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ADVOCACY

 

 

de Saea, Eileen Elliott
Marketing Concepts for Libraries and Information Services, 2nd Edition
Neal-Schuman ©2002 240pp ISBN 1-85604-426-2


 

 

Dias, Juleta and Ann Hill
Tooting Your Own Horn: Web-Based Public Relations for the 21st Century Librarian
Linworth Publishing, Inc. ©2002 180pp ISBN 1-58683-066-X $24.95


 

Flowers, Helen F.
Public Relations for School Library Media Programs: 500 Ways To Influence People And Win Friends For Your School Library Media Center.
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. ©1998. 159pp ISBN 1555703208 $38.50
Barnes & Noble $38.50


 

Hartzell, Gary N.
Building Influence for the School Librarian: Tenets, Target, and Tactics, Second Edition
Linworth Publishing, Inc. ©2003 232pp ISBN 1-58683-161-5 $39.95


New

 

Snyder, Timothy
Getting Lead-Bottomed Administrators Excited About School Library Media Centers.
Libraries Unlimited. ©2000 184pp ISBN 1-56308-794-4 $28.50


New


Wolfe, Lisa A.
Library Public Relations, Promotions and Communications: A How-To-Do-It Manual. ©1997 209pp ISBN 1-55570-266-X $45

ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT

 

Advocacy | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology | General


 

 


Church, Audrey P.
Leverage Your Libraries to Raise Test Scores: A Guide for Library Media Specialists, Principals, Teachers, and Parents
Linworth ©2003. 125pp ISBN ISBN 1-58683-120-8 $39.95


 

 

Lance, Keith Curry, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Marcia Rodney, Lois Petersen & Clara Sitter.
Information Empowered; The School Librarian As an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools Explores how school library media programs contribute to academic achievement in Alaska. The study focuses on school librarians and the relationship between school library staffing and student performance. It also identifies selected activities of library media staff that affect test scores.
Alaska State Library, Juneau ©1999. 99pp Full study available for $10, including shipping and handling.


 

Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney, Christine Hamilton-Pennell
How School Librarians Improve Outcomes for Children the New Mexico Study
LMCSource ©2003. $25.00


 

Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney, Christine Hamilton-Pennell
How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards:
The Second Colorado Study is a special project of the Library Research Service, a partnership venture of the State Library and Adult Education Office - Colorado Department of Education, and the Library and Information Science Program in the College of Education, University of Denver.
Hi Willow Research & Publishing ©2000. ISBN: 0-931510-76-7
LMCSource $30.00


 

Lance, Keith Curry, Lynda Welborn, and Christine Hamilton-Pennell
The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement
This landmark 1993 study was the first to demonstrate that higher test scores are a result of increased spending for library media programs that include more and better qualified staff, more time for staff-teacher collaboration, and larger and more diverse collections. Includes an exhaustive annotated bibliography on this topic to that date.
Hi Willow Research and Publishing ©1993. ISBN 0-931510-48-1
LMCSource $30.00


 

Lance, Keith Curry , Marcia J. Rodney, and Christine Hamilton-Pennell
Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Libraries & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools PDF
Pennsylvania State Library


 

Lance, Keith Curry and David V. Loertscher
Powering Achievement:
School Library Media Programs Make A Difference: The Evidence 2nd Edition A workbook designed to assist library media specialists in making presentations about the effectiveness of library media programs; it contains recommended presentations, visuals, handouts, brochures, and links to PowerPoint slides that can be downloaded from the publisher's website.
Hi Willow Research & Publishing ©2002. ISBN 0-93150-84-8
LMCSource $27.00


 

Loertscher, David V. with Connie Champlin
Indiana Learns:
Increasing Indiana Student Academic Achievement Through School Library Media and Technology Programs
Hi Willow Research & Publishing ©2002. ISBN 0-931510-85-6
LMCSource $18.00


 

Loertscher, David V. and Douglas Achterman
Increasing Academic Achievement Through the Library Media Center:
A Guide for Teachers
Hi Willow Research & Publishing ©2002. ISBN 0-931510-90-2
LMCSource $18.00


 

Loertscher, David V. with Ross J. Todd
We Boost Achievement! Evidence-Based Practice for School Library Media Specialists
LMCSource ©2003 ISBN 0-931510-93 $30.

