Decision No. 49/2003/QĐ-BGDĐT On Issuing the Library Professional Training Program for Secondary Schools from the 2003-2004 Academic Year

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the issuance of the Library Business Training Program

in general schools from the 2003-2004 academic year

 

MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2002/NĐ-CP dated November 5, 2002 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to Decree No. 85/2003/NĐ-CP dated July 18, 2003 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT CLAUSE 3, ARTICLE 15, CHAPTER VII: AWARDS FOR LIBRARIES AND THE RECOGNITION PROCEDURE AS FOLLOWS: "3. OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LIBRARY: THESE ARE LIBRARIES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED ADVANCED STATUS AND HAVE PERFORMED EXCEPTIONALLY OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES WITH HIGH EFFECTIVENESS AND INNOVATION, RECOGNIZED BY THE SECTOR AND SOCIETY. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SHALL CONSIDER, INSPECT, AND ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LIBRARIES TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN THE LOCALITY."

DECISION:

Article 1. Attached to this Decision is the Library Business Training Program in general schools from the 2003-2004 academic year.

Article 2. The Standard Measurement Quality Control Department shall be responsible for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Regulations adopted herein.

Article 3. The Heads of the Office, Directors of relevant Departments, Heads of units under the Ministry of Education and Training, and Directors of Provincial Departments of Education and Training are responsible for implementing this Decision.

PROGRAM

Library business training in general schools

from the 2003-2004 academic year
(Issued together with Decision No. 49/2003/QĐ-BGDĐT dated October 28, 2003

of the Minister of Education and Training)

 

A. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Objective

To continue improving the qualifications, capabilities, organization, and management of school libraries and gradually implement standardization of library staff (teachers) in general schools, to be implemented uniformly in localities from the 2003-2004 academic year. The content of the library business training program specifies the basic knowledge and skills that must be achieved and the time allocated for each class (10 days or 15 days).

2. Requirements.

a) Knowledge:

Help library staff (teachers) in general schools:

- Fully understand the role, position, and importance of libraries in general and school libraries in particular, clearly grasp the relationship between publishing and distribution work and school libraries within the education sector.

- Master the contents of library business techniques.

- Be familiar with certain state and sectoral documents related to library work in general schools.

b) Skills:

- Know how to manage general school libraries, organize library activities such as publicity, book introductions, storytelling competitions, etc., to meet the needs of enhancing educational quality in schools.

- Properly handle library business techniques: supplementing, registering, classifying, describing materials, and organizing catalogues and lists of materials to serve periodic publicity and book introductions on specific themes each academic year.

- Organize well the lending of textbooks and participate in the distribution of educational books to meet the needs of students and teachers in schools.

c) Attitude, emotions, and responsibility:

- Love the library profession, love books, and be dedicated to the job.

- Actively innovate and learn experiences to continuously improve the quality of library activities in schools.

- Cultivate patience, perseverance, and diligence to fulfill the responsibilities of a library staff (teacher).

3. Targets

The target audience for this Program is library staff (teachers) assigned to work in general schools who have not received library business training, or those who have received such training more than two years ago, or those who have attended short-term training courses lasting less than ten days.

B. TIME ALLOCATION

- Number of hours for a 10-day course: 75 hours (5 credit units).

+ Lecture hours: 41 hours.

+ Practical and field trip hours: 34 hours.

+ Examination hours: 2 hours.

- Number of hours for a 15-day course: 105 hours (7 credit units).

+ Lecture hours: 46 hours.

+ Practical and field trip hours: 59 hours.

- The number of lectures in the 15-day course exceeds that of the 10-day course:

+ Library business techniques: 10 practical hours;

+ Reader services: 6 practical hours.

+ Organization and management of school libraries: 5 theoretical hours, 8 practical hours, including 1 new lesson (application of information technology in managing and operating school libraries).

- Opening and closing ceremonies are outside the curriculum (the course organizers arrange these independently).

C. IMPLEMENTATION

- Each locality should develop plans annually to open library business training courses for library staff (teachers) in general schools, sending them to the Educational Publishing House before December 1st of the previous year, specifying the time of course opening (month/year), the number of participants, and requests to the Educational Publishing House, such as lecturer support, material procurement, certificates issued to participants, to assist the Educational Publishing House in planning and coordinating assistance.

