Policies
Workbook for Selection Policy - this guide from ALA will assist you in writing your selection policy
Policies and Procedures Impacting School Media Centers - this guideline was put together by the Washington Library Media Association
Acceptable Use Policies - use this site to locate examples of AUPs from Bellingham and Eugene Oregon school districts
Weeding the Collection - policy from Iowa's Department of Education
Copyright - this site from the U.S. Copyright Office provides excellent information
An Educator's Guide to Copyright - this is an article from Education World
Copyright Implementation Manual - from the Groton, CT school district

School Libraries and Student Achievement
ALA Resource Guide - this is a bibliography of articles on the topic of libraries and student achievement
Dick and Jane Go to the Head of the Class - this is an article from School Library Journal on the impact of school libraries on student achievement in Pennsylvania, Alaska and Colorado
School Librarians Impact Studies - from the Library Research Services
The Importance of School Libraries - an article by Keith Curry Lance
Building Student Learning Through Libraries - by Dr. Kathleen Smith

Librarians,  Principals and the School Community
What Does Your Boss Think of You? - This is an article that appeared in School Library Journal that describes the results of a survey of principals and their lack of knowledge about your job
The Invisible School Librarian - Gary Hartzell examines the reasons why principals and teachers overlook librarians
Making Every Librarian a Leader - this article by Walter Minkel from School Library Journal challenges librarians to expand their role and extend their influence  in their schools
Marketing Your Library - ideas and resources to make you and your library more visible
Libraries of the Future - Article by Jamison McKenzie
The Shy Librarian - online magazine designed to promote librarians, libraries and books
10 Reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a Library - article by Mark Herring in American Libraries
Library Media Specialist Evaluation Form - this was prepared by the Kentucky Media Association
Evaluation of Media Program - this program evaluation form was designed by the Colorado Department of Education

Teachers, Librarians and Collaboration
A Study of Teacher-Librarian Collaboration - shows the positive aspects of this collaboration on student achievement
Collaboration:  Where Does It Begin?  - this is an article from Teacher-Librarian
What Works? - this article from Ken Haycock on collaboration appeared in the October 2001 issue of Teacher-Librarian
The Teacher Librarian - this home page of the Baltimore County Schools is an excellent resource for the collaborative process

Information Skills
Big Six - this home page of Eisenberg and Berkowitz offers an overview of their information skill guidelines, lesson plans and ideas
Teaching Information Processing Skills - TIPS  is an excellent resource for your library curriculum from Nashville Schools
Information Literacy and the Media Center - this is a review of the research since the 1980s

Librarians and Discipline
Reacting to Misbehavior and Other Problems - although written for teachers, applies to the school library
Library Discipline Plan -
New Librarians and Management - archived LM-Net messages for new librarians

Library Humor
Quotations About Librarians - from IFLA
Doug Johnson's Little Laws of Library and Technology Laws -
10 Reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a Library - article by Mark Herring in American Libraries

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