School Libraries in the Digital Age
SchoolNet SA has created a new professional development course called School Libraries in the Digital Age . It explores learning technologies and online tools to enable the setup of digital libraries in the most effective way possible. The authors of the course were aware that the National Guidelines for School Library and Education Services specify the use of Information and Communication Technologies, which are now referred to as “digital tools and resources”. The course consists of five modules, entitled: 1. Going Digital; 2. The Effective Use of Digital Resources; 3. Communication, Marketing and Social media; 4. Digital Literacy; and 5. Planning for Digitization. The first training session was conducted for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education’s Education Library, Information and Technology Services (ELITS) in December 2017. The KZN participants were very pleasantly surprised at how well the design and content resonated with thei...