Diploma in Teacher Librarianship
CD200709 Portfolio 1Ng Siu Hang
-There is some basic information of the school library.
The school library is in the top floor of the school, sixth floor. It opened for three years.
The library collections are fewer. And there library system is SLS.
there have a anti-theft detection near the library entrance
The opening hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm, from Monday to Friday schooldays.
There are no library lessons, but the library will be book by school subjectteachers. Sometimes only book the place, and sometimes will request theteacher librarian to cooperate in the lesson. Subject teachers book librarythrough communicate with the teacher librarian in e-mail.D.Self reflection and suggestions-The library environment is very neat, quiet and beautiful. There have plants, aphotocopy machine and five computers for student to use. They open for threeyears and the collections are fewer. Due to this reason, the circulation rate isvery lower.-The library has fewer readers. For attract more readers to come, the libraryprovide many games for readers to borrow. But when library open, studentonly play games and make a lot of noise. Suggest explore more internetresources for student self-learning and hold more activities in the library toattract readers.-The library has an anti-theft detection, but just buy partly service. Each timeafter student borrow books, their need to keep their book in the counter, andtake back when they leave library. The process is trouble and student alwaysforget to take back their books when they leave library. Suggest buy the wholeservice when there have budget. Long term, when library have more readers,it will get trouble when all of them keep books in the counter.-Flexible timetable let library become meaningful access whenneeded
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flexible scheduling as providing a better opportunity for collaborationbetween teachers and the librarian and for curriculum support.-There have no library nor will reading year plan, TL just take sample recordsafter reading activities held. However a integrity year plan is very important. Ithelps library all aspect development. And let TL has an over-all view of thewhole year job planning. It also help evaluation and amendment our job.-There have no Collection Development Policies. But it is important to haveCollection Development Policies. Collection Development Policies can guidethe librarians how to develop in standard quality continuously. Policies giveselectors a clear instruction and standards for the selection, acquisition,weeding of materials; avoided personal bias when selecting; guiding
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