teaching exceptional children. 35, no. 5, (2003): 52 (6 pages) Libraries Worldwide: 1504 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR
SEARCH REFLECTION - What I realized is specific facet first could be used when searching for a very specific topic. I can easily go to a new database and search for drama or theatre and see quickly if the database is worth investigating or not. If you have a broad topic, starting with specific facet could help the searcher figure out which term is most narrow. I would not use this for a broad topic, however.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Competency 6A: Building Block Search
Building Block Search - Competency #6A
ERIC - Internet
S1: (drama or theatre or theater)
S2: (child* or youth)
S3: (librar* or child* librar* or school librar* or public librar*)
ACTUAL STRATEGY: ((Keywords:drama or Keywords:theatre or Keywords:theater ) and (Keywords:chil* or Keywords:youth) and (Keywords:librar* or child* librar* or school librar* or public librar*))
S1 and S2 and S3 = 431 hits
I got a lot of books about children's theatre that are located in the library. I'm not sure how to eliminate those. Then, I found where I could just search Academic Journals which resulted in 21 total hits and 16 full-text relevant hits. I think that button just saved me hours of searching!
First 2, title only:
ONCE UPON A TIME: USING STORYTELLING, CREATIVE DRAMA, AND READER'S THEATRE WITH CHILDREN IN PREK-6. (31651504)
Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling. (28046673)
SEARCH REFLECTION - I found it very beneficial to be able to limit the search to only academic journals. Out of all of the search techniques, building block is the most natural for me. It was very useful to learn how to truncate the terms. I can see how certain topics would produce far too many hits using building block.
ERIC - Internet
S1: (drama or theatre or theater)
S2: (child* or youth)
S3: (librar* or child* librar* or school librar* or public librar*)
ACTUAL STRATEGY: ((Keywords:drama or Keywords:theatre or Keywords:theater ) and (Keywords:chil* or Keywords:youth) and (Keywords:librar* or child* librar* or school librar* or public librar*))
S1 and S2 and S3 = 431 hits
I got a lot of books about children's theatre that are located in the library. I'm not sure how to eliminate those. Then, I found where I could just search Academic Journals which resulted in 21 total hits and 16 full-text relevant hits. I think that button just saved me hours of searching!
First 2, title only:
ONCE UPON A TIME: USING STORYTELLING, CREATIVE DRAMA, AND READER'S THEATRE WITH CHILDREN IN PREK-6. (31651504)
Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling. (28046673)
SEARCH REFLECTION - I found it very beneficial to be able to limit the search to only academic journals. Out of all of the search techniques, building block is the most natural for me. It was very useful to learn how to truncate the terms. I can see how certain topics would produce far too many hits using building block.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Competency 5: Tagging
Here is the tag cloud for the book Building Fluency Through Practice and Performance Grade 2 by Timothy Rasinski:
american history(1) appropriate for K-5(1) poems(1) poetry(1) reader's theatre(1) resource(1) speeches(1)
I had a very hard time finding books which related to children's theatre and libraries. I finally tried searching for "reader's theatre" and came up with this great find. This book is part of a series to increase a student's fluency through repeated reading of traditional poems, songs, reader's theater, and monologues. I selected this book as it pertains specifically to the topic of this blog -- theatre and children's library. You can see from the tag cloud that not a lot of users has tagged this book.
LibraryThing link: http://www.librarything.com/work/5308162/book/36358091
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Competency 4: RSS Feed
Name of the RSS Feed/Website: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Url of the RSS Feed/Website: http://spaces.jerseyconnect.net/nblake/weblog/63.html
Author: Norma Blake, New Jersey State Librarian
I chose this RSS field because it talks about a children's library and theatre who have combined forces and spaces to bring "stories to life." Below is an excerpt from the website:
"Plans for ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, began in 1997 when two colleagues had an idea. Bob Cannon, the former Executive Director of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), and Bruce LaRowe, Executive Director of Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) each led organizations with great programs for young people…and both were running out of space. Bob and Bruce thought it would make sense to consider creating a new, shared facility, to meet the growing needs of both organizations. But not just a combination library/theatre – they imagined a new type of facility, and an original approach to education, learning and the arts. The more they thought about the possibilities, the more they realized PLCMC & CTC shared much more than a need for more space – they also shared a powerful mission: bringing stories to life."
http://spaces.jerseyconnect.net/nblake/weblog/63.html
Url of the RSS Feed/Website: http://spaces.jerseyconnect.net/nblake/weblog/63.html
Author: Norma Blake, New Jersey State Librarian
I chose this RSS field because it talks about a children's library and theatre who have combined forces and spaces to bring "stories to life." Below is an excerpt from the website:
"Plans for ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, began in 1997 when two colleagues had an idea. Bob Cannon, the former Executive Director of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), and Bruce LaRowe, Executive Director of Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) each led organizations with great programs for young people…and both were running out of space. Bob and Bruce thought it would make sense to consider creating a new, shared facility, to meet the growing needs of both organizations. But not just a combination library/theatre – they imagined a new type of facility, and an original approach to education, learning and the arts. The more they thought about the possibilities, the more they realized PLCMC & CTC shared much more than a need for more space – they also shared a powerful mission: bringing stories to life."
