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Articles | Guides/Handbooks | Policy Documents | Printables SLiP:
School Library Information Portal: The Canadian Connection to
School Library Documents comes from the CLA and it contains Canadian
documents and links on Advocacy, Standards & Policies, School
Library Programs, Professional Development, Research, and Management.
Advice for a New Library Media Specialist contains some practical advice in point-form so it's a quick read. CBC News:
Coalition
Says There's A Crisis in Canada's School Libraries (11
March 2002) discusses the effects on student achievement as well
as on the Canadian publishing industry. Doug Johnson:
Presentations and Workshops (handouts in PDF): Education Week: Libraries Seeking Updated Role As Learning Center by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo (1997) discusses the changing role of school libraries. ERIC
Digests (short reports
of 1,000 - 1,500 words on topics of interest in education): For the Love of Books Program by Dee Damkoehler, Metcalf Laboratory School describes a book donation program in a school library. Media Awareness
Network: Web
Awareness for Librarians: Knowing the Issues contains
resources on safety and responsibility online, authentication
of information, and online marketing and privacy issues. New Media Specalist's Page looks like an assignment for a teacher-librarian course. It contains useful information for the new teacher-librarian, media specialist, etc. There are interviewing tips (some really good questions here) as well as hints and advice. Ontario Library
Association: Issue: School
Library Staffing In Ontario discusses the erosion in school
library staffing. Oz-TeacherNet: Why use the Internet in the classroom? is a short presentation on using the Internet in classrooms. School Librarians: A Field Guide to an Evolving Species (PDF) by Joyce Valenza discusses the changing role of the teacher-librarian. School Library Journal Online Articles:
Technology
and the Changing Role of Teacher-Librarians by Shirley
Bens Using the School Library/Media Center to Celebrate Diversity of Traditions Via Bridging Cultures by Madeleine Hoss, Metcalf Laboratory School (March 1998)
CLA:
Net
Safe; Net Smart: Managing and Communicating About the Internet
in the Library contains among other things a 16-page
Toolkit (2000; PDF): Internet Service in Public Libraries, Legal
Issues, A Parent's Guide to Safety on the Internet, and Public
Access: A Media Guide for Libraries. Cataloguing
and Processing: A Resource for School Library Personnel
(1997) by the Manitoba
Department of Education and Training. Handbook for school
libraries that covers library organization, rules and authorities,
organization, automation, descriptive cataloguing, subject headings,
classification, audiovisual materials, typing catalogue cards,
filing cards, processing, MARC cataloguing, and sources of MARC
records. There is also an Abbreviations page as well as a Glossary
and Bibliography.
Collection Development Training for Arizona Public Libraries was designed for small and rural public libraries, but it is a very handy guide for teacher-librarians as well. The site covers policies, community needs assessment, resource selection, acquisitions, weeding, intellectual freedom, collection assessment, preservation, and donations. Education Materials Selection Handbook (1990) from the School District of Hillsborough County contains information on policies, procedures, and guidelines. Handbook for Storytellers offers hints and suggestions on storytelling. Houston Independent School District: Librarian Appraisal System (1997) contains the history/philosophy of the system, appraisal procedures, forms, and lists competency areas and responsibilities for teacher-librarians. Information
Technology in Education K-12
by Holly Gunn contains
information on incorporating technology into the curriculum. The
site covers computers in education, education in Canada, information
literacy, search engines, internet searching, teacher-librarian
sources, virtual school library, and webquests and other online
learning modules. Patchwork: Handbook for Montana's Small School Libraries contains information on the school library media center administration, collection development, acquisitions and organization, information literacy, and additional resources. Prince Edward
Island: Building
Information Literacy: Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers
and Independent Lifelong Learners is a website that contains
information on information literacy and learning, the information
process, student learning outcomes, as well as resource-based
learning units and help developing your own units. Queen's Libraries:
Library
Tutorials So You Want to Be a School Media Specialist… (1997) is a guide to becoming a school media specialist from the First Day to Personnel to Facilities. Not very detailed but it provides a quick overview of the job, and links to other resources. Taft Library Media Centre: Resources for Developing a Collaborative Integrated Instructional Program is divided into Towards a Flexible Schedule: Rationale and Support Materials, and Information Skill Resources for Collaborating with Teachers and Students. TeleEducation
NB: Learning
on the Web by Michael Elliot and Rory McGreal is
a manual on designing online courses. UPEI:
School Library Program:
A Handbook for School Administrators provides information
on evaluation, improvement, collection development, relationship
between the teacher-librarian and administrator, and links. Virginia Department of Education: Acceptable Internet Use Policies: A Handbook When
the Censor Comes: A guide for teachers, librarians, booksellers
and other who disseminate the printed word (1996) is produced
by the Freedom of Expression Committee Book and Periodical
Council. The site contains definitions, how to prevent and
deal with censorship, sample wording for material selection policies,
other resources, and more.
