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Modeled on the best-selling format of ALA's best selling The Whole Library Handbook (ALA Editions, 1998), this book is the one-stop resource for everything related to the school library media center.

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• Abbreviations Used in This Book(p. ix)
• Dedication(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xiii)
• 1 History
• A New Vision(p. 1)
• History of School Libraries and Library Media Centers(p. 2)
• Pioneers and Leaders in Library Service to Young People(p. 5)
• 103 Outstanding School Librarians(p. 12)
• National School Library Media Program of the Year Winners(p. 23)
• The SLJ Spending Survey(p. 25)
• 2 Professionalism
• Information Power: What Media Specialists Do(p. 29)
• Is the Library Profession Over-Organized?(p. 30)
• National, State, and Local School Library Organizations(p. 32)
• Preplanning for a Library Conference(p. 37)
• ALA Youth Divisions (AASL/ALSC/YALSA): Staff and Contact Information(p. 38)
• ALA Youth Division Presidents(p. 39)
• NCATE/ALA Schools(p. 40)
• Departments of Education in the United States(p. 42)
• International School Library Organizations(p. 49)
• Principals of Success: Getting the Boss's Attention Is Crucial to Your Effectiveness(p. 56)
• Evolution of Education for School Librarians(p. 57)
• Stop the Whining(p. 59)
• Stepping Outside!(p. 61)
• How to Be an International School Librarian(p. 62)
• 3 Materials
• Information Power(p. 67)
• Collection Development: Our Assignment through History(p. 67)
• Evaluating Your Library Media Center Collection(p. 70)
• Children's Freedom to Read(p. 71)
• School Library Resources: Jobbers(p. 74)
• Developing Electronic Library Collections(p. 77)
• The Search Is On(p. 79)
• Online Selection Tools(p. 84)
• Race Matters: A Librarian Looks at Books about Racial Identity and Relationships(p. 85)
• Books Behind Bars(p. 87)
• Ability, Disability, and Picture Books(p. 90)
• Serving Special Needs Students: Criteria for Material Selection(p. 93)
• E-books: Flash in the Pan or Wave of the Future?(p. 95)
• Comic Books and Graphic Novels in the Library(p. 98)
• Sex Information(p. 101)
• How Does Your Garden Grow? Pruning vs. Weeding(p. 103)
• The Pros and Cons of Squelching Library Theft(p. 105)
• A Door Half Open: Young People's Access to Fiction Related to Homosexuality(p. 106)
• 4 Guidelines
• IFLA School Libraries Section Guidelines(p. 113)
• 5 Evaluation
• Information Power(p. 133)
• School Library Media Centers (LMC) and Academic Achievement(p. 133)
• Accountability and the School Teacher Librarian(p. 134)
• Block Scheduling: A Survivor's Guide(p. 138)
• Internet Skill Rubrics for Teachers(p. 147)
• Reading Danger Points(p. 151)
• How Administrators Can Evaluate School Libraries(p. 152)
• Student Assessment: A Critical Function of the School Library Media Specialist(p. 155)
• Irrefutable Evidence(p. 157)
• 6 Credentials
• ALA/AASL Standards for School Library Media Specialists(p. 163)
• National Board Standards for Library Media Specialists(p. 170)
• National Board Effects on Library Education(p. 171)
• 7 Technology
• Information Power(p. 177)
• Who Should Be Running Your District's Technology Department?(p. 177)
• Imitation on the Web: Flattery, Fair Use, or Felony?(p. 179)
• Evaluating Information on the Internet(p. 182)
• Student Rights and the Freedom to Read(p. 185)
• 10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library(p. 187)
• Networks for School Librarians: IASL-LINK and LM_NET(p. 189)
• Remaking Your Website in Seven Easy Steps(p. 192)
• 8 Operations
• Information Power(p. 195)
• School Libraries: Inviting Spaces for Learning(p. 195)
• Breaking Out of the Box: Reinventing a Juvenile-Center Library(p. 198)
• Designing a School Library(p. 200)
• Building Digital Libraries for Analog People: 10 Common Design Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them(p. 207)
• Making the Library Accessible: An Inclusive Approach(p. 212)
• Remodeling the Media Center(p. 217)
• Developing Bid Specifications for Facilities Projects(p. 219)
• Give Yourself a Behavior Management Makeover(p. 222)
• Good Behavior: How School Librarians Can Reap If They Sow(p. 225)
• The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment(p. 227)
• State School Safety Centers(p. 231)
• 9 Program
• Information Power(p. 235)
• Biggest Challenges for 2002, 2003, and 2004(p. 236)
• Taking the Lead in Developing Learning Communities(p. 236)
• Implementing Change: What School Library Media Specialists Should Know(p. 243)
• Making Flexible Access and Flexible Scheduling Work Today(p. 250)
• The Marriage of Literacy and Libraries through Collaboration(p. 251)
• Teaching Information Skills to Students with Disabilities: What Works(p. 253)
• Indirect Advocacy(p. 256)
• Articulation from School to Society(p. 260)
• Book Club on a Budget(p. 262)
• A Visit to a University Library(p. 264)
• Methods of Teaching Information Literacy(p. 265)
• How Would I Recognize Information Literacy If I Saw It in Action?(p. 267)
• Rx for Cut and Clip(p. 268)
• Tools for Learning(p. 269)
• Book Bags and Curiosity Kits: An Idea for the Early Grades(p. 270)
• Critical Thinking 101: The Basics of Evaluating Information(p. 271)
• Tell Me a Story(p. 276)
• 10 Promotion
• Information Power: Advocacy(p. 281)
• It's Time to Dispel Some Myths(p. 281)
• Celebrate @ Your Library(p. 284)
• Marketing the Changing Role of the SLMS(p. 285)
• The Hole Truth: Librarians Need to Emphasize What They Have to Offer(p. 286)
• Promoting Library Advocacy and Information Literacy from an "Invisible Library"(p. 288)
• At Least 101 Ways to Put the ACTIVE in Proactive!(p. 290)
• Priming the Pump(p. 293)
• How to Gain Support from Your Board and Administration(p. 294)
• Advocacy in Less than Five Pages(p. 298)
• AASL Advocacy Toolkit(p. 300)
• 11 Funding
• Information Power(p. 303)
• Managing the Budget(p. 303)
• How School Libraries Are Funded(p. 306)
• The Budget(p. 307)
• Understanding Budgeting Procedures(p. 309)
• Sample Budget Process(p. 313)
• Proposal Writing(p. 314)
• Creating a Working Campaign to Secure Funding(p. 318)
• Think Money in the Bank for Your School(p. 320)
• Finding Funds to Go High-Tech(p. 322)
• Grant Writing Made Easy(p. 324)
• A Wealth of Information on Foundations and the Grant Seeking Process(p. 327)
• Preparing a Proposal Budget(p. 331)
• 12 Staff Development
• Training Needs of School Library Staff for Service Delivery to Students with Disabilities(p. 333)
• Professional Development for the Library Media Specialist(p. 339)
• The Value of Staff Development(p. 340)
• 13 Issues
• Information Power(p. 343)
• Library Bill of Rights(p. 344)
• Questions and Answers on Intellectual Freedom(p. 345)
• Stolen Words: Copyright in a Nutshell(p. 347)
• Managing Copyright in Schools(p. 349)
• Filtered or Unfiltered?(p. 354)
• Web of Deceit(p. 356)
• Obtaining Permission to Copy or Perform a Work(p. 358)
• School Libraries and Student Achievement: Proof of the Power(p. 361)
• Does an Unsupervised Clerk in the LMC Make a Difference in Academic Achievement?(p. 365)
• Relationship with Public Libraries(p. 366)
• Knowledge Quest Author Guidelines(p. 368)
• Library Media Connection Author Guidelines(p. 371)
• School Library Journal Author Guidelines(p. 373)
• 14 Diversity
• Improving Computer-Use Success for Students of Diverse Backgrounds(p. 375)
• 15 Librariana
• What Practicing School Library Media Specialists Say about Collection Development(p. 381)
• Appendix Periodical Publishers(p. 385)
• Index(p. 389)

