The appendixes to the evaluation of Victoria, Australia's secondary school libraries include lists of the 33 schools visited to gather information and of the interviewees. The names of the 132 high schools with Commonwealth libraries are given with the dates of their openings and maps showing their locations. Copies of survey instruments used to…

Discusses "Learning for the Future: Developing Information Services in Australian Schools" (1993), a contemporary standards and guidelines document that could be used to monitor the effectiveness of school library resource centers in a range of educational settings across Australia. Describes how outcomes-based education can provide a…

An annotated bibliography on school library media centers provides a list of over 150 monographs, articles, and audiovisual materials for primary and secondary school librarians. Aimed primarily at the Australian librarians, the bibliography is organized into six sections--administration, materials organization, selection, programs, standards, and…

Describes school libraries in Australia. Highlights include the title of teacher librarian and their education; the history of the role of school libraries in Australian education; empowerment; information skills and benchmarks; national standards for school libraries; information literacy; learning outcomes; evidence-based practice; digital…