Administering the School Library Media Center
Administering the School Library Media Center

Author: Betty J. Morris

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-08-16

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 1598848941

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This is the most comprehensive textbook on school library administration available, now updated to include the latest standards and address new technologies. This reference text provides a complete instructional overview of the workings of the library media center—from the basics of administration, budgeting, facilities management, organization, selection of materials, and staffing to explanations on how to promote information literacy and the value of digital tools like blogs, wikis, and podcasting. Since the publication of the fourth edition of Administering the School Library Media Center in 2004, many changes have altered the landscape of school library administration: the implementation of NCLB legislation and the revision of AASL standards, just to mention two. The book is divided into 14 chapters, each devoted to a major topic in school library media management. This latest edition gives media specialists a roadmap for designing a school library that is functional and intellectually stimulating, while leading sources provide guidance for further research.

Information Power
Information Power

Author: American Association of School Librarians

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780892400553

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Provides aid to school librarians with guidance to expand the access and use of information by students, parents, and teachers.

The Condition of Education
The Condition of Education

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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Includes a section called Program and plans which describes the Center's activities for the current fiscal year and the projected activities for the succeeding fiscal year.

Digest of Education Statistics
Digest of Education Statistics

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13:

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Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.

Serving Special Needs Students in the School Library Media Center
Serving Special Needs Students in the School Library Media Center

Author: Margaret Keefe

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1995-05-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1567509703

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School library media specialists are now considered part of the teaching staff and are charged with integrating their library and information skills curriculum with the more general classroom curriculum. At the same time more and more special needs students are part of every school and every classroom. Thus, the media specialist must work effectively with special needs students on a regular basis to develop their information skills, and must also serve as a resource to classroom teachers. This professional reference offers practical information to school library media specialists on how to serve special needs students and their classroom teachers effectively. The first part of the book highlights the teaching role of the media specialist and discusses how and what to teach special needs students. The second part views the media specialist as an information expert who must structure the library and its resources for students with special needs. The third section treats the media specialist's role as a professional who must collaborate with other teachers.

School Library Media Centers, 1993-94
School Library Media Centers, 1993-94

Author: Bradford William Chaney

Publisher: Department of Education Office of Educational

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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This statistical analysis report from the National Center for Education Statistics examines the current state of school libraries in the United States and how they have changed. The primary source of data in this report is the 1993-94 Library Survey, the first federally sponsored survey of library media centers and head librarians in elementary and secondary schools. The data taken from the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) are compared with historical data from previous surveys. Results, in tables and charts, are divided into two sections. The first section gives a background on school library media centers and results are presented in terms of growth in school library media centers, library media center staffing, expenditures, collections and resource evaluation, technology and equipment, and scheduling and transactions. The second section focuses on school head librarians, and provides results in current status, background and experience, training, collaborative activities, perception and attitude toward work, compensation, and number of FTE positions. Appendices include detailed tables, and technical notes focusing on survey content, target populations and estimates, sample design and implementation, data collection procedures, response rates, edit procedures, imputation, weighting, and definitions. (AEF)