Discusses the criteria for selection by teacher librarians and the innovative resource evaluation process undertaken by the Aboriginal Studies Project team in Western Australia that was created to ensure access to Aboriginal Studies programs by children in Australian schools. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the need for staff development programs dealing with library service to students with disabilities based on a study of Australian school libraries. Concludes that there is a need for library-specific staff development programs that cover policy formulation, collection development, and adaptive technology, and suggests a model for staff…

Discusses staff development opportunities for school librarians and teachers to improve skills in meeting the needs of disabled students. Discusses results of a four-year study which evaluated school library services to disabled students in Australia and emphasizes the need for staff development programs that include policy formation, collection…