Full Description
This very readable text is updated to encompass the new role of school librarians in managing the digital world in libraries.* Presents up-to-date information and thorough revisions of a well-established and popular textbook* Highlights the teaching role of today's school librarian* Emphasizes the newest AASL standards, the Common Core standards, and the management of 21st-century digital and virtual libraries and collections* Supplies comprehensive coverage of current issues in school library media center administration
Contents
CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1Library Media Center in Today's Global Environment Chapter 2: School Library Media Centers Today Chapter 3: Becoming a School Library Media Specialist Chapter 4: Choosing and Beginning the Job Chapter 5: On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program Chapter 6: On the Job: Managing Collaboration, Teaching, Reading Chapter 7: On the Job: Managing Access to Information Chapter 8: On the Job: Managing the Facility Chapter 9: On the Job: Managing Personnel Chapter 10: On the Job: Managing the Budget Chapter 11: On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation and Assessment Chapter 12: On the Job: Cooperation, Networking, and Social Networking Chapter 13: On the Job: Advocacy and Leadership Chapter 14: On the Job: Professional Associations Appendix A: Writing a Technology Plan Appendix B: Sample Letter of Application Appendix C: Questionnaire Appendix D: Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan Appendix E: Volunteers Appendix F: ALA Intellectual Freedom Policy Statements Appendix G: Publications List
