
The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program
Carl A. Harvey(Author)
Linworth Publishing, Incorporated
Published on 1. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
155 pages
978-1-58683-381-7 (ISBN)
Description
How do you accomplish a technology transformation at a time with limited budgets? What's the proper place for Web-placed social networking in the school library? What are the best practices for working together with students, parents, and educators? The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program is an invaluable resource for answers to these and many more questions, as it brings together in one volume the advice and insights you need to bring your library into the new century.
Compact yet remarkably comprehensive, The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction. Award-winning library media specialist Carl Harvey provides tips and techniques, forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting to collaborating with teachers and other libraries to Web 2.0 and other new computer tools to building collections and devising special programs. Whether you are just getting started, or a library veteran looking for program renewal, this book belongs on your shelf.
* Offers 16 full-page figures
* Provides reproducible forms and templates
* Includes bibliographic listings for cited works
* Presents a running Wiki at the author's website
Compact yet remarkably comprehensive, The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction. Award-winning library media specialist Carl Harvey provides tips and techniques, forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting to collaborating with teachers and other libraries to Web 2.0 and other new computer tools to building collections and devising special programs. Whether you are just getting started, or a library veteran looking for program renewal, this book belongs on your shelf.
* Offers 16 full-page figures
* Provides reproducible forms and templates
* Includes bibliographic listings for cited works
* Presents a running Wiki at the author's website
Reviews / Votes
"This is an accessible and engaging book that provides ideas and strategies that can aid in the development of the elementary library media program. . . . Those who are new to the profession will find this book very useful. Veterans will also glean ways to renew their programs in this time of fast-paced change. Recommended." - Library Media ConnectionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-58683-381-7 (9781586833817)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carl A. Harvey II is an instructor of school librarianship at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.