Research For School Library Media Specialists

Author : Kent L. Gustafson,Jane Bandy Smith
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015034435639

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Research for School Library Media Specialists by Kent L. Gustafson,Jane Bandy Smith Pdf

This book is directed toward graduate students who are preparing to become, or already serving as, school library media specialists. It reflects the rapidly changing questions being asked in school library media research, as well as the methods of addressing those questions. These changes are due to both the changing role of the school library media specialist, and the explosion of research methods available. The authors hope that this book will encourage its readers to pursue an active research agenda in their school library media center.

Author : Keith Curry Lance,Lynda Welborn,Christine Hamilton-Pennell
Publisher : Hi Willow Research and Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015026966278

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The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement by Keith Curry Lance,Lynda Welborn,Christine Hamilton-Pennell Pdf

An analysis of Colorado schools and the effects of library media programs.

Author : Sandra Hughes-Hassell,Violet H. Harada
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-30
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015070759652

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School Reform and the School Library Media Specialist by Sandra Hughes-Hassell,Violet H. Harada Pdf

This third entry in the Principles and Practice series focuses on the role of the library media specialist as a change agent in the school. The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide insight into the role of the school librarian as change agent and to demonstrate strategies for being an effective change agent using a subset of current reform initiatives. The authors are educators, library media specialists, and researchers who share a common belief in the ability of classroom teachers, administrators, library media specialists, parents, and community members to work together to create schools that make a difference in the lives of students, and help produce citizens who have a capacity to cope with change in the future. Grades K-12.

Author : David V. Loertscher
Publisher : Syracuse, N.Y. : ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Instructional materials centers
ISBN : UOM:39015005784585

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School Library Media Centers by David V. Loertscher Pdf

Author : Lesley S. J. Farmer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313058820

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Student Success and Library Media Programs by Lesley S. J. Farmer Pdf

Student success comprises a complex system of expectations and measurements. Designed for school library media specialists, this book focuses on library media programs and examines the factors that influence student achievement. Through a presentation of research trends and actual practice, award-winning author Lesley Farmer demonstrates how media specialists can encourage student achievement by creating an environment conducive to learning. Farmer takes a systems approach, illuminating how each stakeholder in a student's education contributes to and impacts student achievement. Chapters include: What Defines Student Achievement? Research in the School Library World Internal Factors: The School Library Media Program School Factors Towards Student Achievement Student Factors Towards Student Achievement Societal Factors Towards Student Achievement Focus on Reading: Who's a Good Reader? Next Steps In addition to research findings about library programming, Farmer examines collection resources, facilities, staffing, curricula, instruction, reading issues, services, products, and administration. Key research studies are cited throughout the work to optimize referral to relevant information. This is an invaluable guide for school library media specialists, as well as for faculty and students in LIS and education programs.

Author : Amy G. Job,MaryKay Schnare
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0810833638

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The School Library Media Specialist as Manager by Amy G. Job,MaryKay Schnare Pdf

This collection of case studies emphasizes practical management techniques designed to be used by library media specialists in elementary, middle and high school settings.

Author : Carol Ann Doll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0810851172

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Collaboration and the School Library Media Specialist by Carol Ann Doll Pdf

Research indicates that collaboration is one of three key priorities school library media specialists should have if they want to make a difference at their schools. By working with the administrators and educators, school library media specialists can effectively integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum, and help to ensure that today's children and young adults will be capable and effective users of information as adults. This title fills a void in the professional literature by incorporating the information about the theory of collaboration available in the business and educational psychology literatures, and translating the pertinent material into ideas and methods useful to school library media specialists.

Author : Nancy Everhart Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313022678

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Evaluating the School Library Media Center by Nancy Everhart Ph.D. Pdf

Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. Conduct research, collect statistics, and evaluate your program with this useful resource. Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. For example, there are directions on how to assess information literacy with rubrics. In addition, each chapter gives detailed references, a list of further readings, applicable Web sites, and dissertations. A quick and easy guide to justifying and supporting your SLMC operations and effectiveness, this book is invaluable to all school library media specialists. It will also be of interest to school library media supervisors and researchers.

