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Wellington book for your collection: Wellingtonians: from the Turnbull collections
David Colquhoun has been Manuscripts Curator at the Turnbull for twenty years. There is still nothing else he would rather do. He has written articles and curated exhibitions about many aspects of New Zealand’s history. This is his second book.
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Libraries as Modern learning environments with lots of great examples from NZ in the post and the comments! 
Esther Casey's curator insight,
June 3, 4:56 AM
Libraries have the potential to significantly enhance the development of life-long learners through excellent provision of expertise, resources and spaces. There are some great NZ examples referred to in this post. 
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June 7, 9:06 PM
There are challenges for school libraries in balancing these spaces, particularly collection space. Once the overriding priority, have we gone too far in rationalising physical collection space and thus risked devaluing what is part of a library's unique value? Of course making virtual collections visible in our space is also important. Delete the scoop?
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Pinterest is taking the social media world by storm, and it isn’t just popular with individual users.
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Are you using Pinterest in your library? How are you using it? How is it helping you to serve your students' needs? 
Elizabeth Hutchinson's comment,
April 15, 12:24 PM
I'm using it for PLN but to be honest I prefer scoop.it. Looking forward to watching how to use it in school for academic research. I hope that I will start to find it more useful.
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April 15, 12:26 PM
Interesting ways to use Pinterest for academic purposes. Will have to look more closely at this. Delete the scoop?
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The Internet is ridiculously huge, so don't even think about trying to get your head around how much activity is taking place. Unless, that is, you limit yourself to one single minute. Delete the scoop?
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Joyce Valenza shares her thoughts about e-books in the context of Springfield school library - 
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March 28, 1:13 AM
Definitely reviewing this collection. Thank you, Dr. V. Delete the scoop?
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Have you got "makerspaces" in your library? Has your library team discussed how the makerspace concept might be developed in your library? Read more here Delete the scoop?
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School librarian Liz Christensen talks about how the role school library has been a critical success factor in supporting literacy development at Ohaeawai Sc...
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Fantastic library services coupled with the Reading Together (TM) programme get fabulous results for student literacy in rural northland 
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March 18, 4:51 PM
Watch this short video to learn how one rural primary school is Creating Readers through its amazing library service and the Reading Together (TM) programme Delete the scoop?
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This infographic captures the impact of the school library and the school library staff on student learing, reading and academic achievement. Via Karen Bonanno Delete the scoop?
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In the UK libraries are required by law in prisons. That's wonderful. But to my surprise, I discovered that they are not required by law in schools. These past
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Thanks Jane Ryan and Fran Mes for alerting us to this great slide share!
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February 7, 4:41 PM
Although this was made for the UK it is just as important a message here. All children need library services that support their literacy and learning
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Carolyn Knight, Teacher in the Library and colleagues at Amesbury School, a new Year 1-6 school in Churton Park, Wellington talk about how their school libra...
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If you are building a new school, new school library or have an opportunity to make changes to your current library take a look at this new video as well as the other two in the series. 
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January 9, 1:02 AM
Our latest Excellence in Practice Video - Amesbury School - a wonderful new school in Wellington New Zealand. The leadership team at this school made a priority of creating a library that is a fantastic modern learning environment, staffed by highly qualified educators and totally integrated into their new school Delete the scoop?
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"Content Curation and the School Librarian" is the featured article for the latest issue of Knowledge Quest magazine.
Authored by Nikki D. Robertson the article illustrates some of content curation key strengths, how the author has utilized content curation for her academic projects, and popular curation tools for those interested in exploring the field further. http://bit.ly/QgtjwU Via Andrea Zeitz, Karen Bonanno
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Curating content for learning 
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December 16, 2012 5:24 AM
Curation (physical and virtual) is definitely an area for developing one's expertise. Delete the scoop?
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This post reflects on the use of Wikipedia as a tool for scholarly research. How is is used in your school? Delete the scoop?
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Now that MOOCs are well established for the professional learning and tertiary sectors - It is time to see how they can work for students in the compulsory education sector too. Delete the scoop?
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Librarian Adam Lancaster explains how his school used tracking data and reading quizzes to support reluctant readers... Delete the scoop?
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Digital Literacy: It's about more than access from Bobbi Newman References ALA supports FCC proposal to fund digital literacy training through public libraries. (2012, April 3).District Dispatch.
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Bobbi Newman - As always lots of good insights! Delete the scoop?
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Advocacy- use story to talk about your mission - and more tips! Delete the scoop?
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School librarians wi: Be challenged to become a change agent in your school by implementing education and social media marketing tools within your sphere of influence
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Thanks @franmes for reminding about this great slide share!!! Delete the scoop?
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Attention NZ School Library staff: Check out this great learning opportunity for you and your library teams! Delete the scoop?
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Presentation for LIANZA Library Assistants Day highlighting the range of tasks undertaken by school library teams and linking the intersections between schools
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Great insight into a "day in the life" of one of NZ's leading practitioners. 
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February 18, 9:23 PM
Well done Senga! Lots of evidence of how school libraries link to student learning.
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School library and information technology programs are a vital resource for student learning. This video to highlight the essential role teacher librarians p...
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This is critical viewing for all school librarians and principals!. The importance of School Librarian as Information Coach! who is dedicated to student learning outcomes. Delete the scoop?
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Kete Matauranga- iCentre- Papatoetoe Intermediate School have redeveloped their library into a fantastic modern learning environment. This is an excellent example of a Modern library learning environment that has been developed by a committed team of educators in South Auckland- New Zealand.
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Papatoetoe Intermediate School in Auckland New Zealand has redeveloped their library into a modern learning environment. Read about their new Kete Matauranga and how this committed team turned a leaking building into a tremendous opportunity Delete the scoop?
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TED Talks By the end of this talk, there will be 864 more hours of video on YouTube and 2.5 million more photos on Facebook and Instagram. So how do we sort through the deluge?
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Teaching students to think critically and understand social media is an essential information skill. Delete the scoop?
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Collaborating and using Ipads to develop critical literacy skills in 5 & 6 year olds Delete the scoop?
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Digital storytelling with 5 year olds. Kindergarten time is storytelling time: Listening to stories, telling stories, acting stories out, learning how to read your own stories and creating your own stories! Delete the scoop?
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