School Library Day-to-Day Operations

School Library Day-to-Day Operations
Author: Claire Gatrell Stephens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1598849425

This book provides a straightforward, easy-to-follow procedural manual that will enable school library aides and new school librarians to develop excellent school library collections. School Library Day-to-Day Operations: Just the Basics provides essential knowledge for anyone running a school library, explaining how to build and maintain a collection that students and teachers alike will be able to use to easily find materials for research and pleasure reading. This hands-on manual will be invaluable to library clerks in developing sound procedures for preparing books and a wide range of other items—such as magazines, DVDs and audio books, and instructional materials— ready for circulation. The book also offers practical advice for establishing an efficient ordering process, checking in an order, and staying in compliance with school and district financial policies. And, because even the best library clerk can't always do it all on their own, the author identifies effective strategies for getting support.

The Many Faces of School Library Leadership

The Many Faces of School Library Leadership
Author: Sharon Coatney
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-03-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Completely revised with even more contributions added by practicing school librarians, this book further examines the responsibility to lead in many areas and identifies the real-world, day-to-day application of established theory and best practices. In today's educational landscape, school librarians need to lead the way in many areas, including advocacy, literacy, technology, curriculum, vision, collaborative instruction, and intellectual freedom. All of these areas are vital to building and sustaining a school library program that enhances and encourages student achievement, as well as to providing enhanced services to students and faculty. This revised edition of The Many Faces of School Library Leadership offers invaluable insights from recognized leaders in the field of school librarianship that detail leadership roles embraced by accomplished practitioners and consider the research regarding best practices. An essential read for practicing school librarians as well as for pre-service school librarians, it offers today's school librarians actionable advice for strengthening their roles, underlining their value, and protecting their future—all while boosting student learning and achievement. The expert guidance and perspectives in this book will bolster those who are facing enormous challenges to meet them and allow school library staff to protect their jobs and to save school library programs from extinction.

Growing on the Job

Growing on the Job
Author: Edna M. Boardman
Publisher: Linworth Publishing, Incorporated
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1991
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This guide presents a series of articles which give pointers, hints, and examples of day-to-day development activities school librarians can use to hone their professionalism. The first of five sections describes ways in which librarians can provide professional service and lists some markers of professionalism. The second section presents one librarian's personal observations from her continuing education courses, and a list of library challenges is given. The third section talks about dealing with change in a library, and the fourth section offers a summary of ethics described in further detail in various professional publications. A formal definition of professionalism and a sample librarian's goals statement are included. The fifth section is a compilation of selected readings from "The Book Report": (1) "Making Miracles Happen" (L. D. Gordon); (2) "A Simple Planning Process" (P. Rux); (3) "A Rose By Any Other Name" (A. H. Yucht); (4) "The No-Time, No-Energy, No-Money Newsletter" (M. Hauge); (5) "Good Ideas from Your Newsletters" (column); (6) "A Word to New Librarians, or How To Survive the First Year" (G. Curdy and C. Lott); (7) "Getting Started on the Job" (V. K. Blaha); (8) "Learning on the Job" (V. K. Blaha); (9) "I'm a Paraprofessional! Want To Make Something of It?" (A. Wittig); (10) "Goal Setting & Evaluation" (E. M. Boardman); (11) "Planning by Annual Report" (C. M. Townsend); (12) "The Multipurpose Annual Report" (L. Farmer); (13) "A Goals-Based Annual Report" (D. Pozar); (14) "Performance-Based Evaluation: The Missouri Model" (S. D. Ross and M. Hagerty); (15) "Are We Doing What We Think Is Important?" (B. K. Barrett and I. Schon); (16) "The Superperson in the School Library" (M. R. Bane); (17) "Growing on the Job" (J. G. Cullison); (18) "Used Any Good Professional Books Lately?" (A. Yucht); (19) "Too Busy To Say Hello" (D. Cavitt); (20) "PR: Invite Success!" (B. K. Mathies); (21) "Marketing the Library" (P. Sivak); (22) "The Care and Feeding of the Administrator" (E. M. Boardman); (23) "A Matter of Mutual Trust" (R. Graef); (24) "Communicating with Administrators" (A. E. Beasley and C. G. Palmer); (25) "The One-Person Manager" (J. Hoftstetter); (26) "No Time To Get Organized? Read a Book or Two!" (S. Fetherolf); (27) "Keys to Library Management" (L. L. Edwards); (28) "Library Management from A to Z" (D. M. Cooke); (29)"Successful Management Techniques--School Library Style" (A. E. Handy); (30) "Put It in Writing: The Policy and Procedure Manual" (L. D. Gordon); (31) "Writing Selection Policy"; (32) "Selection Skills & Tools" (D. M. Cooke); (33) "Weeding a Middle School Reference Collection" (D. M. Cooke); and (34) "Good Reasons for Weeding" (N. Krabbe). A list of 59 related books concludes this guide. (MAB)

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries
Author: Christie Kaaland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610697308

When disaster strikes, school librarians can play a key role in keeping kids safe. This is the only book written specifically to provide school librarians with emergency preparedness and recovery tools as well as curricular tie-ins. No school is immune to disaster, whether in the form of a natural event like a tornado or a tragedy like the violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The key to minimizing injury or death in an emergency is preparedness—something the school librarian is uniquely positioned to lead. This must-have book will show you how to be proactive in getting your school ready for the worst. It provides comprehensive preparedness and recovery plans, check lists, and curricular recommendations on preparedness that can be tailored to your individual library and community. Covering natural disasters, human-made disasters, and school violence, the book shows you how to conduct drills, assess vulnerabilities and risk, communicate preparedness plans, and use bibliotherapy for disaster recovery. It also describes how your library can be a safe haven for students who feel disconnected, bullied, or otherwise disenfranchised. Although the book is primarily intended for school librarians, classroom teachers will also find many ideas here for helping students be better prepared for disasters, whatever their cause or severity.

Effective School Librarianship

Effective School Librarianship
Author: Patrick Lo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351370103

These volumes provide a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. The 2-volume set showcases the resilience, creativity, and best practices from successful school librarians from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America. The librarians interviewed come from all different schools and schools systems, from a tiny recently built school library in a rural village in Africa to an ultra-modern library in Sweden. Featuring 37 interviews with successful school librarians from across the globe, the volumes let us hear the stories from countries around the world. They tell about their creative and innovative school library projects, their unconventional reading programs, and their best practices and experiences in addressing the challenges of supporting basic literacy. A wide selection of methodologies and approaches are discussed, offering a global “voyage” through topics important in school librarianship. The 2-volume set also addresses recent advancements in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the shift toward inquiry-based learning that impacts school libraries worldwide. The books are packed with information that can be used by school librarians, teachers, school administrators and others in a variety of ways. Readers can borrow best practices from the experiences presented in the book, and the volumes can also serve as a strong voice for practicing school librarians and the profession, through expanding the opportunities for professional sharing in the international school library community.

School Libraries 3.0

School Libraries 3.0
Author: Rebecca P. Butler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-06-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810885816

This textbook, for school library administration courses, is written by a professor who has taught this course at least once a year for the past twenty years. Technology is interwoven throughout the book and not listed as a separate chapter or book section. This is because the school librarian of today—and certainly the school librarian of tomorrow—is working in an environment of web resources, multimedia, mixed methods, and varying programs and services. Major chapters cover the various roles of the school librarian, curricular standards and guidelines, policies and procedures, budgeting, facilities, personnel, services, programming, ethics, advocacy, and evaluation. Sample policies, procedures, and plans make this book valuable to both new and experienced school librarians.

The Academic Library Administrator's Field Guide

The Academic Library Administrator's Field Guide
Author: Bryce Nelson
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838912230

The daily administration of an academic library often leaves you needing quick advice on the topic at hand. Nelson, an experienced administrator writing from first-hand knowledge, delivers such advice in 30 topical chapters. Each chapter begins with an “Assertion,” a one-sentence summary allowing you to rapidly scan the book and find what you need. When you’re on the job you can dip into this guide for ready-to-use guidance on the full range of administrator responsibilities, such as How to think and act politically Preparing staff for safety and security procedures Influencing student and faculty's perception of the library as a basic component of education Fostering librarians' professional identity as teachers Communicating effectively, from email messages to meetings Assessment and systematic collection of data Commentary sections in each chapter offer observations and interpretation, with abundant examples of useful advice. If you want to dig further into a topic, a Readings section points you to resources. Packed with insight about the day-to-day operations of the academic library, Nelson's guide will be invaluable to new and experienced administrators alike.

Libraries in the Information Age

Libraries in the Information Age
Author: Denise K. Fourie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

The book Library Media Connection cited as something "all librarians need to have on their shelves" is now thoroughly revised for today's 21st-century library environment. Covering both technology and library practices, the title has been a go-to text for librarians and library school students since 2002. Since the second edition of this must-have book was published in late 2009, libraries have undergone profound changes, primarily linked to advances in technology. We've seen the debut of RDA, the release of new Pew Research library and Internet use data, and the establishment of digital repositories, community MakerSpaces, and "community reads" programs. Of course, libraries have also been affected by the expanding use of social media. This thoroughly updated title addresses all these changes and more, bringing you up to date on the monumental shifts impacting librarianship. The book is designed to introduce LIS students to the profession, preparing them to enter an exciting and evolving world. It clarifies the changing roles and responsibilities of library professionals, new paradigms for evaluating information, and characteristics and functions of today's library personnel. Among other subjects, chapters cover preparing materials for use, circulation, reference services, ethics in the information age, Internet trends, and job search basics. References, websites, and publications at the end of every chapter point to further resources, and appendices supply information such as policies, the library bill of rights, and the Freedom to Read statement.

New Elementary School Librarian's Almanac

New Elementary School Librarian's Almanac
Author: Barbara Farley Bannister
Publisher: West Nyack, N.Y. : Center for Applied Research in Education
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1991
Genre: Education
ISBN:

A monthly calendar of birthdays & events, suggested library themes, special days & activities, bulletin board ideas & patterns, arts & crafts projects, research activities, & more. Includes reproducible activity sheets that help instill a love of reading & research in students.