Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook
If you're new to running a library or looking for a refresher, this book can serve as your first reference source for school library operation, providing overview information on a wealth of topics, lists of resources for more in-depth information, and coverage of current topics such as Web 2.0, fundraising, digital booktalks, and cybersafety.

With the extreme budget cuts most school libraries are facing, professional development resources for library support staff that improve library management efficiency are in great demand. This popular handbook provides an overview of many topics related to school libraries, collecting a vast amount of information together in one volume with an extensive index and selected additional resources.

Written in an accessible style, it provides a quick reference and overview information for the operation of school libraries that both experienced and new library staff will find useful. Designed to be read both cover-to-cover and utilized as a ready reference, the second edition of Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook has updated subject material that includes coverage of Web 2.0 applications, library web pages, reading books to students, digital storytelling, future trends in library automation, and more.
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Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook
If you're new to running a library or looking for a refresher, this book can serve as your first reference source for school library operation, providing overview information on a wealth of topics, lists of resources for more in-depth information, and coverage of current topics such as Web 2.0, fundraising, digital booktalks, and cybersafety.

With the extreme budget cuts most school libraries are facing, professional development resources for library support staff that improve library management efficiency are in great demand. This popular handbook provides an overview of many topics related to school libraries, collecting a vast amount of information together in one volume with an extensive index and selected additional resources.

Written in an accessible style, it provides a quick reference and overview information for the operation of school libraries that both experienced and new library staff will find useful. Designed to be read both cover-to-cover and utilized as a ready reference, the second edition of Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook has updated subject material that includes coverage of Web 2.0 applications, library web pages, reading books to students, digital storytelling, future trends in library automation, and more.
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Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook

Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook

by Santa Clara County Office of Education
Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook

Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook

by Santa Clara County Office of Education

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If you're new to running a library or looking for a refresher, this book can serve as your first reference source for school library operation, providing overview information on a wealth of topics, lists of resources for more in-depth information, and coverage of current topics such as Web 2.0, fundraising, digital booktalks, and cybersafety.

With the extreme budget cuts most school libraries are facing, professional development resources for library support staff that improve library management efficiency are in great demand. This popular handbook provides an overview of many topics related to school libraries, collecting a vast amount of information together in one volume with an extensive index and selected additional resources.

Written in an accessible style, it provides a quick reference and overview information for the operation of school libraries that both experienced and new library staff will find useful. Designed to be read both cover-to-cover and utilized as a ready reference, the second edition of Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook has updated subject material that includes coverage of Web 2.0 applications, library web pages, reading books to students, digital storytelling, future trends in library automation, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216164692
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 02/13/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 168
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: LIBRARY OVERVIEW
Mission
Staffing
Sample Job Descriptions
Policies
Sample Policies
Library Handbook
2: LIBRARY SPACE
Organization
Environment
Safety
3: LIBRARY COLLECTION
Collection Development
Library Holdings and Purchase Needs
Weeding
Selection
Cataloging
4: LIBRARY PROGRAM
Reading Books to Students
Booktalks
Storytelling
Information Skills
Dewey Decimal Classification System
5: LIBRARY PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY
6: LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Library Automation
The Internet
Online Searching
7: LIBRARY PROCEDURES
Budget
Fund-raising
Purchasing
Receiving and Processing
Filing Rules
Circulation
Shelving
Glossary
Works Cited
Index
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