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Enhancing Library Services: The Destiny Quest Library Automation Proposal

Jennifer Jones from Goose Creek ISD and Lesley Baker from Katy ISD present a proposal to the Grant Committee to secure funding for the Destiny Quest Library Automation System. This K-12 student-friendly online catalog, supported by Follett, offers user-friendly access to a wealth of resources, promoting collaboration, critical thinking, and improved information skills. The proposal aims to benefit students, teachers, librarians, technology staff, and administrators by streamlining library services and enhancing curriculum development.

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Enhancing Library Services: The Destiny Quest Library Automation Proposal

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  1. Context • Librarians: • Jennifer Jones – Goose Creek ISD • Lesley Baker - Katy ISD • Presenting to Grant Committee • Goal: to apply funds toward the purchase of Destiny Quest

  2. Library Automation Proposal Lesley Baker Jennifer Jones

  3. What is Destiny Quest? http://www.flickr.com/photos/16712259@N04/4467481701/ • Destiny Quest is a Library Automation System, or online card catalog, supported by Follett. • The system is K-12 student-friendly and includes Destiny Library Manager.

  4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobiaseigen/434264025/ Why Destiny Quest? • User-friendly • Easy access • Multilingual • Web2.0 tools • Offers: • Top 10 • Resource lists • New Arrivals

  5. Audience • This system is intended for all students, K – 12. • Students will use this resource for: • Online searching of materials found in the library • Inviting friends to share common interests • Participating in Book Clubs • Sharing book reviews

  6. What can it do? • Library circulation • Cataloging • Searching • Reporting • Management

  7. Who does Destiny Quest help? • Students • Teachers • Technology staff • Librarians • Administrators

  8. Destiny Quest helps students by: • Providing tools for parents and students to help increase organization and presentation skills. • Increasing information, communication and technology skills by encouraging critical thinking and accountability.

  9. Destiny Quest helps teachers by: • Encouraging collaboration between teachers and librarians in preparing students for today’s technology-driven learning environment.  • Providing resources to help develop and enrich curriculum.

  10. Destiny Quest helps Librarians by: • Enhancing their role in students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving and search skills. • Encouraging collaboration and input into curriculum development and lesson plan support. • Sharing and interlibrary loan requests. • Scheduling overdue notices for automatic email delivery. • Locating and cataloging the status and report on any library resource.

  11. Destiny Quest helps Technology staff by: • Eliminating multiple workstation applications through single-server, centralized installation. • Implementing web browser access. • Providing current information on server performance through server health reports.

  12. Destiny Quest helps Administrators by: • Creating reports to help realize state, district and federal requirements. • Making informed curriculum decisions. • Controlling budget with a centralized solution that eliminates servers at each location. • Freeing up faculty to focus on student needs.

  13. References • AASL learning standards for the 21st century learner. (n.d.). American Library Association. Retrieved January 31, 2011, from www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf • Destiny quest and my quest for destiny library manager. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.follettsoftware.com/destiny-quest • School library standards. (2010, February 9). Texas School Libraries. Retrieved January 31, 2011, from www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/schoollibs/index.html

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