IB philosophy
Library support for international mindedness
IB philosophy and the librarian School library collections Library materials are "important resources for the nurturing of intercultural awareness and international mindedness. The school library collection...
IBDP library
Zones
IB Diploma library "Highly flexible in concept, these library zones are not divided by walls, but by colour and furniture placement. Libraries have become adaptable spaces where zones allow users to work...
IBDP library
Managing change to an existing library
Library renovation, redevelopments, alterations (e.g. mezzanine levels), extensions and new accommodation sometimes means moving the library to temporary accommodation whilst the new or changed library...
IBDP library
Selection criteria
This page identifies a range of specific criteria to aid selection of items for the DP school library collection. The criteria primarily relates to books, but could be used for other print items. There...
Teaching & learning
Auditing research or inquiry skills
Identifying or auditing research or inquiry skills in a school can be a helpful early step in working out what is already in place in a school, what works and may be valued, and any changes that could...
IBDP library
Library resources
Library resources and collections for use with the IB Diploma Programme are clearly and obviously a large part of what school libraries/ians offer so this section is quite expansive, ranging from print...
Teaching & learning
Assessing potential for independent reading in the DP
Assessing potential for student reading for pleasure and personal interest during the IB Diploma Programme will be helpful for the DP library program or services, so here we look at roles and strategies...
IBDP librarian
Partners and influencers
The IBDP library/ian does not exist in isolation. The community of an IB school are stake-holders. In this section, we look at who makes up the IB school community and identify reasons and strategies...
IBDP librarian
IBDP librarian - 'in a nutshell'
At the end of this section about the DP librarian, we sum up the role, functions and job activities of an IBDP librarian - in a nutshell, to use an old phrase. IB Diploma librarian and library Figurative...
IBDP librarian
Curating photographic evidence
Photographs have been identified as helpful (and often easy) means of providing evidence to show library contributions to learning. Focusing on an approach that might be helpful in relation to an IB evaluation, we...