The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Appropriate for experienced elementary librarians as well as students in school library preparation programs, this powerful book explains the advantages of utilizing a flexible schedule with collaboration as compared to a fixed schedule without collaboration.

The aptly titled The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started takes readers step by step through the process of considering collaboration as a method to deliver library services. Authored by an experienced elementary librarian and author for School Library Monthly and School Library Connection, the text begins by explaining the relevant research and underscoring the importance of being able to articulate the meaning of the research to library stakeholders. Next, readers learn how to gain support from administration and to train the staff in effective collaboration to impact student achievement.

The book provides a complete answer to the complex question that many librarians and librarians in training have: "How do I go about putting collaboration and a flexible library schedule into place in my library?" Specific methods and solutions for handling problems that may come up—such as ways to win over a reluctant staff, or what to do in situations where a library assistant is not available—are provided to lend the author's real-world experience to the challenges that the librarian might encounter in undertaking collaboration.

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The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Appropriate for experienced elementary librarians as well as students in school library preparation programs, this powerful book explains the advantages of utilizing a flexible schedule with collaboration as compared to a fixed schedule without collaboration.

The aptly titled The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started takes readers step by step through the process of considering collaboration as a method to deliver library services. Authored by an experienced elementary librarian and author for School Library Monthly and School Library Connection, the text begins by explaining the relevant research and underscoring the importance of being able to articulate the meaning of the research to library stakeholders. Next, readers learn how to gain support from administration and to train the staff in effective collaboration to impact student achievement.

The book provides a complete answer to the complex question that many librarians and librarians in training have: "How do I go about putting collaboration and a flexible library schedule into place in my library?" Specific methods and solutions for handling problems that may come up—such as ways to win over a reluctant staff, or what to do in situations where a library assistant is not available—are provided to lend the author's real-world experience to the challenges that the librarian might encounter in undertaking collaboration.

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The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

by Andria C. Donnelly
The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

by Andria C. Donnelly

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Appropriate for experienced elementary librarians as well as students in school library preparation programs, this powerful book explains the advantages of utilizing a flexible schedule with collaboration as compared to a fixed schedule without collaboration.

The aptly titled The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started takes readers step by step through the process of considering collaboration as a method to deliver library services. Authored by an experienced elementary librarian and author for School Library Monthly and School Library Connection, the text begins by explaining the relevant research and underscoring the importance of being able to articulate the meaning of the research to library stakeholders. Next, readers learn how to gain support from administration and to train the staff in effective collaboration to impact student achievement.

The book provides a complete answer to the complex question that many librarians and librarians in training have: "How do I go about putting collaboration and a flexible library schedule into place in my library?" Specific methods and solutions for handling problems that may come up—such as ways to win over a reluctant staff, or what to do in situations where a library assistant is not available—are provided to lend the author's real-world experience to the challenges that the librarian might encounter in undertaking collaboration.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440836848
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 03/19/2015
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Andria C. Donnelly is an elementary librarian for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. She has written for both School Library Monthly and School Library Connection regarding library collaboration.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS



List of Figures

Introduction

Preface



Chapter 1: Collaboration and You

Chapter 2: Gaining Administrative Support

Chapter 3: Training the Staff

Chapter 4: Winning the Staff Over

Chapter 5: Planning with a Team

Chapter 6: Library Assistant or Not

Chapter 7: Difficulties the Librarian Might Experience

Chapter 8: The Second Year

Chapter 9: Other Voices




Bibliography

Index

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