The School Library Media Manager, Fourth Edition

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult School Services
• Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- General

Reviews:

• "Anyone looking for a thorough guide to school library media center management will find it in Blanche Woolls's The School Library Media Manager, now in its fourth edition. Woolls covers the topic comprehensively, from choosing an education program and then a job to running a facility and playing a leadership role in one's school."
  —American Libraries 12/1/2008
• "This updated volume is a good choice for introductory library school courses and can be consulted as a reference, especially by library media specialist students for information about how to choose a position... .a valuable resource."
  —School Library Journal 2/1/2009
• "Bottom line: Highly recommended as a textbook for beginners but also as a brush-up for those who have been around for a while."
  —Teacher Librarian 2/1/2009
• "This book will enlighten the student interested in this field as well as provide benchmarks for the seasoned veteran. Woolls's thorough blueprints should be used as the textbook in every school media library course and be on the professional shelf of every K-12 school library media center."
  —ARBA 3/1/2009
• "The fourth edition of this popular textbook for creating and sustaining a school library media program."
  —Teacher Librarian 4/1/2009

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: The School Library Media Center in Today's Global Environment
  Chapter 2: School Library Media Centers Today
  Chapter 3: Becoming a School Library Media Specialist
  Chapter 4: Choosing and Beginning the Job
  Chapter 5: On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program
  Chapter 6: On the Job: Managing the Facility
  Chapter 7: On the Job: Managing Personnel
  Chapter 8: On the Job: Managing Access to Information
  Chapter 9: On the Job: Managing the Budget
  Chapter 10: On the Job: Managing Services
  Chapter 11: On the Job: School Library Media Centers and the Reading Program
  Chapter 12: On the Job: Advocacy and the Media Center
  Chapter 13: On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation and Assessment
  Chapter 14: On the Job: Cooperation, Networking, and Social Networking
  Chapter 15: Leadership and Professional Associations
  Appendix A: Writing a Technology Plan
  Appendix B: Sample Letter of Application
  Appendix C: Questionnaire
  Appendix D: Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan
  Appendix E: Volunteers
  Appendix F: ALA Intellectual Freedom Policy Statements
  Appendix G: Publications List
  Appendix H: Budget Information Needed for Grant Applications
  Appendix I: Sample Letter to Legislator
  Index

PDF Catalogs:

LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf