1. 5TH TRIENNAL ECIS LIBRARIANS’ CONFERENCE. GOING PLACES…
BERLIN, 28 FEB – 2 MARCH 2008
School libraries staff competencies:
cooperation and research
centered tools
Maria José Vitorino Gonçalves
THEKA Calouste Gulbenkian Project for Teacher’s
Education to Develop School Libraries
www.theka.org
Portugal
mariajosevitorino@gmail.com

2. Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, Europa
S/autor (2006) in workshoptejo.fc.ul.pt/Photos.htm
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3. Context 1
Where and when are we staying and going to
 Portugal, THEKA, 2004-
 Portugal, RBE School Libraries Network
Program (1996- )
 Europe, ENSIL European Network for School
Libraries and Information Literacy (2003- )
 Global, IASL (1993- )
 Global, IFLA (1978- )
 Global, Web 2.0 (clocking…)
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4. Images THEKA (2008), courtesy
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5. SLNP. Portugal, RBE, 1200 School Libraries (2008)
Images Ana Melo (2007, 2008), courtesy
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6. Global Arena
ENSIL
All learners in each country of Europe are entitled to
quality school library/media centres and services. In
order to achieve this, each country in Europe, and
the European Union, should adopt and implement
the principles of the IFLA/Unesco Manifesto.
Ensil invites other libray and educational
organisations throughout Europe to join and
contribute to further discussion and action.
ENSIL Amsterdam Statement, 2003
www.ensil.eu
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7. TIC: Technologies, 2.0
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8. TIK: new sense, new senses?
En el verano de 1972, Carlos Lenkersdorf escuchó esta palabra por
primera vez.
Había sido invitado a una asamblea de los indios tzeltales, en el
pueblo de Bachaján, y no entendía nada. Él no conocía la lengua y
la discusión, muy animada, le sonaba como lluvia loca.
La palabra tik atravesaba esa lluvia. Todos la decían y la repetían,
tik, tik, tik, y su repiqueteo se imponía en el torrente de voces. Era
una asamblea en clave de tik.
Carlos había andado mucho mundo, y sabía que la palabra yo es la
que más se usa en todos los idiomas.
Tik, la palabra que brilla en el centro de los decires y los vivires de
estas comunidades mayas, significa nosotros.
Eduardo Galeano
Bocas de tiempo, Siglo XXI
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9. TIK: WE.0
 2004 Portugal
 0 blogs by librarians
 1 blog by 1 archivist
 1 blog by 1 Lis studente
 ? Blogs by teachers
 Cooperation of portugueses librarians in Brazilien blogs (Bibliotecários sem Fronteiras created
in 2002)
 2007 Portugal
 April: APBAD (National Conference, Azores)
6 bloggers speaking for 150 interested librarians and archivists, all generations and regions
 Plenty of School Libraries ad SL professionals blogs (and growing…)
Anjos, Júlio
Bibliotecario 2.0 http://blog.bib20.com/page/2/ (2007) (adapted)
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10. Biblioteca Escolar en/por la web
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11. Prácticas y aprendizaje
A minha formação como homem e a minha carreira como profissional, devo-a tanto às interferências positivas dos meus
educadores e mestres, como, sobretudo, aos erros educativos que eles cometeram para comigo. Aprendi por intuição e
experiência de vida que as atitudes chamadas erradas são tão válidas em educação como as atitudes correctas.
Mi formación como hombre y my camino como profesional, la debo tanto a las interferencias positivas de mis educadores y
maestros, como, particularmente, a los errores educativos que ellos han hecho comigo. He aprendido por intuición y
experiencia de vida que las atitudes llamadas erros són tán válidas en educación como las atitudes correctas
O educador em que me tornei renunciou há muito à crença mágica do educador perfeito, como o profissional que sou renunciou
a esconder a ignorância com a erudição.
El educador en que me volví hace mucho que renunció à la creencia mágica en el perfecto educador, así como el profesional
que soy renunció a ocultar la ignorancia com la erdudición.
Aprecio, portanto, os homens mais por aquilo que são (para o meu sentir) do que por aquilo que dizem.
Valoro, así, más a los hombres por eso que ellos son (para mí sentir) que por eso que dícen.
João dos Santos
Medico. Educador.
(Portugal, séc. XX)
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12. Context 2
To train, trained, training. (For) me, you, us
 Professional’s Training Trends and Agenda
 Portugal
 Europe
 Global
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13. SLNP Professionals Training Plans,
Portugal, 2006
 Portuguese SL do not
have School Librarian’s
career
Post graduations, Masters,
 1 Exception: Caldinhas 2% 6% PhD,
Private School
41% training 250 hours
 SL Coordinator is a
teacher, leading a team
(>4 teachers, + variable teachers in service training
non teacher staff (more than 25 hours)
members) 51%
without training
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14. Context 3
THEKA Calouste Gulbenkian Project for Teacher Education to Develop
School Libraries, Portugal, 2004-2008
 FGC pretends to promote training teacher’s training on school libraries.
Goals
 Training teachers to develop schools libraries as resource centres to
improve reading, information literacy, pupils success and learning, as
well as to provide support for lifelong learning and gateways to
knowledge and culture.
 Developing school library projects working closely with pupils, staff, and
community, through managing and supporting the school curriculum
and extra-curricular activities in order to promote a whole-school ethos.
 Creating and maintaining self-training resources using a wide range of
different supports including web pages, database, reference documents,
information on research and innovation
 Target teachers and pupils
Teachers: Pre-school and Basic Education, mainly primary teachers
Pupils: Three to Eighteen years old pupils
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15. THEKA as a Tool’s Lab
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16. Tool 1
 Constructivist framework for SL training
 Project centered training design
 How
 Purpose declaration
 Designing Project
 Applying / Changing it
 Reporting
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17. Tool 2
 Cooperation centered tools
 CoP Communities of practice
 Tutors: a Training Clue
 Sharing culture
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18. Making real sharing cultures: Web and Plus!
Imag.
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19. Tool 3. Research-Transformation
Centered tools
SL and Learning
Impact
self-evaluations
strategies,
a research-action-
training process
 Reference sources:
 SLA (UK)
 IASL,
 information gathered upon
THEKA projects and materials
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20. Our network is larger than you might imagine
and smaller than we want it to be !
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21. Further
 mariajosevitorino@gmail.com
www.theka.org

 www.apbad.pt
 www.rbe.min-edu.pt
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