Dear Friends, The project submitted by the Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, “ Library Junction: Developing an Online Academic Social Network” has been selected by the NCERT for implementation under the All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions 2010-11. (One among the two Kendriya Vidyalayas selected from across the country). The project implementation period is from 10 November 2010 to 10 February 2011. A website www.libraryjunction.net has already been launched for the project. The objectives of the project are, i)    Creating an easily accessible and user friendly online learning platform which connects the library, teachers and students. ii)   Facilitating student-teacher collaborative learning practices. iii)  Reaching out to the new generation users of the library at their own space and time. iv)  Facilitating information and knowledge sharing. v)   Cultivating the love towards books, reading, web and libraries. vi)  Developing information and media literacy skills. vii) Inspiring critical thinking and innovation. Library professionals are requested to visit the project website and give their comments and suggestions. Regards    S.L.Faisal    Librarian    Kendriya Vidyalaya    Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004    Kerala    India    Ph.09447699724 Official    http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com    http://libzine.wordpress.com    http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com    http://mydearbook.wordpress.com Professional    http://librarycloud.wordpress.com    http://librarynext.wordpress.com    http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com Social Networks   http://grou.ps/kvlibrarians Personal    http://slfaisal.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.