While looking through different platforms for visual curations I decided to go with Pintrest and searched for “school library collection development’.  I will be honest, I didn’t spend much time searching for a collection (assessment is looming).  However, I did locate something that I have seen before, and enjoy looking at. The well renowned book recommendations.  I don’t about you, but these are gold!  It occurred to me that this is a perfect example of a visual library collection.

 (Bridgen; 2013)

So I did what anyone does, and clicked on the image to take me to the website.  Lisa the Librarian appears to be well in tune with visual and online curation.  In her own words she is an avid “Pintrester” (Bridgen, 2016), she validates the use of Pinterest, and Goodreads, as a way to connect in a collaborative way, provide professional knowledge and share ideas.  I am an avid collaborator, and I am becoming more of a fan of this sort of platform.  Pinterest is a platform that so many teachers use, why not tap into that and increase the library profile and collection?

Lisa the Librarian, is a great blogger, she is succinct and mainly uses her blog to promote her Pinterest additons of “if you liked… then try this…” (Bridgen, 2013), as demonstrated above.  What a great use of Pinterest!  An aside note, I never thought to use GoodReads in the school context.  I use it purely for my friends.

Bridgen, L. (2013, Oct 28). Reading is not for the Wimpy… [If you liked: Then read:] retreived from High Functioning Bookaholic http://highfunctioningbookaholic.blogspot.com/ 

Bridgen, L. (2016, Jan 25) Library Tool # 2 [If you’re a Pinterester (I have no idea is that is a word but it means one that uses Pinterest)] retreived from High Funtioning Bookaholic http://highfunctioningbookaholic.blogspot.com/

 

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