Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services

Tag: Heritage (library catalogue)

  • Library Software User Groups

    Library Software User Groups

    If you need help with your new pupil import, just ask!

    Sessions this term are:

    • Term time : Mondays between 3:45pm and 5pm at the Schools Library Services OR via Teams/ Zoom (please email jacob.turner@towerhamlets.gov.uk if you want to attend). Free to subscribing schools, covering advice, Q & As, etc.
    • In-school training : times to suit. £80/hr

    Systems covered

    • Libresoft Librarian
    • Junior Librarian/ Junior Librarian.net/ The Reading Cloud
    • Heritage and Cirqa
    • Accessit
    • Simple Little Library System
    • Eclipse
    • Other systems on request

    Pupil data import and update

    A librarian can be booked to visit your school or connect remotely and carry out any maintenance of the database and add/ move on borrowers. Contact the library to find out more.

    eBooks Platform

    Support and advice can also be provided for users of the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services eBooks platform.

    Register

    1. Email jacob.turner@towerhamlets.gov.uk
    2. Provide your full name and school
    3. Let me know what help or advice you require in regards to your library catalogue/ software
    4. If you need help with your cloud-based system, remember to bring your login details to the session
  • Book Buying and Cataloguing

    Book Buying and Cataloguing

    School2Book Buying

    A good school library needs to be regularly replenished with new books to excite the children and old and out-of date books need to be removed.  Starting with an audit of what you already have, our librarians can help you buy books to:

    • support your school’s curriculum
    • Meet OFSTED and inspection targets
    • support literacy schemes and Accelerated Reader
    • address gaps in the current collection
    • promote race, gender, disability, LGBT, age and class equality
    • Support Philosophy for Children
    • provide for children with special educational needs
    • support the Global Dimension and Black Perspectives in the curriculum
    • support healthy schools, anti-bullying, road safety and other initiatives

    We can buy books on your behalf, or accompany you to a library supplier showroom to select books – usually at 10 – 20% discount or more.

    We recommend using the processing service (book jackets, school stamp and spine labels) that most large library suppliers offer for a small additional fee.  In order to make the most of this service, our librarians will classify the stock as it is selected so that the library supplier can put the correct spine label (colour and number) on each book.

    Cataloguing your collection

    Our professional librarians will catalogue your new and/or existing books using your school cataloguing software.

    An accurate library catalogue will help:

    • Track pupil borrowing and reading patterns
    • Help you monitor reading attainment
    • Keep track of your book collection

    Why use our cataloguing service?

    A team of qualified librarians is the best choice for cataloguing your library.

    • Accurate and comprehensive data entry
    • Services, including custom key wording of all books and use of YOUR school classification schedule
    • Ongoing stock auditing process
    • Competitive prices
    • We will catalogue on-site OR can catalogue books at our library (no additional charge for transit)
    • Book processing (labelling, stamping, etc) services included
    • All books will be sorted and shelved at the end of the cataloguing process.

    Call us on 020 7364 6428 or use our contact form to get in touch about this service

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  • Supporting Your School : What we can do

    Supporting Your School : What we can do

    school3Libraries are fantastic resources and need regular care and attention to keep them up-to-date and working well.  If you feel your library needs some attention, a health check by one of our experienced librarians is a good place to start.

    A FREE initial one-hour advisory visit is included in your subscription to the Schools Library Service from which will emerge an action plan to get your library moving.  We will look at:

    Primary Schools

    • ­  Library policy, development plans and budgets
    • ­  Classification, colour coding, library guiding and subject index posters
    • Computer cataloguing services and stock checking
    • ­  Library design
    • ­  Stock audits and resource purchase, including equalities assessments
    • ­  Installation and management of computer systems for school libraries
    • ­  Electronic books and other e-resources
    • ­  Training for teachers, teaching assistants, governors and library staff
    •   Promoting the school library to all children and creating a reading culture
    • ­  Teaching information and library skills

    Secondary Schools

    We offer professional support for your secondary school librarian through:

    • advisory visits, telephone support and best practice wiki
    • membership of Tower Hamlets School Librarians Network
    • regular school librarian meetings (primary and secondary librarians working together) looking at news and collaboration on national & local reading initiatives, liaison with local public libraries and Idea Stores, best practice in running school libraries and recent new books for children and young people
    • INSET and training
    • ability to borrow both children’s level resources and professional literature
    • access to our e-book platform

    We can also help schools with recruitment by providing job descriptions, interview questions and model answers and attendance at interview

    IT Support and user group meetings

    Library management systems are an effective tool for librarians to:

    • Accurately keep track of school book borrowing
    • Monitor reading patterns and reading attainment
    • Collect important reading data and statistics for your school records
    • Enable pupils and staff to know exactly what resources are in the school and where to find them

    However, the software requires managing! We offer annual library software health checks and weekly user-group meetings at the Schools Library Service that are free to subscribers.

    Call us on 020 7364 6428 or use our contact form to get in touch about any of these services

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