Sector specific resources
ALIA ACSL Statement on School Library Staffing
This document provides guidance on the formal qualifications required to lead, manage, and work in a school library and describes and promotse the roles of school library staff.
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ALIA ACSL Statement on School Library Funding and Resource Provision
This document provides guidance on the provision of school library funding and resources incorporating staff expertise, facilities, programs and services for the delivery of a quality education.
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ALIA ACSL Statement on School Libraries and Information Literacy
This document provides guidance on the role of information literacy in a school’s teaching and learning program.
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ALIA ACSL Statement on School Libraries and Digital Literacy
This document provides guidance on the development of effective policy and practice in relation to school libraries supporting digitally literate school communities.
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Guidelines for the time allotment of teaching and librarianship for teacher librarians
These guidelines are intended to assist principals, school administrators and teacher librarians in the appropriate allocation of time enables teacher librarians to effectively deliver of school library services and programmes.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics proposes that Primary and Secondary Teacher Librarians are recognised as distinct occupations.
The preliminary proposals from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to the review of the classification of occupations sees some very positive recommendations for library and information services.
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First Nations Collection Description Guidelines Training Resources on Vimeo
School Libraries Support the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes called the Global Goals, or the United Nations 2030 Agenda, are a shared vision for peace, prosperity, and the protection of the planet. At the heart of the SDGs are 17 goals, each of which is an urgent call to action for the realisation of a better world.
Libraries are uniquely positioned in relation to the SDGs, as by providing meaningful and equitable access to information, they have the potential to support all 17 of the goals. Through providing young people with the possibility and skills to make the most of information. School libraries play a significant role in contributing to and raising awareness of the goals.
This document is designed to be a practical guide, providing information, suggestions and resources on how Australian school libraries can support each of the Sustainable Development Goals now and into the future.
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