Library set up and management

Sipar can help you solve all these issues thanks to its 20 years of experience in the field of library and other reading facilities.

• How to set up a library in your school, training center, children’s home, student center, or in your office?
• How to organize the space and choose the right furniture?
• How to organize and install books on the shelves? And which types of books, reading and learning materials should be selected according to your target groups?
• How to install and use professional software to manage your library?

Modalities : the services, offered by Sipar to help you set up and manage your library, are designed together with you and are tailored to your specific needs. The catalog presents some of the services available.

The team: the members of the team are experienced Sipar library program managers, trainers, educators and librarians with more than 10 years of experience.

 

Preliminary study: Needs assessment and recommendations for library implementation – Code L1

Content: The team conducts an assessment of the space and of the target group’s needs, and provides recommendations for the installation (furniture & equipment), human resources, types of documentation and other materials. If needed, the team can provide a detailed quotation for furniture, equipment and books.

Duration: 1 day

Team: One documentation officer and one library trainer

Evaluation of an existing library and recommendations – Code L2

Content: The team conducts an evaluation of the existing installation, organization, inventory and lending management, orientation of users, facilitation of activities for readers by the librarians. Recommendations for improvement and strengthened services are provided.

Duration: 1 or 2 days

Team: One documentation officer and one library trainer

Support for the creation of a library – Code L3

Content: After an assessment of needs and possibilities (Service L1), in collaboration with you, the team selects and purchases books, magazines, educational games and other materials, designs and purchases shelves, helps your librarians set up the library (cataloguing, lamination, books installation, signage, internal rules…)

Duration: 5 days

Team: One library program manager and one documentation officer