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InternationalSchoolofLuxembourg
UpperSchoolLibrary

AnnualReport20132014

What we achieved


How we did it



Where we
want to go

8,830 Materials checked out
5,226 Online Database Downloads

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InternationalSchoolofLuxembourg
UpperSchoolLibrary

AnnualReport2013/2014

Contents
page

Foreword.. 3
MissionStatement.. 3
PolicyDevelopment . 4
Achievements.. 4
CirculationStatistics 5
CollectionDevelopment. 7
OnlineDatabases... 7
TheUpperSchoolLibraryWiki:Amazing.. 8
Staffing&ProfessionalDevelopment 9
LibraryEvents.. 10
LibraryandInformationLiteracySkills..... 13
Lookingoutward. 14
Plansfor20132014 15
Conclusion... 16

Appendix1:CollectionDevelopmentGuidelines&
ChallengedMaterialsProcedure..... 17
Appendix2:UsageReportQuestiaschool... 22
Appendix3:UsageReportDiscoveryEducation 23
Appendix4:UsageReportNoodleTools. 24

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Introduction

IhopetheannualISLUpperSchoolLibraryreportisbecomingatradition.

InthisreportyouwillfindanoverviewofallthathashappenedinandaroundtheLibrary,
illustratedwithstatisticsontheuseoftheLibraryresources.

Aplanningviewforthefutureisincludedfordiscussion,sothatwecanworktowards
cleargoalsandreflectlateronwhatwehaveachieved.

Yourcomments,suggestions,andquestionsareverywelcome.Pleaseemailmeat
mvanengelen@islux.luorcomeinforachat.

MarionvanEngelen,UpperSchoolLibrarian

MissionStatement

Thefollowingareessentialtothedevelopmentofliteracy,teaching,learningandculture
andarecoreschoolLibraryservices.

Supportingandenhancingeducationalgoalsasoutlinedintheschoolsmission
andcurriculum.
Developingandsustaininginchildrenthehabitandenjoymentofreadingand
learning,andtheuseofLibrariesthroughouttheirlives.
Offeringopportunitiesforexperiencesincreatingandusinginformationfor
knowledge,understanding,imaginationandenjoyment.
Supportingallstudentsinlearningandpractisingskillsforevaluatingandusing
information,regardlessofform,formatormedium,includingsensitivitytothe
modesofcommunicationwithinthecommunity.
Providingaccesstolocal,regional,nationalandglobalresourcesand
opportunitiesthatexposelearnerstodiverseideas,experiencesandopinions.
Organisingactivitiesthatencourageculturalandsocialawarenessandsensitivity.
PromotingreadingandtheresourcesandservicesoftheschoolLibrarytothe
wholeschoolcommunityandbeyond.
Promotingethicaluseofinformationandintellectualpropertythrougheducation
andbeinganexampleofthevalueofacademichonesty.

Note
This document is completely produced in Google Docs, including all the images and tables.
A link is available on the Library wiki at http://amazinglibrary.wikispaces.com

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PolicyDevelopmentcontinued

Thischapteristhesameaslastyear,becausethedevelopmentofaLibrarypolicyis
seenasanimportantpartoftheLibraryservices,andneedstobeaddressed.
CurrentlythereisnoofficialcollectiondevelopmentpolicyorahandbookfortheUpper
SchoolLibrary.Thedraftpolicyisagainattachedtothisreportasanappendixfor
reviewandauthorisationbytheISLSchoolBoard.SeeAppendix1.
Thestaffhandbookandtheparenthandbookbothcontaininformationforourusers
abouttheLibraryservices.Thesepublicationsareannuallyupdated.

Achievements

ImproveduserexperienceoftheLibrary,duetoincreaseinandredesignof
space,theadditionofsoftfurniture,readingcorners,quietstudyroomsand
desks.
Continuedimprovedaccesstothecollectionbyweedingoutsuperfluous
volumes.
Developmentofaudiobook,ebookandDVDcollection.
Activereadingpromotionviaauthoreventsandreadingactivities.
Library&InformationLiteracyskills,taughtwithteachers.
PlanningandpurchaseofasecondTextbookManagermodule,andorganising
allUpperSchooltextbooksintheUpperSchoolTextbookRoom.
Continueddataimprovementintheonlinelibrarycatalogue(Destiny),to
facilitatebettersearchingresults.
PromotingtheuseofonlinedatabasesandTurnitin
IncreaseduseoftheAmazingLibrarywiki
Increasedaccesstoonlinemagazinesandperiodicals

