Susan W. Alman

School Librarianship (eBook, ePUB)

Past, Present, and Future

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This publication focuses on the past, present, and future impact of school librarians. The contributors are recognized leaders within the information profession with expertise in school libraries, and they chronicle international issues in professional education, scholarship, organizations, and the innovations of practitioners -information that appeals to a global audience of professional educators, practitioners, and students involved in school libraries. The book is divided into three parts with each chapter contributed by an individual who has made significant contributions to the profession. Part 1 focuses on the history of school libraries and children's literature. Part 2 provides a perspective on the current trends and opportunities for professional development and scholarship for school librarians, and Part 3 offers views on the ways school librarians will interact with students and teachers in the future. Readers will find authoritative information about the education, professional associations, scholarship, and innovations that are occurring internationally, and they will be inspired to perpetuate the legacy of school library advocacy established by Dr. E. Blanche Woolls. The book will appeal to a global audience of professional educators, practitioners, and students involved in school libraries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442272088
• Artikelnr.: 47667319

Autorenporträt

Susan W. Alman, PhD, is on the San José State University School of Information faculty. Prior to this appointment she was the Director of Online Learning at the University of Pittsburgh School of Information. She is a recognized author, consultant, and expert in futures studies, asynchronous learning, management, strategic planning, interpersonal communications, grant writing, marketing and public relations, group dynamics, and curriculum development.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Foreword by Sandra Hirsh Preface Chapter 1 A Brief
Look at the Development of School Libraries in the United States by Ann
Carlson Weeks and Diane L. Barlow Chapter 2 100 Years of School Library
Standards: The Evolution of the School Library by Lois Wine Chapter 3
History of Children's Literature: Reflections in Today's Literature for
Children by Elizabeth Tillapaugh Mahoney Chapter 4 Empowering Students to
Inquire in a Digital Environment by Barbara K. Stripling Chapter 5 School
Library Research: An International Perspective by Karen Gavigan Chapter 6
Professional Growth Through International Associations by Nancy Everhart
Chapter 7 School Library Programs Around the World: From Training to
Implementation by Lesley S.J. Farmer Chapter 8 Developing Expertise through
Library Education by Mary Ann Harlan Chapter 9 Reimagining School Libraries
to Lead Future Learning by Joyce Kasman Valenza Chapter 10 Fostering the
Next Generation of School Library Researchers by April Dawkins Chapter 11
Seizing Opportunities: How the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association
Developed a Model Common Core Standards-based Information Literacy
Curriculum and Leveraged Other Opportunities to Help School Librarians
Develop Professionally by Mary K. Biagini Chapter 12 School Library 4D:
Disruption, Design, Data, and Dance by Ross J. Todd About the Editor About
the Contributors