- Each course must ensure the content and duration stipulated in the program (theory and practice). Upon completion of the course, each participant will receive a certificate signed by the Director of the Provincial Department of Education and Training (certificate templates printed and distributed by the Educational Publishing House).

D. CONTENT OF THE PROGRAM

Chapter 1:

SCHOOL LIBRARY

Lesson 1. Libraries and school libraries

I. DEFINITION

1. Library

2. School library

II. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

1. Functions and responsibilities of libraries.

2. Functions and responsibilities of school libraries.

Note: For library staff (teachers) at primary schools, additional content suitable for the direction of reforming primary school library activities will be included.

III. ORGANIZATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES IN GENERAL SCHOOLS.

1. Some viewpoints of the Party and State on building and developing libraries in general schools.

2. Regulations on the organization, management, and operation of libraries in general schools (introduction to some government and Ministry of Education and Training documents).

3. Achievements made.

Lesson 2: Relationship between publishing-distribution work and libraries in the education sector.

I. Publishing-distribution work and libraries in the education sector.

1. Publishing work.

2. Distribution work.

3. School library work.

4. Relationship between publishing-distribution work and libraries in the education sector.

II. Publishing-distribution work and libraries in the education sector facing new requirements.

1. The development of education in the process of industrialization and modernization of the country.

2. Publishing-distribution work and school libraries facing new requirements.

Chapter 2:

LIBRARY BUSINESS TECHNIQUES

Lesson 3: Building a collection of materials

I. MATERIALS AND THE COLLECTION OF A LIBRARY.

1. Definitions

2. The role of materials in the library.

3. Types of materials.

II. ORGANIZATION AND BUILDING OF THE COLLECTION

1. Principles of building a library collection.

2. Methods of building a library collection.

3. Exploiting sources to supplement the library's collection.

4. Disposing of materials from the library.

III. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 4. Registering Documents.

I. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS.

1. Objectives.

2. Registration Units.

3. Registering Textbooks.

II. METHODS OF REGISTERING DOCUMENTS.

1. General Registration.

2. Individual Registration.

3. Registering Newspapers and Magazines.

III. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 5. Describing Documents.

I. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS.

II. ISBD DESCRIPTION SCHEMA.

III. RULES FOR DESCRIBING DOCUMENTS.

1. Title Description.

2. Content Description.

3. Delimiters Specified in the Description.

4. Rules for Each Area and Element of the Description.

IV. TYPES OF DESCRIPTIONS.

1. Main Description.

2. Supplementary Description.

3. Description of Multi-volume Publications.

4. Description of Newspapers and Magazines.

5. Description of Maps.

V. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 6. Classifying Documents.

I. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS.

II. INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

1. Concept.

2. Classification Table Used in Library Systems.

3. Classification Table Used in School Systems.

III. SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION METHODS.

1. General Method.

2. Specific Classification Method.

IV. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 7. Library Catalogs.

I. LIBRARY CATALOGS.

1. Definition.

2. Meaning and Function.

II. CLASSIFYING LIBRARY CATALOGS.

1. Types of Library Catalogs.

2. Forms of Library Catalogs.

3. Index Cards and Index Card Cabinets.

4. Guidelines for Readers to Use Catalogs.

III. ORGANIZING ALPHABETICAL CATALOGS.

1. Structure of Alphabetical Catalogs.

2. Rules for Arranging in Alphabetical Catalogs.

3. Maintaining Alphabetical Catalogs.

IV. ORGANIZING CLASSIFIED CATALOGS.

1. Structure of Classified Catalogs.

2. Rules for Arranging in Classified Catalogs.

3. Maintaining Classified Catalogs.

V. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 8. Cataloging Work.

I. CATALOGING WORK IN LIBRARIES.

1. Concept.

2. Requirements for Cataloging Work.

II. METHODS OF CATALOGING WORK.

1. Finding Materials.

2. Selecting Materials.

3. Analyzing Materials.

4. Arranging Materials.

III. TYPES OF CATALOGS.

1. Subject Catalogs.

2. Name Catalogs.

3. Address Catalogs.

IV. PROCEDURES FOR COMPILE CATALOGS.

1. Choosing Topics and Drafting Outlines.

2. Collecting Materials.

3. Summarizing Contents.

4. Arranging Materials.

5. Creating Lookup Tables.

6. Writing Introductions.

7. Editing and Completing Catalogs.

V. ORGANIZING THE COMPILE CATALOGS.

1. Planning Catalog Compiling.

2. Organizing Selection and Rewarding.

VI. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Lesson 9. Organizing Document Storage.

