Posted: December 22nd, 2015

Analyse the main changes and challenges to be faced, as well as their impact on the role of the information professional within that sector, including policy change, current developments in ICT and the otherwise changing, dynamic environment of the information worker

Prepare a case study-type report on school libraries:
• Outline and evaluate the key functions of school libraries.
• Analyse the main changes and challenges to be faced, as well as their impact on the role of the information professional within that sector, including policy change, current developments in ICT and the otherwise changing, dynamic environment of the information worker.
• Whilst focusing on mainly one information sector in the main part of your report, in the concluding section you should also compare and contrast this with other information sectors where appropriate such as academic libraries, public libraries and, archival management or health information centeres . Where can we see similar issues and possible interrelationships?
Key functions: tradition – current
Changes and challenges
Impact on the role of the information professional
Policy and policy change (national government policy, local policy, institutional policy)
Developments in ICT
Also think of users (changing behaviours & needs) and budgets
Compare and contrast with other info sectors (in conclusion)
Sources/reading:Government reports
Industry/advocacy bodies: CILIP, Society of Chief Librarians (SCL), JISC, Association of Independent Libraries (AIL), School Library Association (SLA), Voices for the Library, …
Academic books – see IF reading list on Moodle and use library search
Academic journal articles
Newspaper articles
You can use guest speaker presentations as examples (reference correctly)