Toward a 21st-Century School Library Media Program

Rosenfeld, Esther (EDT); Loertscher, David V. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0810860317 / ISBN 13: 9780810860315

Published by Scarecrow Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toward a 21st-Century School Library Media Program
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810860317
• ISBN 13: 9780810860315
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize student success, leadership, partnerships, curriculum design, collaborative planning and teaching, literacy, 21st century skills, emerging technologies, and so much more, this compendium brings together the best of the best discussions.

About the Authors

Kay Bishop, PhD, was associate professor at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

Audrey P. Church is the coordinator of the school library media program at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.

Doug Johnson is a fourth-grade teacher who knows exactly how to make his students laugh. He is also a karate instructor and the author of several picture books. He lives in Bremerton, Washington with his wife and three children.

Patrick Jones is a Maître-assistant (Senior Teaching and Research Assistant) in Modern English Literature at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. His essays on Henry James and philosophy have been published in The Henry James Review and the Cambridge Quarterly.
Personal website: https://www.unige.ch/lettres/angle/en/collaborateurs/modern/patrick-jones

Dianne Oberg, PhD, is professor emerita at the University of Alberta, Canada. She co-edited the IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd ed. (2015) and four volumes of the IFLA “Green Books” series. She chairs the IASL Publications Advisory Committee, overseeing and contributing to the first two volumes co-published by IASL and Libraries Unlimited: Librarians and Educators Collaborating for Success: The International Perspective (2016) and Social Justice and Cultural Competency: Essential Readings for School Librarians (2019).