Support - performance indicators and self-evaluation
Help when we want to measure the effect of ourselves and our libraries! Well, we do want to, don't we?
UK
How does your school library/LRC measure up? Our new self-evaluation
package is now available from this site:
Teachernet: School Libraries
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/schoollibraries/
There are also links to other essential materials.
It is also available from the following site:
Information Management Associates: Self-evaluation Model
http://www.informat.org/schoollibraries/
McNicol, Sarah and Elkin, Judith (2003). School Libraries: the
design of a model for self-evaluation final report. Conducted for the
Centre for Information Research (CIRT), University of Central England.
Available online at:
http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/cirtarchive/projects/past/schoolsem.htm
The new self-evaluation package was largely based on this important work.
Scottish Curriculum Council: Taking a closer look at the school
library resource centre: self-evaluation using performance indicators,
an SCC, SLIC, SLA, HMI Scotland joint report, 2000. Available online at:
http://www.svtc.org.uk/sccc/closer/
SLAINTE: School Library Performance Indicators
http://www.slainte.org.uk/SLIC/sliclibissues/slicslpi.htm
Useful work on Performance Indicators from Scotland. Downloadable from this
site.
University of Central England in Birmingham: Centre for Information
Research
http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/projects/schoollibraries.htm
Self-evaluation tools.
International
IASL Links to School Library Resources: Main Page
http://www.iasl-slo.org/linksiasl.html
Essential page of links covering all aspects of school librarianship. There
is even a link to this site!
Scott, Elspeth S. (2002). How good is your school library
resource centre? An introduction to performance measurement. Paper presented
at 68th IFLA Council and General Conference, Glasgow, August
18-24, 2002. Available online at:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla68/papers/028-097e.pdf
An international conference, but a UK librarian.
North America
Kentucky Department of Education: Beyond proficiency: essentials of a
distinguished library media program. Available in pdf format from:
Shortened link
Professional development materials.
Prince William County Schools: Librarian's Handbook
http://www.pwcs.edu/stafflibrary/Handbook/Chapter_I/Contents.htm
Useful policy documents.
Australasia
Looking for links to add here.
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