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The School Library Media Manager, Fourth Edition
Blanche Woolls
ISBN: 1-59158-648-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-648-7
296 pages
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Publication: 8/30/2008
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: The perfect book for teaching the administration of school library media centers. After a brief history of the role of the media specialist, readers learn how to choose a credential program, how to find the requirements for working in each of the 50 states, what to do when looking for and choosing a job, and how to survive the first week in that new position. Chapters then expand on the challenges of the first week, introducing collections, facilities, personnel, and technology. Sections also cover: collaborating with teachers, how to write a proposal, and how to accept leadership responsibilities, including the role of a media specialist in the legislative process.
This revision will update information and change some of the emphasis from previous editions, particularly in the areas of the role of the library media specialist in the teaching of reading, the assessment of student learning, the leadership role of the school librarian and the impact of new technologies on the management of the library media center.
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
About the Author: Blanche Woolls is Director and Professor Emerita, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, past president of the AASL and IASL.
LCC Class: 25
PDF Catalogs:
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
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