Academic integrity
Translating: sources
DP students can use sources of information which are not in the language in which they will submit work for assessments. When this happens, there are translation aspects that students need to be aware...
Academic integrity
Referencing Traditional and Indigenous knowledge
When students use sources that are Traditional knowledge, Indigenous knowledge(s), oral traditions, traditional stories, or oral histories, they should show respect for such sources, not least with regard...
Teaching & learning
Technology skills
Librarian teaching & learning in the IB Diploma Programme "Library and media services are essential to supporting multiliteracies. Teachers should actively advocate for, and seek out, the assistance...
Academic integrity
APA style
On this page, we look at APA style. The IB does not specify or recommend a particular referencing style or system, but it does need to be a recognisable system. Some schools recommend, teach and support...
Academic integrity
Footnoting referencing styles
On this page, we look at footnoting styles or citation sequencing systems, including Chicago and Vancouver styles. Of course, the IB does not specify or recommend a particular referencing style or system,...
Academic integrity
MLA style
On this page, we look at MLA style. It is important to say that the IB does not specify or recommend a particular referencing style or system, but it does need to be a recognisable or generally known...
Academic integrity
Harvard style
On this page, we look at Harvard style. The IB does not specify a particular referencing style or system, but it does need to be a recognisable or generally known one. Some schools recommend, teach and...
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Why subscribe? Free
Here are some reasons why we created this website for IB Diploma Librarians. Unlike a DP subject, librarians don’t have a subject guide to focus their contribution to the Diploma Programme in their school....
IBDP library
Non fiction books: selection by a risk-taker librarian
Occasionally, books we assess or review may not fit with our book selection criteria or development plan priorities, but nevertheless we might have an instinctive emotion or response that suggests a particular...
Extended essay
What do students need to do?
What are the requirements for students? What criteria is used to assess a student's extended essay? These questions tend to concentrate the mind of students. They want to know what they have to do and...