Strategic Planning for School Library Media Centers (Paperback)

A strategic plan is a useful tool for communicating the purpose of the library media center (LMC) to the administrators, teachers, and parents of the school community. An initial benefit is an assessment of the library program's strengths, weaknesses, and impact on the teaching and learning process. The library media specialist should use the planning process to garner greater support, identify priorities for future direction, provide the basis for effective budget development, and articulate the LMC's integral role in the school's instructional program. Based on Information Power, as well as input from focus groups of librarians, computer educators, teachers, administrators, and parents, the authors identified a core of the essential elements found in quality library media programs. Rubrics developed for this core provide a foundation for developing and prioritizing goals and objectives, as well as tools for ongoing evaluation. School library media centers, often short of time and staff, will welcome this easy-to-follow blueprint, packed with forms, questions to consider, templates, rubrics, and charts. From forming a committee and constructing surveys, to good PR and a consistent evaluation process, this essential handbook provides the tools to create a visionary mission statement, the strategic plan that embodies it, and the steps to implement it.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	School Librarianship Series
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	December 2002
Authors:	Mary Frances Zilonis • Carolyn Markuson • Mary Beth Fincke
Dimensions:	279 x 215 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-4104-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Acquisitions & collection development Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8108-4104-5
Barcode:	9780810841048

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