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JIRS LIBRARY &

INFORMATION CENTRE

LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE

ANDIB DIPLOMA

PROGRAMME

FACULTY PROFILEH. SALETH MARIAN PREMSONTeacher Librarian & Academic Career CounselorGraduated with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science also with a background in Military Psychology. Has also obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counseling.Hands-on experience of 6.5 years as both Senior and Assistant Librarian in reputed libraries in South India including Defense Services Staff College Library, Wellington.

Our School library conceives the school to be a center of inquiry where students continually engage in the search for new knowledge and aims to “assist schools in their endeavors to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate the experience of the classroom to the realities of the outside world”.

Philosophy Statement of Library & Information Center

SIZEThe JIRS library can accommodate about 50 students for browsing area and 20 students in reference section. Library spreads over 50000 sq. feet, consisting of two floors with modern facilities and top class standards. Library becomes the crux of learning, it is spacious, airy with magnificent piece of architecture, making it a perfect for resource learning centre.

Library Collections 

Total Number of BooksNewly Added this session (from July 2010)

19,578 970

 

Educational CDs/DVDs

Maps, Charts and Models 1,450 329

The HinduThe Times of IndiaDeccan Herald The Indian ExpressBusiness Line

ThinamaniRajasthan PatrikaVijay KarnatakaFinancial ExpressEconomic Times

Newspapers

Library Collections cont

Magazines and PeriodicalsOur library subscribes for over 121 magazines of all categories with periodicity of weekly, bi-

monthly, monthly, quarterly, Half yearly, yearly. These magazines come under the following categories (with e.g.) : - 1. Automobile - Overdrive, Auto Car India2. Computers - Linux, Chip, BenefIT, Electronics for you, AV Max etc3. Careers - Careers360, Career Selectiion, Careers etc3. News Current affairs - India Today, Frontline, Outlook, Week, Time etc4. Education - Teacher’s Plus, Teachers Net, Education Today,

Education World, IB World, Education Digest, Mentor etc5. General Knowledge - CSR, GK Today, Competition Affairs,

Pratiyogita Darpan, Fact for you, Mast, Prep Talk etc.6. Music & Dance - The Sruti.7. Sports - Sport star, Golf Digest, Cricket Today etc8. Children’s - Chandamama, Robinage, Tinkle, Children’s Digest, Gokulam, Champak etc 9. Home & Health - Inside Outside, Better Interiors, Herald of Health, Yoga

the Science, My Doctor etc10. Art - Art India, Marg.11. Science - National Geographic, Down to Earth, Science Reporter

Scientific American, Popular Science, Bio Tech, Bhoomi, Terra Green, Stick to Greens, Resonance,

Genetics etc 12. Business, Economics - Business India Business Management Chronicle, ET 500, Business Today etc.

“DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION

SCHEME” IS USED FOR THE

CLASSIFICATION AND

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS IN THE

LIBRARY

Universe of Knowledge

10 Major Clusters

10 Major Subject Groups

10 Specific Subjects (ss)

10 or more ss divisions

UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE

CLASSIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE: VEDIC SYSTEM

VEDIC GROUP OF SUBJECTS

CORRESPONDING TO MODERN SUBJECTS

DHARMA Law, Theology, Ethics and Sociology

ARTHA Applied Natural Sciences, Political Science, Economics and Social Applied Sciences

KAMA Pure Sciences, Fine Arts and Literature

MOKSHA Philosophy, Mystic Experience

A brief PowerPoint slide show to help you understand how

the Dewey Decimal Classification system works in

your library

Get to knowthe Dewey Decimal

Classification system

•

Did you know that our library has a

great way of organizing its books

so that you can find them easily?

It’s called the Dewey Decimal

Classification system—or DDC. This

system got its name from Melvil Dewey

(1851-1931), who introduced his great

idea for organizing library collections

in 1876.

Melvil Dewey

But how does the

DDC benefit you?

Very simply, the DDC

is an organizational

tool that makes it

easy for you to find

the books and other

materials you want.

So what does

the DDC do?

It helps solve a big problem:

helping you find the right

information by giving you

a specific number that belongs

to the item you want.

