Find out how and why you can reorganise parts of a library collection. And, find out some tips if you are interested in genrefying aspects of your own collection
This presentation was done as part of an examination into the process of weeding in a library. Weeding as we describe is an essential part of any Collection Management policy and is useful not only for the library, but the patrons.
Megan Light
President of KOALA Awards (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) will explain how you can involve your students in critically thinking about books and voting for their favourites.
Nicole Deans
National Co-Ordinator for the international Kids Lit Quiz, who will introduce the 'sport' of reading
Tamara Rodgers
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Officer will give tips and tricks for running the challenge in your school.
Presented by Sharon McGuinness (Mrs Mac’s Library) and Rowena Beresford (The Book Curator). In this webinar, Sharon shared some practical ideas for linking the theme with a range of book-related and learning activities. Rowena Beresford shared her ideas and the resources available through a Book Curator subscription.
This is an assignment for Youth Services Librarianship. The goal was to communicate a new library program or collection to the school board. I researched and implemented a new audiobook collection in the fictional Anytown High School library for this assignment.
This presentation was done as part of an examination into the process of weeding in a library. Weeding as we describe is an essential part of any Collection Management policy and is useful not only for the library, but the patrons.
Megan Light
President of KOALA Awards (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) will explain how you can involve your students in critically thinking about books and voting for their favourites.
Nicole Deans
National Co-Ordinator for the international Kids Lit Quiz, who will introduce the 'sport' of reading
Tamara Rodgers
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Officer will give tips and tricks for running the challenge in your school.
Presented by Sharon McGuinness (Mrs Mac’s Library) and Rowena Beresford (The Book Curator). In this webinar, Sharon shared some practical ideas for linking the theme with a range of book-related and learning activities. Rowena Beresford shared her ideas and the resources available through a Book Curator subscription.
This is an assignment for Youth Services Librarianship. The goal was to communicate a new library program or collection to the school board. I researched and implemented a new audiobook collection in the fictional Anytown High School library for this assignment.
Finding engaging and relevant resources for the science classroom is not as easy as it would seem. This presentation explores some of the resources that are both relevant and engaging for students from grade 5 to 10. It will include a discussion of some apps for iPads.
The development of Critical thinking is central to the General Capabilities of the new Australian Curriculum and essential to prepare our students for an ever-changing and challenging future. In this ASLA webinar, Margo Pickworth demonstrated and explained some of the recent Harvard Visible Thinking Routines that can be applied to a wide range of texts. Using these routines in a library setting can contribute to the development of creative, critical and moral thinkers.
Biography: Dr Catherine Sly has taught in NSW Department of Education high schools and has been a writer, editor and consultant for the School Libraries division of the NSW Department of Education. Her recent PhD thesis investigated graphic novels from a narratological perspective.
Abstract: Quality graphic novels can be as challenging and complex as written texts. While the predominantly visual format of graphic novels may readily capture students’ attention, guidance from teacher librarians and teachers can be invaluable in cultivating and refining the skills necessary to probe the depth and richness of these publications.
Attendees will learn how to guide students to discover this richness as well as how to identify specific techniques used by the creators of graphic novels. A close investigation of two selected graphic novels will operate as examples to provide the necessary signposts for teachers to become more confident in the reading, processing, critical analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
Libraries and Literature go together! Presentations by Pat Pledger from ReadPlus and Susan Stephenson from The Book Chook as well as other useful links and ideas to support the promotion on literature
Presented by Alinda Sheerman from Broughton Anglican College in NSW. Looks at working collaboratively in your school and library to initiate and manage real change
The session focussed on the CBCA Shortlist titles, discussing the titles as well as highlighting how the shortlist is representative of trends and preoccupations of the current reading landscape.
Paul Macdonald owns the award-winning The Children's Bookshop which has been a Sydney literary institution since 1971. Paul has a Master of Education, working almost 20 years as a teacher of Upper Primary and Secondary.
He has won numerous awards in teaching such as a Quality Teacher Award and The Premiers English Scholarship. Paul won the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award in 2012 for his contributions to raising the profile of teen fiction. Paul Macdonald also was the winner of the 2016 Lady Cutler award for services to children's literature and literacy in Australia.
Paul not only manages The Children’s Bookshop Speakers’ Agency but is also a consultant working with numerous schools focusing on building reading cultures and he is currently completing his PhD focusing on Australian Young Adult literature.
Paul is the author of the picture book The Hole Idea and has written several other academic texts.
