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Community Resources in the School Library Media Center Concepts and Methods
Book Code: LU1109
ISBN: 1-59158-110-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-110-9
216 pages, figures
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Lukenbill offers a practical guide for setting up the community resource centers. Information on creating school library Web pages even includes incorporating effective design elements. This book can be recommended to librarians who feel that their community resources are out of date or inaccessible to their patrons.
    —VOYA
    October 2005
  • This text outlines organizational strategies for managing community resources. Recognizing the value of such collections usually maintained bu the public library, the author suggests that easier access for students can make learning more relevant and "enable them to see a connection between the curriculum and the real world."...A definitive tool for developing community-resource collections.
    —School Library Journal
    June 2005
  • This book is the only one available that gives a thorough overview of community information for the school library, everything from vertical files to Web-based information.
    —Booklist/Professional Reading
    June 1 & 15, 2005
Description: This book provides an analysis and rationale for community information in the School Library Media Center. Arguing for the improved integration of community information into curriculum design, the book suggests that the topic can be used to promote the overall development of information literacy. It also considers community information and the preparation required to adequately teach community information. Important issues such as the kinds of materials necessary for community information instruction and the role played by community information in government-mandated basic skills requirements are also treated.
Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL MEDIA LIBRARY CENTER
  • CURRICULUM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT
  • NETWORKING: THE HEART OF COMMUNITY INFORMATION
  • ORGANIZING THE COLLECTION: TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES
  • MODELS AND ISSUES
  • MARKETING THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION PROGRAM
  • CONCUSION-CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
  • APPENDIX 1. EXAMPLES OF A LOCAL SCHOOL SUBJECT HEADINGS AUTHORITY LIFE
  • APPENDIX 2. STARTER LIST OF LOCAL CITY AND ARE FILE SUBJECT HEADINGS
  • APPENDIX 3. FOCUS GROUP AND FIELD SURVEY MATERIALS
  • APPENDIX 4. BRAKE'S COMMUNITY INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
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