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Role of T-Ls
ALIA/ASLA Joint statement on teacher-librarians
http://www.alia.org.au/policies/teacher.librarian.html
ALIA/ASLA - library and information services schools
http://www.alia.org.au/policies/services.in.schools.html
Karen Bonanno & Assoc
http://www.kb.com.au/
School Library Research
Texas school libraries : standards, resources, services and students' performance
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/schlibsurvey/index.html
How school librarians help kids achieve standards : second Colorado study
http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/CO/execsumm.pdf
American Assoc of School Librarians : Student achievement research links
Todd, R.J. (2001) Transitions for preferred futures of school libraries:
Knowledge space, not information place; connections, not collections; actions, not positions; evidence...
Internet tops library as research source for students
Article in CyberAtlas - 2 September 2001
Keith Curry Lance, et. al. LRS School Library Media Impact Studies
Evidence of the effectiveness of quality school library programs
Education Offices
Catholic Education Office - Melbourne
Catholic Education Office - Ballarat
Catholic Education Commission of Victoria - CECV
Department of Education, Science & Training - Federal
Education Queensland, Virtual Library
Education Queensland, New Basics Project
Western Australia - Department of Education & Training

CMIS - WA Dept of Educ & Training
This site identifies curriculum materials supporting the curriculum and coordinates their evaluation. Includes gateways to other resources, publications Focus on Fiction & Technology Focus Online.

SA Department of Education and Children's Services
NSW - Department of Education & Training
NSW - DET - School Libraries and Information Literacy home
This site promotes a range of support including statewide policy advice, teaching and learning ideas which integrate technology for teacher-librarians and teachers, resource reviews, professional development opportunities, SCIS, Scan and The School Magazine
NSW - Board of Studies
Supporting the secondary curriculum, the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. This is a very comprehensive resource.
NSW Country Areas Program
CAP is part of the Equity Directorate of the NSW Dept of Educ & Training and includes Catholic Schools in the Canberra-Goulburn Arch and the Bathurst and Armidale Diocese. Exceptionally rich in all learning resources.
Victoria - Department of Education & Training
Use the sitemap link to guide you to the whole story of Victorian education. Publicity, research reports, Office for Youth etc.
Victorian Education Channel
Providing public access to learning & teaching resources including Schools TV, Zone 7, Sofweb's virtual classroom, preschool to adult education links. See also the Education Vic - SOFWeb site.
Mailing lists
OZTL_Net
Sponsored by Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. A listserv for T-Ls.
LM_NET on the Web
US based school library media listserv with extensive international membership. Hosted by the Educators Reference Desk. Warning: while info rich, be prepared to receive 200+ emails per day from this list. A "low-volume" option is available via LM_NET Select
Oz Teachers
Professional teacher community. Subscribe or check the archive of previous postings.
Edulists - Education Mailing Lists
Operating since 1996, this 'tree' of Australian resouces is a good source of Australian material contributed of numerous individuals.
Education Reform
NCREL Pathways to School Improvement
Links to all areas of school instruction & management plus research material.
Leadership & the new technologies
Supports school leaders using technology to improve teaching and learning.  Includes archives of online workshops.
National Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Teachers take charge of their learning. Transforming PD for student success.  Report by Judith Renyi
Curriculum Integration
Community news and ideas from a New Zealand perspective
Computers as tools for teaching and learning
Planning resource developed in Tasmanian schools for use from P-12
Professional Portfolios
Electronic Portfolios: Students, Teachers, and Life Long Learners
A creative means of organizing, summarizing, and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas about teaching and/or learning, along with personal and professional growth.
Dr Helen Barratt's digital portfolios
From University of Alaska, she is an expert on the implementation of electronic portfolios. Site includes a number of her articles. Has spent significant time looking at the development of teacher portfolios both for pre-service and in-service teachers.
Preparing and presenting a teaching portfolio: philosoophy, practice and performance
From the National Tertiary Education Unit (2005), this guide is complete and explicit.
Associations & Groups
AASL American Association of School Librarians
ACEA Aust Council for Educational Admin
ACER - Aust Council for Education Research
ACCE - Aust Council for Computers in Education
ALIA Australian Library & Information Assoc
ALA American Library Assoc
ASLA Australian School Library Assoc
ASLA (ACT) Australian School Library Association - ACT
ASLA (NSW) Great professional links page
ASLA (NT) - Australian School Library Association - Northern Territory
ASLA (Tas) - Australian School Library Association - Tasmania
ATLC - Assoc for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada
CSU - CSTL    Centre for Studies in Teacher Librarianship
CAP - NSW Country Areas Program
CSLA - Canadian School Library Association
Curriculum Corporation - Cataloguing and teaching resources
IASL International Association of School Libraries
IFLA International Federation of Library Assoc & Institutes
International Reading Association
K-12 School Librarian Professional Association Pages (USA)
LA The Library Association of the UK
OZTL_Net Teacher Librarian listserv from CSU
JCSAV Joint Council of Subject Assoc of Victoria
SLA (UK) School Library Association - United Kingdom
SLAV School Library Assoc of Victoria
SASLA South Australian School Library Association
SLAQ School Library Association of Queensland
WASLA Western Australian School Library Association/
Subject Association professional development
Education Management
ERIC Clearinghouse on Ed Management
Includes trends & issues, school reform, discussion papers, bullying, principal mentoring and more.
Online Communities

Tapped In
The online workplace of an international community of education professionals.

EdNA Online
Share documents, news and websites of interest to the teacher librarian community.

Library Promotion
Plan Online.org
Strategic planning resources for promotion, marketing and generally lifting your profile. Includes SWOT charts, Planning flow charts etc

© Camilla Elliott, 2002
Last updated June 2008