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| ===Steps to take=== | ===Steps to take=== | ||
| - | * If the project is based on a current news story, you may need to check news sources like some that are available | + | * If the project is based on a current news story, you may need to check news sources like some that are available |
| * What do you do when you can't find the information you need? What follow up do you do? Talk with your colleagues about other strategies. | * What do you do when you can't find the information you need? What follow up do you do? Talk with your colleagues about other strategies. | ||
| * Mention any popular topics and assignments to your children' | * Mention any popular topics and assignments to your children' | ||
| - | * The techniques are similar for enquiries of general interest like where are the dinosaur | + | * The techniques are similar for enquiries of general interest like "where are the dinosaur books?" |
| ===Looking at the children' | ===Looking at the children' | ||
| * Have a look at your junior information collection. Are some of the titles online as well as available for loan? Have a look at your reference collection for adults - are there titles which are suitable for use by children? | * Have a look at your junior information collection. Are some of the titles online as well as available for loan? Have a look at your reference collection for adults - are there titles which are suitable for use by children? | ||
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| ===Looking at the online children' | ===Looking at the online children' | ||
| - | * Guide the child to use the Catalogue | + | * Guide the child to use the catalogue |
| - | + | * Have a look at your library' | |
| - | * Have a look at your library website for resources for children. How easy is this information to find? How easy is it to work out the age group it is intended for? | + | |
| * Does your library have downloadable e-books for children? | * Does your library have downloadable e-books for children? | ||
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| * If you have access to Studiosity (or similar online tutoring service using web chat), demonstrate how to use the service. | * If you have access to Studiosity (or similar online tutoring service using web chat), demonstrate how to use the service. | ||
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| * Does your library provide information to children about how to access the library' | * Does your library provide information to children about how to access the library' | ||
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| * You may like to talk to your supervisor about this. | * You may like to talk to your supervisor about this. | ||
| - | ===Teaching skills | + | ===Teaching skills |
| * Remember that you are providing the access to the information, | * Remember that you are providing the access to the information, | ||
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| * Does your library have children' | * Does your library have children' | ||
| * What websites, databases and print resources are available to help? Have a look for yourself and talk with your colleagues about this. | * What websites, databases and print resources are available to help? Have a look for yourself and talk with your colleagues about this. | ||
| - | * Have a look at how your junior collection is shelved. How are series shelved? Are there any subject or genre headings to help? Are the subject headings in the catalogue? | + | * Have a look at how your junior collection is shelved. How are series' |
| * How is the collection divided by age? Read a couple of titles from the children' | * How is the collection divided by age? Read a couple of titles from the children' | ||
| * When suggesting a "book to read", a good place to start is to ask what other books the child has read and why they enjoyed them. | * When suggesting a "book to read", a good place to start is to ask what other books the child has read and why they enjoyed them. | ||
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| - Use the catalogue to find picture books about dinosaurs. What subject headings are in the record? | - Use the catalogue to find picture books about dinosaurs. What subject headings are in the record? | ||
| - Find a book about Minecraft or Lego suitable for a 9 year old. What additional resources would you suggest your library purchase on either of these topics? | - Find a book about Minecraft or Lego suitable for a 9 year old. What additional resources would you suggest your library purchase on either of these topics? | ||
| - | - How would you go about satisfying a request for a historical novel for a 10 year old? List three titles | + | - How would you go about satisfying a request for a historical novel for a 10 year old? List three titles. |
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