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Library Services & Resources for Staff

The Dixie Grammar School

Michael Parker Library

The Michael Parker Library has a developing range of resources and services to support teaching and learning, and also to extend the curriculum. This booklet outlines of some of the main resources and services the Library has to offer.

1) Staffing Professional Librarian: Anne Robinson SLA School Librarian of the Year 2005. These are some of the things that I do: manage the resources, services and facilities

in the libraries at the Junior and Senior Schools.

plan and deliver Information Literacy lessons, inductions for students and staff, INSET, reading development, ICT skills development and extra-curricular activities in collaboration with staff.

work full-time—8.15-5.15. Email: library@dixie.org.uk Telephone ext: 225

2) Resources Print Resources: Fiction: including Quick Reads, Graphic

Novels, Large Print Fiction, general fiction and the Young Adult section.

Non-fiction: for curricular and leisure interests. Please suggest new titles.

Newspapers and magazines: small collection for the curriculum at the moment . Happy to discuss the purchase of more in the future. Popular magazines and comics are purchased for students to read at lunchtimes and after school.

Displays, booklists and reviewing magazines: changed and updated regularly.

Helpsheets: covering a range of topics including Internet searching, creating bibliographies, evaluating sources.

Library Services & Resources for Staff

Digital and Online Resources: Ebooks: we are trialling some ebook platforms at the moment. DVDs: please suggest new titles. Presentations: covering a range of topics including Internet searching, creating

bibliographies and citing sources. Research Guides: I will collect and organise a range of evaluated websites to

support any curriculum subject. These are then made into a Research Guide on our LibGuides platform with videos, books, downloadable materials and so on.

Our Research Guides on LibGuides: http://library-online.libguides.com/index.php Subscription Databases: We now have a series of superb online subscription databases available, through our subscription to LSE (see below), for use by staff and students: Credo Reference Essential Articles Guardian and Observer Digital Archive History Study Center Philip Allan Archives Science Reference Center These are suitable for a range of subjects. More may be added during the year—please ask me for access details and training. If you would like the Library to subscribe to any other online resources, please ask. If you are a member of the public library, then you will be able to access an extensive range of online resources. There is a link to these from our website, Library Online—see URL below. Library Online Services: The Library has an extensive range of websites designed to support and extend our services—Library Online Services. This virtual library is available any time anywhere with library information, reading guides, rolling news feeds, downloadable resources and much more! Please ask me for a demonstration of how these services can support your work.

Our main website, Library Online: http://library-online.org.uk Resource Collections from LSE (see also last two pages): We subscribe to LSE, our local Schools Library Service. This enables me to borrow collections of books on your behalf to support your lessons . These resources may be used in the Library or your classroom. All staff have personal membership and can borrow a range of resources, including artefact collections and DVDs.

3) Library Facilities There is flexible space for class or small group use, plus soft seating and ICT facilities (see below). The Library may be booked by staff for classes or small groups. Please see me well in advance for any booking (during school time or for extra-curricular use) so that we can plan activities together, I can make sure that resources are available and I can also organise my time effectively. ICT Facilities 6 laptops for student and staff use: part of the school network. 1 laptop for use as an OPAC (the Library’s catalogue of resources). Colour laser printer. Headphones and mice for use with the laptops. Floor sockets for use with electrical equipment. Drop-down screen and projector. Kobo ereader and Ipod Touch.

4) Reading Encouraging our students to read: A main focus of my work is to guide and support students in developing and widening their reading. The following activities are offered: Reading Development Programme: I work with the English Department using a

programme for students in Years 6 to 8 to encourage reading for pleasure. Individual guidance is offered throughout the day to students to help them with

selecting reading materials from a wide range of genres. I also utilise technology to encourage reading. Through Library Online,

students are supported with the use of wikis, blogs and a range of other web-

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based services. We are also looking at purchasing ebooks and ereaders for the Library in the future!

Extra-Curricular Activities: reading is a constant theme throughout the year with author visits, reading groups, World Book Day, quizzes and competitions taking place.

Our Reading is Fun wiki: http://library-online.pbworks.com

5) Information Literacy Skills Developing skills for the future: Research and Study Skills: Do your students need to improve these skills? I

offer support with teaching research and study skills such as planning research, locating and evaluating information, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism and creating bibliographies. I am happy to plan a lesson or set of lessons with you to be delivered in the Library using our resources and facilities, or help you to create materials to be used in the classroom. All teaching resources that I create are downloadable from the Library Online website.

Library Inductions take place in the Autumn Term. These can be tailored for Year 6 classes, students new to the school, and Sixth Form students.

6) Management Information Useful statistical information: The Eclipse Library Management System and my records enable me to produce

useful reports on the use of the Library, including use by subject departments and borrowing figures by gender, form and year. Please ask, if you would like this information for a department, form, class or individual student.