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School Library Journal Review

Over 100 recently published articles are reprinted in this well-organized compilation. Grouped sequentially by subject, the articles are each written by an expert or practitioner working in the field. Patterned on George Eberhart's classic series "Whole Library Handbooks" (ALA), these articles have been culled from books and professional publications dealing specifically with library issues. Most chapters open with an introduction gleaned from ALA's Information Power (1998). The history segment spotlights (with photos when possible) about 50 school librarians instrumental in bringing school libraries into the 21st century. The materials chapter digs into selection, security, and audience issues. Program, promotion, and funding issues are covered nicely, as are topics relating to copyright and general intellectual freedom, libraries and test score data, and access. Nuggets of gold can be unearthed here by reading pieces by in-the-trenches school librarians. The multiple acronyms listed up front are helpful, and the list of school library-related periodicals is comprehensive, as is the index. A useful reference tool.-Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Patterned after George Eberhart's The Whole Library Handbook (ALA, 2000), this book features articles and book parts compiled for students and school library media specialists. Selections are organized in 15 categories that cover such topics as the history of school libraries, school librarianship as a profession, evaluation, technology, programming, and funding. Clear writing and astute insights mark the selections, each of which concludes with a complete journal or book citation. More coverage of reading enjoyment, reading aloud, and readers'-advisory services for children would have been helpful. The use of clip art to illustrate the selections is not an enhancement. Nevertheless, the book is recommended for school library media specialists, their administrators, and library-school students. --Sharon E. Cohen Copyright 2005 Booklist