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9781591581376

Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists

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  • ISBN13:

    9781591581376

  • ISBN10:

    1591581370

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-04-30
  • Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc
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Summary

This book was developed for a course the authors co-teach in essential reference skills knowledge for school library media specialists. It focuses on core reference skills, current electronic and print resources, and leadership in teaching reference in K-12 school libraries. The authors have reviewed the AASL guidelines Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning and focus on how school media specialists can assist students in becoming information literate by teaching core reference and information processing skills and by building an excellent reference collection in their school media centers.

Author Biography

SCOTT LANNING is the Public Services Librarian at Southern Utah University.JOHN BRYNER is the Director of the School Library Program at Southern Utah University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Information
Information Literacy
Evaluating Reference Sources
Print Reference Sources
The Reference Interview
Library Catalogs
Electronic Reference Sources
Searching the Web
Creating Electronic Library Resources
Core Curriculum and Collaboration
Building a Reference Collection
Evaluation of Your Reference Service
Sharing the Reference Collection with Your School
References
Index

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