on In reflecting on ETL503, consider the following; How the subject has extended your knowledge and understanding of the role and nature of school library collections; The importance of a collection development policy as a strategic document; and, How a collection development policy assists in future proofing the collection. Throughout ETL503 and my experiences as… Continue Reading ETL503: ASSESSMENT 2 PART B – CRITICAL REFLECTION
on I was thinking about the collection evaluation section of a Collection Development Policy and it finally dawned on me why it is so important and can be of real value to have a good evaluation section and how it can be beneficial as a strategic document. I have just started in my first role as… Continue Reading Some quick thoughts about selection criteria and collection evaluation
on What are they? What is the difference? What to include? Does my Collection Development Policy need both? What does all this have to do with the CDP rationale? When looking at simple definitions of the two terms, I can see that ‘mission’ has more of an ‘action’ connotation where synonyms are words like ‘journey, assignment,… Continue Reading Mission, Vision and Rationale Statements
on Sample Policies provided in ETL503: Resourcing the Curriculum and my thoughts on each policy – noted in bold Chapel Hill State School Library – QLD public primary school (Bailey, 2023) Called ‘Policy and Procedures’ Has badging to the school Visually appealing – has a theme Lists the author and mentions her title as a teacher… Continue Reading Sample Collection Development Policies and my thoughts on them
on Provide a critical reflection of how your understanding of Information Literacy (IL), IL models and the TL role in inquiry learning has expanded through this subject. This is the first subject I have undertaken in my journey to become a Teacher Librarian (TL). In my first week I was asked in a discussion forum why… Continue Reading A Reflection