School libraries

ALIA Schools Professional Development Webinar, 20 June 2020: Get the Knack on Reading

This document (Excel spreadsheet) lists recommended books for school students as provided by webinar participants.

ALIA Schools Professional Development Webinar, 20 June 2020: Get the Knack on Reading

This presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the webinar which explores the reading needs of young Australians and how school libraries can support the recreational reading needs of their school community.

ALIA Schools Professional Development Webinar, 30 May 2020: Building Teams

This presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the webinar investigating: What are key staffing matters for school libraries? The quality of this service is dependent on the quality of the staff that provides it. How can team members work to their capacity and contribute effectively to the functions of their school library?

ALIA Schools Professional Development Workshop, 14 March 2020 Mt Waverley, Victoria: Students Need School Libraries

ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference, 13-17 February 2017 Sydney: Data Information Knowledge

[Peer reviewed] This conference paper examines the results of a survey investigating teacher librarian attitudes towards curriculum resource alignment and crowd sourced metadata.

Article by Sue McKerracher, CEO of the Australian Library and Information Association from ACCESS November 2020 Volume 34 No. 4

This article discusses the Australian Media Literacy Alliance's (AMLA) approach to creating media literate citizens.

Since the publication of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Learning for the future: developing information services in schools (LFTF), 2nd edition in 1993, school leaders and teacher librarians have referred to Table 6: Recommended minimum information services centre staffing as a guideline for staffing levels in school libraries.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlights the key role of school information services and teacher librarians in delivering improved curriculum outcomes, attainment of the goals of education, promotion of literacy and reading, information literacy, technology use in schools and the curriculum, and lifelong learning.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses the role of school libraries and teacher librarians in supporting the Australian Curriculum. The integration of information literacy into the curriculum and the explicit teaching of information skills are essential to ensure that students become independent, discerning lifelong learners.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses the role of libraries as important stakeholders in the promotion of a safer experience online for all Australians.