The Corsham School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive in Wiltshire, educating children of all abilities and received an Outstanding Ofsted report in 2009. The school gained specialist status in the visual arts in September 2003 and met the criteria for High Performing Status in 2006. The second specialism in Maths and ICT provides a dynamic complement to the school’s creative learning ethos. The number on roll is currently 1400 with 270 in the sixth form.
Product review by Charlie Parsons - ELE Manager
Integrating the software into Frog was extremely easy, once the software was setup on the server and the address has been published. You add a Frog ‘scroll frame brick’ to the page and simply type in the address.
Originally we installed the non-Silverlight version which worked well but didn’t have the modern look that I was after. After contacting the MLS helpdesk we upgraded to the latest version and I was extremely happy with the results. The student page has a much more modern, widget driven feel on a super glossy black background. There are all sorts of additional features with the top ten resources and new arrivals all displayed using Silverlight animation. There is even a Sliding Puzzle game that the students can interact with the cover of the Book of the Week! It makes using the library so much more fun and engaging inside the school and at home. For the first time students are able to manage their books online, write reviews, watch authors talking about their books with ‘Meet the Author’ and Teachers can set homework using the library software.
Comments from Michelle Burns, Librarian
The conversion of our Alice data was very straightforward. We uploaded the file, as per Micro Librarian instructions on their web pages, at the end of the school day and emailed it to them. We received the converted file back by lunchtime the next school day, which we uploaded to the server and were ready to go with all students, loans, reservations etc working within minutes.
Quote from Teacher
I have used this software with my Year 7 class and they absolutely loved it. They were very keen to show me the reviews they'd written for homework and were also keen to read one another's reviews. I think that this is an excellent tool that encourages independent reading and enhances learning.
Quotes from Students
I really like this library thing on ELE and I think it will be really useful. The bit I find most useful is when you can see when your library book is due in and if and when it is overdue!
I think ‘My Books’ is great and many people use the resource lots. I really like it.
Quotes from Student Library Assistants
I really enjoyed using the navigation element of the software as I could make a floor plan for the library and it is easy to identify where specific books are.
With the new software it is much easier to navigate my way around. Cataloguing and issuing books are also so much easier.
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