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BGS Library
Annual Report June 2010
In an era of rapid change, the mission of the Library is to to provide an inviting, dynamic learning environment along with services that support and enhance teaching, literacy and opportunities for learning in new and challenging ways.
eBooks & eReaders Curriculum Mapping
Mobile phones ‐ QR Codes Digital Citizenship
Twitter and Facebook
Professional Networking
Leaders are Readers
Reading Blog
Upskilling Staff Spring Hill Young Writers
Years 11 and 12 Information Literacy sessions
Years 9, 10 and 11 Digital Citizenship sessions
860
lessons
taught
or
assisted
by
teacher
librarians
Libguides and Research Guides created for online assistance
Consistent APA referencing style introduced across the School
Library blog to connect with parents and School community
Apollo Book Club for Year 12 BGS and BGGS students
Year 9s highly engaged in Book Trailer unit for IBSC Action
Research Project
Rich program of author visits and reading promotions in the
Middle School Library
All four teacher librarians presented at the International School
Library Association Conference
BGS Library 2010
Reflections & Directions
Challenges for the Future
• Shift from print to digital ‐ we need to explore
the future of e‐books, e‐texts and e‐readers.
• Access to information wherever, whenever – we
need to develop a very strong online presence
available 24/7 and be where they are –
Facebook, uTunes, YouTube, blogs, Twitter.
• Explosive growth of mobile devices and
applications will drive new services – QR codes,
mobile phone apps, iPad apps.
• Collaborative online conversations, different
learning spaces, cloud computing, a tidal wave
of information – all will demand our attention.
• Library staff will need to continually upskill in
order to meet the challenging new demands on
their time, knowledge and expertise.
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Our databases cover:History, Literature, Science, Music, Art, Geography,
Economics, Current Issues, Images (in 2011)
Teaching and Learning
At the beginning of Term 2 we conducted four Information Literacy
sessions for each of the Year 11 and 12 students. While these were
useful to ensure all students had access to the same information, it
was also important to follow up these lessons within individual
classes, and link the learning to actual tasks and assignments. We
achieved this in many cases, however this is an area we need to
focus on much more in 2011. Greg is planning to develop a Library
Academic Plan by mapping the curriculum for Information Literacy
and ICT skills, and this will then enable us to develop an Information
Literacy framework and show us which departments and year levels
with whom we need to work more closely.
In 2011 we have allocated different teacher librarians to work with
different departments so they can become very familiar with the
curriculum for each subject and thus more effectively support those
departments with professional literature, curriculum resources,
classroom support and knowledge of online tools to enhance
teaching and learning.
During the second half of 2009 usage of our Gale databases
increased as I was promoting them to the teachers. In Term 1 this
year we had heavy use of these databases as the Science, History
and Geography departments were all promoting their use. Usage
has declined over the year, which could be because we weren’t
continuing to promote their use as much, or because the boys were
using other databases such as JSTOR, Library Webs and Britannica
Online. In 2011 we will endeavour to collect usage statistics on all
databases to give us a more comprehensive overview.
This year we established a consistent referencing system – APA style
–across the school, and we then taught many of the boys how to use
the features in Word which allowed them to easily create a
bibliography and in‐text citations.
We also spent time creating the Library pages in MyGrammar, and
the students accessed our databases from there, as well as the APA
Referencing instructions and our Research Guides ‐ a new initiative
developed in Term 3 in response to the need for more detailed
sources of information for senior students.
Digital Citizenship lessons on the responsible use of the internet and
mobile phones were presented to Year 10 and 11 boys, and the Year
9s were given a lesson on copyright: plagiarism of images, video
clips and music, and where to find free images and music. A Libguide
was created to complement these lessons, and in 2011 the Digital
Citizenship program will be further developed for Years 6‐10 as part
of their PD program.
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Books and Reading
Michelle and Vicki have both done outstanding work this year in
providing engaging and reflective reading experiences for the students.
Michelle has focused on Year 12 and Year 9 students, while Vicki has
provided a range of activities for Years 6‐8.
In the Middle School a number of students attended the Somerset
Celebration of Literature, while others skyped author Carole Wilkinson
during the Online Literature Festival. Authors Derek Landy, Charlie
Higson, Roland Harvey and Dave Hackett all visited the school, and the
boys and their parents were treated to a very enjoyable Book Week
breakfast with Dave Hackett as guest speaker.
The Year 8s have all been involved in in‐depth conversations about
books in their Literature Circles program, with each of the teacher
librarians taking two classes. Three teams of boys also participated in
the Interschool Readers Cup Competition, and the Year 8 and 9
competition was held at BGS in the Forum.
In the senior school we have READ posters on display showcasing
leaders in the school reading – the staff and sporting/ cultural captains.
The Mothers of Past Students donated $1000 to the Library and each
year we will use this to purchase a large canvas print of the School
Captains reading. The Year 12s have also acted as leaders by
participating in Two‐Minute Books Reviews and the Apollo Reading Club
where significant texts were read and discussed with Year 12 girls from
BGGS.
Michelle worked extensively with the Year 9 boys to develop a Wide
Reading program and a Historical Fiction reading program. Two Year 9
classes also participated in the Book Trailer unit during Terms 3 and 4 –
an Action Research Project Michelle is conducting for the International
Boys Schools Coalition. The boys were highly engaged in the creation of
these book trailers, with one commenting, “This has pushed me further than what I ever thought I could achieve.” The completed book trailers
were played in the Learning Commons at the end of the year, and this
resulted in very high demand from other students for those books. We
believe this unit has had a positive influence on boys’ reading.
An exciting addition in2011 will be the introduction of our new Reading
blog, where we plan to showcase reviews by all year levels and staff, as
well as promoting all things related to books, reading and literature.
Apollo Club Titles
The Tall Man
by Chloe Hooper
The Turning
by
Tim
Winton
Catcher in the Rye
by JD Salinger
Leaders are Readers 2011 CampaignSenior boys will be targeted to
contribute to the Apollo Club, Two-Minute Book Reviews, our Reading blog
and our READ posters.