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Direct linkStephens, Julie – Library Media Connection, 2011
Moving a library media center takes time, energy, and organization. As the sole media specialist/librarian for a new facility, this author has experienced moving material from another school. She learned a great deal and had help from people who volunteered their time and energy to make it happen. Although she does not claim to be a moving expert,…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Librarians, Library Materials
Purcell, Melissa – Library Media Connection, 2010
Due to a recent American Association of School Librarians (AASL) survey that indicated confusion, misperceptions, and inconsistencies about various job titles in the school librarian profession, the organization's leadership chose to officially adopt for the profession the title school librarian. They did this after carefully reviewing the data…
Descriptors: Library Administration, School Libraries, Educational Technology, Media Specialists
Dickinson, Gail K. – Library Media Connection, 2009
When American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) "Standards for the 21st Century Learner" were released in late 2007, librarians rushed to incorporate them in curricula at the local and state level and in existing lessons. After an initial frenzy of simply replacing old learning objectives with new ones, the field settled into the task of…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Guidelines, Librarians, Change
Alfaro, Laura – Library Media Connection, 2009
Closing a school library is not like switching out a broken computer with a working computer unit. Nor is it like moving a classroom of desks from one building to another. The collection is a wealth of information that is built and maintained to support the curriculum and student interests. It is a collection of categorized knowledge that must be…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Decision Making, Librarians, Library Administration
Dickinson, Gail K. – Library Media Connection, 2006
A library media specialist already knows from library school some things that he/she should do, namely collaborate with teachers to integrate information skills instruction with classroom content, encourage reading, teach wise use of technology, and advocate for the library media center program. Maybe what isn't talked about as much is what a…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Administration
McGhee, Marla W.; Jansen, Barbara A. – Library Media Connection, 2006
What administrators know and understand matters when it comes to organizing a school for teaching and learning. When principals and assistant principals discourage the use of practices unfamiliar to them or do not support best practices, they can actually hamper student achievement and professional growth. This is especially true when it comes to…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Principals, Interpersonal Relationship
