IBDP library
Periodicals, magazines and newspapers
Magazines and periodicals are traditionally part of the school library collection. Here, we look at their utility and relevance in a DP school library - identifying what IB documentation says about magazines,...
IBDP library
Literary merit
Literary merit might be mentioned in your library's collection selection criteria or the term may be used more generally in the school community. Here we look at a DP focus on the concept of literary...
IBDP library
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the DP library collection
The important foundational factors of diversity, equity and inclusion can be found in good practice within school librarianship and here we focus on relating and applying these principles to the IB Diploma. ...
IBDP library
Library Thing tags for book resources
IB Diploma library The tool we use to identify helpful books for the DP is LibraryThing. We use LibraryThing because it We've focused on identifying starter lists for different subjects and features of...
Extended essay
Research and inquiry in the Extended Essay
Research and researching is a key pivot of the Extended Essay process and here we focus on what typically is involved for both the student and the library/ian. This ranges from thinking and understanding...
Extended essay
Connecting your experiences of other advanced essay options to the EE
Using school librarian experiences with other advanced essay options with the Extended Essay. The Extended Essay might be the first of its kind, but other curriculums offer similar products, such as...
Extended essay
EE library support - top 10 tips for starting
How to support students and the Extended Essay process is often a main focus of the school librarian, but where to start and what to do? This list of 10 tips comes out of IB workshops for librarians as...
Teaching & learning
Behaviour management
What are acceptable behaviours in the school library? Are behaviour management issues experienced in the DP library? How can the DP librarian support students effectively? What expectations might exist? ...
Teaching & learning
Independent use of the school library by DP students
Student use of the school library on an individual and/or voluntary basis may be a feature of the DP in your school. This could be during student non-contact times and/or before or after the formal school...
Teaching & learning
Examples of library/ian support in the Arts
This page includes strategies and library/ian approaches that may help to support teaching and learning in DP Arts subjects. Librarian teaching & learning in the IB Diploma Programme In connection...