School Librarian Resources

A selected list of resources available in the Curriculum Materials Center for managing and teaching in the school library media center. Other resources are available in the circulating collection on the second level.

• Teaching Aids
• Reference Materials
• Professional Journals
• Web Sites

Teaching Aids

Anderson, M.A. (Ed.). (1996). Teaching information literacy using electronic resources for grades 6-12. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub.

Presented in notebook format, this book is designed to help media specialists teach information literacy using electronic resources. Lesson plans (with reproducible pages) will help librarians and teachers integrate technology into the curriculum.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .T415 1996

Bacon, S. (2000). 100 library lifesavers: A survival guide for school library media specialists. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Timesaving techniques and tools are offered to aid in the daily operations of the library media center.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 B19 2000

Cook, S., Corcoran, F., & Fonnesbeck, B. (2001). Battle of the books and more: Reading activities for middle school students. Fort Atkinson, WI: Alleyside Press.

This guide for implementing middle school reading competitions offers complete sets of questions for classics and current popular titles, relevant web sites, techniques to encourage participation, and suggestions on correlating the contests with the curriculum.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 C75 2001

Doiron, R. & Davies, J. (1998). Partners in learning: Students, teachers, and the school library. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

These experienced librarians offer practical ideas for successful partnerships between teachers and media specialists. They describe collaborative planning, teaching, and evaluation, and stress resource-based learning and information seeking as a process.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 D585 1998

Duncan, D. & Lockhart, L. (2000). I-Search, you search, we all learn to research: A how-to-do-it manual for teaching elementary school students to solve information problems. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Duncan and Lockhart incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy to teach the five-part I-Search Process in which children move from basic knowledge to higher levels of thinking when solving information problems.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .D86 2000

Eisenberg, M.B., & Berkowitz, R.E. (2000). The Big6 collection: The best of the Big6 newsletter. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub.

In-depth articles, quick tips, and guidance are given to implement the Big6 process model approach to information problem-solving.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. ZA3075 .E38 2000

Gomberg, K.C. (1987). Books appeal: Get teenagers into the school library. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.

Books Appeal presents activities to motivate junior high school students to read for pleasure and to learn research and library skills. Chapters include Contests & Games, Banquets & Fairs, Bulletin Board Activities, Book Lists, and more.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 G565 1987

Heller, N. (2001). Information literacy and technology research projects: Grades 6-9. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press.

This book focuses on long-term projects that use information literacy to integrate information-seeking into meaningful projects and presentations.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .H535 2001

Heller, N. (1998). Technology connections for grades 3-5: Research projects and activities. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Guidance and instruction are offered for teacher/librarian collaboration with cross-curricular projects that integrate information literacy, technology, and small group learning.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .H536 1998

Iowa City Community School District & Langhorne, M. (Ed.). (1998). Developing an information literacy program K –12: A how-to-do-it manual and CD-ROM package. New York: Neal-Schuman.

This manual and CD-ROM present key concepts and skills for a K-12 program that incorporates national standards into the curriculum. Library media specialists are encouraged to integrate information literacy with classroom instruction and content. Collaborative lesson plans, assessments, and instructional templates are included.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .D49 1998

Jweid, R. & Rizzo, M.(1998). The library-classroom partnership: Teaching library media skills in middle and junior high school. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Jweid and Rizzo offer over 55 lesson plans to help students become independent users of library media resources. The plans are organized into units that combine library media skills and specific subject areas.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 J95 1998

Keeling J. (2002). Lesson plans for the busy librarian: A standards-based approach for the elementary library media center. Greenwood Village, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

This book provides twenty-minute library lessons suitable for grades K-5. It combines student-centered teaching methods with national information literacy standards.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .K36 2002

Kibbey, M. (Ed.). (1994). Skills for life: Library information literacy for grades 6-8. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub.

This volume, in loose-leaf format, offers lesson plans and reproducibles for teaching traditional library skills and cross-curricular projects.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. [Oversize] Z711.2 .S549 1994

Kuntz, J. (2001). The KidsClick! Web searching skills guide with CD-ROM. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Kids Click! is a collection of ten web searching skills for students from third through eighth grade. Each chapter introduces a language or logic skill telling how information is stored and retrieved, and nine reproducible activity sheets presented in increasing levels of difficulty. The CD-ROM allows the worksheets to be adapted to fit specific curricular needs.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. ZA4201 .K86 2001

Pray, T. (1992). Lessons for the library student staff. Worthington, OH: Linworth.

