Mentoring is defined as a professional relationship between an experienced person and inexperienced person. When newly hired library media specialists enter their schools, they often become part of the district's mentoring program. Yet, mentoring these new professionals can be problematic for school districts. In addition, when a library media…

Collaborating with teachers is a critical part of the library media center program. It is one of the most effective ways librarians can positively impact the learning of students and build relationships with teachers. Collaborative teaching is the best way for librarians to become an active part of the educational process. In this article, the…

Collaboration in the library need not always follow the standard pattern of "one" library media specialist working with "one" core teacher. Why not toss an art or drama instructor into the mix and watch the fun and excitement intensify? In this day of testing and curriculum standards, creative projects involving several staff members are too often…

A report of a national survey of recent school library legislation action at the federal, state, and local level. (Author)

"Media Programs: District and School" offers the practitioner a framework for local adaptation in planning and evaluating an effective media program. It also provides us with an instrument for determining the standards of excellence that can guide us in local program development. (Author)

Gives 35 questions designed for self-analysis. (PF)

The School Library Association (London, England) presents a brief and simplified version of the 1967 "Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules" along with cataloging rules for non-book materials based on the "Non-book Materials: Cataloguing Rules" of 1973. The 33 rules are briefly stated, and short examples are given for main entries,…

Properly nurtured, the volunteer movement in education--and volunteers in our school media centers--will be with us for a long time. (Author)

An interview with Lindy Davis, school librarian in Delta Junction, Alaska. (PF)

School librarianship is now recognized as a section of the International Federation of Library Associations. The section is to act as an international forum for communication with those interested in school library services and will plan projects to assist school library development throughout the world. (JAB)

The total system view shows that the school library is inseparable from the system it serves. It is a part of the total system, its objectives are derived from the total system, and its operations and procedures are designed to facilitate its contribution to the total system. (12 references) (Author)

The development of a library section of the Catholic Educational Association into the Catholic Library Association which is commemorating its 50th anniversary, is briefly described. (NH)