Evaluating the School Library Media Center
Analysis Techniques and Research Practices
Price: $42.00
ISBN13: 9781563080852
ISBN10: 1563080850
Book code: LU0850
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback
| 262 pages
Publication Date: 08/15/1998
DESCRIPTION
Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data.
Conduct research, collect statistics, and evaluate your program with this useful resource. Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. For example, there are directions on how to assess information literacy with rubrics. In addition, each chapter gives detailed references, a list of further readings, applicable Web sites, and dissertations. A quick and easy guide to justifying and supporting your SLMC operations and effectiveness, this book is invaluable to all school library media specialists. It will also be of interest to school library media supervisors and researchers.
REVIEWS
"Wonderful professional resource...Any school library media specialist looking to improve their library media center will find no better place to start."?
"Not only is this professional tool readable, it may be one of the most useful books you add to your collection. Includes recommended Web sites for further on-line information."?
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: General Evaluation
Chapter 2: Curriculum
Chapter 3: Collections
Chapter 4: Facilities
Chapter 5: Technology
Chapter 6: Personnel
Chapter 7: Usage
Appendix
Index
NANCY EVERHART is Assistant Professor, Division of Library and Information Science, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York. She has received numerous awards, including the ALISE award for Outstanding Dissertation, the Microcomputer in the Media Center Award, an award for Outstanding Library Media Center, and first place in Apple Computer's Merit Competition.