Library & Information Science, Course 233: School Library Media Centers.
Dr. David Loertscher
Spring, 2003

Course Outline/Additional Readings
Organized by Topic

Online Resources for readings:

Journals of School Libraries	Online Access
School Library Media Research	Direct: http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/index.html articles available online only
School Library Journal	Direct http://slj.reviewsnews.com/ both current and previous articles available online in full text. Check the link: "Full List of Feature Articles"
From Now On (Jamie McKenzie)	Direct http://www.fno.org Jamie's excellent articles about technology in schools are well worth subscribing to (free) to come to your desktop each month. He is a major school library supporter.
The Book Report	Direct http://www.linworth.com/bookreport/ This periodical has practical articles about topics of interest in secondary school libraries.
Knowledge Quest on the Web	Direct http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb The web version only has a few of the features of the print magazine so you really have to be an AASL member to get the articles.
Library Talk	Direct http://www.linworth.com/libraryTalk This journal is aimed at elementary school libraries.
Teacher Librarian Magazine	Direct http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/ A very respected periodical for school librarians.
Online journals in your own library	Don't forget SIRS, EBSCO and Info Track to name a few that contain professional articles

Journals of Education	Online Access
Learning and Leading with Technology (Journal of ISTE)	Direct: http://www.iste.org/LL/30/4/index.cfm articles available both in print and online. The organization seems to archive back issues on their web site.
Educational Leadership (journal of ASCD)	Direct: http://www.ascd.org/pubs/el/elintro.html Some of their articles are available online. The organization seems to archive back issues on their web site. Online: Most articles are available full text from Wilson Online
National Education Association (various journals) NEA Today Online The NEA Higher Education Advocate Thought & Action The NEA Almanac of Higher Education The NEA Higher Education Research Center Update	Direct: http://www.nea.org/publications/ (see sample page here) Most of their lead articles and back issues for several years seem to be available in full text. Remember, this is a teacher union source.
T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education)	Direct http://www.thejournal.com Both current and previous articles are available online.
Education Week	Direct http://www.edweek.org covers educational news
American Educator	Direct http://www.aft.org/publications/american_educator A combination of educational and academic articles, plus issues and opinions related to employment in the teaching field.
ESL Magazine	Direct http://www.eslmag.com articles of interest to English as a second language teachers.
ERIC Digests and AskERIC	Direct http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/ Short reports with good bibliographies on a wide variety of current educational topics. The new AskERIC homepage organizes information both on school libraries and educational technology. It is a must gateway into the government documents in this area and other sites useful to school library media specialists. See at http://www.askeric.org/
Reading on Line (Journal of the International Associaton of Reading)	Direct http://www.readingonline.org/about/index.html Lots of articles on technology and literacy and other issues connected to reading.
Teaching Tolerance	Direct http://www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt-index.html. Articles on helping us all get along.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning	Direct http://imej.wfu.edu/ A journal from Wake Forest University with lots of articles about web-based education - many in the school and academic arenas.
Networks	Direct http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~ctd/networks/ An online journal for teachers and researchers to share their workd and classroom experience in areas like curriculum, methodology, ethics, and collaboration.
Multimedia Schools	Direct http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools A commercial rag but good for learning about new products.
Curriculum Administrator	Direct http://www.edmediausa.com Jan. 2000 issue about school libraries
Current Issues in Education: An Interactive Scholarly Journal from Arizona State University and College of Education	Direct http://cie.ed.asu.edu/ A variety of research articles and educational practice at all levels.
Educational Policy Analysis Archives	Direct: http://epaa.asu.edu A selection of articles on a wide range of policy issues.
Teacher	Direct http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/tm.cfm General articles for the K-12 crowd on general topics in education.

Library and Info Science Periodicals	Access Online
Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science	Direct http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/index.html High powered artiles about information science and information science research
Library Philosophy and Practice	Direct http://www.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/lp&p.htm Published by the University of Idaho and includes articles which "demonstrate the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory which are behind it."
Computers in Libraries	Direct http://infotoday.com/cilmag/ciltop.htm articles dealing with the topic.
Information Today	Direct Link A group of publications can be accessed here including Computers in Libraries. Many articles are full text.
Online	Direct http://onlineinc.com/online/default.htm Selected articles are full text. Covers online searching.
D-Lib Forum	Direct: http://www.dlib.org/ Discusses the creation and dissemination of digital libraries.
Information Research: An International Electronic Journal	Direct: http://InformationR.net/ British based.and concentrating on information science with a library school flavor. Has a list of all the library and information science programs in the world.

Technology Journals	Access Online
Converge Magazine (a freebie covering technology and education)	Direct: http://www.convergemag.com one can get on their mailing list and they also have articles available online.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning	Direct http://imej.wfu.edu/ A journal from Wake Forest University with lots of articles about web-based education - many in the school and academic arenas.
International Journal of Educational Technology	Direct http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu/ijet/ For the global crowd.
Australian Journal of Educational Technology	Direct: http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/ajet/ajet.html research studies of international interest

Portals	Access Online
Electronic Journals: Library Online	Direct: http://ftp.lib.utexas.edu/ejour/index.html A useful index of many online journals in all fields done at the University of Texas Library
Internet Public Library	http://www.ipl.org/
School Libraries.net	http://www.school-libraries.net/
School Libraries on the Web	http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/reslibs.html#top

Review Periodicals	Access Online
The ALAN Review (Assembly of Literature for Adolescents Review)	Direct: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review Contains articles on adolescent literature and ideas for teaching literature.
Multicultural Review	Direct http://www.mcreview.com/welcome.htm reviews materials from Jan. 1992-June 1999

Topic 1: Overview

Read:

• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. American Library Association, 1998. These new guidelines should be purchased from ALA.