School librarian Toni Pray uses a manual (in binder format) for student-assistants in the library media center. She offers a structured program teaching social, management, and library skills that will make volunteering worthwhile for both students and the library.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. [Oversize] Z682.4 .S89 P73 1992

Ryan, J. & Capra, S. (2001). The information literacy toolkit series. Chicago: American Library Association.

The two guides and planner in this series are designed to promote information literacy through classroom/library collaboration, critical thinking and technology skills, and teaching research as a process. The 16-page planning booklet may help students plan, organize, take notes, and use problem-solving skills when doing research.

Grades kindergarten-6: Call Number: Curr.Mats. ZA3075 .R93 2001

Grades 7 and up: Call Number: Curr. Mats. ZA3075 .R92 2001

Research projects: An information literacy planner for students: Call Number: Curr.Mats. LB1047.3 .R93 2001

Stanley, D. (2000). Practical steps to the research process for middle school. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

D. Stanley integrates information literacy standards and strategies to teach research as a process with scripted research lessons and practical methods for managing information. The book encourages collaboration and is divided into four sections: Planning, the Research Process, Applications and Accountability, and Enrichment and Extension.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .S73 2000

Stripling, B. & Pitts, J.M. (1988). Brainstorms and blueprints: Teaching library research as a thinking process. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Skills, strategies, and activities are provided for teaching the research process and helping students learn both creative and critical thinking skills.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Z711.2 .S75 1988

Turrell, L. (1994). The complete library skills: Grade 6. Minneapolis, MN: Denison & Co.

Turrell offers a program of library instruction with teacher guides and reproducible student worksheets. Basic library skills are reviewed, but the primary focus is teaching research.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Z711.2 .T87 1994

Valenza, J. K. (2002). Power research tools: Learning activities and posters. Chicago: American Library Association.

This book is a curriculum resource for librarians and teachers. Activities are correlated to national and international information literacy standards. A supplementary poster kit is available.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. ZA3075 .V35 2003

Valenza, J. K. (2004). Power tools recharged: 125+ essential forms and presentations for your school library information program. Chicago: American Library Association.

This revised edition of the author’s 1998 Power Tools is presented in a convenient loose-leaf format. A CD-ROM allows customizing of PowerPoint slide presentations, information literacy teaching tools, and graphic organizers for students. Numerous ideas for promoting, managing and evaluating library programs are offered.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z675.S3 V315 2004

Van Vliet L.W. (1999). Media skills for middle schools: Strategies for library media specialists and teachers. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

This volume is part of a series that encourages collaboration between library media specialists and teachers. Library and information skills are taught to help students become independent users of print and non-print resources. Over 45 lessons are offered.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .V36 1999

Whitley, P. (2003). 99 Jumpstarts for kids: Getting started in research. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

99 Jumpstarts offers 99 current topics selected to engage students from grades three to eight while teaching the research process. Students are taught how to select and evaluate information from books, the Internet, and other sources, and how to organize, use, and share that information with others. Activities and lesson plan information is also offered.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. ZA3075 .W475 2003

Yucht, A. H. (1997). Flip it! for information literacy skills. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub.

Flip it! offers students a generic information problem-solving strategy that can be used for any kind of information problem. They are taught to follow a progression of critical thinking skills and apply them to specific problems.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Z711.2 .Y83 1997

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Reference Materials

Brommer, S., and Schuler, C. (2001). Choices: A core collection for young reluctant readers [Vol. 5]. Evanston, IL: John Gordon Burke Publisher.

The fifth volume of this series lists fiction and nonfiction books, published from 1997 through Jan. 2000, selected to appeal to reluctant readers from grades 1 to 6. Detailed annotations match readers with books that appeal to their interests and reading abilities and may be used to create booktalks.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Ref. Z1037 .C564 2001

Children’s catalog: Eighteenth edition. (2001). New York: H.W. Wilson Company.

This catalog contains a comprehensive list of fiction and nonfiction books, audiobooks, web resources, and magazines for children from pre-K through grade 6. The fully annotated entries are arranged by Dewey Decimal subject categories and may be used by school library media specialists to aid in collection development.

Call Number: Curr.Mats. Ref. Z1037 .C5443 2001

DeLong, J.A. & Schwedt, R.E. (1997). Core collection for small libraries: An annotated bibliography of books for children and young adults. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

The goal of this bibliography is to list books that will enhance school curriculums and spark young people’s desire to read. The authors list annotations for over 490 books that they believe are the "must haves" of any small library.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Ref. Z1037 .D34 1997

Freeman, J. (1995). More books kids will sit still for: A read-aloud guide. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker.

