This Professional Learning Plan outlines what I have learnt in this course, what I still need to learn and how I will achieve these goals. This will be added to over the course of this degree.
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.
This Professional Learning Plan outlines what I have learnt in this course, what I still need to learn and how I will achieve these goals. This will be added to over the course of this degree.
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
Participate in borrowing lessons (loan and return system) – encourage students to borrow books at their reading level.
Borrowing incentives
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
Catalogue books manually using the system.
Catalogue other resource types, eg: posters, dvd’s etc.
Continue to learn Oliver system – how to do exchanges, change book status, add and remove borrowers, weeding
Weeding process – how to make decisions
How to conduct a stocktake/Participate in stocktake.
Contact booksellers myself
Print spine labels
Understanding/knowing books to order. (Are they appropriate for the school?)
How to develop collection management policy.
Planning process, participate in planning session with teachers
Resource teachers – bulk loans/readers/unit materials.
Manage the budget
How to conduct information literacy skill lesson
How to conduct inquiry project/lesson
Go other school libraries to gain experience/make comparisons
How I will achieve these goals
Oliver training - Reading manual, viewing instructional CD’s, attend Oliver training sessions
Discuss possible involvement in planning sessions and stocktake with Principal and TL
Talk to mentor TL and learn as much from her as possible.
Attend TL network meetings
Join professional networks, associations, request newsletters/blog posts online eg: ASLA,
Ask advice on OZTLnet
Participate in collaboration/construction of policy documents.
Read professional literature