Also the School Library Association (SLA) - http://www.sla.org.uk/ Chris ______________________________ Chris Armstrong Information Automation Limited t. (+44) 1974 251302 s. chrisatial (Skype, pre-arranged) e. [log in to unmask] w. www.i-a-l.co.uk/resource_ebook2012.html ____________________________________________ Registered address: Penbryn, Bronant, Aberystwyth SY23 4TJ Registered in England Number: 2110002 > -----Original Message----- > From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and > discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas, Michelle > Sent: 29 June 2012 14:14 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: School Libraries > > I would advise your teacher friend to contact her local school library > service. They should be able to help. > > -----Original Message----- > From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and > discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steph Taylor > Sent: 29 June 2012 14:09 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: School Libraries > > Hi, > > No specific info, but if you are on Twitter it might be worth tweeting > about this as there are a lot of school librarians on there who might > help? > > Best wishes > Steph > > On 29/06/2012 13:50, Ian Clark wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Sorry, can't help with the specific query (although with my Voices for > the Library hat on it has got me thinking!)...might also be worth > pointing your teacher to Heart of the School: > > > > http://heartoftheschool.edublogs.org/ > > > > Lots of useful/interesting stuff there. > > > > Ian Clark > > Library Systems Officer, > > Augustine House, > > Canterbury Christ Church University > > > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Tel. 01227 767700 ext 3141 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ian Budden [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 29 June 2012 13:27 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: School Libraries > > > > A teacher friend of mine texts that her head teacher is claiming the > School Library is no longer necessary because everything's available > free gratis and for nothing on line; yes, that old chestnut. > > > > I've referred her to the Cilip School Library website, and I can go > through all the standard arguments with her, but does anyone, off the > top of their heads, know of a source of figures to show that a lot of > things published in book form are original and not just scattered around > the Web? We're all sure it's true, of course, but it's rather difficult > to quantify. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Ian Budden > > Acting Head of Acquisitions/Cataloguing Coordinator BLDS (British > > Library for Development Studies) Institute of Development Studies at > > the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE > > > > Tel: +44 (0)1273 915651 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Website: www.blds.ids.ac.uk > > > -- > Stephanie Taylor > UKOLN, University of Bath > http://www.ukoln.ac.uk > > E- [log in to unmask] > T - 07966 341396