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Learning by design: Creating knowledge through library storytime production

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Librarianship has not traditionally been considered a design practice. However, children's librarians plan, deliver, and reflect on storytimes in implicit ways that seem to align with design principles. Drawing on empirical data from the VIEWS2 study, this poster explores the premise that design principles implicitly inform the creation of these library programs for young children. Comparing models of storytime production and models of design reveals that key design principles—especially iteration and reflection—are present throughout storytime production. The reciprocal and influential nature of these design concepts combined with the model of storytime production lead to a new model of storytime design, with implications for library research, practice, and pedagogy as well as models of design.

Source: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301115

Authors: J. Elizabeth Mills, Kathleen Campana, Rachel Ivy Clarke

Institutions: University of Washington, Syracuse University

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Administration

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington State University