7) Extra-Curricular Activities Wide range of activities: Throughout the year, I organise and support an exciting range of events in the

Library such as author visits, World Book Day, Carnegie Shadowing, Inter-Form Book Quiz, Reading Groups and competitions.

I hope this quick tour of our Library resources and services has been useful to you!

LSE Services—our local Schools Library Service Library Services for Education is a team of professional library and information specialists, based at County Hall. They provide a fantastic range of resources and services that we can access as a

school through our annual subscription.

Opening times: Mon-Wed 9.00-5.30 Thu 9.00-6.00

Fri 9.00-5.00

Contact details: Eastern Annex, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8SS Tel: 0116 305 3800 Fax: 0116 305 3839

Email: lse@leics.gov.uk

Project collections: We can borrow boxes of books to support specific areas of the curriculum. These can be used in the Library or in the classroom. With plenty of notice, LSE are also prepared to purchase some resources to fit our curriculum at DGS. To order a collection, please see me, giving a few weeks notice. I will then go to LSE and select books for these collections on your behalf. The collection may then be kept in school for a term and must be returned complete and in good condition. Other Services: Access to five online databases—Credo Reference, Guardian and Observer Digital

Archive, History Study Center, Philip Allen Archives, Science Reference Center. Reading Group sets. Artefact boxes—mainly multicultural subjects and RE—full list on next page. Professional advice and INSET. Whiteboard resources. Publications including booklists, library management titles etc. Personal Membership For all school staff Borrow up to 6 items at a time for 6 weeks. Choose from the wide selection of resources at County Hall:

books, videos, DVDs, CDs professional development resources

Please see me if you need any further information about this service.

Multicultural, R.E. & Curriculum Resources Centre

Eastern Annex, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8SS Tel: 0116 305 3800 Fax: 0116 305 3839

Email: lse@leics.gov.uk

ARTEFACT BOXES AVAILABLE FOR LOAN Please note that demand for artefacts is high so book in plenty of time.

FAITHS & FESTIVALS:

BUDDHISM HINDUISM BUDDHIST FAITH CHILD HINDUISM NAVRATRI

CHRISTIAN CHILD ISLAM

CHRISTIAN CREATION STORY (FS/KS1) ISLAM (FS) CHRISTIANITY MUSLIM CHILD

CHRISTIANITY EASTER JEWISH FESTIVALS (FS)

CHRISTIANITY HARVEST FESTIVAL JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY NOAH'S ARK (FS) JUDAISM (FS)

CHRISTIANITY PICTURING JESUS JUDAISM BAR MITZVAH

CHRISTMAS (FS) JUDAISM HANUKKAH CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS JUDAISM STARTING POINT

DIWALI SACRED TEXTS

FAITH THROUGH THE ARTS SIGNS & SYMBOLS HINDU GODS SIKH CHILD

SIKHISM MULTICULTURAL SUBJECTS AND OTHER ITEMS:

ABORIGINES INDIAN TEXTILES

AFRICA INDIAN VILLAGE LIFE (Chembakolli) AFRICAN CARVINGS INDIAN WEDDING

AFRICAN MUSIC HINDU/SIKH WEDDING

AFRICAN INSTRUMENTS ISLAMIC DESIGN AFRICAN TEXTILES JAPAN

ASIA JAPANESE LIFE

ASIAN FASHION KENYA AUSTRALIA MASKS AROUND THE WORLD

CARIBBEAN SEASIDE MASKS

CARVINGS MEXICO (including Tocuaro) CASAS ESPANOLES MIDDLE EAST CERAMICS MOROCCO/TUNISIA

CHILDREN OF THE WORLD MOROCCO

CHINA MULTICULTURAL DRESSING UP CHINESE DRAGON HEADS MULTICULTURAL PUPPETS (FS/KS1)

CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NATIVE AMERICANS

CHINESE NEW YEAR (FS) PERUVIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CHINESE NEW YEAR PUPPETS (FS/KS1)

CHINESE PUPPETS (MIXED)

CONTAINERS, BOXES & BOWLS PUPPETS (WORLD) DES TRUCS FRANCAIS RAINFORESTS

DOLLS DISABILITY (FS/KS1) RECYCLING

DOLLS ST LUCIA FLAGS SOUTH AMERICA

GAMBIA SOUTH ASIAN COOKING UTENSILS INDIA SOUTH ASIAN TEXTILES

INDIAN CLOTHES STEEL PANS

INDIAN TEXTILES THAILAND INDIAN CULTURE WORLD TEXTILES

INDIAN LIFE WORLD TOYS

INDIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

We may borrow two artefact boxes at any one time. Please ask me and I will organise this on your behalf.