Library & Information Science, Course 233: School Library Media Centers.
Dr. David Loertscher
SSummer 2006

Course Outline/Additional Readings
Organized by Topic

Online Resources for readings:

Journals of School Libraries	Online Access
School Library Media Research	Direct: http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/index.html articles available online only
School Library Journal	Direct http://slj.reviewsnews.com/ both current and previous articles available online in full text. Check the link: "Full List of Feature Articles"
From Now On (Jamie McKenzie)	Direct http://www.fno.org// Jamie's excellent articles about technology in schools are well worth subscribing to (free) to come to your desktop each month. He is a major school library supporter.
Library Media Connection	Direct http://linworth.com/lmc.html This periodical has practical articles about topics of interest in secondary school libraries.
Knowledge Quest on the Web	Direct http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb The web version only has a few of the features of the print magazine so you really have to be an AASL member to get the articles.
Teacher Librarian Magazine	Direct http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/ A very respected periodical for school librarians.
Online journals in your own library	Don't forget SIRS, EBSCO and Info Track to name a few that contain professional articles

Journals of Education	Online Access
Learning and Leading with Technology (Journal of ISTE)	Direct: http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/Current_Issue/May_2006.htm articles available both in print and online. The organization seems to archive back issues on their web site.
Educational Leadership (journal of ASCD)	Direct: http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.a4dbd0f2c4f9b94cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/ Some of their articles are available online. The organization seems to archive back issues on their web site. Online: Most articles are available full text from Wilson Online
National Education Association (various journals) NEA Today Online The NEA Higher Education Advocate Thought & Action The NEA Almanac of Higher Education The NEA Higher Education Research Center Update	Direct: http://www.nea.org/publications/ (see sample page here) Most of their lead articles and back issues for several years seem to be available in full text. Remember, this is a teacher union source.
T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education)	Direct http://www.thejournal.com Both current and previous articles are available online.
Education Week	Direct http://www.edweek.org covers educational news
American Educator	Direct http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/ A combination of educational and academic articles, plus issues and opinions related to employment in the teaching field.
ESL Magazine	Direct http://www.eslmag.com articles of interest to English as a second language teachers.
ERIC Digests and Educator's Reference Desk	Direct http://www.eric.ed.gov/ Short reports with good bibliographies on a wide variety of current educational topics. The new Eric Educator's Reference Desk homepage organizes information both on school libraries and educational technology. It is a must gateway into the government documents in this area and other sites useful to school library media specialists. See at http://www.eduref.org/
Journals of IRA (International Reading Association)	Direct http://www.reading.org/publications/journals/index.html Several good journals connected with reading and reading research.
Teaching Tolerance	Direct http://www.splcenter.org/center/tt/teach.jsp Articles on helping us all get along.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning	Direct http://imej.wfu.edu/ A journal from Wake Forest University with lots of articles about web-based education - many in the school and academic arenas.
Multimedia Schools	Direct http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools A commercial rag but good for learning about new products.
Current Issues in Education: An Interactive Scholarly Journal from Arizona State University and College of Education	Direct http://cie.ed.asu.edu/ A variety of research articles and educational practice at all levels.
Educational Policy Analysis Archives	Direct: http://epaa.asu.edu A selection of articles on a wide range of policy issues.
Teacher	Direct http://www.teachermagazine.org/ General articles for the K-12 crowd on general topics in education.

Technology Journals	Access Online
Converge Magazine (a freebie covering technology and education)	Direct: http://www.convergemag.com one can get on their mailing list and they also have articles available online.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning	Direct http://imej.wfu.edu/ A journal from Wake Forest University with lots of articles about web-based education - many in the school and academic arenas.
International Journal of Educational Technology	Direct http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu/ijet/ For the global crowd.
Australian Journal of Educational Technology	Direct: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet.html research studies of international interest

Portals	Access Online
Electronic Journals: Library Online	Direct: http://ftp.lib.utexas.edu/ejour/index.html A useful index of many online journals in all fields done at the University of Texas Library
Internet Public Library	http://www.ipl.org/
School Libraries.net	http://www.school-libraries.net/
School Libraries on the Web	http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/reslibs.html

Review Periodicals	Access Online
The ALAN Review (Assembly of Literature for Adolescents Review)	Direct: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review Contains articles on adolescent literature and ideas for teaching literature.
Multicultural Review	Direct http://www.mcreview.com/ reviews materials from Jan. 1992-June 1999

Bibliography of Resources linked to school library media programs. These are superceded by the wiki LIBR233Bibliography located at http://www.seedwiki.com

Topic 1: Overview

• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. American Library Association, 1998. These new guidelines should be purchased from ALA.

• Chapter 2 of Information Power, 1998 is also published as a separate pamphlet: "Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning," American Library Association, 1998.

