The WSE Folder Katharine Ryan. Brief Comments It is my opinion that we are Teacher Librarians and that we should be held to some of the same standards.

The WSE FolderKatharine Ryan

Brief Comments

It is my opinion that we are Teacher Librarians and that we should be held to some of the same standards Teachers are

The WSE is not a pass/fail assessment

It is a benchmarking exercise which should lead you to improved policies, procedures and practices

It is a valuable opportunity to show the integration of the school Library into the curriculum and shoulddemonstrate cross-curricular links

It has taken years to write/assemble the documents that follow

There is no ‘standard’ WSE Library folder. Each is unique to its own school.

Each document should be dated and have a review date

Policies and Procedures

The WSE folder P&P section should contain:

The School’s Statement of Philosophy and Objectives

The Library’s Statement of Philosophy, Aims and Objectives

The Library’s Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship and Library Selection Policy

The Library’s Circulation Policy

Kindle Usage Policy

The Library’s Data Protection Policy

Other Library policies???

Job Specification

Library Time Table and Bookings

• Show how busy you are• Show which classes/teachers are

using the Library• Demonstrate your integration

into the curriculum and your teaching role• Use a simple Excel spreadsheet

that can be copied from week to week

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

24th 25th 26th 27th 28th

Prize Giving SOFTLINK M Kehoe

Cian Wright

P1Lukas Dreiling IB EE   TY Res M Lynott  

P2     TY Res M Lynott M Kehoe

P3M Lynott - Holocaust        

P4M Lynott Holocaust        

P5     IGE Eng TY Res1McA Eng (RMcD)

P6       TY Res M Lynott

P71T Eng (SMcA) Myst & Detect. XXXXXXX   P6N Lib

P8     XXXXXXX

1 Eng (DB)Myst & Detective DEAR P6N Lib

P91G Eng (PR) Myst & Detect.   XXXXXXX    

Student Access

Opening Hours

Library Rules

Welcome to the Library Guide for Students. Do you have one for Staff?

Do you provide subject guides?

Do you offer Library Orientation classes? How many? What do you teach?

Special Needs

Describe the resources available in the Library for students with Special Needs and/or who require Support For Learning (SFL)

- Abridged books

- Audio-books

- Kindles ‘Text To Speech Enabled’

- Databases and Encyclopedia with a reading voice

- Others???

Cultural Diversity

What resources are provided by the Library which promote equality and human rights, recognise diversity and challenge discrimination?

Cross Curricular Planning

Describe how the Library integrates with other subjects taught in the school

- History RSR – what research skills and/or resources do you teach/provide?

- CSPE – do you help with the Action Project? Do you offer a class on Censorship or Human Rights resources in the Library?

- Language Orals – what audio material do you provide? Could students use it on their iPods?

- English – how does the Library help the delivery of the English curriculum in the school – at JC and LC levels?

- Other subjects???

Are you a member of your schools’ Literacy and Numeracy Committee?

Library Budget

Insert current and previous budgets

What expenditure forecasts are you considering for the next academic year

ICT Provision In The Library

- LMS

- Hardware

- Software

- Laptops, iPads, tablets

- Kindles

- WIFI

- Cloud

- Etc.

CPDList all CPD given and/or received over the past 5 years

- SLARI

- PDST

- Other???

Library Procedures

Circulation

Acquisition

Cataloguing

Serials Management

Reports to School Management

Fire Alarm/Lock Down

Others???

Subject Guides

Library Management

Library Strategy

Kerpow! A Proposal To The Parent Teacher Association (graphic novels)

A Proposal To The Parent Teacher Association (Kindles)

Student Library Survey

Accreditation Report (NEASC/CIS)

Archive Strategy

Current and previous Annual Reports to the Headmaster

Library VolunteersYOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOU!

 HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

ARE YOU...Friendly, cheerful, reliable and polite?

 Energetic, enthusiastic and full of ideas?

 Keen to help other pupils and staff?

 A good team worker?

 Calm under pressure?

 Ms Ryan needs you to play an important role in the day to day running of the school library.

Pupil librarians work at break and lunchtime in the library and work closely with the librarian and other pupil librarians.

Visit the library for more details and an application form.

‘Wanted’ Poster

Volunteer Guidelines and Tasks

Volunteer Rota