• The DDC helps libraries arrange • the items so that library users • can find them. It’s a lot like an

• organized kitchen pantry:

Canned goods on one shelf

Breakfast cereals and grains

on a second shelf

Baking goods on a third shelf

Snacks on a fourth shelf

BASE NUMBERS MAJOR CLUSTERS

000 to 099 General works 100 to 199 Philosophy 200 to 299 Religion 300 to 399 Social Sciences 400 to 499 Language 500 to 599 Pure Science 600 to 699 Technology 700 to 799 Arts 800 to 899 Literature

900 to 999 History

• Eg: 300 – 309 Social Sciences

• 310 – 319 Statistics

• 320 – 329 Political Science

• 330 – 339 Economics

• 340 – 349 Law

• 350 – 359 Public Admin.

• 360 – 369 Social welfare

• 370 – 379 Education

• 380 – 389 Public Services

• 390 – 399 Customs & folklore

• EACH MAJOR CLUSTER HAS 10 MORE SUBJECT GROUPS

MAJOR SUBJECT GROUPS

• EACH MAJOR SUBJECT HAS 10 MORE MAJOR BRANCHES

Eg: 370 EDUCATION

371 SCHOOLS & THIER ACTIVITES;

SPECIAL EDUCATION

372 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

373 SECONDARY EDUCATION

374 ADULT EDUCATION

375 CURRICULUMS

376 EDUCATION OF WOMEN

377 SCHOOLS AND RELIGION

378 HIGHER EDUCATION

379 PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN EDUCATION

SPECIFIC SUBJECTS

SUBJECT DIVISION OF 371

371.1 TEACHER & TEACHING ACTIVITES

371.2 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

371.3 METHODS OF STUDY & INSTRUCTION

371.4 STUDENT GUIDANCE & COUNSELING

371.5 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE & ACTVITIES

371.6 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

371.7 STUDENT WELFARE

371.8 STUDENTS

371.9 SPECIAL EDUCATION

SUBJECT SUB DIVISION OF 371

EACH SPECIFIC SUBJECT MAY HAVE FURTHER DECIMAL DIVISIONS

371.1 First 10 divisions of 371 371.32 TO 371.39 Second 100 ” ” ”

(Eg. Use of textbooks)

355.333 TO 355.399 Third 1000 ” ” ”

WHEN FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE AUTHOR IS ADDED EG: 371.399/TIL IT BECOMES A CALL NUMBER

SUMMARY• IN A NUTSHELL 1000 BASE NUMBERS ARE

ORGANISED AS 10 MAJOR CLUSTERS &

10 MAJOR GROUPS

DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IS UNIVERSALLY FOLLOWED (Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme devised by Melvil Dewey in 1851-1931)

THIS IS USED IN LARGE NUMBER OF LIBRARIES IN UK AND USA ALSO.

PUBLISHER GIVES THIS DATA ON THE REVERSE OF THE TITLE PAGE

ACCESSION NO. IS A UNIQUE SERIAL NO TO EACH BOOK

The Fiction books come under the Main Class of 800 with sub divisions of 813 and 823 and arranged according to alphabetical order of first 3 letters of Author’s surname (e.g.) Sidney Sheldon books arranged as 823/SHE. We have separate section for Children’s Fiction with collections of Tintin, Asterix, Hardy Boys, Nancy drew etc.

Books (Fiction)

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NON FICTION 001 - 330

NON- FICTION 331 – 530

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REFERENCE AREA, YEAR

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AUDIO VISUAL

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NON- FICTION 531 – 650

NON- FICTION 651 – 915

NON- FICTION 916 – 999 & FICTION AAA - JAM

FICTION JAN – ZZZ & CHILDRENS FICTION

AUDIO VISUAL COMPONENTS, LANGUAGE AREA & MISC

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CIRCULATION COUNTER & LIBRARIANS DESKPRINTER /

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LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE LAYOUT

LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE LAYOUT (GOUND FLOOR)

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Media Center

Regular circulation of books is provided for classes IV and above. Generally the circulation is done during the library periods, but in order to encourage better and more utilization of library resources the circulation is done on free periods of the library.

Each student can borrow maximum 2 books against Library borrower’s card for 7 days and it can be renewed. The Members of Staff can borrow maximum 6 books for 15 days which can be renewed for next 15 days. Reservation is also available. These books are issued through Athenium Light Library Management Software.

CIRCULATION

CORNERS• REFERENCE• DICTIONARIES• BOOKS ON QUIZ• CAREER & COMPETITIVE EXAMS• ENCYLOPEDIAS• NON-FICTION SUBJECT WISE• JOURNALS & PERIODICALS• FICTION & CHILDRENS FICTION

FACILITIES• PHOTOCOPYING

• MEDIA CENTER

• INTERNET FACILITIES FOR FACULTY

• SCANNING & PRINTING

• DISCUSSION ROOM

In the functions of the Information Resource Center the Teacher Librarian plays a major role in IB Curriculum in the form of Information Literacy Specialist and Manager of Information Resources and Services through the following main functions given in brief:-

1. Advocates the integration of information literacy into classroom programs

2. Collaborates with staff of plan, teach and evaluate units of study in which information literacy for Research and supervision of Extended Essay.

