School Library Media Studies

Coordination of School Library/Media Programs and Services 17:611:510

• Fundamentals of School Library Media Management: A How-To-Do-It
  Manual, by Barbara Stein Martin and Marco Zannier.
  ISBN: 978-1-55570-656-2. Neal-Schuman Publishers, May 2009.  $59.95.
  http://www.neal-schuman.com/bdetail.php?isbn=9781555706562
  

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• Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. ISBN: 978-0-8389-8519-9.
  http://xisbn.worldcat.org/liblook/resolve.htm?res_id=http://www.iris.rutgers.edu&rft.isbn=083898519X&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book
  American Association of School Librarians, 2009. $39.00. Order directly from ALA: 1-800-545-2533 ext. 7. Or visit:
  http://www.alastore.ala.org/aasl

Integrating Your Library Media Program and Your School Curriculum 17:611:511 

Required:

• Learning and Libraries in an Information Age: Principles and Practice, edited by Barbara K. Stripling. ISBN: 1563086662.

You can order this book directly from Greenwood Publishing Group and it costs $42.95. The telephone number for Greenwood Publishing Group/Libraries Unlimited is 1-800-225-5800 fax 603-431-2214 (Monday-Friday, 9-5) or you can use their website: http://www.greenwood.com.

• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning -- AASL and AECT Amercian Library Association, 1998
  
• Information Literacy and the School Library Media Center. by Joie Taylor, Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 0-313-32020-9 , $35.00

Recommended but are not required purchases:

• Information Literacy: A Review of the Research: A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers. by David V. Loertscher and Blanche Wools, 2002, San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

• Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction:Applying Research to Practice in the School Library Media Center. by Nancy Pickering Thomas, 2004, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

• Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services by Carol Kuhlthau, 1993, Norwood, NJ: Ablex. $41.95.

Developing User-Centered Educational Media 17:611:513

Recommended but are not required purchases:

• Web 2.0:  New Tools, New Schools, by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum, published by ISTE, 2007.

All required readings will be on the course web site under each appropriate week and are listed in the course syllabus. Please be sure you have access to a word processing program, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Theory and Foundations of Education for the School Library Media Specialist 17:611:520

Required:

• Adams, Helen R. Ensuring Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information in the School Library Media Program. Libraries Unlimited, 2008. ISBN 978-159158-539-8.
  

• Johnson, Doug. Learning Right from Wrong in the Digital Age. Linworth, 2003. 1-58683-131-3. 

• Johnson, James A., et al. Foundations of American Education. 14th ed. Allyn & Bacon, 2007. ISBN 02055146093.
  
  
• Slavin, Robert E. Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. Pearson, 2009. ISBN 0-205-59200-7.

Recommended but are not required purchases:

• AASL. Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. ALA, 2009. $39.00. 

• Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools. (4th ed). Linworth, 2005.  1-58683-192-5. $44.00 from Linworth. (Note: This book would be an excellent resource for school libraries but will not be included in any required assignments for the course.)

Curriculum Design/Integration and Teaching Methodologies for the School Library Media Specialist 17:611:521

Required:

• Slavin, Robert E. Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. Pearson, 2009. ISBN 0-205-59200-7. (Note: We will use 9 of the 15 chapters for this course)

• Borich, Gary D. Effective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice. 6th edition. Pearson, 2007. ISBN 0-13-171496-1. (Note: The web address for the Pearson Store is http://www.mypearsonstore.com/index.asp
  Or you can try Amazon, but only if you start weeks before class begins. If you wait until shortly before the start of class, delivery will likely be much delayed. I highly recommend ordering directly from Pearson.)

• Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. Inquiry Learning through Librarian-Teacher Partnerships. Linworth, 2004.  ISBN 1-58683-134-8   http://www.linworth.com/

• AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION. ALA, 2009. $39.00.

Recommended but are not required purchases:

• Callison, Daniel and Leslie Preddy. The Blue Book on Information Age Inquiry, Instruction and Literacy. Libraries Unlimited, 2006. ISBN 1-59158-325-X  (pbk)

• Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. Assessing Learning: Libarians and Teachers as Partners. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. Publisher URL: http://www.lu.com
  
  
• Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. Build Your Own Information Literate School. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2003. Publisher URL: http://www.lmcsource.com/isell3/product.php?id=12

• Stripling, Barbara K. and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. Eds. Curriculum Connections through the Library. Libraries Unlimited, 2003. ISBN 1-56308-973-4

Student Learning Development & Behavior Management for the School Library Media Specialist 17:611:522

Required:

• Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems: Methods and Models for Today’s Teachers -- Wolfgang, Charles H. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 0-471-65387-X $ 62.95, 2005 (6th ed.)

• Building Classroom Discipline -- Charles, C. M.
  Allyn & Bacon 0-205-51072-8 $56.51, 2005 (9th ed) - NEW edition

Recommended:

• Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers -- Evertson, C., Emmer, E.T. & Worsham, M.E.
  Allyn and Bacon 0-205-5533-6 $52.50, 2006 (7 th ed).
  
• Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers -- Emmer, E.T., Evertson, C., & Worsham, M.E. Allyn & Bacon; 0205455344 $54.20, 7th edition / 2006

Information Sources and Services for Youth 17:611:531

• Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2nd Edition by Ann Riedling Linworth Publishing, 2005.ISBN: 1-58683-190-9. 144 pages. $44.95. Order directly from Linworth at http://www.linworth.com or 800-786-5017

An Educator’s Survey of Children's Literature 17:611:547

Required:

• Click here to find the complete reading list for the fall 2007 course.

An Educator’s Survey of Young Adult Literature 17:611:549

Required:

• Michael Cart, From Romance to Realism: 50 years of growth and change inYoung Adult Literature. HarperCollins, 1996. pbk. $14.95
• Click here to find the complete reading list for the summer 2009 course.