ASSESSMENT/
ACCOUNTABILITY

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology | General


 

American Association of School Librarians.
"School Library Media Program Assessment Rubric for the 21st Century," Published in A Planning Guide for Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning.
AASL ©1999. ISBN 0-8389-8073-2
Barnes & Nobel $10.00


 

Miller, Nancy A.S.
Impact! Documenting the LMC Program for Accountability
Hi Willow Research & Publishing,
LMCSource ©2003 ISBN 0-931510-96-1 $50.00

CENSORSHIP

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology | General


 

 

Kravitz, Nancy
Censorship and the School Library Media Center
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series
Libraries Unlimited ©2002 240pp ISBN 0313314373 $40.00


 

Peck, Robert S.
Libraries, the First Amendment, and Cyberspace What You Need to Know
ALA © 1999 144 pp ISBN: 0-8389-0773-3 $35.00


 

Reichman, Henry
Censorship and Selection Issues and Answers for Schools, 3rd Edition
ALA © 2001 222 pp ISBN: 0-8389-0798-9 $37.00


 

 

School Censorship: An Emergency Response Manual.
Washington Coalition Against Censorship ©1995 188pp


 

Shuman, Bruce A.
Issues for Libraries and Information Science in the Internet Age
Libraries Unlimited ©2001 227pp ISBN 1563088053 $48.00


 

 

Simmons, John and Eliza T. Dresang
School Censorship in the 21st Century: A Guide for Teachers and School Library Media Specialists.
Linworth Publishing, Inc. ©2001 256 pp ISBN 0-8727-228-6 $24.95

COLLABORATION

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology | General


 

Bishop, Kay
Connecting Libraries with Classrooms: The Curricular Roles of the Media Specialist
Linworth ©2003 182pp ISBN: 1-58683-061-9 $44.95


 

Buzzeo, Toni.
Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships For K-6.
Linworth, Publishing, Inc., ©2002. 224pp ISBN 1586830236 $39.95


 

Toni Buzzeo
Collaborating to Meet Standards:
Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for 7-12
Linworth ©2002 224pp ISBN 1-58683-024-4 $39.95


 

Johnson, Mary
Primary Sources in the Library: A Collaboration Guide for Library Media Specialists
Linworth ©2003. 160pp ISBN ISBN: 1-58683-075-9 $39.95


 

Logan, Debra Kay
Information Skills Toolkit: Collaborative Integrated Instruction for the Middle Grades
Linworth ©1999 344pp ISBN 0-938865-91-9 $39.95


 

Sparks, Linda, and Barbara Sorrow.
Teachers and Librarians Working Together; To Make Students Lifelong Library Users
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©1991. 144pp ISBN: 0899506496 $24.95


 

Weisman, Shirley
Windows into Instructional Collaboration:
Information Power in the Real World
Hi Willow Research and Publishing ©2001 ISBN 0-931510-82-1
LMCSource $25.00

COPYRIGHT

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology | General


 

Bielefield, Arlene and Lawrence Cheeseman
Technology and Copyright Law: A Guidebook for the Library, Research, and Teaching Professions
Neal-Schuman ©1999 245pp ISBN 1-55570-267-8 $59.95


 

Bruwelheide, Janis H.
Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators 2nd Edition
ALA © 1995 160pp ISBN: 0-8389-0642-7 $25.00


 

Crews, Kenneth D.
Copyright Essentials for Librarians and Educators.
ALA ©2000. 143pp ISBN 0838907970
Amazon $45


 

Hoffmann, Gretchen McCord
Copyright in Cyberspace: Questions & Answers for Librarians
Neal-Schuman ©2001. 264pp ISBN1-55570-410-7 $55


 

Simpson, Carol
Copyright For Schools: A Practical Guide 3rd Edition
Linworth Pub Co ©2001 176pp ISBN 1-58683-018-X $45

FUTURE STUDIES

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Leadership | Technology | General


 

Crawford, Walt and Michael Gorman
Future Libraries Dreams, Madness, and Reality
ALA © 1995 198 pp ISBN: 0-8389-0647-8 $28.00


 

Gorman, Michael
The Enduring Library Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance
ALA © 2003 176 pp ISBN: 0-8389-0846 $35.00

INFORMATION
LITERACY

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Leadership | Technology | General


 

California School Library Association.
From Library Skills to Information Literacy: A Handbook For The 21st Century, 2nd ed.
Hi Willow Research and Publishing, ©1997. 159pp ISBN 0931510678
Barns & Noble $22
LMCSource $25


New

 

Duncan, Donna and Laura Lockhart
I-Search, You Search, We All Learn to Research: How-To-Do-It Mannual for Teaching Elementary School Students to Solve Information Problems. Neal-Schuman ©2000 159pp ISBN 1-5570-381-X $45


 

Loertscher, David V. and Blanche Woolls
Information Literacy: A Review of the Research 2nd Edition
Hi Willow Research and Publishing
LMCSource ©2002 ISBN: 0-931510-80-5 $25.00


 

Milam, Peggy
InfoQuest: A New Twist on Information Literacy
Linworth ©2002 240pp ISBN 1-58683-022-8 $39.95


 

Ryan, Jenny and Steph Capra
Information Literacy Toolkit: Research Projects
ALA ©2001 ISBN 0-8389-3509-5 $20


 

Thompson, Helen and Susan Henley.
Fostering Information Literacy; Connecting National Standards, Goals 2000 and the SCANS Report
Libraries Unlimited ©2001 257pp ISBN 1-56308-767-7 $37.50

