OSSTF's take on Libraries!

According to OSSTF's January 2007 Issue #13 of Education Watch:

What has been identified as the next strongest and

most consistent factor for student achievement after poverty?

• The quality of the school library program

• The number of computers readily available in the library

• The size of the library learning commons

• The number of teacher librarians on site during library hours

Answer explanation

Check out

https://www.osstf.on.ca/-/media/Provincial/Documents/Publications/Education-Watch/13-jan-2007.ashx for the full publication

According to the Ontario Library Association (OLA)/Queen’s/People for Education Report 2006, what is linked to improved student achievement?

• The presence of trained library staff

• The presence of a vast collection of resources

• The physical location of the library

• The number of extracurricular activities

According to OSSFT, what has been a significant challenge for school library staff in recent years?

Hint: Use ideas from your 🧕personal experience, 📚other texts/articles you've read or

🌍examples you've observed from the real world to guide your response.

• Decrease in student visits

• Steady increase in staffing

• Operating funds have steadily declined

• Overabundance of resources

Answer explanation

Compare these challenges with those in other provinces in Canada: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2018-12-14-OLA-GSN-submission-FINAL.pdf

Which word would best describe the OSSTF's position on school libraries.

​ (a)   ​

• staffing
• privatization
• reinvestment
• collections
• demoncracy

Answer explanation

Check it out: https://www.osstf.on.ca/-/media/Provincial/Documents/Publications/Education-Watch/13-jan-2007.ashx

According to the OSSFT supporting resource "Copyright Matters", there are a few circumstances when a teacher librarian make a copy of a work. Match the circumstance with the categories below:

Groups:

(a) Organization

,

(b) Restoration

,

(c) Digitization

,

(d) Obsolescence

• original is in an obsolete format, or is in danger of becoming obsolete, or the technology

• use digital technology to deliver an interlibrary loan copy of a copyright-protected work

• cataloguing, internal record keeping, for insurance purposes, or police investigation

• “if the original is rare or unpublished and is deteriorating, damaged, or lost”

Answer explanation

Check out: Copyright Matters!

for more!

According to OSSTF 2023/2024 Policy & Procedures - SCHOOL LIBRARIES, the policy states that

"in each school should be staffed with sufficient teacher-librarians such that at least ___ qualified teacher-librarian is on duty for every time period during the regular school day"

Answer explanation

Check out section Section 5.4.12. of the 2023 - 2024 Policies and Procedures booklet for details!

According to OSSTF 2023/2024 Policy & Procedures - LEARNING RESOURCES: adequate funding of school library information centres should be provided to allow for ​ (a)   to meet the requirements of all curricular areas and the diverse reading and information needs of students;

• adequate seating
• a rich diversity of resources
• multiple teacher librarians

Answer explanation

Check out section Section 7.7.9. of the 2023 - 2024 Policies and Procedures booklet for details!