AASL: Position Statement on Resource Based Instruction: Role of the School Library Media Specialist in Reading Development is a short statement on integral elements of an effective reading program. BC Ministry
of Education:
Integrated Resource Packages School District
#43:
Learning Outcomes for Information Literacy K-12 (September
1999) contains learning outcomes by grade based on the
BC curriculum. Bellingham Public Schools: Library Media Frameworks is a short document that contains the district's vision, standards, and elementary and secondary scenarios. CSLA:
Position Statements: Statement
on Effective School Library Programs in Canada (2000)
is a 5-paragraph statement on the role of the school library in
education. Canadian
School Library Association: Government
of Saskatchewan:
Resource-Based Learning Policy: Guidelines and Responsibilities
for Saskatchewan Learning Resource Centres contains guidelines
for program, personnel, facilities, collection, and budget. The
site also describes the roles of the province, division, and school
in developing and maintaining resource centres. Information Literacy: Guidelines for Kingergarten through Grade 12 are guidelines from California. IASL: Documents Related to School Librarianship contains IASL documents and articles as well as links to other documents on the Internet. Lexington Public Schools: Department of Libraries and Information Technologies: Policy Documents contains their vision statement, role description, and technology plan. Maine Association
of School Libraries: SLMS
Evaluation Kit contains a job description, preparation
guides for the Library Media Specialist and Supervisor, as well
as a sample action plan, evaluation form, and sample evaluation.
Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines contains guidelines for using information and technology with specific skills. The guidelines are divided into Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location & Access, Use of Information, Synthesis & Presentation, and Evaluation. There is also a graphic organizer on Unit Planning Design which prove useful. Ontario School
Library Association: Information
Studies: Kindergarten to Grade 12 and
Statement
of Purpose for Ontario's School Library Information Centres, Policy
on the School Library Information Centre and the Role of the Teacher-Librarian,
and Position Statement on the Role of the Teacher-Librarian.
SKC: School
Library Implementation Plan is
a plan from one Canadian school which describes their plan in
terms of curriculum, staffing, resources, and facility. Texas Education Agency: Texas School Libraries discusses their school library standards in terms of student excellence, learning environment, curriculum integration, resources, management, and facilities. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Combined School & Public Libraries
A 12 Point Library/Media Program Checklist for Building Administrators (The Book Report, January 1996) by Doug Johnson helps you evaluate the currency of your library/media program. It contains the following 12 points with questions: professional staff and duties, professional support, collection size and development, facilities, curriculum and integration, resource-based teaching, information technology, networking & interlibrary loan, planning/yearly goals, budgeting, telecommunication, and policies/communications. AASL: Principal's Manual for Your School Library Media Program (PDF) is a 2-page pamphlet for principal's on assessing and planning for the school library media program. BCTLA:
Teachers and Teacher Librarians: Effective Educational Partners
is a pamphlet that can be
printed and shared with new teachers, or used to promote the library.
(PDF) Calgary Board
of Education: School
Libraries Supporting Quality Learning (1999; PDF document)
is a 7-page pamphlet that describes Calgary's vision of school
libraries. Iowa Educational Media Association: School Library Media Programs (PDF) pamphlet describes the effect on student achievement as well as well as standards for information literacy and student learning. San Diego County Office of Education: School Library Service Preparation Checklist for Author Visit is a short checklist for teachers or teacher-librarians. School Libraries in California: School and Public Library Cooperation (PDF) and Additions to the Draft (PDF) describe the nature of partnerships in California between school and public libraries. There are a number of other interesting documents on this site including a handy brochure on weeding and a 3-page document that lets you easily evaluate your library. Strategies for Developing Teacher Contacts Or: How to Pester Your Teachers by Debra Kay Logan offers 14 quick tips on wooing teachers. Texas Education Agency: Evaluation for the School Librarian (PDF) contains a self-report, and forms for the evaluation of curriculum integration, resources, management, public relations, and professional responsibilities as well as the evaluation criteria and intervention plans. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Department of Educational Foundations, Library Media Program: 901 School Library Media Specialist Intern Checklist (1996)
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