Managing a school library media center is complex and challenging. From policies to puppet shows, the librarian is responsible for it all. Everything that contributes to (and can detract from) the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
RASLMC is a great practical helper for the school librarian/media specialist. It contains websites, forms and practical ideas. It is a bit dated though, 2002.
Recommended Manual
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I purchased this book for a Library Science class that I am currently taking. This manual is very useful and informative for any veteran or new comer to the library media center. It covers all aspects of the library media center from forms used to helpful vendor listings. I highly recommend this manual for anyone working in a library media center.
Fundamentally recommended for all dedicated school librarian
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Running A School Library Media Center: A How-To-Do-It Manual For Librarians by Barbara L. Stein (Professor, University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences) and Risa W. Brown (Library Media Specialist, Lake Highlands High School, Dallas, Texas), is a highly practical, "user friendly", how-to guide for librarians charged with developing, maintaining, and operating a private, parochial, or public school library media center. Individual chapters cover key issues including the efficient maintenance, building a collection, hiring and working with staff, promoting literacy, and much more. A comprehensive selection of appendix provides numerous resources at a librarian's fingertips, from lists of book an periodical vendors, to sources of reviews, to handling software packages that filter inappropriate Internet content. Running A School Library Media Center is fundamentally recommended for all dedicated school librarians.
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