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module_10_children_ref-ex [2025/03/10 21:28] michael.adams_sl.nsw.gov.aumodule_10_children_ref-ex [2025/03/10 21:43] (current) michael.adams_sl.nsw.gov.au
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   * 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?
  
-  * Consider the layout of your library Non-Fiction collections. Always walk the child to the shelf and assist in differentiating the appropriate resources for their age.+  * Consider the layout of your library non-fiction collections. Always walk the child to the shelf and assist in differentiating the appropriate resources for their age.
  
 ===Looking at the online children's information collection=== ===Looking at the online children's information collection===
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   * Does your library have children's reading lists?    * Does your library have children's reading lists? 
   * 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 seriesshelved? Are there any subject or genre headings to help? Are the subject headings in the catalogue?
   * How is the collection divided by age? Read a couple of titles from the children's collection.   * How is the collection divided by age? Read a couple of titles from the children's collection.
   * 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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