The School Library and its relations with cultural diversity and territory.

Abstract

The information in this article includes part of the study entitled "School Library and Collections:a diverse and territorial perspective", in which it was proposed, among its objectives, the identification of strategies they use, school libraries, to integrate the contents of cultural diversity
and territory into their collections.
The research was carried out in the libraries of two educational institutions in the city of Medellín (Colombia). This qualitative, exploratory and comparative research was done through a case
study, inscribed in the paradigm of critical theories.
Documents related to educational management were reviewed; interviews with students, professors, graduates and librarians; as well as a survey directed to the librarians and the direct observation
of the library collections.
Among the criteria that guided the conformation of the found collections, those related to the strengthening of critical thinking processes and the contents of the students' reality were identified.
In the context of the necessary transformations in school libraries, it was found that it is necessary to structure collections with relevant content, in backups and formats that are in accordance with the conditions of the educational subjects and that promote close relationships with the written culture. and with the possibilities of development of historical consciousness in educational subjects.