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"RDA new cataloguing rules Why new rules, and what has it got to do with me? Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the cataloguing standard being introduced to replace Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, second edition (AACR2). National Library of Australia has announced that it will implement RDA in early 2013 (Australian Committee on Cataloguing n.d.). RDA will initially impact on cataloguers, and in the longer term will shape how end users of catalogues and discovery systems find the information they require. Therefore it is important for all people working in the library and information industry to have some understanding of the purpose of RDA and its implications for the library catalogue."

"An effective school library impacts more than student achievement-it also lifts a school's entire educational climate, says a recent two-phase study by Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) on behalf of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL)."

Objectives *Create a community of professional friends to share best practices in a relaxing and creative environment *Identify OPI and other information literacy resources *Access and use digital resources for personal and professional purposes *Integrate appropriate resources into standards-based instructional units and lessons to increase rigor and promote student engagement *Collaborate with colleagues to plan, present and evaluate units and lesson plans