This Guideline shows ways to gather evidence and to measure quality as well as quantity, and provides a case study of how the author went about measuring the success of her own library resource centre. A library is only as good as the material it contains and the access it provides for its users, so efficient stock management is essential for effective resource provision. This new Guideline will assist school library staff with the practical aspects of running a library, including stock editing, book selection, funding and purchase, shelving and security. There are five appendices including a Data Collection Sheet for a Superficial Stock Audit, examples of simplified library catalogue cards, and a list of library and library equipment suppliers. At the end is a list of Other Sources of Information.
New students are the next generation of library users and their perceptions are important.
An effective, early welcome, through a well-organised induction, will help to create a relaxed and positive atmosphere for all library users, and will enhance the status of the library within the school and within the local community. This revised Guideline suggests strategies that library staff can use to introduce students, staff, parents and governors to the school library and its services, and to demonstrate the ways in which the library can support the new courses. Appendices include an induction work booklet and a new pupil library profile. The Internet is now a well-established, dynamic research and communications tool in many UK school libraries. Some of the management strategies already in place to deal with ICT can also be applied to use of the Internet, but the Internet is likely to create its own unique set of challenges that need to be addressed.