Guess what
your teacher
is reading

CirculationStatistics

Whattheresearchsays:
Vocabularyisbestdevelopedthrough
realencounterswiththewordsin
context,overtime,andinsmalldoses
Acquiringawordrequiresacquiringall
ofitssubtleandcomplexqualitieshard
toteachwithdirectinstruction
Timespentteachingvocabularylistsbetter
spentdoingfreevoluntaryreadingmore
likelytoresultinwordacquisition

Whatwecando:
Eliminateorreducevocabularylistsandtests
Provideincontextvocabularythrough
thereadingofparagraphs
Evaluatethelevelofvocabularywe
expectstudentstoattainsetpriorities,
determinewhatmatters
Varythevocabularyinputbetween
additionalreadingsandotheravenuesuse
shortexcerptstointroducenewwords
Providemorefreereadingtimeand
greateraccesstobooks.
Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading : Insights from the Research. Observations and Reflections
from BEHS Staff. September 2014. Web.
<http://marvin.ibeu.org.br/ibeudigital/images/d/d9/The-Power-of-Reading.pdf>

Thegraphbelowreflectsstudentloansonly,notparentandstaffloans.

LibraryCirculationUpperSchoolbyHomeroom

DataextractedfromDestinyLibraryManager,ISLslibrarymanagementsystem.

LibraryCirculationUpperSchoolbyMaterialType
(students,teachers,parents)

DataextractedfromDestinyLibraryManager,ISLslibrarymanagementsystem.

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TotalnumberofLibrarymaterialscheckedoutinUpperSchool

September2013June2014: 8,830
(51.8%fiction)
September2012May2013: 7,616
(45%fiction)
September2011May2012: 10,232
(41%fiction)
September2010May2011: . 12,300
(39%fiction)
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Thenumbersexplained

Thisyearhasseenariseincirculationof1,214Librarymaterials.Atrendintheriseof
Fictioncontinues.ThismaybeduetoimprovedaccesstotheFictionsectionafterthe
expansionandredesignoftheLibrarylayout.TheintroductionofActiveReadinginthe
MiddleSchoolmayhavecontributedtoo.Ariseintheuseofonlinedatabasescould
explainthepercentagedecreaseintheuseofprintNonfiction.Wewillpublishthe
circulationnumberseveryyearandcontinuetomonitorthis.

CollectionDevelopment

TheLibraryhasacquirednewbooks,ebooks,audiobooks,DVDsandmagazines.
Thenumbersbelowshouldbeseeninthelightofthepurchaseofseveralonline
databases,providingaccesstoonlineperiodicals,ebooksandreadingofallkinds.

No.ofvolumesinUpperSchoolLibraryJune2014

Nooftitles Noofcopies
Total 22,760* 24,390*

No.ofvolumesinUpperSchoolLibraryJune2013

Nooftitles Noofcopies
Total 22,572 24,358

GrowthofUpperSchoolLibraryCollection

Itemsaddedin
20132014
Itemsaddedin
20122013
Itemsaddedin
20112012
TotalItems 835* 1088 2166
*803itemswereweededaspartofcollectionmaintenanceebooksdonothavecopies.

Magazines

TheLibraryissubscribedtoawiderangeofperiodicals,foruseby
students,staffandparents.Titlessupportthecurriculum,provide
generalreadingfortheISLcommunity.Subscriptionshavebeen
reviewedwithafocusonappropriatetitlesforstudentsanduseful
professionalliteratureforstaff.

OnlineDatabases

Accesstoonlinedatabasesisessentialforourschooltobefunctioning
ina21
st
Centurylearningenvironment.TheLibraryhasinvestedin
severalsubscriptionstoonlinedatabasesthisyear.Thecostofthese
databaseslookshigh,butwhentakingintoaccountthenumberofbooks
thatwouldhavetobeboughttoofferthesamerelevant,uptodate
information,itisverygoodvalueformoney.
Itisimportanttomakesurethatthestudentsandstaffknowhowto
accessthedatabasesandthatproperinstructionisgivennotonlyinthe
useofthedatabases,butalsointheevaluationanduseofonline
informationfromotheronlinesources.
TheUpperSchoolLibraryWiki(http://amazinglibrary.wikispaces.com/Online+Research)shows

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acomprehensiveoverviewofallonlineresourcestheLibrarysubscribesto.

