Budgets

ETL401 Module 3 The role of the Teacher Librarian (ii)

Ruth Parker

The Teacher Librarian – An Expert, a Leader, a Necessity? Reflections on Karen Bonanno’s 2015 article ‘A profession at the tipping point (revisited)‘ Bonanno (2015) reviews findings shown in surveys undertaken by Softlink to support her discussions around the viability of school libraries and TLs (p. 20). Her “glass half full” (p. 14) approach to […]

ETL503 Module 3 The Collection Policy

Ruth Parker

Budget Considerations Whilst an overarching budget plan considers the mission of the library, Johnson (2018, p 102) looks to both internal and external factors that affect library needs and in turn shape the budgeting considerations. An “environmental scan” (Johnson, 2018 p. 102) or data gathering exercise must take place to establish the needs and wants […]