General advocacy resources
New: Designed for Learning: School Libraries DVD
DVD resource on designing libraries, plus PDF with useful information sheets.
School Library Summit - Resources List - Compiled for the 2008 School Library Summit, this document lists research reports, papers and articles that demonstrate the value of school librarians.
CILIP Statement - Schools need school librarians, December 2007
Good School Libraries: Making a difference to learning, OFSTED, 2006
Quality People equals Quality Service - CILIP Employer's Pack covering the benefits of employing qualified information professionals.
Strongest Links - The website for School librarians, run by Anne M Robinson. There is also a blog
and a Strongest Links Wiki being developed.
Pay and Status
School Libraries: Making a diference campaign, DfES, CILIP, SLA, 2001 (This website has useful information but has not been updated since 2001)
CILIP salary guide for school librarians
Improving Pay and Status: a school librarian's self empowerment pack, CILIP, September 2004
Job description School Librarian
Job description School library assistant
Workforce remodelling (Job evaluation)
Further Reading
CILIP guidelines for Secondary School Libaries, (Available from Facet) edited by Lynn Barrett and Jonathan Douglas, Facet, 2004. (Members can view a copy in the Information Centre).
Information about school libraries in the UK, Book Trust, 2007
Management of Independent secondary school libraries in England and Wales: the skills and perceptions of library managers, Journal of Library and Information Services, December 2007, Vol 39, no 4 pp213-222
CILIP members can search additional resources from LISA, JIS, JOLIS and Emerald
Primary School Guidelines, CILIP, 2002
A Safe Place for Children, CILIP, 2005
Start with the Child, Resource, October 2002
Survey of Secondary School Libraries, CILIP, October 2002