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The Tasmanian School Library Guidelines have been developed primarily to support government school library staff. They are not to be used to replace school library staff but may aid staff in providing an effective school library service.

Tasmanian Automated Library and Information System (TALIS)

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Introduction

Section 1: Effective school library services

• 1.1 An effective school library
• 1.2 Developing a school library committee
• 1.3 Evaluating library services
• 1.4 Planning for the school library
• 1.5 School library guidelines
• 1.6 Staffing
• 1.7 Creating a supportive learning environment

Section 2: Special types of Tasmanian school libraries

• 2.1 Joint-use/community libraries
• 2.2 K-10/12 district high school libraries
• 2.2.1 Distance Education libraries
• 2.3 New school libraries

Section 3: Information management and collection development

• 3.1 Collection development
• 3.2 Collection evaluation
• 3.3 Criteria for selection
• 3.4 Suppliers
• 3.5 Gifts and donations
• 3.6 Budgeting
• 3.7 Ordering
• 3.8 Receiving orders
• 3.9 Processing
• 3.10 Cataloguing and classifying resources
• 3.11 Unwanted/inappropriate resources
• 3.12 Weeding
• 3.13 Stocktaking/inventory
• 3.14 Metadata and learning objects
• 3.15 Organisation of resources and collections
• 3.16 Troubleshooting hardware and software

Section 4: Delivering information services

• 4.1 Developing information services
• 4.2 Promoting information services
• 4.3 Creating a school library website
• 4.4 Circulation of resources including overdue items
• 4.5 Equipment used in delivering an information service
• 4.6 Equipment life span
• 4.7 Integration of information and communication technology teaching skills (ICTS)
• 4.8 Acceptable use policy (Internet and computers)
• 4.9 Interlibrary loans
• 4.10 Copyright in schools

Section 5: Professional development

• 5.1 Continuing professional development for library staff
• 5.2 Education and training
• 5.3 Professional learning resources

Section 6: Disaster Management

• Disaster management

Appendices

• A.1 References
• A.2 Useful websites not previously cited