4Professional+Learning+Plan

What I have experienced and learnt

 * ====Observed cataloguing books using Oliver: z-cataloguing system ====
 * ====Add barcodes/use ISBN to catalogue, duplicate books and add copies of books ====
 * ====How to classify books – deciding which section to place book. ====
 * ====Run overdue records ====
 * ====Search using OPAC, teach children/staff to search using OPAC ====
 * ====Use circulation desk to loan and return books ====
 * ====Shelve books – understand Dewey system/sections in library. ====
 * ====Tidy library ====
 * ====Make visually appealing displays, new book displays. ====
 * ====Make shelf markers ====
 * ====Cover and stamp new books ====
 * ====Organise furniture ====
 * ====Observed TL ordering books online, talking/emailing booksellers ====
 * ====Process for ordering – barcoding, stamping, spine labels, covering. ====
 * ====Copying invoices for secretary/Checking orders ====
 * ====Planning excursion to Riverbend books ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Participate in borrowing lessons (loan and return system) – encourage students to borrow books at their reading level. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Borrowing incentives ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Observed TL conduct skills lessons – dewey decimals/responding to literature/introduce read-a-thon for National Year of Reading. ====

What I still need to learn

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Catalogue books manually using the system. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Catalogue other resource types, eg: posters, dvd’s etc. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Continue to learn Oliver system – how to do exchanges, change book status, add and remove borrowers, weeding ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Weeding process – how to make decisions ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How to conduct a stocktake/Participate in stocktake. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Contact booksellers myself ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Print spine labels ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Understanding/knowing books to order. (Are they appropriate for the school?) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How to develop collection management policy. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Planning process, participate in planning session with teachers ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Resource teachers – bulk loans/readers/unit materials. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Manage the budget ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How to conduct information literacy skill lesson ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How to conduct inquiry project/lesson ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Go other school libraries to gain experience/make comparisons ====

How I will achieve these goals

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Oliver training - Reading manual, viewing instructional CD’s, attend Oliver training sessions ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Discuss possible involvement in planning sessions and stocktake with Principal and TL ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Talk to mentor TL and learn as much from her as possible. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Attend TL network meetings ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Join professional networks, associations, request newsletters/blog posts online eg: ASLA, ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ask advice on OZTLnet ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Participate in collaboration/construction of policy documents. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Read professional literature ====