Thursday, October 11, 2012

More thoughts on my ideal library,

* Newspapers, Magazines, Career Information, Promotional Literature for Reading and Librarianship would also feature in a comfy reading area. * Listening posts and Headphones so that users may listen to Books on Cds, Ipods/ and e-books/audiobooks on Computers. * The Toys and games would be included to spark imagination and creativity. * Active participation in Book Clubs such as Scholastic and Koorong Kids to promote Literacy.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What would I like to see in our new School Library?

If I had an endless budget and all the time that I needed, what would I like to see in our new school library?
Here are my ideas so far..... 1) At least 30 laptops or Ipads or a mixture of both, and a trolley to house them, with of course, enough powerpoints within the Library to recharge all. 2) Our Library divided into sections: Junior Fiction, Senior Fiction, Reference section, Non-Fiction but I would also have a Picture book section and a Graphic Novels section. 3) Brightly coloured mobile, comfy furniture, including: desks, chairs, lounges, cushions and a mixture of mobile and fixed shelving.
4) Clear and brightly coloured signage everywhere, along with motivational posters and Information Literacy and Research Skills Posters.
5) Each user would be provided with his/her own Library ID card. 6) A photocopier (which also has a scanner and is also used for printing purposes for Library users) for all to use. 7) A wide variety of resources in both digital, print and media forms, particularly with a Christian focus. 8) A Smartboard and a multi-functioning Digital TV with DVD/CD capacity. 9) Books clearly labelled for student participation in the premiers Reading Challenge. 10) A minimum of 3 Fixed Computers with access to our Catalogue through Oliver, SCIS/OPAC and Web Dewey. 11) A Library Website or school website links,A Library Blog and A Library Wiki. 12) Numerours Pathfinders and Webquests, etc. to support current themes/topics/units in the curriculum. 13) Subscriptions to a wide variety of Teaching, Educational, Technological and Library Journals for Professional Development of Staff. 14) Colourful displays.
15) Toy Library section with board games, toys and puppets. 16) Huge emphasis on Book Week displays as well as Book Parade and at least one Book Fair per year. 17) Volunteer Library Monitors form all Year groups as well as parent and community volunteers (for book covering, etc.) 18) Motivational Library lessons that incorporated Literacy, Information Literacy and Research skills. Even Web Edventures! 19) Collaboration in action with the whole school community and 24/7 Access to School Library catalogue. 20) A separate fixed computer for cataloguing and another for borrowing with at least 1 mobile/ wireless scanner (particularly good for stocktaking).

Web Dewey ETL 505

As I work through my final Assignment for ETL505, I am genuinely surprised by how much there is to learn about Web Dewey. There are so many rules and regulations and sometimes I am confused about why an item is placed under a particular number. I do find it very interesting though. I'm starting to get the hang of how each is to be written but I can't wait to have some practical experience in a Library to put the theory into action. I read on our Forum today that Oliver does most of the cataloguing for you, so I'm glad that our school has chosen to go on this path.