Portfolio+for+Beverly+Harbin

**Work Product #1** **__Special Collection Order__** The attached assignment is an order for books, periodicals and other non-print materials for a special collection. The collection is focused on Spanish items for an elementary school library. The assignment was for the Collection Development (LS 5003) class that I took in Spring, 2011. This activity allowed me the opportunity to confer with staff on their classroom needs. This helped to determine the items to be ordered for this new collection. The collection includes formats other than books to meet the needs of our non-readers as well. This collection is relevant to the community because it is Spanish materials that shows the reader how their culture has influenced the history of the United States. This ties into Goal #3 of my agenda. This collection is expected to help motivate the community to utilize the library for gaining information about their Hispanic culture in America.





**Work Product #2** **__Pathfinder Assignment__** During the Summer of 2011, I took Information Sources and Services (LS 5263). From this course I created a Pathfinder activity. This assignment was created to guide the user to a set of resources of a particular subject. One challenge that I face as a librarian to ESL students and their parents is the lack of research skills. This Pathfinder assignment allows me to provide a way for students to find information without having a research background. As an advocate of the research process, I do not want students not to learn the process but I want them to have a successful learning experience. This Pathfinder can be a valuable tool to help patrons achieve this experience. This assignment relates to Goal #2 of my agenda. By supplying the user with a Pathfinder, I can be the catalyst to empowering the stakeholders to become active participants in learning.



**Work Product #3** **__Marketing and Advocacy__** In the Librarians as Instructional Partners course (LS 5443) taken during the Fall, 2010 semester, I was fortunate to work with two other students on an advertising project. This collaboration was unique as it allowed all of the participants the opportunity to use their talents in the project. We created a Wiki to introduce and invite our stakeholders to visit our library. My contributions included creating an Avatar using Voki.com to introduce our homepage. I used another Web.2.0 tool, Voice Thread, to create an elevator speech. This quick speech was created to give a clear, concise explanation of what our library offered. Using the techniques from this class will be a great strategy for creating an advertising plan for our community and business partners. Both of these tools will be helpful in gaining the interest of students and in gaining the trust of teachers to partner with me to create lessons that will inspire student to become independent thinkers and successful students in the 21st Century. This work product is directly tied to Goal #1 of my agenda. When presented to the community this marketing tool will help to establish the community partnerships that are necessary for creating a learning community.

http://ls5443bharbin.wikispaces.com/A.+4.3+Marketing+and+Advocacy+Homepage

**Work Product #4** __**Marketing Plan for Banned Books Week**__ Books are challenged for many reasons. Challenges are designed to protect our young readers. Sometimes the challenge is based on personal values and feelings. Many of the challenged books are examples of classic literature. Whatever the reason, there is a process for using these books even though they may have been challenged. This process includes organizing a Banned Books Week Event. This assignment is from the Literature for Children and Youth class (LS 5603) taken during the Fall, 2010 semester. This is an example of how librarians can plan an event to celebrate the annual Banned Books Week. This work product can be seen in all three of my agenda goals. This week long event can include our neighborhood partners (Goal #1) to participate in the Banned Books Week activities. These activities also empower our stakeholders to become involved in learning during our story time activities (Goal #2), and finally, this week long activity will also help to encourage the community to visit the library to view the library, the banned books and any new items to the collection (Goal #3).


 * [[file:Marketing Plan for Banned Books Week.doc]]﻿**