Collaboration in the School Social Network

Autor/in	Schultz-Jones, Barbara
Titel	Collaboration in the School Social Network
Quelle	In: Knowledge Quest, 37 (2009) 4, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-9046
Schlagwörter	Cooperation; School Libraries; Media Specialists; Social Networks; Information Services; Network Analysis; Pilot Projects; Partnerships in Education; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Library Research; Interviews; Librarian Attitudes; Collegiality; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Kooperation; School library; Schulbibliothek; Mediengestalter; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Informationstätigkeit; Netzplantechnik; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kollegialität
Abstract	Social networks are fundamental to all people. Their social network describes how they are connected to others: close relationships, peripheral relationships, and those relationships that help connect them to other people, events, or things. As information specialists, school librarians develop a multidimensional social network that enables them to build a presence within the school learning community, and connect others to information services and resources. How these networks operate was the subject of a recent pilot study of the collaboration networks of five school library media specialists (SLMSs) in north Texas. This article presents the results of the pilot study which indicate that while establishing and maintaining a social network within the school environment is fundamental to the position of a school library media specialist, the network varies in frequency and level of collaboration regardless of the length of service as an SLMS. This article discusses four major themes that emerged from this research, all related to the use of the network structure in the context of the school learning environment. The four major themes are: (1) Social capital; (2) Who's in your Fave 5?; (3) Strategic groups; and (4) Professional learning communities. (Contains 10 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/knowledgequest.cfm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10