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.
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