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Essay / The role of a school resource center and its collaboration
A school resource center or known as a school library is a place where students and teachers, even staff, can access a variety of resources. However, there is more to it than just providing them with the resources or materials they need. A school resource center plays many roles from all sorts of ways and perspectives. This means that school teachers are also involved where there is collaboration between the librarian and teachers. The primary role of a school resource center is to support the teaching and learning of the institution or school. It supports them by providing them with the equipment or resources they need. Students can borrow books or other materials from the school library and refer to them to complete their homework or projects. Teachers can also borrow materials from the library, such as maps, pictures, books, globes and other interesting materials that will make learning more fun and exciting. Teachers will use them to facilitate their teaching in class. Apart from materials, the library also provides infrastructure or learning facilities which are essential for successful learning and teaching. Besides, the school's resource center supports teaching and learning by organizing programs such as computer classes or lessons, the 'Nilam Program', etc. A quality library program will be able to assist students in their academic success. Computer courses or courses will train students to use the computer so that they can learn the basic skills needed to use a computer. It's about teaching them from a young age to expand their knowledge of technologies so that they can apply their skills in the future. In addition, the "Nilam Program" can support the teaching and learning of the school by encouraging...... middle of paper ......on and cannot provide the best resources for help in their studies. Additionally, the resources will not be relevant to them or the teachers. In addition, the resources of the school resource center are not only in materials but also in equipment. Equipment is also an important part of the library's resources. Examples of equipment are VCRs/DVDs, overhead projectors, LCD projectors, CD players, audio equipment, cameras and much more. These are important for the teaching and learning process, especially for teachers who need to use projectors to teach if they want to make teaching fun and lively. Therefore, without the school resource center it is impossible to promote the development of in-depth knowledge, because only through the availability of library resources can there be rich and useful information for results students' schools..