Library job description from LMC

Here is another resource from the useful Library Media Connection (see previous post in this blog), brought to our attention by Bridget Shaumann from Kings' College, from Judith Way, from Bright Ideas via Twitter...

Entitled "What should an Administrator expect a School Library Media Specialist to be?" (Administrator is the US term for Principal / School library management), it outlines the scope and variety of roles in a series of statements, succinctly on one page...

http://www.abc-clio.com/mark/pdf/LMC_Oct09_HandsOnHandout_102209.pdf

Evidence based practice and Library Media Connection

A National Library colleague, Linda Forbes, shared this great article from EPIC on evidence-based practice in the school library.

"Can you find the evidence-based practice in your school library?" in Library Media Connection, March 2007.

Go to EPIC, Masterfile Premier, and enter the title as a search. The article may be printed, downloaded or emailed for individual use. If you email the article to yourself, you can save the PDF into your files.

The journal that this article comes from is well worth checking out too - Library Media Connection
http://www.linworth.com/lmc/?page=featured_articles

Recent featured articles which are available on the web from Library Media Connection include :

• Literature circles in the library,
• Gary Hartzell's Tactics [for librarians] to build influence with teachers,
• Joyce Valenza's A few new things...

It is a treasure trove. Thanks Linda !