Resourcing the curriculum

Learning throughout the school is supported by a balanced collection of quality resources - relevant, recent, accessible, attractive and wide ranging.

Information in this section will assist in

• Selecting resources
• Dealing with challenges to resources
• Budgeting for resources
• Providing access to and awareness of online and other external resources
  • web site directories
  • online lesson plans and teaching resources
  • Electronic Resources Australia (ERA)
    A consortia for Australian libraries for collaborative purchasing of electronic resources.
    NLA has decided to discontinue support for the service from the end of June 2013.
  • public libraries, State Library of WA,  National Library of Australia
    Each provides open access to a range of useful online information services.
    Extensive ranges of subscription-based online databases are also available but limited to members of these libraries for research and study purposes only. Watch for the National Library's terms and conditions of access on each database.
• Planning for new resource formats
  • subscribed  online  databases
  • e-books
  • apps