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Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

Gabrielle Wales library management system user

Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

Welcome to Librarian Talk, the place where Librarians get to talk about their roles, their unique situations and how Accessit Library has helped them. This week, we speak with Gabrielle Wales, librarian from Broadland High Ormiston Academy about how she makes the most of Accessit Library.
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I am the sole librarian at this 11 – 16 academy. I have a complete passion for books and the plethora of advantages that students can reap from them. I love to instil a lifelong love of learning in my students and encourage them to question everything, even me. My greatest recent personal achievement is learning all the different ways I can use Accessit Library to reach and encourage my students to keep reading during lockdown.

Gabrielle Wales – Librarian – Broadland High Ormiston Academy, UK

If you were a superhero, who would you be?

Luna Moth AKA Judy Dark.

Tell us about your library! What makes it unique?

My wonderful student librarians.

What is a challenge that you faced in your library recently?

Keeping track of all the resources.

How did Accessit Library help you solve this challenge?

Since migrating to Accessit, I now feel I have full control over my physical resources. Cataloguing is as simple as is the issue and return of books. It also allows me to show exactly where books are, for example on display, in a classroom or awaiting repair.

How has your attitude changed towards the challenge you solved with Accessit Library, now that you’ve worked through it?

No more tearing my hair out trying to figure out where books are.

What do you like the most about Accessit Library?

How easy it is to use right out of the box, and the constant stream of new uses I keep finding.

What tips could you give to librarians to help improve their remote learning experience?

When you are receiving online training just watch and listen. Don’t take notes they will only confuse you when you try to read them later. The training videos are so comprehensive and always available you can always check them out when you are attempting unknown tasks. You can also print out the lessons to use later.

Here are stories from other school librarians in the United Kingdom making the most of their library management software that may be of interest to you:

Donna Harris – Great Baddow High School
Gemma Sosnowsky – Queen Elizabeth School
Sasha Roth – Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School
Sally Baker – Durrington High School

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    Rolleston School library management system interface

    Web App of the Week – Rolleston School

    Web App of the Week is an award for outstanding users of Accessit Library. It’s a place to recognise extremely nice-looking, useful user interfaces and somewhere to turn to for inspiration.

    This week’s Web App is built by Kay Morfett from Rolleston School. It’s engaging, vibrant and easy to navigate.

    “Accessit is always making changes to the LMS which is great because they often make jobs a lot quicker. I am absolutely loving the new YouTube add on for the Web App as it means I have more options than just adding a page using Source – so fast, so simple! I also really appreciate, after having lots of tech issues with new students, that we have automated updates from E-tap as you have made one task much shorter to do!”

    Kay Morfett – Rolleston School, NZ

    Rolleston School library management software catalogue

    As you can see with Rolleston School’s Web App, their interface is perfectly designed to appeal to the wide audience you would find at a large school.
    Nice one Kay.

    Here are other outstanding Web Apps from New Zealand Accessit Library users that may be of interest to you:

    Ashburton College
    Wanaka Primary School

    Send an enquiry via the form below if you would like your Web App to be featured in Web App of the Week.

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      Sally Baker library management system user

      Librarian Talk – Sally Baker – High School Librarian

      Welcome to Librarian Talk, the place where Librarians get to talk about their roles, their unique situations and how Accessit Library has helped them. This week, we speak with Sally Baker, LRA Manager from Durrington High School about how she makes the most of Accessit Library.
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      I’m a high school librarian on the south coast of England. I love reading, music, movies, walking my dog on the beach and video games! I have a passion for music and drama and I’m one of the coordinators for The Amazing Book Awards, which is in its 10th year with 30+ participating high schools involved and 600+ readers engaged!

      Sally Baker – LRA Manager – Durrington High School – UK

      If you were a superhero, who would you be?

      Batgirl (or maybe Black Canary…) as Batgirl is the patron saint of Librarians!

      Tell us about your library! What makes it unique?

      Our personalised service aims to ensure we help students find the right book for them to develop their love of reading. I champion graphic novels and have a HUGE manga collection that students help me keep up to date (and appropriate!) I don’t stop them from reading things that they want to. Year 7 are surprised that I “allow” them to read Diary of Wimpy Kid/Tom Gates etc. as they were taken from them at junior schools.

      What is a challenge that you faced in your library recently?

      We had TERRIBLE library management software, then I found Accessit! However, when I was new to Accessit, I was struggling with getting the SSO to work correctly.

      How did Accessit Library help you solve this challenge?

      After lodging a support request online via the helpdesk, Dom called to talk it through. He helped me work through it so that I was able to find the solution to ensure all was working securely and safely. We now have our students and staff accessing the web portal with no issues!

      How has your attitude changed towards the challenge you solved with Accessit Library, now that you’ve worked through it?

