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( Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada,  p. 7) The Reference Interview       The reference interview has the teacher librarian take on the role "of and 'interviewer' and that during the interview process they are to determine 'efficiently and productively' the student's information needs in terms of: the nature, quantity, level of information, best information" (Mueller, A. Lesson 5).       Riedling states "One of the primary functions of a school librarian is to assist students in the use of the library and its collections. As a school librarian, you must determine what the students want. This process is referred to as the reference interview; it is an essential part of reference services and a major function of all school librarians." (p. 89). The following Figure is pulled from  Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips  (4th ed.) and shows " The Reference and User Services Associati...

Introduction: Old  Resource             The reference resource I have chosen to explore is titled Ancient Worlds and was first published by Oxford University Press in 2000. This textbook was written by Arnold Toutant and Susan Doyle and is the primary Social Studies textbook at my school. Achieving Information Literacy: Standards for school Library Programs in Canada (2006 ) states that “Before a learning resource is used in a classroom, it must be evaluated to ensure that criteria such as those for curriculum match, social consideration and age or development appropriateness are met” (7). Thus each resource should be evaluated for suitability before us in a classroom. To help educators the Guide has included a number of rubrics to help evaluate resources. These rubrics look at the following criteria: curriculum fit, content, instructional design, technical design and social consideration with the hope of approving resources that will meet the needs ...