IBDP library
Working with architects and consultants
IB Diploma library Architect "Architects work with their clients during all stages of construction. On a day-to-day basis they present ideas, help evaluable the feasibility of construction sites, draw...
IB philosophy
IB Learner Profile
The IB Learner Profile is central to IB thinking and relevant to all IB programmes. It focuses on qualities that reflect and exemplify what it is to be an IB learner. The learner profile is something...
IBDP librarian
Using standards and guidelines to help evaluate the school library
IB Programme Standards and Practices (PSP) is the tool that the IB uses to evaluate how schools deliver IB programmes. With the exception of the Ideal Libraries document, for more detailed information...
Extended essay
Paraphrasing skills
Extended Essay “Students are expected to use a standard [referencing] style and use it consistently, ensuring that acknowledgement is given to all sources used, including those that have been paraphrased...
Teaching & learning
CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
CAS is a part of the core of the IB Diploma that can be overlooked - perhaps not surprisingly, as neither the library nor the librarian are mentioned in the relevant IB document. Nevertheless, here we...
IBDP library
Inquiry & research and library space
What is the role of the DP library with regard to inquiry? Whilst the DP librarian supports the inquiry process, how can school library space accommodate and facilitate inquiry? Here, we look at IB documentation...
Teaching & learning
Research as inquiry
Librarian teaching & learning in the IB Diploma Programme There are three sources of IB information that can help to crystallise librarian thinking about IB stance about inquiry in the IBDP: "Research...
IBDP library
Reference
'Reference' is a term traditionally used in libraries, but has several meanings. For instance, it may be used in relation to a type of library resource, a physical part of the library space, and the act...
Teaching & learning
Scope & sequence and curriculum mapping
‘Scope and sequence’ is a term which has become familiar in school libraries internationally over time. Whilst the term scope and sequence is used in various countries in the world, it is worth noting...
Teaching & learning
Creativity
On this page we look at what is Creativity in IB terms and for schools. Creativity in school libraries and for school librarians. And related areas, such as curiosity and innovation. Librarian teaching...