School Librarians of the 21st Century
"Building partnerships for learning..." ources

  
     
Library Media Specialists manage
the school library media center		  

Responsibilities include: (but are not limited to)
*managing a budget
*evaluating and purchasing books and materials,
*collection development,
*managing staff,volunteers and kids
*inventory and weeding,
*developing programs
*promoting media center programs,
*organization, maintenance of materials and records,
*performing district responsibilities,
*professional growth,
*designing websites, and

 
*plannning,and maintaining attractive and inviting facilities



Management support online includes: (but is not limited to)

The Internet School Library Media Center http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/index.html

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/index.html

INTERNET LIBRARY FOR LIBRARIANS http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
"A Portal Designed for Librarians to Locate Internet Resources Related to Their Profession"

ICONnect http://www.ala.org/ICONN/index.html
"ICONnect, an initiative of the American Association of School Librarians,
supports school library media specialists as they assume leadership positions in
the use of the Internet in the school community."
collaborator, technology specialist, and public relations.

Online Internet Institute http://oii.org/
"The Online Internet Institute (OII) is committed to reshaping the nature of teaching and learning by helping educators and students use the Internet to improve achievement in the classroom. OII provides the tools for educators and students to learn, interact and grow in ways necessary for success in the 21st century."

School Library Media Research http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/
This journal publishes "substantive, refereed articles to inform, inspire, motivate, and assist school library media practitioners in integrating theory and practice; to encourage scholarship and research in the school library media field, education, psychology, and other related disciplines."

American and English Online Books for Educators http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/online.htm

American Association of School Libraries http://www.ala.org/aasl/learning/hotlinks.html
"Links to other web sites focusing on programs, standards, issues, and studies dealing with instructional improvement in schools."

Copyright Bay http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htm
An entertaining and informative site for learning about and informing teachers about copyright and fair use.

The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/colo.html
The Colorado Study, done in 1997, found that "students in schools with well-staffed library media programs averaged reading scores five to ten points higher than those without such staffing."