Written materials have been collected since ancient times, but other than as an expression of power, and the desire to centralise knowledge, as in the great Library at Alexandria, the bases of ancient selection decisions are unknown. Over time, selection criteria emerged (Johnson, 2018, p.3). For 21st century libraries, the need for selection criteria is […]
Category: ETL503
Resourcing the Curriculum
Collection Evaluation
The question for reflection is the most appropriate and practical methods for the analysis or evaluation of a school library collection in a particular context . This is at best a third level question. It cannot be answered until the following threshold questions have been addressed. What is actually being measured or evaluated? What is […]
Access and OERs
‘Librarians and other information workers’ interest is to provide the best possible access for library users to information and ideas in any media or format. This includes support for the principles of open access, open source, and open licenses’ (IFLA, 2012, principle 4). Despite the limited exceptions and statutory licences that permit some use of […]
Library collection: balance and access
Recently I have been working casually in the school library of a Sydney high school. I was struck by the amount and quality of fiction books and the dearth of current physical non-fiction and digital resources. The library was narrowly focused on the promotion of recreational reading of a permanent physical collection. There was no […]