• Chapter 2 of Information Power, 1998 is also published as a separate pamphlet: "Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning," American Library Association, 1998.

• articles in School Library Media Quartery (print journal published up until 1998) and School Library MediaQuarterly (the electronic journal that began publication in 1998)

• articles in Knowledge Quest (the new official journal of AASL starting in 1998)

• Loertscher, David V. Reinvent Your School's Library in the Age of Technology: A Handbook for Principals and Superintendents.. Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2002 edition. (available from the instructor for $10)

• Loertscher, David V. "Reinventing California School Libraries: Start Now!" CSLA Journal, vol. 20, #2, Spring, 1997, p. 12-15.

• articles in other journals covering school libraries and technology:

• School Library Journal
• Teacher Librarian , formerly, Emergency Librarian
• School Library Media Quarterly Online
• School Library Media Activities Monthly
• The Book Report
• Technology and Learning
• Learning and Leading with Technology
• Tech Trends
• School Libraries Worldwide
• Classroom Connect
• Multimedia Schools
• From Now On

• Books covering school libraries and technology in schools.

• Organizations that will help you as a school library media teacher

• American Association of School Librarians
• California School Library Association

• The AASL CD-ROM - 1999 edition (American Library Association) This resource has a plethora of articles on a wide variety of topics.

• The Library Media Draft Standards (for Teachers of Students Ages 3-18+). National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Arpil 2000. See at http://www.nbpts.org/ or at (t1bj.pdf) - these draft standards were finalized in Fall, 1999 for use by library media specialists all over the country to become national board certified (many states including California recognize national board certification and pay a salary increment). You can get copies of the final version from the National Board.

• "Copmetencies for School Library Media Specialists in the 21st Century" A Draft for AASL (t1bk.pdf) - created by an AASL task force for adoption by the AASL Board (not yet adopted)

• Read as many of the studies about school library media centers an academic achievement as possible:

Colorado I
Colorado II
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Texas
Oregon
Iowa
New Mexico
Scotland

• summarized in: Lance, Keith and David V. Loertscher. Powering Achievement. 2nd ed.Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2003. (available at http://www.lmcsource.com)

 Other Resources (t1 overview.html)

Topic: What are the major components of the new school library media program and how do they fit into an organized whole to support the educational program of a school?

Topic 2: Collaboration

This topic is covered mostly in the LIBR 250 Class and so it is briefly covered here.

Read both:

• The Section on Collaboration in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 7-8 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 

Topic: Why is collaboration, rather than warehousing, the central focus of the library media program?

Resources (t2 collaboration.html)

Topic 3: Reading

Read or experience:

• Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading. Libraries Unlimited, 1994.

• Title page & Chapter 1: The Research (t3c.pdf)
• Chapter 2: The Cure (t3d.pdf)
• Chapter 3: Other Issues and Conclusions + Index (t3e.pdf)

• McQuillan, Jeff. The Literacy Crisis: False Claims, Real Solutions. Heinemann, 1998. $15. (order at http://www.heinemann.com)

• Title page & Contents (t3f.pdf)
• Chapter 1: What Isn't Wrong with Reading: Seven Myths about Literacy in the United States (t3g.pdf)
• Chapter 2: Getting Started: What Do You Need to Learn How to Read? (t3h.pdf)
• Chapter 3: What Does It Take to Get the Alphabetic Principle? (t3i.pdf)
• Chapter 4: Age and Reading (t3j.pdf)
• Chapter 5: Sound and Reading (t3k.pdf)
• Chapter 6: Context, Eye Movements, and Comparisons in Reading (t3l.pdf)
• Chapter 7: Real Crises, Real Solutions (t3m.pdf)
• Endnotes, References, Index

Topic: How, in the age of technology can a program of reading still be a central part of the library media program and still not overpower the need to embrace technology? How can we design reading programs to bring every student into the information society?

Resources:  (t3 reading.html)

Topic 4: Enhancing Learning Through Technology

Topics:

• Building a repertoir of successful inteventions of technology into the learning process
• Building student skill with many types of technology.

Administrators, faculty, parents, library media specialists, technology coordinators, and even students are still uncertain exactly what contribution technology should make to academic achievement. There are many conflicting voices. Our job is to try to sorth through these voices and build a repertoire of ways we feel the most certain about.

Read both:

• The Section on enhancing learning through technology in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 10 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

Resources (t4 learning.html)

Topic 5: Information Literacy
(covered only briefly in this class, more extensively in LIBR 250)

Read:

• various articles in the resources section to understand the basic components of an information literacy program in the overall framework of the library media program.

Read both:

• The Section on information literacy in Reinvent Your School's Library...

• Chapters 11 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 Topics:

• teaching information literacy as a component part of the curriculum rather than as isolated skills.

• enabling students, after some practice, to develop their own information literacy model. 

Resources (t5 infoliteracy.html)

Topic 6: The Information Infrastructure (Management Issues and Practices)

Topics:

• Technology Systems
• Personnel
• Budgeting
• Policies
• Facilities
• Scheduling (access) (get Loertscher's new CSLA article on scheduling)

Read:

Chapters 12-15 of Loertscher's Taxonomy of the School Library Media Program, 2nd ed.

 Resources (t6 infrastructure.html)

Topic 7: Preparing for National Board Certification as a Library Media Teacher

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