Finding engaging and relevant resources for the science classroom is not as easy as it would seem. This presentation explores some of the resources that are both relevant and engaging for students from grade 5 to 10. It will include a discussion of some apps for iPads.
The development of Critical thinking is central to the General Capabilities of the new Australian Curriculum and essential to prepare our students for an ever-changing and challenging future. In this ASLA webinar, Margo Pickworth demonstrated and explained some of the recent Harvard Visible Thinking Routines that can be applied to a wide range of texts. Using these routines in a library setting can contribute to the development of creative, critical and moral thinkers.
Biography: Dr Catherine Sly has taught in NSW Department of Education high schools and has been a writer, editor and consultant for the School Libraries division of the NSW Department of Education. Her recent PhD thesis investigated graphic novels from a narratological perspective.
Abstract: Quality graphic novels can be as challenging and complex as written texts. While the predominantly visual format of graphic novels may readily capture students’ attention, guidance from teacher librarians and teachers can be invaluable in cultivating and refining the skills necessary to probe the depth and richness of these publications.
Attendees will learn how to guide students to discover this richness as well as how to identify specific techniques used by the creators of graphic novels. A close investigation of two selected graphic novels will operate as examples to provide the necessary signposts for teachers to become more confident in the reading, processing, critical analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
Libraries and Literature go together! Presentations by Pat Pledger from ReadPlus and Susan Stephenson from The Book Chook as well as other useful links and ideas to support the promotion on literature
Presented by Alinda Sheerman from Broughton Anglican College in NSW. Looks at working collaboratively in your school and library to initiate and manage real change
The session focussed on the CBCA Shortlist titles, discussing the titles as well as highlighting how the shortlist is representative of trends and preoccupations of the current reading landscape.
Paul Macdonald owns the award-winning The Children's Bookshop which has been a Sydney literary institution since 1971. Paul has a Master of Education, working almost 20 years as a teacher of Upper Primary and Secondary.
He has won numerous awards in teaching such as a Quality Teacher Award and The Premiers English Scholarship. Paul won the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award in 2012 for his contributions to raising the profile of teen fiction. Paul Macdonald also was the winner of the 2016 Lady Cutler award for services to children's literature and literacy in Australia.
Paul not only manages The Children’s Bookshop Speakers’ Agency but is also a consultant working with numerous schools focusing on building reading cultures and he is currently completing his PhD focusing on Australian Young Adult literature.
Paul is the author of the picture book The Hole Idea and has written several other academic texts.
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Genrefying library collections
1. GENREFYING A LIBRARY
COLLECTION
P r e s e n t e d b y
I s o b e l W i l l i a m s , H e l e n C h a p m a n , M a n d y
K e r b y a n d R a e l e n e B a r k e r
Australian School Library
Association Inc.
2. Housekeeping
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Sue Johnston
ASLA Board Director
Chair ASLA Professional
Learning Project Team
Facilitator for this webinar
Housekeeping:
Participation options
Attendee control panel
Question facility
Post-webinar
information
Future PL events
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3. A NEW WAY OF FINDING -
GENRE AND THE FICTION
P R E S E N T E D B Y
I S O B E L W I L L I A M S A N D H E L E N C H A P M A N
O G I L V I E H I G H S C H O O L
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Isobel Williams
Currently ASLA President,
teacher librarian and year 7
Science teacher
And Helen Chapman
Library Technician
Both at Ogilvie High School in
Hobart
isobel.williams@education.tas.gov.au
5. What we started with
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All girls
800 students
Grades 7-10
8000 fiction titles
Cramped shelves
Do not use SCIS
6. The weeding
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Huge weeding effort
Older than 2000
Dog-eared
Yellow pages
Ancient illustrations
Food spills
More than 1 copy
Reduced to 6000
7. Thinking about genre
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Girls’ school
Interests of our students
Graphic Novels already done
Requests for genre rather than author
Wanted a way to reinvigorate our fiction collection
8. What genre?
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Adventure
Animals
Crime
Fangs and Wings
Fantasy
Friends
Funny
Futures
Graphic Novels
History
Love
Lucky Dip
Science Fiction
War
9. What we didn’t choose
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Classics
Australian
Mystery
Sport
Spies
Horses
Relationships
Movies
11. After the lists
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Graphic for labels
Image search – clip art and free for reuse
Printed out 3-5 designs and trialled them with
students
“What does this label mean to you?
12. Managing the process
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Lists used to find books
Every book examined
Made clear definitions
Holds or check-in notes
Made signs
13. Adding to the record
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Added subject headings
Added genre F xxxxxxx ACB to call number
New spine labels only on new books
14. Making room
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Moved books
And moved books again
Shuffled and crammed to make space
15. Left overs
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Not on the lists?
