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For Principals
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).
- Statement
on library and information services in schools
- Describes the ways in which the school library and information programs and services
are integral to the mission, objectives, and teaching and learning goals of the school.
- Teacher Librarian Role Statement
- School leaders are encouraged to support their teacher librarians to develop
clear role statements, reflecting their dual role as both teachers and information
specialists. SLASA developed this comprehensive role statement in 2003 to
highlight the diverse elements of the teacher librarian role, and it has been
widely adopted nationally. This role statement can be adapted to suit the
level of responsibility of the teacher librarian. When fulfilling all aspects
of the role, the qualified teacher librarian is operating at a leadership
level.
- Download as PDF
or Word (docx)
- Library staffing policy (AEU/SA Branch)
- This policy was endorsed by the Australian Education Union SA branch in August 2013.
Download as PDF
- Statement on Teacher Librarians in Australia
- Describes the educational significance of school library resource services
and teacher librarians in Australian Schools.
- Standards of Professional
Excellence for Teacher Librarians
- This statement describes the professional knowledge, skills and commitment
demonstrated by teacher librarians working at a level of excellence.
- Teacher librarian job description
- Outlines some key considerations to incorporate in a teacher librarian job
description. It is desirable that a person appointed to a Teacher Librarian
position has Teacher Librarianship qualifications.
- Download as PDF
or Word (docx)
- Library support officer role - recruitment example (DECS)
- Outlines the possible tasks a person may be expected to undertake in a library
support officer's role.
- Download as PDF or
Word (docx)
Value of School Libraries in Learning - Articles and Research
- Value of school libraries in learning
- National and international research on the value of school libraries in learning.
- Future learning and school libraries
- This paper seeks to enhance understanding about the implications of international trends for Australian schooling, the need for rigorous evaluation and the contribution that school libraries and teacher librarians can make to student learning.
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