Guide to our Library Online Services at The Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth, UK. This includes our subscription online databases, our research guides on LibGuides and much more.

1. Think...Ask...Read...Imagine...Create...
@YourLibrary
Library Online Services:
our virtual
library
The Dixie Grammar School
Library Services

2. The libraries at The Dixie Grammar School have
a developing range of resources and services to
support teaching and learning, and also to extend
the curriculum.
In addition to our physical libraries, our Librarian has created “Library
Online Services”, a collection of digital and web-based resources.
1) Staffing
Professional Librarian: Anne Robinson, MA, MA
SLA School Librarian of the Year 2005.
These are some of the things that I do:
 manage the resources, services and facilities in the libraries at the Junior and
Senior Schools.
 plan and deliver Information Literacy lessons, inductions for students and staff,
INSET, reading development, ICT skills development and extra-curricular
activities in collaboration with staff.
 manage and develop our range of online and digital resources, Library Online
Services.
 work full-time—8.15-5.15.
Email: library@dixie.org.uk
Telephone ext: 225
2) Library Online
http://library-online.org.uk
Library Online is the main website for our libraries at DGS. It is the hub
for all of our online activities. If you look down the left side of the
homepage, you will see the logo for Library
Online Services and a list of all of the social
media and other sites that we use, such as
Twitter, Netvibes, YouTube, Facebook and so
on—more about these later.
The homepage is a news feed of all kinds of
information—about our libraries, new books,
lessons in the library, guides and reports,
and lots more.
Library Online Services:
The Dixie Grammar School’s
Virtual Library

3. At the top you will see links to the main sections:
 About—pages about The Dixie Grammar School and its Librarian.
 Our Libraries—pages about our libraries, library guides and reports, book
requests, calendar of bookings and Student Helpers.
 Online Resources—our subscription databases are linked from this secure page
(password available) - more about these later.
 Reading—pages with book trailers, our Reading ChAllange for Years 6 to 8, our
Reading is Fun Wiki, the Carnegie Medal, and reading ideas.
 Research—pages with downloadable presentations, “How-to” resources, links to
our Research Guides.
If you explore the site you will find a wealth of information about the development of
our libraries, the public library services in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, books and
reading, research and information skills, with lots of general news updates.
3) Research Guides on LibGuides
http://library-online.libguides.com
I can collect and organise a range of evaluated websites to support
virtually any curriculum subject. These are then made into a Research
Guide on our LibGuides platform with YouTube videos, information about suitable
books, downloadable materials, rolling website feeds and so on. Research Guides can
then be used 24/7 in school or at home; in the Library, lab or classroom; as a lesson
starter, a homework guide, for research skills teaching or simply as a place to put lists
of favourite links.
If you have a look at the main page, you will
see that I have made a basic guide for most
subject departments, others are works in
progress. The rest of the guides listed have
been made to support classes from Year 6 to
the Sixth Form. Please talk to me if you would
like me to make a Research Guide for any
topic—I need a few weeks notice as they take
a while to get right. I love working on them
though, so please ask!
4) Online Subscription Databases
We now have a series of superb online subscription databases available for use by
staff and students:
 Credo Reference  History Study Center
 Curriculum Visions (Junior School)  Philip Allan Archives
 Essential Articles  Science Reference Center
 Guardian and Observer Digital Archive

4. These are suitable for a range of subjects. More may be added during the year—
please ask me for access details and training. If you would like the Library to
subscribe to any other online resources, please ask. If you are a member of the
public library, then you will be able to access an extensive range of online resources.
There is a link to these from our website, Library Online.
5) Reading is Fun! Wiki
http://library-online.pbworks.com
I also utilise technology to encourage
reading. All students in Years 6 to 8 have
access to our Reading is Fun wiki which
enables them to create pages where they
can write about their reading, share their
favourite books and add helpful comments to
each others pages. There is also a range of
information pages with book suggestions,
downloadable resources and instructions for
how to use the wiki. Teaching staff are welcome to have a look, please ask me for
access to the wiki and I will do the rest!
6) Social Media and other websites
Our Library Service has accounts with the following sites which enables me to model
responsible and appropriate use of social media:
 Diigo: Links to recommended websites
http://www.diigo.com/user/library-online
 Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dixie-Grammar-School-
Library/138446669526299?sk=wall
 Flickr: Photos of the libraries as they develop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library-online/
 Issuu: Our publications for you to download
http://issuu.com/libraryonline/docs
 LibraryThing: Our online book catalogue
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/LibraryOnline/yourlibrary
 Netvibes: Our news services from the UK, France, Germany, China
http://www.netvibes.com/library-online
 Prezi: Our presentations
http://prezi.com/user/x64r8n6po0rg/
 SlideShare: Our presentations and publications
http://www.slideshare.net/LibraryOnline
 Twitter:
http://twitter.com/Library_Online
 YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOnline

5. 7) Other Digital and Online Resources:
 Audio books: we have access to
Listening Books which enables us to
stream or download audio books for
students who have an illness, disability
or special educational need. The books
can be accessed at home or at school
via a PC or laptop, or downloaded to
portable devices such as iPods or MP3
players. Please ask me for more
details.
 Ebooks: we are trialling some ebook platforms at the moment with a view to
subscribing if any of these prove to be suitable for our needs.
 DVDs: purchased to support the curriculum, please suggest new titles.
 Presentations: I have made several covering a range of topics including Internet
searching, creating bibliographies and citing sources. These are available from
the main Library Online site.
8) Library ICT Facilities
Michael Parker Library:
 6 laptops for student and staff use: part of the school network.
 1 laptop for use as an OPAC (the Library’s catalogue of resources).
 Colour laser printer.
 Headphones and mice for use with the laptops.
 Floor sockets for use with electrical equipment.
 Drop-down screen and projector.
 Kobo ereader and iPod Touch.
Junior School Library: The library itself does not have ICT facilities as we are able
to use the ICT Room on the same floor.
9) Information Literacy Skills
Research and Study Skills: I offer support with teaching research and study skills
such as planning research, locating and evaluating information, citing sources, avoiding
plagiarism and creating bibliographies. I am
happy to plan a lesson or set of lessons with
teaching staff to be delivered in the Library
using our resources and facilities, or help to
create materials to be used in the classroom.
All teaching resources that I create are
downloadable from the Library Online
website.
Anne M Robinson, MA, MA, Librarian
The Dixie Grammar School, Library Services 2013