Senior Librarian
Al-Kon International Schools
Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months
The Learning Resources Supervisor manages materials, equipment and activities within the Library, the Learning Resources Center (LRC) and Educational Technology in developing and delivering services to enhance and support the teaching and learning objectives of the school. The position is responsible for the development and management of the school library, the LRC and educational technology services. It directs all capabilities and resources towards enhancing student learning. The position ensures school participation in the development of relevant system-wide policies and procedures and represents the school at local and national forums.
Academic librarians (also known as subject librarian) work in higher education, further education and research institutes attached to academic institutions. They manage, organize, evaluate and disseminate information, providing support to members of an academic community including students, researchers and lecturing staff.
They may be responsible for a specific academic subject, developing specialist knowledge and other functions, such as resource ordering, loans, specialist collections, ICT systems and library projects.
A main role involves facilitating and supporting learning by teaching information retrieval skills to students and staff within classrooms or virtual learning environments. Academic librarians spend considerable time working with electronic resources, involving database management and web page development. The role is also very customer-focused.
The school librarian performs four main leadership roles: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator. In the teacher role, the school librarian develops and implements curricula relating to information literacy and inquiry. School librarians may read to children, assist them in selecting books, and assist with schoolwork. Some school librarians see classes on a "flexible schedule". A flexible schedule means that rather than having students come to the library for instruction at a fixed time every week, the classroom teacher schedules library time when the expertise of the school librarian, library and information skills, or materials are needed as part of a learning experience.
The school librarian performs four main leadership roles: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator. In the teacher role, the school librarian develops and implements curricula relating to information literacy and inquiry. School librarians may read to children, assist them in selecting books, and assist with schoolwork. Some school librarians see classes on a "flexible schedule". A flexible schedule means that rather than having students come to the library for instruction at a fixed time every week, the classroom teacher schedules library time when the expertise of the school librarian, library and information skills, or materials are needed as part of a learning experience.
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