The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition
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Woolls, Blanche and Coatney, Sharon. The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition. 6, Libraries Unlimited, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852572.
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Woolls, Blanche, and Sharon Coatney. The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition, 6. Libraries Unlimited, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852572
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Woolls, B. & Coatney, S. (2017). The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852572
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This sixth edition of Library Unlimited's classic school library management text describes new approaches to management and addresses the realities that school librarians face in today's quickly evolving information-based world.
• Provides information that progresses logically from preparing for the profession, to seeking a job, and to acting and managing in the role of the school librarian• Newly updated to offer additional insight into the challenges of leadership in changing school environments and specific information for school administration
• Addresses and emphasizes the value of school librarians in education and student achievement—information to be shared with school administration in an advocacy appeal
• Provides several appendixes of additional information
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition
Author(s): Woolls, Blanche; Coatney, Sharon;Contributors: Woolls, Blanche; Coatney, Sharon;Abstract:This sixth edition of Library Unlimited's classic school library management text describes new approaches to management and addresses the realities that school librarians face in today's quickly evolving information-based world.
• Provides information that progresses logically from preparing for the profession, to seeking a job, and to acting and managing in the role of the school librarian• Newly updated to offer additional insight into the challenges of leadership in changing school environments and specific information for school administration
• Addresses and emphasizes the value of school librarians in education and student achievement—information to be shared with school administration in an advocacy appeal
• Provides several appendixes of additional information
SortTitle: school library manager: surviving and thriving, 6th editionEdition: 6Author Info:Blanche WoollsauthorSharon CoatneyauthoreISBN-13: 9781440852572Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440852572.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440852565Imprint: Libraries UnlimitedPages: 288Publication Date: 20171127Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Series page ii3
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xiii14
- Acknowledgments xv16
- Part I In the Beginning 118
- Part II Going to Work 3754
- 4 Beginning the Job 3956
- 5 The Education Program 5572
- Reading 5572
- Ready Access to a Good Book Helps Improve Reading Skills 5774
- Commercial Reading Incentive and Software Programs 5976
- Sharing Reading and Curriculum Research 6077
- The Education Program and the Curriculum 6077
- Analyzing Teaching Methods 6178
- Helping Improve Teacher Assignments 6279
- Understanding the Learner 6380
- Understanding Curriculum 6380
- The School Librarian as Teacher 6582
- Teaching All Kinds of Literacy 6582
- Inquiry Learning 6683
- The School Librarian in the Classroom 6784
- The School Library as Classroom 6784
- Makerspaces 6885
- Awareness for Teachers and Administrators 6885
- Improving the Curriculum 6986
- Exercises 7087
- Notes 7188
- 6 Assessment and Evaluation 7390
- Quantitative and Qualitative Measures 7592
- Deciding What to Measure 7693
- Assessment and Evaluation beyond Standards 7794
- Evaluation as an Awareness Device 7895
- Evaluation as a Management Device 7895
- Evaluation to Assess Value 83100
- Assessing Student Learning 84101
- After the First Year 86103
- The Continuing Need for More Research 86103
- Exercises 87104
- Notes 87104
- 7 The Business Side of Management 89106
- Policy Statement and Needs Assessment 90107
- Objectives 92109
- Organizing 92109
- Systematic Feedback and Adjustments 94111
- Planning for Extended Projects 94111
- Scheduling the School Library 96113
- Electronic Calendars and Daily Plan Books 98115
- Budget 99116
- The Fiscal Year 101118
- Acquiring Resources: The Purchasing Process 102119
- Cost Accountability and the School Librarian 105122
- Writing Proposals to Expand Programs 107124
- Exercises 114131
- Notes 115132
- 8 Library Spaces and Contents 117134
- 9 Information Resource Management 131148
- Creating a Collection Development Policy 132149
- What to Do in Case of a Challenge 137154
- Protections for Privacy/Intellectual Freedom 138155
- Defending the Right to Access Information 139156
- Policies Regarding the Ethical Use of Information 141158
- Preservation and Archival Functions 142159
- Building and Maintaining the Resource Collection 142159
- Exercises 148165
- Note 148165
- 10 Managing Personnel 149166
- The Library Advisory Committee 150167
- Analyzing Your Leadership Style 151168
- Library Staff 151168
- Standards of Performance 152169
- Hiring Staff 154171
- Practicum Students 154171
- Support Staff in the Library 155172
- Teachers and the Library 157174
- Administrators and the Library 158175
- Parents and the Library 160177
- Friends of the Library 161178
- The Community and the Library 161178
- Relationships with Other Types of Libraries 162179
- Exercises 164181
- Notes 164181
- Students and the Library 155172
- Part III Keeping Up 167184
- 11 Leading through Technology 169186
- Infrastructure and Access 169186
- The School Librarian and Technology 170187
- Willingness to Change 171188
- The Tech Squad 171188
- Building the Technology Plan 172189
- Thinking about Software 172189
- The Challenges of Social Networking 173190
- Keeping Up with Technology 174191
- Level of Impact 175192
- Micro Documentation of Impact 176193
- It’s Not Going Away 177194
- Exercises 178195
- Notes 178195
- 12 Professional Development 179196
- Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) 180197
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) 180197
- Planning Professional Development 182199
- Professional Development for the School Librarian 185202
- MOOCs 185202
- Webinars 185202
- Workshops and Institutes 186203
- Professional Associations 186203
- Exercises 191208
- Notes 191208
- 13 Advocacy 193210
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