Resources

This page can have a list of all the resources we find about the topic that would be helpful...(links, videos, books, articles, etc...)

This site has a lot of information that we can use for our wiki...click on the tab labeled MANAGEMENT at the top! Way to go Saskatchewan! []

EVALUATION WEBSITES: [] - This link contains several other links to resources for teaching Website evaluation.

AUTOMATED CATALOGUING SYSTEMS: Here is an article I found on Integrated Library Systems: [] "A Smarter System" - It discusses the importance of an Integrated Library System (ILS) for cataloguing books so that there is access to MORE information by allowing schools to do "interlibrary loans" without sending e-mails to other libraries requesting books. They can just check the online catalogue to see who in the school division has the book and then make the request. Currently, my school division does NOT have an ILS but I can certainly see the need and convenience of having one. We are in the process of pursuing this type of circulation system but it has been a slow process with many hurdles.

Wow! I just found this document published by Manitoba Education called "Cataloguing and Processing" A Manual for School Library Personnel. Full of great stuff for Managing information. [] One glitch...copyrighted 1997...they actually still talk about card catalogues in this document, interesting eh?

This document shows what automated cataloguing systems are being used in Manitoba...maybe not that important but...??? []

Here is an explanation of what MARC records mean for a new TL... []

SELECTION POLICIES: Here is another resource for learning about a Selection Policy...this is an online document created by the Portage La Prairie School Division here in Manitoba. It seems quite thorough: [] However, it is copyrighted as 1983??? Here is a link to a more current selection policy document (American) 2006: [] Here is another example of a Selection Policy: [] from the Hamilton School Board in Ontario (2002)

It is important to know how censorship and personal freedoms play out in our role in selecting materials for our collections. The **//Freedom of Expression Committee//** at the **//Book and Periodical// Council** has developed a comprehensive website educating about censorship, including a //**Freedom to Read Kit**// available for our libraries: []