Reflection When I began ETL503, I was naively unaware of the effects that a well-constructed, learner-centred collection could have on the library community and subsequently learning results (Chin Ee, 2015, p.78). Through the module readings, activities and forum posts, this naivety shifted as I explored curriculum and pedagogical initiatives, collection development and maintenance, funding and […]

In my school, the library administration and budget team use a checklist to see if the resources best meet the needs of our library community. This checklist is similar to the one identified in chapter 3 of ‘Collection management for youth: Responding to the needs of learners’ by Hughes-Hassell and Mancall (2005). In their chapter on ‘Selecting resources […]

Pinterest hit the inter-sphere back in 2010, and is frequented by many users (both recreational and professional) on a regular basis. Originally intended to allow its host to collect, organise and display information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest, it has now moved beyond recreational use and into the field of cataloguing […]