BelowisanoverviewofthemaindatabasesusedintheUpperSchool.
Forafulllistofavailableonlineresource,theAmazingLibraryWikicanbeconsulted.

MainSubscriptionstoOnlineDatabases

ResourceName Costperyear Usagereport

USD2000

2,362videosegmentsdownloaded.See
Appendix3

GBP800
(nousagereports)
Accessto25onlinedatabasesplusall
theirprintresources(15milesofit).Much
useddatabases:OxfordMusicOnline,
OxfordArtOnline,JSTOR,Infotrac
Newspapers,TLSHistoricalArchive,
OxfordDictionary.

USD2,000 2864searchesconducted.SeeAppendix2

Euro1,348 AllIBstudentssubmittheirExtended
EssaysandToKessaystoTurnitin

Euro260 2,098sessions.SeeAppendix4

TheUpperSchool
LibraryWiki
Amazing!
http://amazinglibrary.wikispaces.com

TheUpperSchoolLibraryWikiisthemaintooloflibrarycommunicationintheUpperSchool.
Itcontainsawealthofinformationaboutreadingpromotion,researchtools,IBDiploma,and
Libraryeventsinourschool.TheWikiisupdatedweekly.

NumberofvisitorstotheUpperSchoolLibraryWikiin20132014

Staffing&ProfessionalDevelopment

Staffing

SabineFiedlerstartedherfulltimeemploymentastheCirculationManageronafulltime
basisinAugust2013andhassettledinverysuccessfullyasthefrontdeskfaceofthe
Library.SabineisresponsibleforthedaytodaycirculationofallLibrarymaterials,the
storageandcirculationoftheschoolstextbooks,aswellastheLibrarysmagazineand
periodicalsubscriptions.

ThisyeartheLibrarybenefitedfromaverysuccessfulParentVolunteerTeam.Wewouldlike
tothankUrsulaUllman,LizaDanielsen,CatalinaVillarandCarmenBartolomefortheir
weeklyreliableandcheerfulpresence,andofcoursethetirelessshelvingandshelfreading
theyhavedoneovertheyear.

ProfessionalDevelopment20132014

Date Event
November2013 ECISConferenceAmsterdam
February2014 ELMLEMiddleSchoolConference
April2014 ISLhostedtheFollettLibrariansWorkshop
June2014 ISTEConference,Atlanta

LibraryDisplay
ResearchinAction

PhotosISLUpperSchoolLibrary

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LibraryEvents

Benjamin Zephaniah - Poet and Activist, September 2013

Benjamin,themostfamouspoetinBritain,spentamagicaltwodaysatISL,enchantingall
thestudentsfromGrade1to12.Hispoetryperformanceswereengaging,funnyandoften
sharp,andofcourseheisberCOOL!

BenicetoyourturkeysdisChristmas..

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Chris Bradford - author, October 2013

AuthoroftheYoungSamuraiseriesandTheBodyguard,alsoatrainedandexperienced
Samuraiswordfighter,Chrisputonahighenergy,handsonshowwithourMiddleSchool
students.Weactedouthowtoprotectsomeonewhoisunderattack,whenyouarebody
guard(heunderwenttheofficialtrainingasresearch)andhealmostchoppedoffallthefirst
rowstudentsheads.

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Follett Librarians Workshop, hosted at ISL, April 2014

TwentySchoolLibrariansfromallaroundEuropegatheredinLuxembourgforatwoday
workshopontheinsandoutsofDestinyLibrarymanagementsystemandtoprovide
peertopeerprofessionaldevelopment.


ISLUpperSchoolLibrary

Grade 6 Read Around The World, Jan-May 2014

ForthesecondtimeallGrade6studentsreadtheirwayaroundtheworldwiththeirreading
passports,wheretheycollectedstampsforreadingbooksindifferentgenresfromdifferent
partsoftheworld.Themostinterestingjourneyswerechosenandthisculminatedinapizza
partyforthebesttravellers/readers(withmanythankstoMrJackforallowinghisroom
againtobethrashedasthepartyvenue).

