Journey with Jen

  Theme Two: Managing and evaluating reference services. The five reference tools that my school library learning commons should have for staff and students are as follows: 1.     Encyclopedias A  3.      Atlases H Handbooks 4.     Dictionaries 5.     Almanacs According to Reidling and Houston (2019) several considerations are important with regard to the selection of reference materials: 1.     Knowing about the school, the school community, and the student population (input from teachers, staff, and students is also vital). I know my staff is using place-based learning with their classes and having nature handbooks in the library learning commons will definitely be in demand, meet curriculum content, and be appreciated. A grade two student came to mind when I chose encyclopedias as another one of my reference tools. He is a student that comes to me every week asking for help to find info...

  Assignment #1: Evaluation of a Reference Work   Introduction   Good morning, thank you for taking the time to meet with me today. Collaboration is essential for effective collection development (Reidling & Houston, 2019). The reason for this meeting is to address reference material in the library learning commons (LLC) specifically thesauri. As you know I have a thesaurus link on the LLC website but the need for updated physical copies has been a concern of mine, staff members and students due to limited laptop and iPad availability and internet connection. With the district focus on expanding vocabulary skills in both reading and writing I decided to create an evaluative rubric to assess the relevancy, purpose, currency, and curricular connection of the Thesauri currently housed in the LLC.   As you know, one of my jobs is the provision of information and I want teachers, students, and parents to know we have acceptable or even exemplary resources in the L...