The School Library Manager
Surviving and Thriving
6th Edition
Published on 27. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4408-5256-5 (ISBN)
Description
This sixth edition of Library Unlimited's classic school library management text describes new approaches to management and addresses the realities that school librarians face in today's quickly evolving information-based world.
In recent years, nearly all school libraries and school librarians have been targeted for having their funding or staffing cut as a result of reductions in school budgets. How does a newly graduated LIS professional prepare for a career in this volatile environment? How do established librarians and administrators prove their value and necessity to decision makers?
This freshly updated edition of The School Library Manager is an invaluable textbook that leads readers through the many essential management tasks and skills required to administer the successful school library program and beyond. It promotes the leadership role of the school librarian in the school and addresses the need for school librarians to provide students with equal access to information. The information presented will not only enable librarians to keep their jobs but also supply specific guidance and inspiration that gives readers the ability to make their positions and libraries undeniably relevant and valuable-and to ensure a path of upward mobility in their LIS careers.
In recent years, nearly all school libraries and school librarians have been targeted for having their funding or staffing cut as a result of reductions in school budgets. How does a newly graduated LIS professional prepare for a career in this volatile environment? How do established librarians and administrators prove their value and necessity to decision makers?
This freshly updated edition of The School Library Manager is an invaluable textbook that leads readers through the many essential management tasks and skills required to administer the successful school library program and beyond. It promotes the leadership role of the school librarian in the school and addresses the need for school librarians to provide students with equal access to information. The information presented will not only enable librarians to keep their jobs but also supply specific guidance and inspiration that gives readers the ability to make their positions and libraries undeniably relevant and valuable-and to ensure a path of upward mobility in their LIS careers.
Reviews / Votes
The latest edition of this title offers a comprehensive view of school librarianship today. It includes everything from how to choose a library education program to a look into what the future may hold for our profession. . . . The overall theme of the book is leadership and encouraging school librarians to take on a leadership role. Recommended. * School Library Connection *More details
Series
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-5256-5 (9781440852565)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Blanche Woolls is director and professor emerita from the iSchool at San Jose State University.
Sharon Coatney is a former school librarian for Blue Valley Schools in Kansas and an acquisitions editor for Libraries Unlimited.
Sharon Coatney is a former school librarian for Blue Valley Schools in Kansas and an acquisitions editor for Libraries Unlimited.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I IN THE BEGINNING
1-BECOMING A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
A Day in the Life of an Elementary School Librarian
A Day in the Life of a Middle School Librarian
A Day in the Life of a High School Librarian
School Librarian Competencies
Choosing a School Library Education Program
2-FROM THEN TO NOW
History of Education in the United States
The Education Environment Today
Challenges to Traditional Education
Distance Education
History of School Libraries in the United States
The School Library Environment Today
Exercises
Notes
3-GOING TO WORK
License/Credential to Practice
How to Find a Job
Interviewing for the Position
Coping with Reality
Managing a District with Only Aides or Volunteers
Exercises
PART II GOING TO WORK
4-BEGINNING THE JOB
Determining District Administrative Practice
The School Librarian in the School
Facility Factors
Digital Resources
The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
Human Factors
Finding Out about Library Staff
Finding Out about Building Administrators
Finding Out about Teachers
Finding Out about Students
Finding Out about Parents and Caregivers
Collection Factors
Locating Curricular Resources
Circulation of Materials and Equipment
When Students Arrive
Exercises
Note
5-THE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Reading
Ready Access to a Good Book Helps Improve Reading Skills
Commercial Reading Incentive and Software Programs
Sharing Reading and Curriculum Research
The Education Program and the Curriculum
Analyzing Teaching Methods
Helping Improve Teacher Assignments
Understanding the Learner
Understanding Curriculum
The School Librarian as Teacher
Teaching All Kinds of Literacy
Inquiry Learning
The School Librarian in the Classroom
The School Library as Classroom
Makerspaces