Multiple genre – a dog solving crime
Check online reviews
Read some of the book
Ask if someone has read it
All else fails - Lucky dip
16. Down sides
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Some could be in two or more genre
Students who want to read 1 author
Keep series together even if they cross over different
genre
Huge job – taken 3 terms - but not a huge cost
18. Reaction from students and teachers
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I am tempted to try a different genre now -
Grade 8
I am really excited to find new
books – Grade 7
19. GENREFYING A LIBRARY
COLLECTION
M A N D Y K E R B Y
R A E L E N E B A R K E R
V I C T O R H A R B O R H I G H S C H O O L , S A
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Victor Harbor High School
Victor Harbor SA 5211
Victor Harbor High School
Co-educational Year 8-12
Public School situated
80km South of Adelaide
on the Fleurieu Peninsula
750 Students
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Victor Harbor High School
Research Centre
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Research Centre
5,038 Fiction titles
7,347 Non-fiction titles
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Victor Harbor High School
Research Centre Staff
Raelene Barker
Research Centre Officer
Mandy Kerby
Research Centre
Manager
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Photography by yr 12 student Shara Iriks at Asian Market Day VHHS 2015
23. Genrefying Fiction
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What the students say!
“I prefer to look for a book
by its Genre as I have
favourite themes and not
a favourite author.”
Year 9 Students
What the teachers say!
“I have learnt most of the
books I’m looking for are
in Senior Fiction.”
Year 12 Teacher
“It fits the curriculum.”
Year 9 Teacher
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Adolescents – teenage, adolescence
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Label
Stickers
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Graphic Novels – Comics,
illustrated stories
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Labels
Stickers
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Senior Fiction – Senior Students
Only
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf Labels
Stickers
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Quick Reads – variety of Fiction &
Non-Fiction titles
Quick Reads
A4 Acrylic Signage
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War – War Stories
A5 Acrylic Signage
Shelf labels
Stickers
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30. Genrefying Fiction – Tools to Assist
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Victor Harbor High School - Research Centre
Middle School - Oral Reading Rubric
Students Name: _____________________ Date:
_____________
Today I read:
________________________________________
By: _________________ To (Teacher):
__________________
1. My favourite authors are:
_____________________________________________
_______
2. My favourite book is:
____________________________________________
________
1. My favourite genres are:
____________________________________________
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1. I rate reading as an enjoyable activity by:
31. Genrefying Fiction - Stages
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First:
Visit to another school
Continuous weeding
Labelled each novel
using genre sticker
Changed sub-location to
new genre on V-Library
According to SCIS mostly
Next:
Shelf shuffle
Labelled shelves
Promoted
32. Genrefying Non-Fiction - Stages
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First
Continuous weeding
Modified Dewey to fit with
topics from ACARA and
local subjects -compiled a
unique Dewey list
Label books with spine
labels - unique picture for
each Dewey category
Change call number and
sub-location on V-Library to
suit
Next
Shelf shuffle as we progress
Label shelves
Promote
33. Genrefying Non-Fiction - ACARA
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HISTORY TOPICS
YEAR 8
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
SHOGUNATE JAPAN
BLACK DEATH
YEAR 9
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
MAKING A NATION
WORLD WAR I
YEAR 10
WORLD WAR II
RIGHTS & FREEDOMS
POPULAR CULTURE
SENIOR YEARS
ANCIENT HISTORY
(SOCIETIES, PEOPLE, POWER AUTHORITY)
MODERN HISTORY
(EVENTS, IDEAS, MOVEMENTS, DEVELOPMENTS)
SCIENCE TOPICS
YEAR 8
THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY
Introduction to equipment & method
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Cells as the unit of living things
Multi-cellular Organisms
CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Particle Theory
Chemical Change
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Types of energy
EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE
Rocks
HUMAN ENDEAVOUR
YEAR 9
THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY
Lab Safety & scientific method review
CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Atoms & Molecules & Reactions
Reactions
BIOLIGICAL SCIENCES
Organisms Coordinated Systems
Ecosystems
EARTH & SPACE & SCIENCES
Tectonic plates
CCP SUSTAINABILITY
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Energy Transfer
Introduction to Electrical Circuits
34. Genrefying Non-Fiction - Dewey
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Dewey Numbers for
Medieval History
For example are,
305.409 Women
340.5 Law
391.009 Clothing
394.1 Food
398.094 Myths etc…
509.4 Science & Tech
610.9 Medicine
Combined these Dewey
Numbers into the one
Dewey Location
940.1
Medieval History
Email
mandy.kerby194@schools.sa.edu.au
Phone: 08 8551 1914
Victor Harbor High School
Research Centre
35. Post-webinar information
Australian School Library Association Inc.