Author : Lesley S. J. Farmer
Publisher : Amer Library Assn
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0838982603

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How to Conduct Action Research by Lesley S. J. Farmer Pdf

Author : Judith Anne Sykes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216165101

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The Whole School Library Learning Commons by Judith Anne Sykes Pdf

Introduce your teachers, librarians, and administrators to the roles and responsibilities of educators in advocating a whole school library learning commons using this step-by-step guide for creating shared learning space in your school. It is no surprise that technology has shifted the way we educate—bearing on how, what, and where we learn. This guide lays the framework for helping turn your school library into a whole school library learning commons (WSLLC)—a space where traditional academics merge with the latest technologies to engage learners in a way never before realized. Author Judith Anne Sykes contends that since the WSLLC philosophy allows staff and students to co-create knowledge in a shared space, it is more effective than the traditional approach. Sykes addresses the differences between a school library and a WSLLC, provides reasons to champion its creation in your institution, and discusses how to use mentoring as a means to sustain its survival. The book explores the roles and responsibilities of educators in developing WSLLC goals and presents strategies for using typical assessment tools—including standardized tests, report cards, and anecdotal assessments—to help support its philosophy.

Author : Carol C. Kuhlthau,Leslie K. Maniotes,Ann K. Caspari
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781610690102

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Guided Inquiry Design® by Carol C. Kuhlthau,Leslie K. Maniotes,Ann K. Caspari Pdf

Today's students need to be fully prepared for successful learning and living in the information age. This book provides a practical, flexible framework for designing Guided Inquiry that helps achieve that goal. Guided Inquiry prepares today's learners for an uncertain future by providing the education that enables them to make meaning of myriad sources of information in a rapidly evolving world. The companion book, Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century, explains what Guided Inquiry is and why it is now essential now. This book, Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School, explains how to do it. The first three chapters provide an overview of the Guided Inquiry design framework, identify the eight phases of the Guided Inquiry process, summarize the research that grounds Guided Inquiry, and describe the five tools of inquiry that are essential to implementation. The following chapters detail the eight phases in the Guided Inquiry design process, providing examples at all levels from pre-K through 12th grade and concluding with recommendations for building Guided Inquiry in your school. The book is for pre-K–12 teachers, school librarians, and principals who are interested in and actively designing an inquiry approach to curricular learning that incorporates a wide range of resources from the library, the Internet, and the community. Staff of community resources, museum educators, and public librarians will also find the book useful for achieving student learning goals.

Author : Carol Ann Doll
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1417688645

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Collaboration and the School Library Media Specialist by Carol Ann Doll Pdf

Research indicates that collaboration is one of three key priorities school library media specialists should have if they want to make a difference at their schools. By working with the administrators and educators, school library media specialists can effectively integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum, and help to ensure that today's children and young adults will be capable and effective users of information as adults. This title fills a void in the professional literature by incorporating the information about the theory of collaboration available in the business and educational psychology literatures, and translating the pertinent material into ideas and methods useful to school library media specialists.

Author : Peggy Milam Creighton Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440836787

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School Library Infographics by Peggy Milam Creighton Ph.D. Pdf

Find out how you can increase the impact of your school library instruction, promotion, and organization with the utilization of infographics created with do-it-yourself tips found within this guidebook. Infographics have become increasingly popular educational tools for visually conveying ideas and information—in class projects, in daily lessons, and for promoting school and library programs. This book—the only one of its kind—helps you create your own computer-generated visuals for your class and library using common software platforms and free web-based applications. A perfect primer for educators with little or no technological savvy, this resource features charts, tables, screenshots, bars, and graphs for making infographics easy to reproduce and create. Author Peggy Milam Creighton discusses the benefits of utilizing visuals with students and provides tips and strategies for creating your own graphics for various educational settings. The reference is organized into three topics: how to create infographics with Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; how to use graphics to support school library programs; and why using these visual-based learning tools is important. The work features easy-to-use tutorials, lesson plans, and project ideas for students.

Author : Mirah J. Dow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610691628

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School Libraries Matter by Mirah J. Dow Pdf

As school districts across the United States increasingly question the need for trained librarians, this collection of research-based evidence helps make the case for a state-licensed librarian in every school. While serving on the AASL legislation committee, Mirah Dow recognized the urgent need to utilize research-based evidence to prove school librarians are much more than an educational luxury. This collection is the result. It brings together school library research studies and findings from the past decade and draws connections to how they can be applied to situations and questions that occur in practice. Taken as a whole, the research underscores that state-licensed, school librarians are a necessity for 21st-century students. Chapters center on important research studies from the past decade that examine data and locate school libraries within operational contexts. Methodologies are explained and findings summarized, while notes clarify practical applications for school librarians. Because each chapter includes a connection to broad realms of theoretical influence in the social sciences, the work will also be relevant to educators and public policymakers, arming them to better communicate research-based links between investments in school libraries and student learning outcomes.

Author : Barbara B. Minor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000104427897

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Trends in school library media research as reflected in the ERIC database by Barbara B. Minor Pdf