IMA Addendum Sheet

 

Schools library services: the model applied to one aim/objective

Aims/objectives
  • Support all schools (including failing schools) in establishing, maintaining and developing school libraries

Service infrastructure

Advice and INSET provision
Loan service
Internet information

Processes that contribute

  • Advisory visits to individual schools
  • Central/regional INSET courses
  • School-based INSET
  • Stock selection meetings (SLS staff)
  • Systematic school librarian development
  • Updating stock
  • Developing curriculum knowledge
  • Developing literacy collections
Outcome/impact indicators/success criteria (choose from these)
  • Proportion of schools implementing SLS advice on library refurbishment/stock enhancement/organisation
  • Proportion of schools with attractive, well organised libraries
  • % teachers and pupils positive about their school library

Output/service performance indicators

  • Levels of loans to failing schools
  • No of advisory visits/INSET sessions
  • Changes in loans after advice/INSET
  • % schools consulting SLS about library development/% schools in which SLS involved in planning library development

Process performance indicators

(examples)

  • % of schools satisfied with advice provided
  • % library stock replaced in schools
  • % of schools with SLS literacy collections
  • stock selection policy/criteria circulated
  • SLS staff confidence in providing curriculum-related stock advice

 

Collect baseline data : photographs of libraries (before changes)
: statistics
: confidence/satisfaction/perception surveys before changes
Targets : increase in X by Y %

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