3. Teaches and Trains the students on Information Literacy, Search Skills and Writing Skills for Research or Extended Essay

4. Keeps informed about new resources & choose appropriate materials based on members of staff and student need for their curriculum.

5. Develops and conducts information sessions on variety of topics.6. Participates on Professional Development Committees with the

management.7. Commits personally & professionally to life-long learning.8. Recommends literature and information resources in order to promote

the use of a wide variety of materials.

Role of Teacher Librarian in IB Diploma Curriculum

Role of the Teacher-Librarian in

Library & Information Resource Center

Teaching for the Development of

Professional, Competent

Communication, Effective Thinking &

Lifelong Learning

Managing the Schools

Information Resources

& Services

Teaching for the Development of

Information Literacy &

Search Techniques for Research

Teaching for the Development of

Cultural &

Aesthetic Awareness & Appreciation

Role of Teacher Librarian in IB Diploma Curriculum

TREE OF IB LEARNERS PROFILE

ROOTS OF LP

The IBO Learner Profile: An Information Literacy Model for

DP Students/Librarians

DESIGNED FOR LEARNING

School Libraries

RESEARCH SKILLS FOR RESOURCES

Providing the right information at the right time;

Promotion & Teaching about Library search strategies-from earliest years to year 12;

Teaching Information Literacy and Research Skills;

Helping in Selection of Topics for EE;

Guidance in EE/TOK

ROLE OF LIBRARY & LIBRARIAN ON INFORMATION LITERACY

PROJECTS: EXTENDED ESSAY (DP)

Library Induction Programme (about Library arrangement etc) Helping Students in Selection of Topics for EE along with

concerned teachers. Providing required Information through different sources act as

RESOURCE FACILTATOR; Teaching Information Literacy; Information about EE (Including Citation & Bibliography) and

Academic Honesty its importance, scope etc; Cooperation and Transparent Communication and with

Supervisors , Coordinator and Teachers; Students Need to identify and promote “authentic resources’’ like sample

EE hard copies either from website or friendly schools. Involvement of Librarians.

• LIBRARIAN AND EXTENDED ESSAY

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE (DP)

Providing access and expertise in use and advising of appropriate online database, eg EBSCO, Emerald Insight, E-Library, News Bank etc;

Databank of past presentations, essays; Access and knowledge of online classroom resources and recorded

lectures; Use of Journals like Scientific American, New Scientist, Philosophy

Today, BBC Knowledge, Art India, Frozen Thoughts etc. Access of Media like Local & International Newspapers available in

library; Organizing outside visitors- eg Local Indian handicrafts, cultural

experts etc; Initiating visits to outside organizations – eg Libraries, Museums, Art

Galleries etc; Knowledge of links on OCC for support in resourcing for TOK; Acting as a mediator between Subject Areas and Teachers and

Coordinators.

• LIBRARIAN AND TOK

TOK in Library

ACADEMIC HONESTYPromote guidelines for AH around

School/Library;Poster Displays;Organize workshops;Preparation of handbookWriting slogans like “Don’t be a Cheat!, “Honesty

is the best policy’Awards/Certificates for Original writings,

poems/essay/stories;Anti-plagiarism strategies;Librarians will work in collaboration with

coordinators and teachers to teach techniques to avoid plagiarism, especially citation skills, the correct formulation of research report etc; Self Library Assessment

INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS Creation of a separate corner for mother tongue or Language

resources; Celebrate Hindi Divas; Celebrations of Religious festivals like Diwali, Christmas, Ramzan etc;

and Different countries Independence days; Model United Nations activities and promotion; International days plus host cultural awareness programmes; Book exhibitions related to special national festivals,

International Fairs; Display of student home country flags; Inclusion of language dictionaries of countries and cultures

represented in the school; Curiosity Corners, Audio Visual components; Encourage students to write/discuss/make presentations /organize

competitions on their national culture; Assisting teachers; Books which supports International Mindedness and culture eg Three

Cups of Tea;

LEARNING CENTRE SPEARHEADS TOWARDS

GROWTH THANK YOU

H.S.M.PremsonTeacher Librarian & Academic Career Counselor