General Working Plan for LLRC for 2010-2011 - Three or 4 Concrete Focuses To Be Determined
Department
Horizon,HIP, Cataloguing
Media Library
Kit Services
LLRC General
Access
Access for libraries and bookrooms:
Customize the Hip to include enriched content, Google-like searching (Enterprise, Bibliocommons)
iphone APP for HIP
24/7 Online access to library cat / bookroom / virtual lib / databases

Provide equitable distribution to all classrooms through Medianet, Learn360, NFB
Provide resources in an expanding variety of formats.
Provide equitable distribution to all classrooms through courier delivery, Medianet ordering, kit cleaning and stocking.
Partnering with:
  • Corporate express
  • SirsiDynix
  • Web Clarity
  • HWDSB department
  • HPL
  • Dymaxion
  • Learn360
  • Video suppliers
  • Kits suppliers
  • Parent volunteers
  • Schools
Adherence and awareness of board policies
Up-to-date with 21C fluencies.
Support For Teachers and Teacher – Librarians and LLRC team
Sur~F
Collection development
Central purchasing
Cataloguing
Weeding
Book Processing
RDA instead of AACR2 and more support for keyword searching
Import Learn360 and NFB into Horizon for one stop shopping

Purchase/acquire resources that support differentiated instruction, 21C fluencies, comprehensive literacy, TLCP, studied languages, ESL, math, curriculum related, GLBTQ to engage and reengage students.
Teacher resource centre that includes, poster maker, laminator, die cut press

Hands on resources draw a direct line to the students. These resources contribute to differentiated instruction, 21C fluencies, comprehensive literacy, curriculum related.
Education opportunities for staff growth and development
Learn from each other
Trust that it is ok not to know it all and to ask.
Openness, inclusion.
Team work.
Forest of Reading.
Safe and creative environment.
Communication
  • Open house
  • Newsletters
  • Blogs
  • New Webpage
  • Teacher site visits
  • Teacher training
  • Publicize access info eg URLs, borrower cards, passwords
  • Move to Wikis, Nings, (linked from webpage) for information sharing
  • Develop a branding strategy for our name and job titles
  • Professional relationship building – start with Polarities
  • Weekly coordinator meetings – for a brief while, then monthly
  • Role definitions