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With simple, straight-forward directions and hundreds of reproducibles, this book leads you through an effective evaluation of your school library media program. Many of the concepts and guidelines of Information Power have been incorporated. A natural companion to Nancy Everhart's Evaluating the School Library Media Center. ... Read more

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For on-site use by school or community librarians
Guide For Developing And Evaluating School Library Media Programs focuses on program administration and personnel evaluations, advocating for the creation of school library media centers and proper procedures for contacting and maintaining relationships with a variety of media outlets. The informative text is enhanced with reproducible checklists to help the library staff collect useful information for launching an evaluation of their program. Of special interest is the chapter devoted to managing media center resources and equipment through collection development, inventory counts, collection mapping, and budgeting. The concluding chapter offers a means for analyzing or remodeling the physical setting of a media center. Guide For Developing And Evaluating School Library Media Programs is a highly recommended, core title for library science reference collections and for on-site use by school or community librarians regardless of the size of their facility. ... Read more

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School libraries—and the staff charged with operating them—are facing a daunting challenge: deliver more benefit with less funding and resources. To achieve this, school library programs must be efficient and effective, and the stakeholders must be committed to their success. Today's school librarians not only need to be educators and facility managers, but also powerful advocates for their operations.

This updated edition ofGuide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs is based on the newly revised AASL standards of 2007 and guidelines of 2009. It will provide a foundation for the continued development of school library programs in order to meet the challenges of learning in the 21st century, covering key topics such as leadership and advocacy; standards; certification; training and evaluating personnel; and resources and facilities. This guide will be invaluable to all school librarians, library media specialists and professors, and other educators.