I. ORGANIZING DOCUMENT STORAGE.

1. Purpose and Significance.

2. Types of Document Storage.

3. Methods of Arranging Storage.

II. INVENTORYING DOCUMENT STORAGE.

1. Purpose and Requirements.

2. Organizing Inventory.

3. Methods of Conducting Inventory.

4. Evaluating Inventory Results.

III. PRESERVING DOCUMENT STORAGE.

1. Objectives.

2. Causes of Damage and Prevention Measures.

3. Restoring Documents.

4. Common Types of Shelves and Racks Used in Libraries.

Chapter 3:

READER SERVICES

Lesson 10. Organizing Reader Services.

I. POSITION, ROLE, AND CONTENT OF READER SERVICES.

1. Concept of Reader Services.

2. Position and Role of Reader Services in Libraries.

3. Content of Reader Services.

+ Guiding the Use of Libraries.

+ Guiding the Selection of Materials Based on Requests.

+ Guiding the Search for Materials.

+ Guiding Reading Methods.

II. STUDYING READER NEEDS.

1. Factors Affecting Needs.

2. Methods of Studying Reader Needs.

Note: For elementary school librarians and teachers, there is additional content requiring a deep understanding of elementary school students' psychology and the relationship between "young readers" and school libraries.

III. ORGANIZING READER SERVICES IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

1. Organizing Reader Services in Libraries.

2. Organizing Reader Services Outside Libraries.

Lesson 11. Organizing Promotion and Introduction of Books in Schools.

I. CONCEPT.

II. PROMOTION METHODS.

1. Oral Promotion Methods.

2. Visual Promotion Methods.

III. ORGANIZING MATERIAL INTRODUCTIONS.

1. Reading and Researching Materials.

2. Writing Introduction Articles.

3. Preparing Visual Teaching Aids.

4. Organizing Material Introductions.

5. Developing Introduction Plans.

IV. REFERENCE MATERIALS (SOME SAMPLE INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES FROM THE 2001 NATIONAL LIBRARIAN TEACHERS' COMPETITION).

V. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE.

Chapter 4:

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Lesson 12. Organization and Management of School Libraries.

I. ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

1. Technical Organization of Libraries.

2. Reader Service Inside and Outside Libraries.

II. TASKS OF SCHOOL LIBRARY STAFF.

1. SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY STAFF.

2. SPECIFIC TASKS OF SCHOOL LIBRARY STAFF.

Lesson 13. APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

I. OBJECTIVES OF LIBRARY DIGITALIZATION.

1. The Process of Library Digitalization.

2. Objectives of Library Digitalization.

3. Benefits of Library Digitalization.

II. CONDITIONS FOR LIBRARY DIGITALIZATION.

1. Hardware.

2. Software.

3. Users.

4. Data.

5. Procedures.

III. APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOL LIBRARY MANAGEMENT.

1. Building Databases.

2. Information Retrieval.

3. Managing Collections and Readers.

4. Printing Catalog Cards and Catalogs.

5. Network Connections.

Lesson 14. Organizing Field Trips.

I. CONTENT OF FIELD TRIPS.

1. Organization and Management of School Libraries.

2. Library Technical and Professional Work.

3. Reader Services.

II. ORGANIZING POST-FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE SHARING SESSIONS.

ANNEX

Some Government and Ministry of Education and Training documents on school library work:

1. Decision No. 57/CT dated August 12, 1981 of the Council of Ministers on the method of distributing textbooks.

2. Circular No. 30/TT-LB dated July 26, 1990 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education and Training on "Guidelines for managing capital investment in general education."

3. Decision No. 61/1998/QD-BGDĐT dated November 6, 1998 of the Ministry of Education and Training on the issuance of regulations on the organization and operation of secondary school libraries.

4. Decision No. 01/2003/QĐ-BGDĐT of the Minister of Education and Training on the issuance of standards for secondary school libraries.