The school library media manager

The perfect book for teaching the administration of school library media centers. After a brief history of the role of the media specialist, readers learn how to choose a credential program, how to find the requirements for working in each of the 50 states, what to do when looking for and choosing a job, and how to survive the first week in that new position. Chapters then expand on the challenges of the first week, introducing collections, facilities, personnel, and technology. Sections also cover: collaborating with teachers, how to write a proposal, and how to accept leadership responsibilities, including the role of a media specialist in the legislative process.

This revision will update information and change some of the emphasis from previous editions, particularly in the areas of the role of the library media specialist in the teaching of reading, the assessment of student learning, the leadership role of the school librarian and the impact of new technologies on the management of the library media center.

• Chapter 1 The School Library Media Center in Today's Global Environment
• Chapter 2 School Library Media Centers Today
• Chapter 3 Becoming a School Library Media Specialist: Choosing and Beginning the Job
• Chapter 4 Choosing and Beginning the Job
• Chapter 5 On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program
• Chapter 6 On the Job: Managing the Facility
• Chapter 7 On the Job: Managing Personnel
• Chapter 8 On the Job: Managing Access to Information
• Chapter 9 On the Job: Managing the Budget
• Chapter 10 On the Job: Managing Services
• Chapter 11 On the Job: School Library Media Centers and the Reading Program
• Chapter 12 On the Job: Advocacy and the Media Center
• Chapter 13 On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation and Assessment
• Chapter 14 On the Job: Cooperation, Networking, and Social Networking
• Chapter 15 Leadership and 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
• Appendix H Budget Information Needed for Grant Applications
• Appendix I Sample Letter to Legislator
• Index