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Dana McDougald, Melvin Bowie
Book Code: GR9820
ISBN: 0-313-29820-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29820-2
144 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/1997
List Price: $48.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [A] solid, up-to-date introduction to the basic elements of information services at the secondary level. The scholarly approach and multiple research citations are best suited for use as a text for information technology and library media programs. The clear definitions, comprehensive coverage, and practical applications will also be helpful to curriculum designers and policy makers.... definitely recommended for its intended audience of library media students and practicing professionals.
    —
    The Book Report
  • The work is most useful to any person who wishes to help high school students become sophisticated and discerning users of information....I recommend this item...particularly [to] those interested in providing a service to users and equipping student for life..."
    —Orana
Description: This comprehensive, practical, and up-to-date guide will help the preservice and in-service library media specialist to develop an information services program to meet the changing curricular needs of high schools and to integrate information access and usage skills into the total school curriculum. Dana McDougald, head library media specialist of the Cedar Shoals High School Learning Resources Center, which received the 1993/94 Margaret Alexander Edwards Award from the ALA for its outstanding information services program, and Melvin Bowie, a specialist in training preservice media specialists, share their expertise and years of practical experience in this guide. It brings together information sources that are commonly used in secondary schools, including electronic resources, and proposes an effective model for services that should be provided by the media specialist. In addition, the authors offer guidelines for the development of a basic reference collection that is stable enough, and eclectic enough, to support the high school curriculum. Chapter one provides practical suggestions for planning with teachers to ensure that students are given many opportunities to learn how to access and use information as an integral part of their coursework and in their personal and career development. Chapter two presents guidelines for selection of an effective print reference collection, recommends essential reference sources for a comprehensive high school, and discusses selection policies for instructional materials. Chapter three discusses selection of a library automation system to meet staff and student needs and the systems available from specific vendors. Chapter four discusses the use of CD-ROM technology, online services, and the Internet, and offers guidelines for selecting valuable electronic resources and services for the media center. Chapter five offers models and project ideas for integrating information skills into the curriculum and short lessons on the Internet. The final chapter offers models for developing an effective information services program and for evaluating the information service provided.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The High School Student, the Curriculum, and the Media Program
  • Selecting Information Sources for the Secondary School Media Center
  • Electronic Sources: Library Automation
  • Electronic Sources: CD-ROMs and Online Services
  • Integration of Curriculum and Information Literacy Skills
  • Effective Service, Fair Use and the Future
  • Appendix 1: Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults
  • Appendix 2: Selected Screens from Alexandria Professional Library Management System
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-29275
LCC Class: Z675
Dewey Class: 025
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