Independent School Libraries : Perspectives on Excellence
by Hand, DorcasFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-06-11
Publisher(s): Libraries Unltd Inc
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Summary
Freed of many of the governing laws that shape public schools, librarians in independent schools have more opportunity to develop new ideas and methods. Among these are the information commons where technology, media services, and traditional library services intersect, providing students with the resources they need to do their best work. What other learnings do these library laboratories provide?
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Librarian as Gardener | p. 1 |
| Where We Fit In: The Library in the Life of the School | p. 9 |
| Who Are We? The Independent School Library: A Statistical Profile | p. 17 |
| We Are Not Alone | p. 49 |
| Who Are We? Staffing in School Libraries | p. 57 |
| The Many Faces of Advocacy for School Libraries | p. 83 |
| Advocacy Through Assessment: Library Professional Practice and the School Mission | p. 101 |
| Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Technology in Independent School Libraries | p. 107 |
| Sea Changes in Technology Services and Learning | p. 129 |
| Information Commons and Independent School Libraries: Opportunities for Excellence | p. 161 |
| To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate: It's Not a Question! | p. 173 |
| Are They Ready for the Next Step? Bridging High School to College | p. 185 |
| What Else Can We Do? Library Programs Beyond Curriculum Foster a Culture of Learning | p. 213 |
| Looking Back to the Future: Traditions Reflected | p. 227 |
| Choices, Choices: Selection Issues in Independent School Libraries | p. 241 |
| Freedom to Think and Learn: Minors' Rights in Independent School Libraries | p. 255 |
| What Does It Cost? Budget and Funding | p. 273 |
| Role of the Library in Admissions and Institutional Advancement | p. 283 |
| If You Build It: School Library Facilities | p. 293 |
| Navel Gazing, or How to Survive the Accreditation Process | p. 313 |
| Don't Lose It All: Disaster Planning | p. 329 |
| NAIS Guidelines of Professional Practice for Librarians | p. 343 |
| Librarian's Performance Assessment | p. 345 |
| Index | p. 351 |
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