Resourcing curriculum / Library visits

I'm mixing it up,this semester -doing a first year subject and a final year subject.
ETL 503 -Resourcing the curriculum and ETL 507 -professional placement/portfolio. It would be great to go straight to the end of the course!
Nevertheless, it has been good to do the library visits (in Melbourne) because it gave me a more objective overview of the range of libraries out there and their different clients' -private, public and educational institutions. It gave me greater insight into the ways different libraries modify the catalogue records and collection managment practices to cater for their users' needs. I could see the value in collecting statistical data re:library visits and website usage to monitor and evaluate if daily practices are achieving the stated goals.
ETL 503 - the first assignment was a good practical experience in selection processes in relation to curriculum content, users needs'and appeal. It gave me first hand experience with criteria and professional tools, publishers' websites etc.
Initially,I was dreading the laborious task of creating a collection policy and felt annoyed at having to do so alone, when most writer's advocated that this task should be done by a team of staff! But a friend,who is currently a Library manager said that it has been the most useful resource for her, so this helped to motivate me.
I hope it proves to be worth the effort! It explains why librarians do what they do and why! I'm now looking forward to weekends free of study and reading some novels just for pleasure.