Certificate of attendance
will be emailed
Membership information is available at
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Future Webinars
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Editor's Notes
Isobel
Experiment with kids
doing the classification
State wide shared catalogue
Isobel
Weeded old, tatty books
Some re-ordered
Covers looked old
Ruthless on this process
Weeded about 20% of all fiction titles
Ripped them up and threw them away – past experience was that teachers took them to classrooms and let them sit
Took most of term 1
With a view to what students had been asking for:
Sad stories
Love stories
Vampires
Huuuuggge weed!
Shuffled books to clear a bay causing some temporary overcrowding in other areas
Isobel ran reports concentrating on subjects to identify books. We wanted to have enough of each genre to fill a bay.
Isobel decided that the genres would be shelved alphabetically according to genre type and then within that alphabetically by authors last name (just like normal). So we have Adventure – Animals – Crime etc (Show what we have decided on??) = Word document Friends includes Families School and Bullying, but that has become quite large so Isobel is thinking about dividing this genre.
We decided that adding a clip art or graphic sticker above the usual spine label was the best way to go. We did experiment a bit about how the spine labels would print out because in our system if you had a space it started a new line – so science fiction became F SCI.FI XYW The book spines have become covered with stickers (we also have a sticker denoting series number), but the girls weren’t looking at the spines much anyway.
We had many discussions about genre stickers and most often had a selection of 5 or 6 at the front desk so that the students could give us feedback.
We did one genre at a time. We had already identified the Graphic Novels, so it was fairly easy just to re-shelve them when we got to G
We pulled those books off the shelf and had a good look at them. Looked at the blurb, looked at subject headings and, if in doubt, a couple of websites that allocates genres. Helen liked goodreads.com but just used it to as a guide.
As we went we found that we needed to define the genres specifically – especially when we got to Fantasy. In the end we created a Fangs and Wings genre for all the paranormal romance (like the Twilight series). We also created Futures which includes Steampunk and Dystopias (uumm and I forget what else – I need my cheat sheet) Fantasy is still very large!
At times it was “too hard” so we put them back on the shelf in the usual place so that we could have a fresh look at the next round of genres, or when we got to the “left overs”
We placed Holds and checkin notes on any items we couldn’t find. Fortunately we had a stockpile of new books that we could dribble out onto the shelves, so we stopped processing our new items while we were completing the genres.
Right now, as items are returned any without a genre sticker is not being re-shelved and will be genre-fied.
We ended up with 3 bays of “leftovers” that needed some critical “looking at”. We had created a genre of Lucky Dip and Isobel was happy that if a book seemed to belong in a couple of places, it could go there. (Not sure if Isobel actually has this policy in mind).
It has been a mammoth task! There has been a massive amount of reshelving, and shuffling books up – very physical work!! It has also been a time when Helen has had a quick look at our catalogue record and fixed any glaring mistakes and added any extra subject headings.
The gi
Isobel
Already had Graphic novels
Knew we had fantasy
Brainstormed about 20 genre
Girls interests
What others did
Talked about what we thought would work
Had Mystery. Classics
Difference between scifi and fantasy and magic and steam punk, friends, family and school
Isobel
Isobel
Isobel
Helen
Decide on graphic for labels
Never thought of coloured dots
Didn’t like the labels that were available commercially
Image search – clip art and free for reuse
Printed out 3-5 designs and trialled them with students – “What does this label mean to you?
Helen
Books were taken from shelf from lists
Every book - looked at blurb and catalogue record
Did not create new collections
Genre - clear definitions
At no time did we close the library
Holds or check-in notes on books that were on loan
Made signs with spine label image and definition
Helen
Added subject headings if required
Added genre F xxxxxxx ACB
Checked that it would print on spine label
New books get spine labels with full call number
Did not print new spine labels just added the image
Mini address labels from Avery
Have to classify by subject heading all new Fiction
Helen
Helen
The books that did not appear on lists
Multiple genre – a dog solving crime - eg
Check online reviews
Read some of the book
Ask if someone has read it
All else fails pop it in - Lucky dip
Isobel
Cross overs could be in 2 places
Students who want to read 1 author
Keep series together even if they cross over different genre
Huge job – taken 3 terms - but not a huge cost
Books can be reassigned