Library& Information Science, Course 233: School Library MediaCenters.
Dr. David Loertscher
Spring, 2005

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 • Book: Wilson, Patricia Potter and Josette anneLyders. Leadership for Today's School Library: A Handbook for theLibrary Media Specialist and the School Principal. GreenwoodPublishing, 2001. This book covers topics such as leadershipprinciples, rapport with the school principal, collaboration withschool leaders, communication, assessment of the LMC program,implications of the Internet, Reaching out to the larger communityand gaining the principal's endoresement for issues in the librarymedia program.

• Book:Smith, Jane Bandy. Achieving a Curriculum-Based Library MediaCenter Program: The Middle School Model for Change. AmericanLibrary Association, 1995. (excerpts) (t1o.pdf) Smith introduces acurriculum-based LMC program and demonstrates a planning model toachieve success.

• Professionalarticle (t1p.pdf): November, Alan. "Magic Links: Changing theFocus of Technology Planning," Learning and Leading WithTechnooogy, May, 1997, p. 54-56. "Alan November argues that ourcurrent method of technolgy planning has led to the development ofshopping lists of high-tech stuff, when we should be focusing ourtechnology efforts on building communication links among students,parents, local communitites, and the world."

• Professionalarticle (link): Fashola, Olatokunbo S. and Robert E. Slavin."Schoolwide Reform Models, What Works?" Phi Delta Kappan,January, 1998. A good article to understand all the various reformmovements popular in American education.

History of School Libraries

• Professional article (t1q.pdf): Latrobe, Kathy and Susan Byerly. "From Classroom Collections to the Communication Age," Techtrends, January/February, 1998, p. 43-46. - The authors trace the history of school libraries and the national standards that have been published since 1925.

National Standards and Guidelines

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION. STANDARD LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF DIFFERENT SIZES: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT. C. C. CERTAIN, Chairma. Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Mich. (t1ae.html)

• American Library Association. The Committees on Post-War Planning. School Libraries for Today and Tomorrow: Functions and Standards. The Association, 1945.

• Preliminaries (t1ay.pdf): Title page, table of contents and foreword
• Chapter 1 (t1az.pdf): The School Library in Education
• Chapter 2 (t1ba.pdf): Service to Pupils and Teachers
• Chapter 3 (t1bb.pdf): Standards of Personnel
• Chapter 4 (t1bc.pdf): Book Collection and Ohter Library Resources
• Chapter 5 (t1bd.pdf): Housing the Library
• Chapter 6 (t1be.pdf): Administration, Supervision, and Extension
• Chapter 7-end (t1bf.pdf): Conclusion, Bibliography, Appendix

Standards for School Library Programs by The American Association of School Librarians. A Division of the American Library Association (t1af.html)

Standards for School Media Programs. American Library Association and the National Education Association, 1969.

• Preliminaries (t1ag.pdf) (Title page, preface, table of contents, etc.)
• Chapter 1: (t1ah.pdf) The Media Program in the School
• Chapter 2: (t1ai.pdf) Staff andServices in the Media Program
• Chapter 3: (t1aj.pdf) Selection, Accessibility, and Organization of Materials.
• Chapter 4: (t1ak.pdf) The Resources of the Media Center: Size and Expenditures
• Chapter 5: (t1al.pdf) Media Center Facilities
• Chapter 6: (t1am.pdf) Supplemental Services for the School Media Program and Index

• American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Media Programs, District and School. American Library Association, 1975.

• Preliminaries (t1an.pdf) (Title page, table of contents and preface)
• Chapter 1: (t1ao.pdf) Introduction
• Chapter 2: (t1ap.pdf) The Media Program
• Chapter 3: (t1aq.pdf) Program Patterns and Relationships
• Chapter 4: (t1ar.pdf) Personnel
• Chapter 5: (t1as.pdf) Operation of the Media Program
• Chapter 6: (t1at.pdf) Collections
• Chapter 7: (t1au.pdf) Facilities
• Chapter 8: (t1av.pdf) Conclusion
• Appendixes (t1aw.pdf)
• Index (t1ax.pdf)

• Information Power, 1988 (t1a.pdf) - These are the national guidelines that have influenced school library media programs from 1988-1998.

• Intro and Chapter 1: (t1a.PDF) The Mission and the Challenge
• Chapter 2: (t1b.PDF) The School Library Media Program
• Chapter 3: (t1c.PDF) The School Library Media Specialist: Roles and Responsibilities
• Chapter 4: (t1d.PDF) Leadership, Planning, and Management
• Chapter 5: (t1e.PDF) Personnel
• Chapter 6: (t1f.PDF) Resources and Equipment
• Chapter 7: (t1g.PDF) Facilities
• Chapter 8: (t1h.PDF) District, Regional, and State Leadership
• Appendix A: (t1i.PDF) Survey of School Library Media Centers
• Appendix B and C: (t1j.PDF) Budget Formulas for Materials and Equipment & Library Media Facilities Guidelines
• Appendix D and E: (t1k.PDF) Policies and Statements on Access to Information & Selected Research Studies
• Appendix F and G: (t1l.PDF) Contributors and Financial Contributors
• Bibliography & Index (t1m.PDF)

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

• Title page and Contents (t1r.pdf)
• Introduction (t1s.pdf)
• Chapter 1: The Vision (t1t.pdf)
• Chapter 2: Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning (t1u.pdf)
• Chapter 3: Collaboration, Leadership, and Technology (t1v.pdf)
• Chapter 4: Learning and Teaching (t1w.pdf)
• Chapter 5: Information Access and Delivery (t1x.pdf)
• Chapter 6: Program Administration (t1y.pdf)
• Chapter 7: Connections to the Learning Community (t1z.pdf)
• Appendix A: Library Power (not available)
• Appendix B: ICONnect (t1ab.pdf)
• Appendix C-E: Statements and Policies; NSSE Schoolwide Goals for Student Learning; Student Performance Assessment (t1ac.pdf)
• Appendix F: Contributors (not available)
• Index (t1ad.pdf)

Good Web Sites

• Ask ERIC - a great web site devoted to education and technology from one of the federal clearinghouses at Syracuse University.

• Education Week on the Web - a general education weekly with the latest scoop.

• American Library Association Parents Page

• The U.S. Dept. of Education

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Kathy is a technology goordinator for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

• Lion (Librarians Information Online Network) is sponsored by Library Services of the School District of Philadelphia. Lots of good links and stuff.

• Mining Company Guide to Libraries and Library Science - all types of libraries including SLMCs.

School Libraries that have good web sites

• Debbie Abilock's home page offers some juicy morsels

• School Librarian Web Pages - Peter Milbury's web page from Chico, California.

• A Directory of School Libraries on the Web - a link to many many sites and a way to link in your own page.

• Internet School Library Media Center - lots of lists and other stuff

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