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For Library Staff
- ALIA/ASLA Joint statement on library and information services in schools
- This page provides ready reference links to key documents and information
to assist school leaders address issues related to staffing, resourcing and
managing their school's library and information service. The priority for
all schools is to ensure that ‘school library and information programs
and services are integral to the goals of the school and the aims of the school
curriculum.’ (ALIA / ASLA joint statement on library and information
services in schools, 2003).
- ASLA Policy Statement – Teacher Librarians in schools
- Describes the educational significance of school library resource services and teacher librarians in Australian Schools.
- DECS Teacher Librarian time allocation
- The DECS formula used to determine the allocation of teacher librarian time.
- PDF (68 KB)
Word (48 KB)
- IFLA/UNESCO School
Library Manifesto
- Outlines the mission, goals, staffing, operations and management of the school
library.
- School Library Bill
of Rights
- School libraries are concerned with generating understanding of freedom and
with the preservation of this freedom through the development of informed
and responsible citizens.
- Spence, S. Survey highlights major problems with library staffing
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Research shows that students perform better where there is collaboration between
teachers and teacher librarians. Despite this, more and more schools in South
Australia are inadequately staffed with qualified teacher librarians. Sue
Spence reports on the findings of an AEU survey into school library staffing.
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PDF (37 KB)
- Spence, S. Oh, where is a teacher librarian when you really need one?!
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Sue Spence outlines the benefits that qualified teacher librarians can bring
to the library as well as the school’s teaching and learning program
and reflects on reasons why they are becoming an endangered species.
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PDF (23 KB)
- Staffing of School Library Resource Centres Policy (AEU/SA Branch)
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This policy was endorsed by the Australian Education Union SA branch on March 2004.
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PDF (21 KB)
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