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As the role of the Teacher Librarian is diverse, information literacy (IL) is also diverse. The diverse nature of IL means that he TL needs to be skilled in many areas in order to convey meaning and understanding to student learning as well as being able to create learning opportunities. An effective TL employees and … Continue reading TL role in IL
Literacy has many different definitions, depending upon the use and context in which the term is being used. I see the definition of literacy requiring a number of layers in which to represent its meaning as accurately as possible. Literacy has many uses, verbal, visual and written. We must consider the many ways in which … Continue reading The word “Literacy”
There are many avenues for locating resources with creative commons. How to find these resources can cause difficulty. Through my reading this week I found the most helpful information in navigating the world of creative commons resources was to use the descriptions provided by the organisation itself. Education / OER Resources The Australian Smartcopying … Continue reading Accessing Creative Commons Resources
I find it really hard to comment on the acquisition workflow as I was in a unique situation. Whilst the TL had control of many acquisitions within the library, acquisitions for use in the curriculum and in the classroom was in the control of the individual Key Learning Area (KLA) leaders. Acquisitions for the curriculum … Continue reading Acquisition Workflow
Should teacher librarians have the responsibility of submitting a budget proposal to fund the library collection to the school’s senior management and/or the school community? Or should such proposals come from a wider group such as a school library committee? Teacher Librarians cannot have sole responsibility of budget proposals. All staff members who contribute to … Continue reading Who’s responsible? (Budgeting proposals and control)
The Teacher Librarian (TL) has many responsibilities in relation to the budget, not only are they responsible for the budget within the Library context, they can influence the changes in budgeting and the budgets of other areas through collaboration and leadership within the school. Collaborator – TL should be involved when new programs are … Continue reading Situations managing the budget
Today I felt so overwhelmed. Trying to listen to last nights online meetings with a crying baby who needed a nap but was doing everything not to go down that I started to worry about my assignments. I got to the point where nothing was productive so went out to the shops and Library. I … Continue reading I went to the Library today…
Bonanno (2011) suggests that it is not school libraries that are an endangered species instead it is the way you look at the role that is endangered. The key point to her 2011 address was that the approaches we take as TLs to the role in schools is key to the longevity of school libraries … Continue reading Teacher Librarians and School Libraries Endangered Species?
Scoop.it and Pinterest I found rather frustrating as those Libraries (in Australia) that had been utilising these services were no longer utilising/updating them. Scoop.it I have found to be clunky, in that a general search will find you items however unless you specifically know the person/user you are trying to follow. Scoop.it provides a collection … Continue reading Scoop.it, Pinterest, LiGuides
Have you ever seen or experienced the frustration of going into the library, combing the shelves, searching the browser and asking for help and still not been able to find what you are looking for? Maybe found a few books that have one paragraph on the subject you wanted to find? Maybe all you could … Continue reading Library Collections: can’t find what you are looking for?