      I knew we’d get it sorted, but I had no idea that it would be that prompt, clear and well resolved. Dom made sure that I was happy with the results and encouraged me to come back to the team with any query/issue that they can help with. All the assistance/support team have been brilliant when I’ve needed their help so far.

      What do you like the most about Accessit Library?

      The Web App/portal for students, staff and parents’ access to the system. Hopefully this way we will be able to engage a wider audience and promote our resources in a more exciting way. It’s also clear and professional looking, and it actually DOES what you want to it to, not just look pretty!

      What tips could you give to librarians to help improve their remote learning experience?

      Use the ALeC distance learning modules to help learn and revise functions. It’s full of great info.

      Here are stories from other school librarians in the United Kingdom making the most of their library management system that may be of interest to you:

      Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy
      Gemma Sosnowski – Queen Elizabeth School
      Donna Harris – Great Baddow High School
      Sasha Roth – Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School

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        How International Schools Can Automate Their Library & Free Up Time for What Matters 

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        Case Study – Avondale School, NSW

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        Case Study – Riva Primary, WA

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        Including Digital Resources in Your Library

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Cheney School – Jill Fenton

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Bishop Gilpin C of E Primary School – Sally Le Marquand

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Thomas Hardye School – Jenny Stevens

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: St Anthony’s High School – Jill Adler

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Somerhill – Susan Smith

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Beacon Academy – Natasha Allen

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        Let’s Talk Libraries: Christian College Geelong (VIC) – Gerradine Barry

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        Accessit Library Talks – Episode 1 – Kevin Arscott of Coleg Gwent

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        Web App of the Week – Sarah Bonnell School

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        Librarian Talk – Claire Bavister – Woodland Middle School Academy 

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        Librarian Talk – Poonampal Kaur – Sarah Bonnell School

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        How to promote your school library catalogue

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        Librarian Talk – Jason Saikaly – Barker College

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        How to approach collection development in school libraries

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        Web App of the Week – Thornbury High School

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        Librarian Talk – Wendy Wright – Avonside Girls’ High & Shirley Boys’ High

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        Web App of the Week – Ashburton College

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        Librarian Talk – Leisa Westerhof – Norwood Morialta High School

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        Librarian Talk – Melissa Ashby – Wanaka Primary School

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        Web App of the Week: Matariki – Free Download

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        Librarian Talk – Jill Marriott – Corinna School

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        Librarian Talk – Gemma Sosnowsky – Queen Elizabeth School

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        Librarian Talk – Donna Harris – Great Baddow High School

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        Librarian Talk – Kay Morfett – Rolleston School

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        Web App of the Week – Burgundy Farm Country Day School

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        Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

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        Web App of the Week – Rolleston School

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        Librarian Talk – Sally Baker – High School Librarian

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        Web App of the Week: Harmony ISD

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        Librarian Talk – Barbara Krainik – Burgundy Farm Country Day School

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        Librarian Talk – Jill Adler – St. Anthony’s High School

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        Web App of the Week: St Anthony’s High School

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        Librarian Talk – Lori Davis – District Librarian

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        Librarian Talk — Toni Vahlsing — Abington Friends School 

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        Diversity and Inclusion – Accessit Book Club

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        Supporting mental health in the library: Mallinson Library, Wellington College, Berkshire

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        Information and Digital Literacy – Richer Through Collaboration

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        The library – a safe space for everyone

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        On the Road Again – NZ Roadshow 2019

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        Genrefying your library: Unley High School

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        Building a Strong Reading Culture: St Rita’s College Library

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        Australia Roadshow 2019 – a great success!

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        Tyndale Christian School

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        Web App of the Week: Harmony ISD

        A girl in a library looking at her online library catalogue

        Web App of the Week: Harmony ISD

        Web App of the Week is an award for outstanding users of Accessit Library. It’s a place to recognise extremely nice-looking, useful user interfaces and somewhere to turn to for inspiration.

        This week’s Web App is simple and effective, designed to promote library citizenship and literacy.

        When discussing what gets students at Harmony ISD reading, Lori Davis says having a user friendly interface helps immensely.

        “A challenge we face is getting patrons to use the catalog. Our previous catalog was quite dull and looked almost like an early DOS system. Students felt that it was clunky and didn’t want to use it. Accessit’s Web App makes searching the catalog MUCH easier. There are book cover images, thorough summaries, reviews, etc. without a huge extra fee just to display images.”

        Lori Davis – Harmony ISD, TX, USA

        Harmony ISD school library catalog
        Harmony’s interface is clean, user friendly, and dynamic – the best way to keep students engaged.