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Meet & Greet our New Library Materials

Meet&GreetLibraryPartiesarealovelywaytoconnectwithcolleagues,promotenewly
arrivedmaterials,andmakesurethatnewresourcesdonotdisappearunseenonthelibrary
shelves.TheMeet&GreetpartieswerecombinedwiththeWikiWonderlandevent,where
teachershadachancetoshowofftheirnewlydevelopedoroldtimefavouritewikis.Tobe
repeated!

ISLUpperSchoolLibrary

InformationLiteracy
averticalandhorizontalprogram

Source:http://gooplex.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/mscj3.jpg

Furtherstepsweretakeninthedevelopmentoftheverticalandhorizontalinformationliteracy
program.ThereviewoftheSocialSciencesCurriculumwasfinalisedandinformation
literacyisnowpartofeveryunit.AmeetingwasconductedwiththeLowerSchoolLibrarians
andICTFacilitatortoestablishtheirlearneroutcomesofinformationliteracy.Afterthata
proposalwassoftlyintroduced,outlininglearneroutcomesforGrade612,sothatastartcan
bemadetoworktowardsaschoolwideverticalalignmentofskills.
IntheIBDiplomayearsstudentsreceivedseveralintroductorysessionstoresearch,the
valueofacademiccriticality,citation,referencingandtheuseofTurnitinasastudentdriven
tool,thathelpsthemtodotherightthing,inordertoavoidplagiarism.

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Lookingoutward

ISTEConference,Atlanta,2014:LibraryGirlsfromZurich,NorthCarolina,Luxembourg

CollaborationandcommunicationwithotherLibrariansinourcommunityandthroughoutthe
regionandtheworldisvitalforanyinternationalschool.ItisalsoimportantforLibrariansto
beabletonetworkandcommunicatewithotherLibrarians,asitisapeculiarityofourjobthat
wedonothavemanycolleagueLibrariansintheschooltouseassoundboardsandconnect
withaboutourjobs.

TheLibraryisamemberoftheSchoolLibraryAssociationUK(SLA).TheLibrarianisan
activememberoftheECISLibrariansForum,andamemberoftheIBLibrariansVLE.This
yearISLhassuccessfullycollaboratedwiththeLibrariansfromSt.GeorgesInternational
School,ontheauthorvisitofChrisBradford.
ContactsweremadeandstrengthenedwiththeNationalLibraryandtheCityLibraryof
Luxembourg.
AttemptsaremadeagaintoreachouttotheEuropeanSchool,andfornextyearthereare
planstoshareavisitingauthorbetweenISL,St.GeorgesandtheEuropeanSchool.

TheavailablePDhasmadeitpossible,apartfromeducatingandsharingprofessional
knowledge,tofacilitateconnectionswithotherinternationalschoolLibrariansinEuropeand
aroundtheworld.

NextyearwelookforwardtostrengtheningtheconnectionswiththeLibrariansintheregion,
bymakingandhostingLibraryvisitsandsettinguponlineforumstoconnectonline.

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Plansfor20142015

Preparationfor1to1

TheLibraryispreparingtobecomea11environment,whentheBYODprogramis
implemented.Workingspacesneedtoberedesignedandfurnished,toaccommodategroup
workwithlaptops,practicalfacilitiesneedtobecreatedorimproved,i.e.chargingstations,
andtheteachingareacanbecomemoreflexiblethanbefore.In20142015aplanwillbe
discussedwiththeSecondaryPrincipal,theICTFacilitator,andITDirectortoensurethatthe
LibrarywillbereadyforthisexcitingnewstageinthelearningenvironmentatISL.

Libraryasthehuboftechnology

TheLibraryaimstobeaplaygroundfordevelopmentsininformationtechnology,with
informationavailableinformatssuitableforamodernlearningenvironment.
Whereverpossible,magazinesubscriptionsareavailableinprintaswellasonline,oreven
better,asanapp.Nextyearwillseeacontinuationinthatdirection,withiPadsavailablein
theLibrarytoaccessmagazineapps.
TheiPadswillalsobeusedtosearchtheonlinelibrarycatalogue,andtoaccessapps
relatedtoreadingandresearch,likeBBCNews,ebooksandebookapps,Easybib,
DestinyQuest,WhattoreadNext,etc.

