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This new edition of an ALA bestseller remains an indispensable all-in-one resource for everything related to the school library media center. Articles from dozens of respected authors and experts, culled from popular journals such as Knowledge Quest and School Library Journal, cover everything of interest to the contemporary school librarian, includingProfessional development and career guidanceInformation on collection development and school library resources such as books, periodicals, e-mail discussion groups, databases, websites, and moreProgramming, partnering, promoting, and collaborating for student successInnovative ways to use technology like social networking and e-books in service of educationTips for analyzing and strengthening ongoing programsBuilding and maintaining healthy relationships with stakeholdersCovering a wide range of important information in one handy volume, this stimulating handbook is a must-have for every school librarian.

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• Dedication(p. vi)
• Preface(p. vii)
• 1 The Profession
• Flip This Library(p. 1)
• A Tribute to a Giant: Cora Paul Bomar(p. 4)
• Conference 101(p. 7)
• From Bossy Girls to Bug Eaters(p. 10)
• The Inner Teacher-Leader: The Staff Developer(p. 12)
• Have MLS, Will Travel(p. 13)
• Opening the Door to Leadership: The Key(p. 17)
• 50 Ways to Succeed @ Your Library(p. 19)
• Professional Development through Learning Circles(p. 23)
• Working Together Internationally(p. 23)
• 2 Collection Development
• Children's Magazines and Collection Development(p. 27)
• Collaborating with Teachers to Empower Students(p. 28)
• The International Children's Digital Library(p. 30)
• Getting Started with Graphic Novels(p. 34)
• More Than Just Superheroes in Tights(p. 35)
• What Is Manga?(p. 36)
• 3 Evaluation
• Getting It Together(p. 39)
• The Impact of School Libraries on Academic Achievement(p. 40)
• A New California Study(p. 43)
• Staying the Course: Racing for Ohio's Students(p. 45)
• Survey Your World(p. 48)
• Evidence = Assessment = Advocacy(p. 49)
• High Stakes for School Librarians(p. 54)
• What Does It Really Look Like When Students Are Learning in the Library?(p. 55)
• Evidence-Based Manifesto(p. 60)
• 4 Technology
• The First Step in Online Learning(p. 65)
• Testing the Web 2.0 Waters(p. 68)
• Using Social Bookmarking to Organize the Web(p. 70)
• The Web Is Alive with the Sound of Podcasts(p. 72)
• To Kindle or Just Burst into Flame?(p. 74)
• Facebook as a Virtual Literature Circle(p. 75)
• The Accidental Technology Steward(p. 79)
• The Access Pennsylvania Database Project(p. 82)
• 5 Operations
• From Library to Learning Commons(p. 85)
• 12 Steps to a Winning First Year(p. 88)
• Children, Teens, and the Construction of Information Spaces(p. 90)
• Proposal Writing(p. 95)
• 6 Programming
• Don't Hesitate, Just Collaborate(p. 103)
• Do You Really Want Boys in Your Library?(p. 104)
• What Libraries and Kids Can Learn about Gaming: ALSC Children and Technology Committee(p. 106)
• Partnerships for Teen Tech Week(p. 109)
• The Games People Play(p. 110)
• LAN Party, Anyone?(p. 111)
• Teen Tech Week on a Budget(p. 113)
• 50 Ways to Promote Reading in Your Library(p. 114)
• Give 'Em Something to Talk About(p. 117)
• Building a Community of High School Readers(p. 119)
• Reaching Reluctant Readers with Nonaction(p. 123)
• 7 Advocacy
• Call to Action for Library Media Specialists(p. 125)
• School Library Advocacy from an Unexpected Source(p. 127)
• Legislator in the Library Day(p. 128)
• Educating School Administrators(p. 131)
• Putting Students First(p. 134)
• The School Library Link(p. 137)
• 8 Underserved
• Access for Students with Disabilities(p. 139)
• Accommodating Learning Differences(p. 140)
• A Parent's View(p. 145)
• The Response to Intervention Model(p. 146)
• 9 Contemporary Issues
• Advocating for Intellectual Freedom(p. 149)
• The Challenge of Challenges(p. 150)
• Cyberbullying from Playground to Computer(p. 152)
• What to do about Cyberbullying(p. 155)
• What Is the "First-Sale" Doctrine?(p. 157)
• Appendix(p. 159)
• Index(p. 163)

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Booklist Review

The intent in this update is to provide generally short selections, culled from popular school library magazines, that reflect current practice. Woolls and Loertscher are internationally known school librarianship educators. Since this is an ALA publication, the articles selected draw from the periodicals of the association and its youth divisions. Two ABC-CLIO periodicals (Woolls is a consulting editor for Libraries Unlimited), Canada's Teacher Librarian (which Loertscher used to edit), a couple of state school library periodicals, and School Library Journal round out the list. Surprisingly, Booklist and VOYA were not included. The 63 articles vary in length from one-half page to seven pages. Most articles are excerpts, although it is not apparent the extent of those selected parts. The articles are clustered into nine topics: the profession, collection development, evaluation, technology, operations, programming (mainly reading promotion), advocacy, underserved populations (mainly students with disabilities), and contemporary issues (mainly legal issues). The volume is more of a sampler than a systematic, exhaustive collection in terms of topics (e.g., one tribute, one author article), but it is disappointing not to see reference-information services, multiculturalism, or more statistics. This one-stop dip into school library practice is a fun way to provide a glimpse into some of the writing out there meant to help folks in the field.--Farmer, Lesley Copyright 2010 Booklist