The School Library Media Manager

by Woolls, Blanche

• ISBN13: 9781591581826
• ISBN10: 1591581826
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-30
• Publisher: CLIO

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Chapter 1: The School Library Media Center in Today's World	1	(26)
Education in the United States	1	(5)
The Education Environment Today	6	(3)
The Media Center in the Educational Environment	9	(2)
History of School Libraries and Library Media Centers	11	(4)
Relationship with Public Libraries	15	(3)
School Library Media Centers and the Reading Program	18	(5)
Exercises	23	(1)
Notes	23	(4)
Chapter 2: School Library Media Centers Today	27	(20)
Information Literacy	30	(1)
Information Literacy: Library Lessons Integrated into the Curriculum	31	(1)
The Role of Library Media Specialists and Critical Thinking Skills	32	(2)
Technology Literacy	34	(1)
Online Database Searching	35	(1)
Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) and Circulation Systems	36	(1)
Communications Links	37	(3)
Telefacsimile Transmission (Fax) and Internet Access	37	(1)
Local Area Networks	38	(1)
Wide Area Networks	39	(1)
Teleconferencing and Distance Education	40	(1)
A Day in the Life of a High School Media Specialist	41	(3)
Exercises	44	(1)
Notes	44	(3)
Chapter 3: Becoming a School Library Media Specialist	47	(24)
Preparing School Library Media Specialists	48	(4)
Certification Programs in Three States	52	(7)
California	53	(1)
New York	54	(5)
Texas	59	(1)
Choosing a Library Media Specialist Education Program	59	(4)
Obtaining Certification	63	(1)
Continuing Professional Education	64	(2)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)	65	(1)
How to Find a Job	66	(3)
Recruiting for the Profession	69	(1)
Exercises	70	(1)
Notes	70	(1)
Chapter 4: Choosing and Beginning the Job	71	(24)
Determining District Administrative Practice	72	(6)
Beginning the Job	78	(1)
Facility Factors	79	(3)
Human Factors	82	(6)
Finding Out About Staff	83	(1)
Finding Out About Building Administrators	84	(1)
Finding Out About Teachers	84	(2)
Finding Out About Students	86	(1)
Finding Out About Parents	87	(1)
Collection Factors	88	(1)
Locating Bibliographies	88	(1)
Rules for Circulation and Use of Computers	89	(1)
When the Students Arrive	90	(4)
Exercises	94	(1)
Chapter 5: On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program	95	(22)
The Library Media Advisory Committee	96	(1)
Managing the Program: A Business Model	96	(6)
Planning	97	(3)
Organizing	100	(1)
Directing	101	(1)
Controlling	102	(1)
Graphic Representations of the Planning Process	102	(5)
Flowcharts	103	(2)
Extended Projects	105	(2)
Scheduling the Media Center	107	(2)
Electronic Calendars and Daily Plan Books	109	(1)
Leadership and the Library Media Specialist	109	(5)
Leading the Planning Process	112	(2)
Exercises	114	(1)
Notes	115	(2)
Chapter 6: On the Job: Managing the Facility	117	(18)
Rearranging Facilities	120	(4)
Steps to Follow to Rearrange a Library	123	(1)
Remodeling the Facility	124	(5)
Planning New Facilities	129	(4)
Moving a Media Center	133	(1)
Exercises	134	(1)
Notes	134	(1)
Chapter 7: On the Job: Managing Personnel	135	(20)
Managing Media Center Staff	136	(10)
Job Titles	136	(1)
Personnel Management Competencies	137	(1)
The Role of the Media Specialist in Staffing	138	(1)
The Media Specialist as Part of the Teaching Staff	139	(1)
The Media Specialist as Leader	140	(1)
Securing Qualified Personnel	141	(1)
Assigning Job Responsibilities and Motivating Staff	141	(1)
In-Service Training	142	(1)
Standards of Performance	143	(1)
Evaluating Staff	144	(2)
Managing with Administrators	146	(1)
Managing with Teachers	147	(2)
Managing with Students	149	(1)
Managing with Parents and Volunteers	150	(1)
Friends of the Library	151	(1)
Exercises	152	(1)
Notes:	152	(3)
Chapter 8: On the Job: Managing Access to Information	155	(26)
Right to Privacy	155	(4)
Defending the Right to Access Information	159	(1)
Copyright	160	(2)
Technology Decisions	162	(1)
Integrated Library Systems	162	(2)