Ebooks

Thedevelopmentoftheebookcollectionisavery
stimulatingchallengefortheUpperSchoolLibrary,to
effectivelypromotereadingindifferentformatstoour
studentsandtherestoftheISLcommunity,especiallyin
thelightofthe1to1program.Currentlytwoebook
platformsareavailable,wherestudents,staffandparents
candownloadebooksandreadthemontheirpersonal
devices.Nextyearwewillhopefullybeabletoreportback
onthestatisticsofborrowingebooks.

ActiveReading

AspartoftheCascadeimplementation,astartwasmadewithActiveReadingsessionsin
theMiddleSchool,andaftergoodfeedbackfromtheteachersinvolved,wehopetoimprove
onpracticenextyear.

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Conclusion

IamhappytoreflectontheUpperSchoolLibraryachievementsthisyearatISL.
TheredesignandtheadditionofextraspacecombinedwiththeoneBIGruleforallour
users:RESPECThavemadetheLibraryapopularplacetobe.Studentsareengagedina
varietyofactivities,rangingfromcurlinguponthesofastoread,doingtheLibraryjigsaw,
playingchess,finishinghomework,doinggroupworkinthestudyrooms,toplayinggames
andwatchingvideosonthecomputers.ThisisexactlythehubthattheLibraryshouldbein
theschoolcommunity.
Everyone(wellmostpeople)understandthattheLibrarycanbeusedforanyactivity,as
longasitisdonewithrespectforothersinthesamespace.Iamproudofourstudentsfor
learninghowtoputthisintopractice.
IntheIB,wehavemovedforwardwiththeembeddingoftrainingsessionsforthestudentsin
research,citationandreferencing.TheLibraryplaysanimportantroleassistingstudents
withtheExtendedEssaysandtheInternalAssessments.

Importantchallengesforthefuturearethecontinuedverticalandhorizontaldevelopmentof
theinformationliteracycurriculumcontinuedsupportoftheIBDiplomaProgramthe
Librarysroleinthedevelopmentofthe1to1program,andconnectedwithallthis,afocus
onLibrarycollectiondevelopmenttoleadaswellassupport(explorationofonlineresources,
includingaudiovisualmaterials,andebooks).

TheLibraryisacommunityspaceandcanonlyfunctionwiththesupportofallatISL.Iwould
likethankeveryoneforcaring,listening,sharing,followinguponourrecommendations,and
usingtheLibrary.

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Appendix1:CollectionDevelopmentGuidelines&ChallengedMaterialsProcedure

InternationalSchoolofLuxembourg
UpperSchoolLibrary

CollectionDevelopmentGuidelines

I.Objectives

Theprimaryobjectiveoftheschoollibraryistoimplement,enrichandsupportthe
educationalprogramoftheschool,inaccordancewiththeschoolsPhilosophy&Objectives.
Intheareaofmaterialsselection,thelibraryprovidesawiderangeofmaterialsonalllevels,
withconsiderationfordiversityofappealanddifferentpointsofview.Thesematerialsinclude
thosefoundinthevirtuallibrary,i.e.viaInternetandotheronlineresources.Therefore,the
library:
Providesmaterialsthatwillenrichandsupportthecurriculum,takingintoconsideration
thevariedinterests,abilities,learningneeds,learningstylesandmaturitylevelsofthe
studentsserved.
Providesmaterialsforteachers,studentsandparentsthatwillencouragegrowthin
knowledge,andthatwillhelptodevelopliterary,culturalandaestheticappreciationand
ethicalstandards.
Providesmaterialswhichreflecttheideasandbeliefsofreligious,social,political,
historical,andethnicgroupsandtheircontributiontothelocal,nationalandworld
heritagesandcultures,therebyenablingstudentstodevelopintellectualintegrityin
formingjudgments.
Providesavarietyofelectronicformatsaswellasprintmaterialstosupportstudent
learningneeds.TheseelectronicformatsincluderesourcesfoundontheInternetand
otheronlinenetworks.
Placesprincipleabovepersonalopinionandreasonaboveprejudiceinselectionof
materialsofthehighestqualityinordertoensureacomprehensivecollection
appropriatefortheusersofthelibraryinstructionaltechnologycenter.

