Discusses the need for school librarians to be familiar with basic cataloging rules and describes basic provisions of the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR) and its revisions in AACR2R. Explains terminology, including MARC records and IBBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description), and lists helpful Web sites for MARC records and…

Describes the value of an electronic database to record information for school library materials being considered for addition to the collection. Discusses marking titles from journals, entering the information into the database, sorting options, fields to include, and transferring records to other databases when materials are received and…

Presents a checklist of skills for school librarians to use with library science student interns. Areas of skills addressed include selection of materials, cataloging, vertical files, preparation of materials for shelving, circulation, audiovisual and computer equipment and procedures, administration, physical arrangement, relations with staff and…