Scandinavia is home to several amazing libraries that not only look extremely impressive but provide a central hub for the local communities. Many Scandinavian libraries go beyond the traditional book depository; they encourage reading, socialising, digital engagement, creativity and learning through excellent library design and management. The Biblo Toyen is one fantastic example… Located in…
School libraries are invaluable to the progress of pupils at every stage of their education, but funding continues to be one of the greatest challenges to providing a good resource for children. Teachers, at every level, are battling in a digital age to encourage youngsters to read for pleasure and understand the benefits of using…
It’s nearly that time of year again when school’s out and parents are frantically searching for ways to get the littlies away from screens without having to beseech the bank manager for a loan to fund it! Don’t overlook the local library for a solution that will take children on adventures beyond their wildest dreams…
If your library is in a secondary school or a primary school the summer holidays will be a perfect opportunity for you to stock check, review, deep clean and maybe make some dramatic improvements. If it’s in a university, there will be an element of preparing for the new academic year, and things will be…
Whether it’s furnishing a university library with the technology required for 24/7 study or upgrading the technology in a school, one of the first questions in any procurement checklist has to be ‘laptop or desktop?’ Here’s a list of reasons why D-Tech International is cheering loudly for Team Laptop. Security You would be excused for…
The Tianjin Binhai Library in China opened its doors one year ago after taking architects MVRDV only three years to design and construct it. The huge 36,000- square-foot library is structured to look like a three-dimensional eye, with a large luminous sphere in the centre, surrounded by sweeping floor to ceiling bookshelves that contain a…
Did you know there is no statutory requirement for schools in England to have a school library? The decision ultimately falls to the head teacher. Reassuringly, research does suggest that most schools have some library facilities in place for their pupils. However, the quality of those facilities is questionable and very likely to differ between…
Engaging with pupils, teaching them new skills and encouraging them to grow and succeed is at the top of the priority list for librarians and teachers in schools. Therefore, it must be very frustrating when everyday tasks like counting, labelling and checking out books take up valuable time, especially during busy exam periods when the…
School budgets are under constant pressure and despite evidence of a decline in literacy across the UK showing that rates of teenage literacy in England are lower than those of other OECD nations, the school library’s resources are often first to be decimated. That may be because, at the time of writing, it is not…
James Breakell, our UK Managing Director, looks at the threat of cyber-attacks faced by education facilities and how they can protect themselves. Here at D-Tech International we design, develop and manufacture high-performance RFID products and library security systems. Our software is installed locally on the self-service units or client’s IT network and whilst we do…