The Art of Learning

LIBE 467                                         THE ART OF  Theme 2                               QUESTIONING, MANAGING AND EVALUATING                                                                             REFERENCE SERVICES QUESTIONING: Reference Interview      While reading and discussing the topics of Theme 2, I realized that as a new teacher librarian coming into a school library learning commons there are two aspects of the role that are essential to undertake first and foremost; get to know the school community an...

                                                       Evaluation of a Reference Work                                                                             Atlas      Effective evaluation and selection of reference materials in a library is essential in supporting students and teachers to meet their curricular goals (Riedling, 2000).  Just as a kitchen pantry can get messy, overloaded and filled with expired goods, so can the shelves of a library commons.  It is the responsibility of the teacher librarian to weed, organize, a...