http://spaces.jerseyconnect.net/nblake/weblog/63.html
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Competency 3: Podcasts
I used Google.com to perform the search. Using keywords "entertainment," "podcast," and "library," I finally found an article that the Weekly Volcano (http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/2185) had written about Jay Bates who performs a show at the the Puyallup Public Library in Washington. On his website, he describes the show as "a one-of-a-kind, live literary arts entertainment program." (http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/aboutRSR.htm)
I then used Google.com to search for Jay Bates, then Itunes for the actual Podcast and found this podcast entitled "Episode 19: LIVE! Phillip Terman, Elea Carey, and Patrick Bradshaw" which was recorded live at the Puyallup Public Library on May 15, 2008. The direct url is: http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/may1508.mp3.
This episode features storytelling by host Jay Bates, interviews fictional writer Elea Carey with excerpts read from her book and a reading by Phillip Terman, showcases original, live music by Patrick Bradshaw, interacts with the live audience through games, and features a performance of the spoof "As the Publishing World Turns." Bates is quoted in this episode to say, "Drama begins where ritual is broken." This is the crux of my passion to bring theatre into libraries.
This podcast was chosen because it is a great example of how performing arts are infiltrated into the library, from storytelling to music to performances. Bates' website describes the program as an effort " to make the literary arts accessible to the public" through performance. (http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/aboutRSR.htm)
I then used Google.com to search for Jay Bates, then Itunes for the actual Podcast and found this podcast entitled "Episode 19: LIVE! Phillip Terman, Elea Carey, and Patrick Bradshaw" which was recorded live at the Puyallup Public Library on May 15, 2008. The direct url is: http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/may1508.mp3.
This episode features storytelling by host Jay Bates, interviews fictional writer Elea Carey with excerpts read from her book and a reading by Phillip Terman, showcases original, live music by Patrick Bradshaw, interacts with the live audience through games, and features a performance of the spoof "As the Publishing World Turns." Bates is quoted in this episode to say, "Drama begins where ritual is broken." This is the crux of my passion to bring theatre into libraries.
This podcast was chosen because it is a great example of how performing arts are infiltrated into the library, from storytelling to music to performances. Bates' website describes the program as an effort " to make the literary arts accessible to the public" through performance. (http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/aboutRSR.htm)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Competency 2: Related Blog
I used http://blogsearch.google.com/ to search for blogs with keywords "theatre" and "stage." The selected blog, About library@esplanade is supported by the National Library Board of Singapore.
The excerpt is chosen from the About library@esplanade page: http://slv.vic.gov.au/about/news/latest/040708.html?rss_news
About library@esplanadeOpened in 13 September 2002, the library@esplanade is Singapore’s first thematic library that offers information resources and services on the performing arts. It is also one of the few libraries in the world to be co-located within an arts complex.
Serving as a one-stop information and knowledge hub for the performing arts, the library@esplanade is devoted to the study and the appreciation of music, dance, theatre, and film. The library’s mix of reference and lending collections, in print and audio-visual formats, facilitates the study and the enjoyment of the performing arts, complemented with programmes, performances, and exhibitions hosted by the library.
Theatre Village
The collection in the Theatre Village holds a strong selection of contemporary play scripts with books covering from the technical aspects to the theoretical study of theatre. The traditions and various forms of theatre are brought to life through the physical displays in the exhibition cases.
I chose this site because it brings into actuality my idea of blending theatre and libraries.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Competency 1: Introduction and Purpose
Purpose: To fulfill the requirement of LS 5013
Topic: Incorporating theater into reading and libraries
Library Type: Children's or School (Elementary)
This blog has been created by a student in TWU's LS class 5013 Information Storage and Retrieval in order to satisfy the requirements of ISAR. The required competencies will be posted here during the semester and will be turned in for a grade by emailing the graduate assistant when the blog is complete and ready for grading.
I am a new student in library science. Since my goal is to work as a school or children's librarian, the type of library I am interested in are school and children's libraries. The topic that I have chosen is incorporating theater into reading and libraries.
Topic: Incorporating theater into reading and libraries
Library Type: Children's or School (Elementary)
This blog has been created by a student in TWU's LS class 5013 Information Storage and Retrieval in order to satisfy the requirements of ISAR. The required competencies will be posted here during the semester and will be turned in for a grade by emailing the graduate assistant when the blog is complete and ready for grading.
I am a new student in library science. Since my goal is to work as a school or children's librarian, the type of library I am interested in are school and children's libraries. The topic that I have chosen is incorporating theater into reading and libraries.
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