Language Arts
Journal Writing. Classroom newspapers. Autobiographies.Insert student photos in a biographical poem. A great way to start off
the year and get to know your students. Demonstrate vocabulary, emotions, compare/contrast. Use a photo as a prompt for narrative or descriptive writing. Students take pictures of each other and import them into a word processing document for an "About the Author" page in a student anthology. .Use the digital camera to take photos of students then incorporate the photos into interviews written by other students in the class. (Students are assigned someone to interview and write about.)
Academics say complete journal collections, valuable books and newspapers dating to the 19th century are being thrown out to clear space for cafe-style lounges.
This is interesting because the article is not saying the books are outdated or there is a lack of space, but instead the library is making the choice to create more of a coffee shop feel. I wonder if other university libraries will follow suit? If so, is this a matter of giving the patrons what they want or making it okay to ignore valuable books?
This article discusses a university who is choosing to discard books so that they can create more seating for a coffee shop style atmosphere. Is this the future of university libraries?