LEADERSHIP

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Information Literacy | Future Studies | Technology | General


 

Leadership for Today's School Library; A Handbook for the Library Media Specialist and the School Principal
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series
Libraries Unlimited ©2001 160pp ISBN 0313313261 $39.95


 

Cottrell, David
Listen Up, Leader! Pay Attention, Improve, and Guide
Walk the Talk Company. ©2000 44pp ISBN 1-885228-37-6 $9.95


 

Farmer, Lesley S.J.
Leadership Within the School Library and Beyond
Linworth Publishing, Inc. ©1995 80 pp ISBN 0-938865-40-4 1 $17.95


 

Snyder, Timothy
Getting Lead-Bottomed Administrators Excited About School Library Media Centers
Building Partnerships Series
Libraries Unlimited ©2000 184pp ISBN 1563087944 $29.00

TECHNOLOGY

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership


New

 

Braun, Linda W.
Teens.library: Developing Internet Services for Young Adults
ALA ©2002. 96pp ISBN 0-8389-0824-1 $28


 

Glandon, Shan
Integrating Technology: Effective Tools for Collaboration
Linworth ©2002. 256pp ISBN 1-58683-055-4 $39.95
# 22 sample collaborations show effective ways to incorporate technology in four core subjects
# All units meet the National Educational Standards for Students (ISTE 2000) and support the "Ten Learning and Teaching Principles of School Library Media Programs" outlined in Information Power


 

Johnson, Doug
Learning Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: An Ethics Guide for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Others Who Care About Computer-Using Young People
Linworth ©2003. 175pp ISBN ISBN 1-58683-131-3 $44.95


 

Schrock, Kathleen Editor
The Technology Connection: Building a Successful School Library Media Program
Linworth ©2000. 256pp ISBN 1-58683-008-2 $39.95


 

 


National Educational Technology Standards for Students Booklet
ISTE ©1998 19 pp $5.00


 

 


National Educational Technology Standards for Students—Connecting Curriculum and Technology
ISTE ©2000 376pp ISBN 1-56484-150-2 $29.95


 

 


National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers Booklet
ISTE ©2000 32pp ISBN 1-56484-162-6 $15.00


 

 


National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers—Preparing Teachers to Use Technology
ISTE ©2002 371ppISBN 1-56484-173-1 $49.95

GENERAL

 

Advocacy | Academic Achievement | Assessment | Censorship | Collaboration | Copyright | Future Studies | Information Literacy | Leadership | Technology


New

 

Bishop, Kay
Connecting Libraries with Classrooms: The Curricular Roles of the Media Specialist.
Linworth ©2003 182pp ISBN 1-58683-061-9 $44.95


 

Craver, Kathleen W.
Creating Cyber Libraries; An Instructional Guide for School Library Media Specialists
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series
Libraries Unlimited ©2002 256pp ISBN 0313320802 $40.00


 

 

Eisenberg, Michael B. & Robert E. Berkowitz.
New Improved Big6 Workshop Handbook
Linworth Publishing.©1999. 158pp ISBN 0-938865-87-0 $30.95


 

Information Power; Building Partnerships for Learning.
ALA ©1998. 224pp ISBN 0-8389-3470-6 $35


 

Johnson, Doug.
The Indispensable Librarian: Surviving (And Thriving) In School Media Centers In The Information Age.
Linworth Publishing, Inc.©1997. 162pp ISBN 0938865641
Amazon $36.95


 

Logan, Debra Kay
Information Skills Toolkit: Collaborative Integrated Instruction for Middle Grades
Linworth ©1999 344pp ISBN 0-938865-91-9 $39.95


 

 

McCain, Mary Maude and Martha Merrill
Dictionary for School Library Media Specialists; A Practical and Comprehensive Guide
Libraries Unlimited ©2001 219pp ISBN 1563086964 $42.00


 

Mediavilla, Cindy.
Creating the Full-Service Homework Center in Your Library.
American Library Association, ©2001. 141pp ISBN 0-8389-0800-4 $32.00


 

Mctighe and Wiggins
Understanding by Design


 

Miller, Elizabeth.
Internet Resources Directory for K-12 Teachers and Librarians 2002 Edition
Libraries Unlimited ©2002. 442pp ISBN 1-56308-812-6 $30


 

Norton, Mary.
Inside Scoop on Author Visits Plus a Directory of Northwest Authors, Illustrators, Storytellers, etc.
Write On Press ©1997. 165pp


 

Valenza, Joyce Kasman
Power Tools: 100+ Essential Forms and Presentations for Your School Library Media Program.
ALA ©1998. 144pp ISBN 0-8389-0717-2 $55.00


 

Zweizig, Douglas L., Dianne McAfee Hopkins, Norman Lott Webb, Gary Wehlage
Lessons from Library Power; Enriching Teaching and Learning An Initiative of the DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund
Libraries Unlimited ©1999 281p ISBN 1-56308-833-9 $37.50