        Here are other outstanding Web Apps from American Accessit Library users that may be of interest to you:

        Burgundy Farm Country Day School – VA
        Abington Friends School – PA
        St Anthony’s High School – NY

        Send an enquiry via the form below if you would like your Web App to be featured in Web App of the Week.

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          How International Schools Can Automate Their Library & Free Up Time for What Matters 

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          Beyond the Shelves: How Accessit Helps School Libraries Every Step of the Way

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          Picture Books – Top Picks

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          A Learning and Marketing Tool to Increase Student Engagement

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          Bring on The Comics!

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          The (Multiple) Books of Christmas

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          What Does Information Literacy Mean?

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          Substitution Rules Don’t Have To Be Scary

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          Embedding the Library as a Whole School Resource

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          Getting Creative With Visual Search

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          Starting The Year Off Right in Your Library

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          Case Study – Avondale School, NSW

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          Case Study – Riva Primary, WA

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          Including Digital Resources in Your Library

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Cheney School – Jill Fenton

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Bishop Gilpin C of E Primary School – Sally Le Marquand

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          Creating a School-wide Reading Culture

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Thomas Hardye School – Jenny Stevens

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Our Lady of Good Help (OLGH) – Sarah Olushonde

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: St Anthony’s High School – Jill Adler

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Somerhill – Susan Smith

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Beacon Academy – Natasha Allen

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Southland Girls’ High School

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Littlehampton Primary – Barb O’Connor

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: The Hill School (US) – Nancy Body, Catherine Clowes

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Our Lady of Lourdes – Danielle Leathart

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Richmond & Prahran High School – Karys McEwen

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Croxley Danes School – Victoria Rovira

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          The Lovett School – Storybook Pumpkin Contest

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          Web App of the Week: World Book Day (UK) – Free download

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          Web App of the Week: Waitangi Day – Free download

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          Supporting Reluctant Readers

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: The Lovett School – Robyn Martin

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Lloyd Street Primary School (VIC)

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Seatoun School – Wendy Bamber

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          Axe-cessit Halloween Showcase – Competition Recap

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          Raising the profile of your school library

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Christian College Geelong (VIC) – Gerradine Barry

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Paula Na Nagara – St Mark’s School 

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Diocese of Toowoomba (QLD) – Liz Newman

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          Let’s Talk Libraries: Peace Lutheran College (QLD) – Tanya Mills

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          Web App of the Week: Halloween – Free download

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          The Axe-cessit Halloween Showcase – Free resource download

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          Accessit Library Talks – Episode 1 – Kevin Arscott of Coleg Gwent

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          Web App of the Week: Dixons Cottingley Academy

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          Web App of the Week: Sydenham School

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          Librarians of Accessit – Sarah Pavey

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          An introduction to using Social Media in your library

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          Web App of the Week: Denefield School

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          Getting students involved in your school library

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          Web App of the Week: Environment Day & World Oceans Day – Free Download

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          Web App of the Week – Ursuline Academy of Dallas

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          Web App of the Week – Woodland Middle School Academy

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          Web App of the Week – Anzac Day – Free download

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          Web App of the Week – Sarah Bonnell School

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          Librarian Talk – Claire Bavister – Woodland Middle School Academy 

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          Librarian Talk – Mary McGavin – Fulham Prep School

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          Web App of the Week: Happy Holidays – Free download

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          Librarian Talk – Poonampal Kaur – Sarah Bonnell School

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          How to promote your school library catalogue

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          Librarian Talk – Jason Saikaly – Barker College

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          How to approach collection development in school libraries

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          Web App of the Week – Thornbury High School

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          Lynn Swannell – Mount Eliza Secondary College, Victoria, Australia

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          Librarian Talk – Wendy Wright – Avonside Girls’ High & Shirley Boys’ High

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          15 downloadable resources every school librarian needs

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          Web App of the Week – Ashburton College

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          Librarian Talk – Leisa Westerhof – Norwood Morialta High School

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          Web App of the Week – Barker College

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          Librarian Talk – Delia Achten – Ashburton College

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          Librarian Talk – Frances Currie – Prendergast Vale School

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          Web App of the Week – Durrington High School

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          Web App of the Week – Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School

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          Librarian Talk – Melissa Ashby – Wanaka Primary School

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          Web App of the Week: Matariki – Free Download

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          Librarian Talk – Sasha Roth – Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School

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          Web App of the Week – Wanaka Primary School

          Librarian Talk – Jill Marriott – Corinna School

          Librarian Talk – Jill Marriott – Corinna School

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          Web App of the Week – Great Baddow High School

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          Web App of the Week – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

          Librarian Talk – Gemma Sosnowsky – Queen Elizabeth School

          Librarian Talk – Gemma Sosnowsky – Queen Elizabeth School

          Librarian Talk – Donna Harris – Great Baddow High School

          Librarian Talk – Donna Harris – Great Baddow High School

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          Web App of the Week – Abington Friends School

