School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
What is SLANZA working on now?
Our current initiatives include:
Advocacy
SLANZA provides this
letter template which can be edited and sent to
principals and senior management, Boards of Trustees,
Members of Parliament and other political candidates. We
suggest that you also include a copy of the article
"Libraries belong at the heart of schools" available online
in the August issue of the PPTA
News, so both can be sent together to provide a
comprehensive picture.
EPIC
EPIC's vision is to provide access to high quality
electronic information for all New Zealanders. Over 185 New
Zealand libraries have banded together to buy access to a
collection of EPIC e-resources, for all New Zealanders to
use. The EPIC resources offer access to thousands of high
quality electronic publications, including New Zealand and
international full-text journals and magazines,
encyclopaedia, dictionaries, photographs and graphics. The
EPIC resources are available in public, school, tertiary and
special libraries across the country. The Ministry of
Education currently fund all schools' access to these
databases.
Strengthening collaboration
with National Library of New Zealand and LIANZA.
Building partnerships
with potential sponsors.
Sponsorship - Book Protection Products
A new partnership has been formed with
Book Protection Products who we have just signed a
three year sponsorship agreement with.
Book Protection Products will be providing
financial support until 2012 for regional professional
development. We are most grateful to Warick for his
support of SLANZA initiatives and we are excited about
working with him over at least the next three years. The Book Protection Products
website has information about their products and
services.
Standards for school libraries
National Executive has assembled a working party to look at putting together a comprehensive document outlining desired standards for school libraries. This is another positive initiative which will become a tangible piece in the picture to present the Ministry of Education with further evidence of the professionalism of those of us working in the school library sector.