Building and Maintaining the Resource Collection	164	(13)
Circulation of Materials	164	(1)
Selecting Materials and Equipment: Format Decisions	165	(6)
Acquiring Materials and Equipment	171	(5)
Options for Cataloging	176	(1)
Housing the Collection	177	(1)
Exercises	178	(1)
Notes	179	(2)
Chapter 9: On the Job: Managing the Budget	181	(20)
The Fiscal Year	185	(1)
Writing Specifications	186	(2)
Cost Accountability and the Media Specialist	188	(2)
Writing Proposals to Expand Programs	190	(8)
Developing the Statement of Needs	191	(1)
Preparing Goals and Objectives	191	(1)
Establishing the Plan of Action	192	(1)
Planning for Evaluation	193	(1)
Deciding the Dissemination	193	(1)
Describing Local Resources	194	(2)
Building the Budget	196	(1)
Additional Considerations	196	(2)
Exercises	198	(1)
Notes	199	(2)
Chapter 10: On the Job: Managing Services	201	(20)
Understanding Curriculum	202	(3)
Learning Teaching Methods	205	(2)
Assistance with Classroom Assignments	207	(1)
Teaching Information Literacy	207	(2)
Resource-Based Teaching and Learning	209	(1)
The Media Specialist in the Classroom	210	(1)
The Media Center as Classroom	210	(1)
Media Center Activities	211	(4)
Conducting In-Service Training Sessions	215	(3)
Exercises	218	(1)
Notes	218	(3)
Chapter 11: Marketing the Media Center	221	(14)
What to Market	224	(1)
How to Market	225	(4)
Promotion	229	(2)
Preparing Presentations	231	(2)
Exercises	233	(1)
Notes	233	(2)
Chapter 12: On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation	235	(16)
Quantitative Measures	239	(1)
Qualitative Measures	240	(1)
Appraising the Facility	241	(1)
Staff or Performance Appraisal	241	(2)
Collection Measurement	243	(3)
Administrator's Program Appraisal	246	(1)
After the First Year	247	(1)
Exercises	248	(1)
Notes	248	(3)
Chapter 13: On the Job: Cooperation and Networking	251	(12)
New Types of Library Consortia	252	(2)
Joining a Consortium or Network	254	(1)
Cost of Network Membership and Statewide Access to Databases	255	(1)
Joining a Formal Network	256	(2)
Joining a Telecommunications Network	258	(2)
Electronic Publishing	260	(1)
Building Access to Information	260	(1)
Exercises	261	(1)
Notes	261	(2)
Chapter 14: Leadership and Professional Associations	263	(16)
Education Associations	265	(2)
Library and Media Associations	267	(4)
School Library Media Specialists and the Political Process	271	(5)
School Library Media Specialists in the Global Community	276	(1)
Exercises	277	(1)
Notes	277	(2)
Appendix A: Credential Program Guidelines from Three Universities	279	(8)
San Jose State University Library Media Teachers Services Credential Program (rev. March 1998)	279	(2)
Other Recommended Courses	280	(1)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	281	(2)
DLIS SLMS Certification Required Courses	281	(1)
Non-Academic Certification Requirements	282	(1)
General Education Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences	282	(1)
General Pedagogical Core Requirements	282	(1)
University of Texas at Austin: Standard School Librarian Certificate	283	(8)
Standard School Librarian Certificate Requirements	283	(1)
School of Information Requirements	284	(1)
Required Courses for the School of Information MSIS Degree and the Standard School Librarian Certificate	284	(3)
Appendix B: Sample Letter of Application	287	(2)
Appendix C: Questionnaire	289	(2)
Appendix D: Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan	291	(8)
For Library Media Center Development to Meet Information Power Guidelines	291	(6)
Personnel	292	(1)
Facility	293	(1)
Equipment	294	(1)
Budget	295	(1)
Travel	295	(1)
Equipment	295	(1)
Computer Software	296	(1)
Collection	296	(1)
Budget Analysis	297	(1)
Notes	297	(2)
Appendix E: Volunteers	299	(4)
Parent Volunteer Form	301	(2)
Appendix F: ALA Intellectual Freedom Policy Statements	303	(4)
Appendix G: Publications List	307	(10)
Appendix H: NEH Application Form	317	(6)
Appendix I: Sample Letter to Legislator	323	(1)
Do's	324	(1)
Don'ts	324	(3)
Index	327