• articles in School Library Media Quartery (print journal published up until 1998) and School Library Media Research (the electronic journal that began publication in 1998)

• articles in Knowledge Quest (the new official journal of AASL starting in 1998)

• Loertscher, David V. Reinvent Your School's Library in the Age of Technology: A Handbook for Principals and Superintendents.. Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2002 edition. (available from the instructor for $15)

• Loertscher, David V. "Reinventing California School Libraries: Start Now!" CSLA Journal, vol. 20, #2, Spring, 1997, p. 12-15.

• articles in other journals covering school libraries and technology as listed above

• Books covering school libraries and technology in schools.

• Organizations that will help you as a school library media teacher

• American Association of School Librarians
• California School Library Association
• ISTE (International Society for Technology inEducation)
• ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)

• The Library Media Draft Standards (for Teachers of Students Ages 3-18+). National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, April 2000. See at http://www.nbpts.org/ or at (t1bj.pdf) - these draft standards were finalized in Fall, 1999 for use by library media specialists all over the country to become national board certified (many states including California recognize national board certification and pay a salary increment). You can get copies of the final version from the National Board.

• Read as many of the studies about school library media centers and academic achievement as possible:

Colorado I
Colorado II
Alaska
Pennsylvania (see all these at davidvl.org)
Texas
Oregon
Iowa
New Mexico
Scotland
Michgan
Missouri

• summarized in: Lance, Keith and David V. Loertscher. Powering Achievement. 3rd ed. Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2005. (available at http://www.lmcsource.com)

• Get acquainted with David Loertscher's professional page at www.davidvl.org

 Other Resources (t1 overview.html)

Topic: What are the major components of the new school library media program and how do they fit into an organized whole to support the educational program of a school?

Topic 2: Collaboration

This topic is covered mostly in the LIBR 250 Class and so it is briefly covered here.

Read both:

• The Section on Collaboration in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 7-8 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 

Topic: Why is collaboration, rather than warehousing, the central focus of the library media program?

Resources (t2 collaboration.html)

Topic 3: Reading

Read or experience:

• Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading. Libraries Unlimited, 1994.

• Title page & Chapter 1: The Research (t3c.pdf)
• Chapter 2: The Cure (t3d.pdf)
• Chapter 3: Other Issues and Conclusions + Index (t3e.pdf)

• McQuillan, Jeff. The Literacy Crisis: False Claims, Real Solutions. Heinemann, 1998. $15. (order at http://www.heinemann.com)

• Title page & Contents (t3f.pdf)
• Chapter 1: What Isn't Wrong with Reading: Seven Myths about Literacy in the United States (t3g.pdf)
• Chapter 2: Getting Started: What Do You Need to Learn How to Read? (t3h.pdf)
• Chapter 3: What Does It Take to Get the Alphabetic Principle? (t3i.pdf)
• Chapter 4: Age and Reading (t3j.pdf)
• Chapter 5: Sound and Reading (t3k.pdf)
• Chapter 6: Context, Eye Movements, and Comparisons in Reading (t3l.pdf)
• Chapter 7: Real Crises, Real Solutions (t3m.pdf)
• Endnotes, References, Index

Topic: How, in the age of technology can a program of reading still be a central part of the library media program and still not overpower the need to embrace technology? How can we design reading programs to bring every student into the information society?

Resources:  (t3 reading.html)

Topic 4: Enhancing Learning Through Technology

Topics:

• Building a repertoire of successful interventions of technology into the learning process
• Building student skill with many types of technology.

Administrators, faculty, parents, library media specialists, technology coordinators, and even students are still uncertain exactly what contribution technology should make to academic achievement. There are many conflicting voices. Our job is to try to sort through these voices and build a repertoire of ways we feel the most certain about.

Read :

• The Section on enhancing learning through technology in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 10 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

• Read the documents connected to the 21st Century Learning Skills.

Resources (t4 learning.html)

Topic 5: Information Literacy
(covered only briefly in this class, more extensively in LIBR 250)

Read:

• various articles in the resources section to understand the basic components of an information literacy program in the overall framework of the library media program.

Read both:

• The Section on information literacy in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 11 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 Topics:

• teaching information literacy as a component part of the curriculum rather than as isolated skills.

• enabling students, after some practice, to develop their own information literacy model. 

Resources (t5 infoliteracy.html)

Topic 6: The Information Infrastructure (Management Issues and Practices)

Topics:

• Technology Systems
• Personnel
• Budgeting
• Policies
• Facilities
• Scheduling (access)

Read:

Chapters 12-15 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 Resources (t6 infrastructure.html)

Topic 7: Preparing for National Board Certification as a Library Media Teacher

Topic:

Resources (t7final.html)

Topic 8: Assessment of School Library Media Program's Impact on Achievement

Topics:

• Explore project achievement on davidvl.org and create a measure for your school library or a proposed school library program.

• Additional Resource: Loertscher, David V. and Ross J. Todd. We Boost Achievement. 2004. Available from lmcsource.com

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