Thesecondaryobjective,notlessimportant,istocreatelifelongreadersandinstillaloveof
readinginthewholeschoolcommunity.TheLibraryaimstosatisfythereadingneedsofthis
community.ThereforetheLibraryprovidesawiderangeoffictionandnonfiction,ofinterest
tostudentsatallageandinterestlevels,teachersandparents.

II.AuthorityandResponsibility

TheDirectoroftheschoolislegallyresponsibleforallmattersrelatingtotheoperationofISL.

Theresponsibilityfortheselectionofinstructionalmaterialsisdelegatedtotheprofessionally
trainedLibrarypersonnelemployedbytheschool.

III.CriteriaforEvaluationandSelectionofLibraryMaterials

Educationalsignificance
Contributionthesubjectmattermakestothecurriculumandtotheinterestsofthe
students
Favorablereviewsfoundinstandardselectionsources
Favorablerecommendationsbasedonpreviewandexaminationofmaterialsby
professionalpersonnel

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Reputationandsignificanceoftheauthor,producerandpublisher
Validity,currency,andappropriatenessofmaterial
Contributionthematerialmakestobreadthofrepresentativeviewpointsoncontroversial
issues
Highdegreeofpotentialuserappeal
Highartisticqualityand/orliterarystyle
Qualityandvarietyofformat
Valuecommensuratewithcostand/orneed
Timelinessorpermanence

Controversialsubjects
Thematerialshouldbeconsonantwiththepurposesofthelibrary,meetgeneralcriteriaof
quality,andrelatetoschoolprogramneeds.Judgmentshouldbebasedonthetotaleffectof
thematerialandnotonthepresenceofwordsandphrases,orothervisualandaural
instanceswhichinthemselvesmightbeobjectionable.

Theschoolbelievesthatstudentsdiscussionofissueswhichgenerateopposingpointsof
viewshallbeconsideredanormalpartofthelearningprocessineveryareaoftheschool
program.Thedepthofthediscussionshallbedeterminedbythematurityofthestudents.

Teachersshallreferstudentstoresourcesreflectingallpointsofview.Discussions,
includingcontributionsmadebytheteacherorresourceperson,shallbemaintainedonan
objective,factualbasis.Stressshallbeplacedonlearninghowtomakejudgementsbased
onfacts.

Gifts
Giftsshouldbeevaluatedbyapplyingthesamecriteriausedforselectionofpurchased
materials.

Professionalmaterials
Thesematerialsneedtoreflectresearchandtrendsineducation,aswellasmeetgeneral
selectioncriteria.

IV.Selectiontools

Thefollowingsourcesareavailabletoassistthelibrarianintheselectionprocesshowever,
selectionisnotlimitedtotheuseofthesetools.

Professionallibraryjournals,suchasSchoolLibraryJournal,TheSchoolLibrarian,and
GoodBookGuide,aswellasavarietyofonlineprofessionallibrariansresources,e.g.
www.lovereading4kids.organdwww.fantasticfiction.co.uk.
FollettTitlewave(www.titlewave.com)
BrownsBooksonlinecatalog
AmazonOnlineBookstore

V.Weeding

Weedingtakesplacesothatthecollectionremainscurrentandusefultotheuniqueclientele
itismeanttoserve.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationrecommendsthat3%5%ofthe
collection(printandnonprint)beweededannually.
Criteriaforweedingare:
1. wornoutvolumes:
*dirty,brittle,yellowpagesmissingpagestatteredcoversetc.

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*badlyboundvolumes:soft,pulpypaperand/orshoddybinding
*badlyprintedworks
*booksofantiquatedappearancewhichmightdiscourageuse
*audiovisualmaterialswithmissingorbrokenpieces
2. superfluousorduplicatevolumes:
*unneededduplicatetitles
*oldereditions
*highlyspecialisedbooks(whenthelibraryholdsmoregeneraloruptodatevolumes
onthesamesubject)
*booksonsubjectsoflittleinteresttotheschoolcommunity
*bookswhichnolongerrelatetothecurriculum(ifspecialised)
3. Poorcontent:
*informationisdated
*informationisinaccurate
*stereotypesarepresent
*bookispoorlywritten
4.WeedingAccordingtoUse
*Nonfiction:Bookhasnotbeencheckedoutwithinlast10years
*Fiction:Bookhasnotbeencheckedoutwithinlast5years(classicsexcluded)

VI.ChallengedMaterials

Ifobjectionsaremadetoaselection,theprinciplesofthefreedomtoreadandprofessional
responsibilityofthestaffshouldbedefended.

