The School Library Media Manager
Price: $60.00
ISBN13: 9781591581826
ISBN10: 1591581826
Book code: LU1826
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Hardcover
| 352 pages
Publication Date: 08/30/2004
Series: Library and Information Science Text Series
DESCRIPTION
All of the chapters in this popular school library management textbook have been revised and updated. Written in an accessible, conversational style, it is ideal for student use. Traditional management topics are integrated within chapters that provide a complete overview of the profession and all aspects of school library management. Each chapter has student exercises to pique discussion and critical thought, and the tone of the book is that of an instructor discussing what a school library should look like, with an emphasis on the role of the school librarian as educator.
The author addresses the development of the school library media center through the changes in K-12 education over time and explores the way such changes affected school libraries. Attention is given to the leadership responsibility to be an advocate at local, state and national levels. The new National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification for school librarians is discussed as are budget, facilities, cataloging, copyright, selection of materials, staff evaluation and all the other basic managerial functions. The book is current with discussions of the AASL national guidelines and standards, the USA Patriot Act, and the effect of Internet filtering on school libraries.
Integrates traditional management topics within chapters that provide a complete overview of the profession and all aspects of school library management.
REVIEWS
"People interested in becoming school librarians--or those in process of doing so--would be well advised to use this text as their primary guide and manual....[a] book that will be welcomed, highlighted, underllined, and dog-eared by overwhelmed new librarians and used for years by veterans. Woolls is clearly a woman who knows her stuff, knows how to teach it, and can show others how to do it well."?
"[W]oolls fills her third edition of this manual with practical advice and information. Although written primarily for school library media students and the newly certified SLMS, the book offers gems that the veteran librarian will find useful."?
"This school library management textbook features completely revised and updated content. Written by expert librarian Blanche Woolls, the book provides a complete overview of the profession of school library manager."?
CONTENTS
The School Library Media Center in Today's World
School Library Media Centers Today
Becoming a School Library Media Specialist
Choosing and Begining the Job
On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program
On the Job: Managing the Facility
On the Job: Managing Personnel
On the Job: Managing the Collection
Managing the Budget
On the Job Managing Services
Marketing the Media Center
On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation
On the Job: Cooperation and Networking
Leadership and Professional Associations
Appendices
BLANCHE WOOLLS is Director, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, California, and President, International Association of School Librarianship. She is past president of the American Association of School Libraries and the recipient of the AASL Distinguished Service Award.