Library Resource Centre

 

Welcome to Colo High School!

The school library resource centre is here to provide resources and services to help you with your schoolwork.

 

Our service is a valuable complement to the school curriculum.

 

Our priority is to provide a wide range of relevant resources with an effective computer catalogue system for locating those resources and friendly staff providing assistance and advice.

 

The school and the P & C recognise the importance of the library through the provision of a budget enabling us to improve the library resources and facilities every year.

 

The collection includes print and non-print resources – fiction and non-fiction books, periodicals and magazines, videos, computer software and kits to match the educational and recreational needs of our students and staff.

 

Book or Internet?

Sometimes books provide faster, easier access to information and sometimes the internet is a better choice – but not always. Books are effective pieces of technology too. The library has computer enquiry terminals with access to the school’s network, providing access to the internet and useful software. There are also computer terminals for accessing the library catalogue and help you find library resources.

 

In using any school computer, or the library, it is expected that students will be responsible and do nothing to prevent their own learning or others from learning.

 

Students will receive photo ID cards for library borrowing. A photocopier is available, 10 cents per page. Loans are for two weeks for most items. Junior students may borrow up to 4 items at a time (senior students 10 items). The library resource centre is open before school, at lunchtime and some recesses.

 

The library resource centre staff are happy to help you. Libraries are for learners – we look forward to working with and for you.

 

The Information Process This is a way of approaching assignments. Students who can confidently use a library resource centre to locate, understand and use resources effectively are people prepared for the present and for the technological future – and the people employers want. This approach is about information skills – understanding and using information. It reflects the philosophy and approach of this library as a centre for teaching and learning and a gateway to knowledge.   Define – What do I really want to find out? Locate – Where can I find this information? Select – What information do I really need? Organise – How can I best use this information? Present – How can I present this information? Assess – What did I learn from this?