Ifacomplaintismade,theproceduresareasfollows:
a. ComplainantneedstofillinFormA
b. InformtheLibrarian
c. UponreceiptofwrittenFormA,aMaterialsEvaluationCommitteeshallbeformed,
consistingof:
TheLibrarian
AClassroomTeacherfamiliarwiththesubjectchallenged
theUpperSchoolPrincipaloftheSchool
NomaterialshallberemovedfromuseuntiltheMaterialsEvaluationCommitteehasmade
itsfinaldecision.
Within30daystheMaterialsEvaluationCommitteeShall:
a.Examinechallengedmaterialinrelationtothecollectiondevelopmentguidelines.
b.Checkgeneralacceptanceofthematerialsbyreadingreviews
c.Weighvaluesandfaultsandformopinionbasedonthematerialsasawhole
d.MeetanddiscussandprepareareporttotheLibraryCouncil(formB)
e.Fileacopyofthereportwiththeadministrationoffice

ThepatronmayappealthedecisionoftheMaterialsEvaluationCommitteetotheSchool
LeadershipTeamwithin30daysofthedateoftheMaterialsEvaluationCommittees
decision.
Within30daysofthereceiptoftheappealtheSchoolLeadershipTeamshall:
a.examinethefindingsoftheMaterialsEvaluationCommittee
b.weighvaluesandfaultsandformopinionsbasedonthematerialsasawhole
c.meettodiscussandprepareareportofthedecisiontothepatron,
Ifagrievancepersists,anappealtotheSchoolBoardmaybemade.Thedecisionofthe

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SchoolBoardisfinal.

FormAREQUESTFORRECONSIDERATIONOFWORK
(Attachextrapagesifneededtocompletestatements)
Author,compose,producer,artist,etc________________________________________
Title___________________________________________________________________
Publisher(ifknown)_______________________________________________________
Requestinitiatedby______________________________________________________
Telephone__________________Address____________________________________
Complainantrepresents:himself
Organisation(Name)______________________________________________________
othergroup(Identify)______________________________________________________

1.Towhatintheworkdoyouobject?Pleasebespecific,citeexactparts:
__________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2.Whatofvalueisthereinthiswork?_________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

3.Whatdoyoufeelmightbetheresultofreading,viewing,orlisteningtothiswork?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

4.Forwhatagegroupwouldyourecommendthiswork?_______________________

5.Didyouread,view,orlistentotheentirework?_______________________________
Ifno,whatpagesorsectiondidyouread?_________________________________

6.Areyouawareofthejudgmentofthisworkbycritics?__________________________
7.Areyouawareoftheteacherspurposeinusingthiswork?_______________________
8.Whatdoyoubelieveisthethemeofpurposeofthiswork?_______________________
9.Whatwouldyouprefertheschooldoaboutthiswork?
_____Donotassignorrecommendittomychild.
_____Withdrawitfromallstudents.
_____Senditbacktotheproperdepartmentgradelevelforreevaluation.

10.Initsplace,whatworkofequalvaluewouldyourecommendthatwouldconveyas
valuableofpictureandperspectiveofasocietyorsetofvalues?
_______________________________________________________________________

SignatureofComplainant______________________________Date_______________

FormBMATERIALSEVALUATIONCOMMITTEEREPORT

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(Attachextrapagesifneededtocompletestatements)

Physicaldescriptionofchallengedmaterial:(author,title,publisher,copyright,producer,
etc.)___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Justificationforinclusionofmaterial(includethemeandpurpose)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Criticsjudgmentofmaterials:(Ifpossibleincludecopiesofreviewsindicatingthe
source)________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

MaterialsEvaluationCommitteesdecisionandcomments:(includestatementsfrom
majorityandminoritypositions)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

SignaturesofCommitteeMembers
______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

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Appendix2QuestiaschoolActivitySummaryReport

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Appendix3Discovery/UnitedStreamingActivityReport

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Appendix4NoodletoolsUsageReport

ThisonlineresourcewaspurchasedinJanuary2014,whichexplainsthedataonlystartin
Januaryofthatyear.