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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?
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   * 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.
  
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   * Guide the child to use the catalogue to find the information they are looking for.   * Guide the child to use the catalogue to find the information they are looking for.
-  * 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?+  * 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?
   * 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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   * You may like to talk to your supervisor about this.   * You may like to talk to your supervisor about this.
  
-===Teaching skills providing the information===+===Teaching skills vs providing the information===
  
   * Remember that you are providing the access to the information, and not necessarily finding the answer for the child.    * Remember that you are providing the access to the information, and not necessarily finding the answer for the child. 
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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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