Support - resources
Resources and tools for school librarians. Some of these sites also have links to research reports. Also look at the main Research and Organisations pages. Specific areas of library management are covered on a new page - Management.
UK
Atherton J S (2002) Learning and Teaching: Learning index
[On-line]: UK: Available:
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/~jamesa/learning/index.htm
Site about learning in the post-school context, but still useful to those of
us working in
schools.
Barrett, Lynn (2004). New guidelines, new challenges in
schools. Article in CILIP's Update Magazine. Available online at:
Shortened Link
Article about the new CILIP Guidelines for Secondary School Libraries.
Highland Council Education Culture and Sport Service: Highland Schools
Virtual Library
http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/
Excellent site created to support teaching and learning in Highland, with
curriculum links and reading webs.
University of Central England: Dual Use
Community of Practice
http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/dualuse/index.htm
Resources for those of us working in dual use libraries. Includes a
database, discussion forum, featured library and bibliography of articles,
reports, case studies and information.
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!
Australasia
EdNA Online: Teacher Librarians
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page975.html
Lots of links to documents covering research strategies, reading
development, and information literacy.
NSW Department of Education and Training: School Libraries and
Information Literacy
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoollibraries/
Professional support and resources.
Policy Writing for Teacher Librarians
http://www.slaq.org.au/SubCommittees/Murrumba/PD/whatispolicy.htm
Lots of ideas to help you write your policy documents.
Trinity College: Library Policies and Policy Making, Especially for
Schools
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/library/lib/pol.htm
Huge number of links to policy documents.
Diane's Website
http://www.geocities.com/dimac4/
Miscellaneous information.
North America
Educator's Reference Desk: School Libraries
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Librarianship/School_Libraries.html
Formerly
ERIC the Educational Resources Information Center, a national information
system funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Now part of the
University of Syracuse. This page on school
libraries is
very useful.
Internet Library for Librarians
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/index.htm
Huge listing of resources available for librarians on
the Internet.
Kentucky LMS Reference Desk
http://www.pldhs.com/lms/index.html
Aims to link library media specialists (school librarians) to resources.
Have a look at the useful "Resources" link.
Library Instruction.com
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
"The librarian's weapon of mass instruction". Masses of material related to
library instruction, not just for schools, but lots of relevant material.
Library Research Service
http://www.lrs.org/
Keith Curry Lance, Colorado, statistics and research. Information about the
Colorado Study and others.
OSLIS Main Page
http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/
Oregon School Library Information System.
Prince William County Schools: Librarian's Handbook
http://www.pwcs.edu/stafflibrary/Handbook/Chapter_I/Contents.htm
Useful policy documents.
School Libraries on the Web
http://www.sldirectory.com/index.html#top
Huge site with links to loads of resources for school librarians. Look at
this page:
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/reslibs.html
School-Libraries.Org
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html#Welcome
Very useful site for school librarians with helpful links and resources
School Library Information Portal (SLIP)
http://www.cla.ca/slip/school.htm
Canadian connection to school library documents.
The Summit on School Libraries 2002: quotations
http://www.accessola.com/summit/quotations_v2.html
Very useful quotations to back up your belief in the power of school
libraries!
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