Teacher Librarians and the school Library

Herring, J. (2007). Teacher librarians and the school library. In S. Ferguson (Ed.)Libraries in the twenty-first century: charting new directions in information (pp27-42) Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.


School mission statements
Many school libraries include reading for enjoyment as well as for information in their mission statements.
Mission Statements for school libraries should be brief statements that encapsulate the ethos of both the school and the library.

The role of the TL
The role of the TL is a multi-faceted one.

Information literacy in schools
Developing information literate students is the key role of the TL.
Students need to be taught how to avoid plagiarism.

Collection Management
Collection management focuses on the organisation of the collection and in some cases is interpreted as managing a collection for access, and includes aspects of cataloguing, classification and circulation.
The materials chosen need to be relevant to the needs of the school.

The school library website and school intranet
School library websites can be used for a range of purposes.

• promotion of library
• links to digital and print resources and to the local community
• specific learning resources in curricular areas
• provision of information literacy guidelines that students can access at anytime and from anywhere.

....Teacher librarians have a key role in the education of students....