Designing school libraries of the future: Toolkit 2024

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Loh, C. E., Wong, Y. L., & Wong, D. (2024). Designing school libraries of the future: Toolkit 2024 (Report No. DEV 02/20 LCE). National Institute of Education (Singapore), Office of Education. NIE Digital Repository. https://hdl.handle.net/10497/28944
Author
Loh, Chin Ee 
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Wong, Yew Leong 
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Wong, Daniel Kin Heng
Abstract

The Designing School Libraries of the Future toolkit emerged from our desire to offer resources for schools working to improve their school libraries. The principles are informed by findings drawn from our studies, OER5/16 Building a Reading Culture Study (2016 to 2020) and DEV02/20 Designing School Libraries of the Future study (2020 to 2024), as well as informal consultations with schools.

With the toolkit, we hope to offer a resource to guide schools through the complicated business of refreshing their school library space, collection and programming to meet their school’s needs.

The toolkit is divided into three sections. While each section can be utilised independently, they work best as complementary resources.

To deal with societal, technological and educational changes, school libraries must continually evolve to meet these changing needs. We hope that this toolkit is helpful for you, whether you are embarking on a redesign journey or looking for a way to evaluate your school library for evidence-based change.

Date Issued
2024
Publisher
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE NTU), Singapore.
Project
DEV 02/20 LCE
Grant ID
Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP)
Funding Agency
Ministry of Education, Singapore