Awareness for Teachers and Administrators
Improving the Curriculum
Exercises
Notes
6-ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Quantitative and Qualitative Measures
Deciding What to Measure
Assessment and Evaluation beyond Standards
Finding Out What Is Right or Wrong
Evaluation as an Awareness Device
Evaluation as a Management Device
Appraising the Facility
Appraising Staff Performance
Appraising Resources
Services and Program Appraisal
Administrator's Program Appraisal
Evaluation to Assess Value
Assessing Student Learning
After the First Year
The Continuing Need for More Research
Exercises
Notes
7-THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MANAGEMENT
Policy Statement and Needs Assessment
Objectives
Organizing
Systematic Feedback and Adjustments
Planning for Extended Projects
Scheduling the School Library
Electronic Calendars and Daily Plan Books
Budget
The Fiscal Year
Acquiring Resources: The Purchasing Process
Purchasing Materials
Selecting Equipment
Writing Specifications
Cost Accountability and the School Librarian
Writing Proposals to Expand Programs
Developing the Statement of Needs
Preparing Goals and Objectives
Establishing the Plan of Action
Planning for Evaluation
Deciding the Dissemination
Describing Local Resources
Building the Budget
Additional Considerations
Exercises
Notes
8-LIBRARY SPACES AND CONTENTS
The Library Space
Rearranging Facilities
Remodeling the Facility
Planning New Facilities
Moving a School Library
Housing the Collection
Exercises
Notes
9-INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Creating a Collection Development Policy
Goals and Objectives
Materials to Be Included or Excluded
Selection Guidelines
Acquisitions Processes
Policies on Donations
Circulation of Resources
Weeding Collections
What to Do in Case of a Challenge
Protections for Privacy/Intellectual Freedom
Defending the Right to Access Information
What CIPA Requires
Policies Regarding the Ethical Use of Information
Copyright
Preservation and Archival Functions
Building and Maintaining the Resource Collection
Organizing Information
Selecting Materials
Relevance of Materials
Selecting Information from the Internet
De-selection of Materials (Weeding)
Exercises
Note
10-MANAGING PERSONNEL
The Library Advisory Committee
Analyzing Your Leadership Style
Library Staff
Standards of Performance
Hiring Staff
Practicum Students
Support Staff in the Library
Students and the Library
Teachers and the Library
Administrators and the Library
Parents and the Library
Friends of the Library
The Community and the Library
Relationships with Other Types of Libraries
Exercises
Notes
PART III KEEPING UP
11-LEADING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Infrastructure and Access
The School Librarian and Technology
Willingness to Change
The Tech Squad
Building the Technology Plan
Thinking about Software
The Challenges of Social Networking
Keeping Up with Technology
Level of Impact
Micro Documentation of Impact
It's Not Going Away
Exercises
Notes
12-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
Planning Professional Development
Professional Development for the School Librarian
MOOCs
Webinars
Workshops and Institutes
Professional Associations
Education Associations
Library and Media Associations
International Associations
Exercises
Notes
13-ADVOCACY
Changing Perceptions
Marketing
What to Market
How to Market
Promotion
Preparing Presentations
Advocacy to Activism
School Librarians and the Political Process
Lobbying at Home
State and National Legislative Lobbying
School Librarians as Politicians
School Librarians: Advocating in the Global Community
Exercises
Notes
14-THE FUTURE
How Fast Everything Changes
Maintaining a School Library Program That Is Appropriate
The School Librarian as Leader
Gathering Support
Student Support
Teacher Support
Administrator Support
Parent Support
Community Support
Not Jumping onto Every Bandwagon
The Future
Place
Content
Lifelong Learning
Survival
Exercises
Note
Appendix A Sample Letter of Application
Appendix B Questionnaire
Appendix C List of Research Resources
Appendix D Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan
Appendix E Publications List
Appendix F Sample Budget
Appendix G Volunteers
Appendix H Writing a Technology Plan
Appendix I Article for the Los Angeles Times
Appendix J Sample Letter to Legislator
Appendix K 50 Ways
Index
Acknowledgments
PART I IN THE BEGINNING
1-BECOMING A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
A Day in the Life of an Elementary School Librarian
A Day in the Life of a Middle School Librarian
A Day in the Life of a High School Librarian
School Librarian Competencies
Choosing a School Library Education Program
2-FROM THEN TO NOW
History of Education in the United States
The Education Environment Today
Challenges to Traditional Education
Distance Education
History of School Libraries in the United States
The School Library Environment Today
Exercises
Notes
3-GOING TO WORK
License/Credential to Practice
How to Find a Job
Interviewing for the Position
Coping with Reality
Managing a District with Only Aides or Volunteers
Exercises
PART II GOING TO WORK
4-BEGINNING THE JOB
Determining District Administrative Practice
The School Librarian in the School
Facility Factors
Digital Resources
