The Whole School Library Handbook 2

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.

This new edition of an ALA bestseller remains an indispensable all-in-one resource for everything related to the school library media center.

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.

Table of ContentsDedicationPreface1: The ProfessionFlip This LibraryDavid V. LoertscherA Tribute to a Giant: Cora Paul BowmanBlanche WoollsConference 101Jeri KladderFrom Bossy Girls to Bug EatersSharon Korbeck VerbetenThe Inner Teacher-Leader: The Staff DeveloperPat Franklin and Claire Gatrell StephensHave MLS, Will TravelHelen R. AdamsOpening the Door to Leadership–The KeySharon CoatneyFifty Ways to Succeed @ Your LibraryBlanche WoollsProfessional Development through Learning CirclesPeggy MourerWorking Together InternationallyTerry Freedman2: Collection DevelopmentChildren’s Magazines and Collection DevelopmentSusan PatronCollaborating with Teachers to Empower Students @ Your LibraryEleanor B. HoweThe International Children’s Digital Library: Increasing Children’s Access to Books Through TechnologyAnna Carlson WeeksGetting Started with Graphic Novels in School LibrariesElizabeth HaynesGot Graphic Novels?Zahra M. Baird and Tracey JacksonWhat Is Manga?Giles Poitras3: EvaluationGetting It TogetherBrian KenneyImpact of School Libraries on Academic AchievementKeith Curry LanceA New California StudyDouglas AchtermanStaying the CourseDebra Kay LoganSurvey Your WorldKathy FredrickEvidence=Assessment=AdvocacyPamela Kramer and Linda DickmanHigh Stakes for School LibrariansChris LehmannWhat Does It Really Look Like When Students Are learning in the LibraryAllison ZmudaEvidence-based ManifestoRoss Todd4: TechnologyFirst Steps in Online Learning: Creating an Environment for Instructional Support and AssessmentPriscilla DandoTesting the Web 2.0 WatersMark E. FunkUsing Social Bookmarking to Organize the WebKristin FontichiaroThe Web Is Alive with the Sound of . . . PodcastsKathy FredrickTo Kindle or Just Burst into Flame?C. D. McLeanFacebook and Virtual Literature Circle Partnership in Building a Community of ReadersPriscilla StewartThe Accidental Technology Steward: Or, How You Can Gamble Very Little to Gain a LotNancy WhiteAccess PA Database Project: 22 Years of InnovationMardy McGaw5: OperationsFrom Library to Learning Commons: A MetamorphosisValerie DiggsTwelve Steps to a Winning First YearKaren HodgesChildren Teens and the Construction of Information SpacesDavid V. LoertscherProposal WritingBlanche Woolls6: ProgrammingDon’t Hesitate, Just Collaborate!Lynne F. BurkBoy Story: Do You Really Want Boys in Your Library?Helen CoxGoing for Games: What Libraries and Kids Can Learn about GamingALSC Children and Technology CommitteePartnerships for Teen Tech WeekStephanie IserThe Games People PlayJenny LevineLAN Party, Anyone?Jim PetersonTeen Tech Week on a BudgetJami SchwarzwalderFifty Ways to Promote Teen Reading in Your LibraryC. D. McLeanLet’s Give ’em Something to Talk about Contemporary Fiction and Nineteenth-century PoetryMichael NailorBuilding a Community of High School ReadersJulia RobertsReaching Reluctant Readers with NonfictionJamie Watson and Jennifer Stencel7: AdvocacyCall to Action for Library Media SpecialistsJanice Gilmore-SeeSchool Library Advocacy from an Unexpected SourceCarol HeinsdorfLegislator in the Library DayChristie KaalandEducating School AdministratorsDeborah LevitovPutting Students FirstDebra Kay LoganThe School Library Is the Link to Connecting with ParentsMichelle McGarry8: UnderservedAccess for Students with DisabilitiesHelen R. AdamsLD Accommodations in the School LibrarySandy GuildA Parent’s ViewPaula HolmesLibrarians Role in the “Response to Intervention” ModelDeb Hoover9: Contemporary IssuesAdvocating for Intellectual Freedom with Principals and TeachersHelen R. AdamsThe Challenge of Challenges: Understanding and Being PreparedGail DickinsonCyberbullying: From Playground to ComputerTara Anderson and Brian SturmMean Girls (and Boys): Cyberbullying and What Can Be Done about ItKathy FredrickWhat Is the “First Sale” Doctrine?Rebecca P. ButlerReframing the Library Media Specialist as a Learning SpecialistAllison Zmuda and Violet H. HaradaAppendixIndex