collection development
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak My rating: 5 of 5 stars The most unique aspects of this book are the narrator (the voice of Death) and the protagonist (Lisel). The interplay between the constant but playful voice of Death as he studies and admires Lisel, makes them an unlikely pair. Of course the historical…
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The collection dilemma
The seasons in the library always seem to be either weed and acquire, weed and acquire and then I found myself wondering about these collection questions: The Collection Dilemma
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Reading Development Software for the Secondary Struggling Reader
Currently in the Upper Grand District School Board, the installation and maintenance of all software is done at the board facility through a common image for secondary students. An additional need at my school is digital resources for the secondary struggling reader. I define struggling reader as any student who is two levels below grade…
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Testing the limits of my catalogue
I am concerned about the availability and accessibility of our catalogue. Our catalogue is completely online and in 2012 we moved from the Horizon software to Workflows Symphony software for our circulation. While there are certain advantages to our new software, the cataloguing is still primarily controlled and managed at the board level. Maybe they’re…
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Reaching out through the library
Our secondary school is one of 11 in our school board and one of 4 with a full-time teacher-librarian. Other than guidelines from our provincial school library association (OSLA) there are very few mandates for library. The community of Orangeville is about 30 000 people and while initially agricultural, it is now a commuter town…
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Divergent by Veronica Roth
Book title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Bibliographic entry Roth, V. (2011). Divergent. Harper Collins. Description On Choosing Day, Triss chooses to leave her faction and join another where she is faced with challenges of physical and mental limits to be ranked amongst her peers. Her training is immediately put to use after graduation, as a conspiracy…
threadbare beauty 