The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
Human Factors
Finding Out about Library Staff
Finding Out about Building Administrators
Finding Out about Teachers
Finding Out about Students
Finding Out about Parents and Caregivers
Collection Factors
Locating Curricular Resources
Circulation of Materials and Equipment
When Students Arrive
Exercises
Note
5-THE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Reading
Ready Access to a Good Book Helps Improve Reading Skills
Commercial Reading Incentive and Software Programs
Sharing Reading and Curriculum Research
The Education Program and the Curriculum
Analyzing Teaching Methods
Helping Improve Teacher Assignments
Understanding the Learner
Understanding Curriculum
The School Librarian as Teacher
Teaching All Kinds of Literacy
Inquiry Learning
The School Librarian in the Classroom
The School Library as Classroom
Makerspaces
Awareness for Teachers and Administrators
Improving the Curriculum
Exercises
Notes
6-ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Quantitative and Qualitative Measures
Deciding What to Measure
Assessment and Evaluation beyond Standards
Finding Out What Is Right or Wrong
Evaluation as an Awareness Device
Evaluation as a Management Device
Appraising the Facility
Appraising Staff Performance
Appraising Resources
Services and Program Appraisal
Administrator's Program Appraisal
Evaluation to Assess Value
Assessing Student Learning
After the First Year
The Continuing Need for More Research
Exercises
Notes
7-THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MANAGEMENT
Policy Statement and Needs Assessment
Objectives
Organizing
Systematic Feedback and Adjustments
Planning for Extended Projects
Scheduling the School Library
Electronic Calendars and Daily Plan Books
Budget
The Fiscal Year
Acquiring Resources: The Purchasing Process
Purchasing Materials
Selecting Equipment
Writing Specifications
Cost Accountability and the School Librarian
Writing Proposals to Expand Programs
Developing the Statement of Needs
Preparing Goals and Objectives
Establishing the Plan of Action
Planning for Evaluation
Deciding the Dissemination
Describing Local Resources
Building the Budget
Additional Considerations
Exercises
Notes
8-LIBRARY SPACES AND CONTENTS
The Library Space
Rearranging Facilities
Remodeling the Facility
Planning New Facilities
Moving a School Library
Housing the Collection
Exercises
Notes
9-INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Creating a Collection Development Policy
Goals and Objectives
Materials to Be Included or Excluded
Selection Guidelines
Acquisitions Processes
Policies on Donations
Circulation of Resources
Weeding Collections
What to Do in Case of a Challenge
Protections for Privacy/Intellectual Freedom
Defending the Right to Access Information
What CIPA Requires
Policies Regarding the Ethical Use of Information
Copyright
Preservation and Archival Functions
Building and Maintaining the Resource Collection
Organizing Information
Selecting Materials
Relevance of Materials
Selecting Information from the Internet
De-selection of Materials (Weeding)
Exercises
Note
10-MANAGING PERSONNEL
The Library Advisory Committee
Analyzing Your Leadership Style
Library Staff
Standards of Performance
Hiring Staff
Practicum Students
Support Staff in the Library
Students and the Library
Teachers and the Library
Administrators and the Library
Parents and the Library
Friends of the Library
The Community and the Library
Relationships with Other Types of Libraries
Exercises
Notes
PART III KEEPING UP
11-LEADING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Infrastructure and Access
The School Librarian and Technology
Willingness to Change
The Tech Squad
Building the Technology Plan
Thinking about Software
The Challenges of Social Networking
Keeping Up with Technology
Level of Impact
Micro Documentation of Impact
It's Not Going Away
Exercises
Notes
12-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
Planning Professional Development
Professional Development for the School Librarian
MOOCs
Webinars
Workshops and Institutes
Professional Associations
Education Associations
Library and Media Associations
International Associations
Exercises
Notes
13-ADVOCACY
Changing Perceptions
Marketing
What to Market
How to Market
Promotion
Preparing Presentations
Advocacy to Activism
School Librarians and the Political Process
Lobbying at Home
State and National Legislative Lobbying
School Librarians as Politicians
School Librarians: Advocating in the Global Community
Exercises
Notes
14-THE FUTURE
How Fast Everything Changes
Maintaining a School Library Program That Is Appropriate
The School Librarian as Leader
Gathering Support
Student Support
Teacher Support
Administrator Support
Parent Support
Community Support
Not Jumping onto Every Bandwagon
The Future
Place
Content
Lifelong Learning
Survival
Exercises
Note
Appendix A Sample Letter of Application
Appendix B Questionnaire
Appendix C List of Research Resources
Appendix D Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan
Appendix E Publications List
Appendix F Sample Budget
Appendix G Volunteers
Appendix H Writing a Technology Plan
Appendix I Article for the Los Angeles Times
Appendix J Sample Letter to Legislator
Appendix K 50 Ways
Index