How school librarians help kids achieve standards.  The second Colorado study. by Keith Curry Lance, Marcia Rodney, and Christine Pennell-Hamilton, Hi Willow, 2000.

Ideas for Promoting Your School Library Media Program
Edited by Ann Wasman
An expansion of AASL's original On Target, this publication takes program promotion a step further by going beyond School Library Media Month and offering year-round advice and suggestions on all aspects of promotion. This publication assists school librarians in promoting one of the best-kept secrets--school library media programs. It answers questions on how to get started and presents ideas for various school library media activities and programs, from cooperative efforts to electronically inspired activities. Information about other sources and materials helpful in promotional efforts is included. 1996. ISBN 0-8389-7846-0.

Information power : guidelines for school library media programs.  
Chicago : Washington, D.C. : American Library Association ; Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1988  ISBN: 0838933521 0892400552 (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) **See section on administering the library

Program Evaluation: Library Media Services
Published by the National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)
A comprehensive guide to assessing your library media program and guiding its progress. It provides tools and resources for conducting standards-based program evaluation in K-12 schools committed to continuous improvement. This publication was developed by the NSSE in collaboration with the Alliance for Curriculum Reform (ACR) and representatives of the American Association of School Librarians. 1998. ISBN 0-8389-8134-8.

Taxonomies of the school library media program By Loertscher, D.V. (2000). 2nd ed., Hi Willow Research and Publishing. Explores the role for the modern school library media center. Includes planning guides and evaluative instruments.

AASL’s Position Statement on the School Library Media Supervisor

 Keith Curry Lance Studies outlining the positive impact of school library media centers on student achievement

David Loertscher's site for online course - Great information on all aspects of the Library Media Specialist's profession & program

Censorship and selection : issues and answers for schools. Reichman, Henry.  3rd ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 2001.  Excellent book on censorship issues for schools.  Includes details on developing a selection policy,  selection guidelines, and handling a book challenge.

Intellectual freedom manual, 6th edition, ALA, 2002.

ALA’s Code of Ethics

Coping with Challenges

Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use:  Clear and concise article on Fair Use guidelines for educators from Education World

The Freedom to Read

The Library Bill of Rights

Learning right from wrong in the digital age
by Doug Johnson, Linworth Publishing, 2003.  ISBN:  1-58683-131-3  
An ethics guide for parents, teachers, librarians, and others who care about computer-using young people.

Internet for Active Learners: Curriculum-Based Strategies for K.12.
By Pam Berger. This book from a nationally recognized educational technology expert looks at the Internet with a library media specialist's perspective. 1998. ISBN: 0-8389-3487-0.

National educational technology standards for teachers, preparing teachers to use technology, ISTE, 2002.

Teaching information & technology skills:  The Big 6 in elementary schools, by Michael Eisenberg and Robert Berkowitz, Linworth, 1999. Presents ideas designed to promote understanding of the Big6 approach to information and technology skills instruction; discussing specific strategies for building Big6 skills into new and existing instructional programs

The Information-powered school, American Library Association, 1998. Provides articles and tools for school librarians to teach children information literacy, discussing such topics as curriculum mapping, collection mapping, information-powered professional development, community engagement, and resource development.

The one-computer classroom and more!  Tom Snyder Productions

Building a School Library Collection Plan: A Beginning Handbook with Internet Assist. By Loertscher, D.V., Woolls, B., and Felker, J. (1998). Hi Willow Research and Publishing. A guide written for the beginning professional and the many paraprofessionals in California to assist in the planning, building, and evaluation of collections to support curricular aims of the school.

The collection program in schools : concepts, practices, and information sources  by  Phyllis Van Orden;  Kay Bishop;  Patricia Pawelak-Kort, 2001 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, ISBN: 1563088045

Managing our Library Collections for Information Power  Bellingham, Washington Schools’ detailed and informative collection development guide.  Available in .pdf format (Acrobat Reader)

Sunlink Weed of the Month Club  Website on guidelines and information about keeping your collection current and accessible

From Library skills to information literacy : a handbook for the  21st century by the California Library Association. A guide for classroom teachers and library media specialists, providing models and strategies which encourage students to find, analyze, create, and use information.  Hi Willow Research and Pub., 1997.

Information Literacy: A review of research: A guide for practioners and researchers    . By Loertscher, D.V. and Woolls, B. (1999). Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

Information power : guidelines for school library media programs

*See Bibliographic data under Collection Development

Information problem-solving:  the Big 6 skills approach to library & information skills instruction, Ablex Publishing, 1990.

Planning good change with technology and literacy, by Jamie McKenzie, FNO Press, 2001.

Teaching information & technology skills:  The Big 6 in elementary schools, by Michael Eisenberg and Robert Berkowitz, Linworth, 1999. Presents ideas designed to promote understanding of the Big6 approach to information and technology skills instruction; discussing specific strategies for building Big6 skills into new and existing instructional programs.

The Information-Powered School
Public Education Network (PEN) and AASL
Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Anne Wheelock, editors
The Information-Powered School outlines a specific plan for school library media specialists and teachers to share the responsibilities of planning, teaching, and assessing student learning and offering a truly cohesive curriculum. 2001. ISBN 0-8389-3514-1

The Big 6 Research Page

Developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is a widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills.

Process Models for Information Literacy  This article linked from the Big 6 page gives an overview of several models.

The Newbery & Caldecott Awards : a guide to the medal and honor books
 American Library Association, 2006. ISBN: 0-8389-3656-6

The power of reading, insights from the research, Libraries Unlimited,Inc., 1993.

Using literature in the middle school curriculum by Carol Otis Hurst, Linworth Publishing, 1999. Discusses the benefits of using trade book literature in middle school curriculum and profiles specific fiction, nonfiction, and picture books that can be used.

What else should I read? : guiding kids to good books: volume 1, by Matt Berman, Libraries Unlimited, 1995. Contains topic webs for 30 great works of children's literature, directing readers to other books of similar themes.

What else should I read? : guiding kids to good books: volume 2, by Matt Berman, Libraries Unlimited, 1996. Contains topic webs for 30 great works of children's literature, directing readers to other books of similar themes.

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
Great site for literature/curriculum integration ideas

Children’s Literature Web Guide Librarian David K. Brown’s extensive website which gathers together and categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults

AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development 

LMC Linworth Publishing. Print.  Resource for secondary librarians. 

From Now On, the educational technology journal
Editor Jamie McKenzie regularly publishes insightful articles on technology in education.

Internet School Library Media Center Excellent collection of links providing information on selection, cataloging and classification, management and other topics of interest to school librarians.

Knowledge Quest : the Online refereed research journal of the American Association of School Librarians

Multimedia Schools.  Technology integration emphasis. Print.
On-line version Multimedia Schools

School Library Media Activities Monthly  Print.  Excellent resource for studying the six areas of assessment.  

Teacher Librarian, editor Ken Haycock

Editor Ken Haycock’s Online version includes relevant articles exploring current issues such as collaboration, leadership, technology, advocacy, information literacy, and management.  The TL Toolkit has excellent professional links. Also available in paper.