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          Librarian Talk – Kay Morfett – Rolleston School

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          Web App of the Week – Burgundy Farm Country Day School

          Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

          Librarian Talk – Gabrielle Wales – Broadland High Ormiston Academy

          Web App of the Week – Rolleston School

          Web App of the Week – Rolleston School

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          Librarian Talk – Sally Baker – High School Librarian

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          Web App of the Week: Harmony ISD

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          Librarian Talk – Barbara Krainik – Burgundy Farm Country Day School

          Librarian Talk – Jill Adler – St. Anthony’s High School

          Librarian Talk – Jill Adler – St. Anthony’s High School

          Web App of the Week: The Jedi Academy

          Web App of the Week: The Jedi Academy

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          Web App of the Week: St Anthony’s High School

          Librarian Talk – Lori Davis – District Librarian

          Librarian Talk – Lori Davis – District Librarian

          Librarian Talk — Toni Vahlsing — Abington Friends School 

          Librarian Talk — Toni Vahlsing — Abington Friends School 

          Diversity and Inclusion – Accessit Book Club

          Diversity and Inclusion – Accessit Book Club

          Supporting mental health in the library: Mallinson Library, Wellington College, Berkshire

          Supporting mental health in the library: Mallinson Library, Wellington College, Berkshire

          Loving books this Valentine’s Day!

          Loving books this Valentine’s Day!

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          Information and Digital Literacy – Richer Through Collaboration

          The library – a safe space for everyone

          The library – a safe space for everyone

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          On the Road Again – NZ Roadshow 2019

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          Genrefying your library: Unley High School

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          Building a Strong Reading Culture: St Rita’s College Library

          Australia Roadshow 2019 – a great success!

          Australia Roadshow 2019 – a great success!

          Creating an amazing online library presence

          Creating an amazing online library presence

          Deepening literacy engagement

          Deepening literacy engagement

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          Tsukuba International School

          Otago Boys’ High School

          Otago Boys’ High School

          Le Régent College

          Le Régent College

          Wesley Intermediate School

          Wesley Intermediate School

          Fuqua School

          Fuqua School

          Kamo High School

          Kamo High School

          Mental Health Foundation of NZ

          Mental Health Foundation of NZ

          Leicestershire County Council

          Leicestershire County Council

          Cambridge High School

          Cambridge High School

          Saint Kentigern College

          Saint Kentigern College

          Culford School

          Culford School

          Greenhithe School

          Greenhithe School

          Reynella East College

          Reynella East College

          Tyndale Christian School

          Tyndale Christian School

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          Barbara Krainik library management software user

          Librarian Talk – Barbara Krainik – Burgundy Farm Country Day School

          Welcome to Librarian Talk, the place where Librarians get to talk about their roles, their unique situations and how Accessit Library has helped them. This week, we speak with Barbara Krainik, school librarian from Burgundy Farm Country Day about how she makes the most of Accessit Library, particularly with the younger children.
          I like gardening for wildlife (planting indigenous species that are used by the birds and pollinators), traveling to beautiful places, reading and my cats.

          Barbara Krainik, School Librarian, Burgundy Farm Country School, VA – USA

          If you were a superhero, who would you be?

          Catwoman!

          Tell us about your library! What makes it unique?

          Well, for starters, it is in an old, repurposed barn :-). We have to meet the needs of 4-year olds to 14-year olds in one library, so we have a lot of different sections for books.

          What is a challenge that you faced in your library recently?

          A constant challenge is building student’s independence in searching for and finding the books they want.

          How did Accessit Library help you solve this challenge?

          The catalog is so user friendly for the kids. The layout of the catalog and how the filtering works makes it so much easier for kids to use!

          How has your attitude changed towards the challenge you solved with Accessit Library, now that you’ve worked through it?

          Well, I think that younger kids are able to have more independence, especially when the visual search was completed.

          What do you like the most about Accessit Library?

          EVERYTHING!!! It is so customizable. I love the landing page for students. I can add and remove various content so easily. I love how easy it is to manipulate and edit catalog records in the background. There are so many features. I also really love the customer service. Anytime I have needed support they have been really responsive, even making changes to the system to make something work better for me.

          What tips could you give to librarians to help improve their remote learning experience?

          Oh wow, I think it’s helpful to offer multiple modalities for students to access your lessons and your online library. I try to give students choices, such as post a flipgrid video or post to padlet or share a document with me when they are responding so they don’t have to do something they aren’t comfortable with. I’ve been having students write reviews in the library catalog as one of their remote options! I use screencastify to record short instructional videos on how to use the catalog to write reviews and make lists.

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