This second volume by J. Freeman offers more annotated listings of books suitable for elementary school children. The books are grouped by grade level and include fairy tales, poetry, biographies, and non-fiction, as well as fiction. Teaching ideas and lessons for school librarians are included with tips for reading aloud to children.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Ref. Z1037 .F848 1995

Gillespie, J. (2002). Best books for children: Preschool through grade 6. Westport, CN: Bowker-Greenwood.

This volume, with over 23,000 titles, correlates children’s recreational reading needs with those of the school curriculum. Annotations and recommendations are made for readers from preschool to sixth grade and are arranged under curriculum-oriented subject areas. Reviews from journals, such as Booklist, HornBook, and School Library Journal, are used in compiling the bibliography.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Ref. Z1037 .G48 2002

Gillespie, J. (2000). Best books for young teen readers: Grades 7 to 10. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker.

A companion volume to Best Books for Children, titles are suggested for grades 7 to 10.

Call Number: Curr. Mats. Ref. Z1037 .B55 2000

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Professional Journals

Available in Periodicals Department or online.

Booklist. Chicago: IL. American Library Association.

Booklist critiques current print and non-print materials for small to medium public libraries and school library media centers.

School Library Journal. New York: R.R. Bowker Co.

This monthly journal offers reviews of new children’s and young adult books, as well as relevant articles concerning school libraries, including information literacy, collaboration, and integrating literature into the curriculum.

Teacher Librarian. Seattle: Rockland Press.

TL, published five times a year, is a journal for library professionals working with children and young adults. Articles explore current issues such as collaboration, leadership, technology, information literacy, and management. Reviews of new books and education and library media professional materials are offered.

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Web Sites

21st Century Literacies

Developed by teachers and librarians at UCLA’s Seeds University Elementary School, this site offers sample lessons and methods to infuse information literacy across the curriculum. Lessons are offered for students from K-12.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/gradelevel.html

AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development

These web-based guides are created by the American Association of School Library staff in answer to questions from school librarians, other teaching professionals, and the public. Book reviews, journal articles, web sites, and other media are arranged under topics frequently used in the professional literature. The guides are continually revised and updated.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources

Deb Logan’s Home On the Web Page

Home On theWeb, created by library media specialist Deb Logan, offers workshop handouts, links, book recommendations, and other resources of interest to library media specialists.

http://www.deblogan.com/

Educational Media Association of New Jersey

EMAnj is the professional association of public, private, and parochial school library media specialists in New Jersey. EMAnj advocates high standards for librarianship and library media programs to ensure that students and staff become effective users of information. The Association provides educational opportunities and current information through online and print publications, mentoring, workshops, and conferences.

http://www.emanj.org/

Highlands Regional Library Cooperative

HRLC is a non-profit library cooperative serving residents of Northern New Jersey. The Cooperative assists public and school library members with shared resources, services, and knowledge, to save costs and improve library service. Services include interlibrary delivery, database and vendor discounts, cooperative purchasing, and a quarterly newsletter.

http://hrlc.org/

Internet Public Library (IPL)

The Internet Public Library (IPL), created by students at the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies, continues to be offered as a public service. The IPL provides full text resources and individual assistance through its "Ask a Question Section." Links to research and report writing are provided.

http://www.ipl.org/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Ready Reference, Librarian, and Copyright Sources

This section of Kathy Schrock’s guide offers numerous links useful to student researchers and their teachers. Links include reverse phone directories, information literacy tutorials, up-to-date statistics from various subject areas, and copyright and fair use guides for K-12 classrooms.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/referenc.html

Landmarks for Schools (LFS)

This site, created by David Warlick, links informational websites with interactive tools so that data may be formatted into useful information products. Resource-listing pages offer detailed instructions and tools for saving data, word processing, spreadsheets, and computer graphics.

http://www.landmark-project.com

Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org)

The lii.org is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 12,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians. This site, originally "The Berkeley Public Library Index to the Internet," is largely funded by the Library of California, and is used by librarians and the general public as a guide to Internet resources.

http://lii.org/search/file/literature

Librarians Information Online Network (LION)

LION is sponsored by the library services of the School District of Philadelphia as an online resource for school librarians. LION's goals are to encourage the use of Internet-based resources and to foster communication and resource sharing among school librarians.

http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/lion/

Peter Milbury's Network of School Librarian Web Pages

Peter Milbury created this site at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. Listed in School Library Journal Online's "Best Sites for Librarians", it presents school library web pages from around the country and the world. Pages include personal, professional, and curriculum related resources, as well as website development information.

http://www.school-libraries.net/

School-Libraries.org

A companion site to Peter Milbury’s Network of School Librarian Web Pages. It was created to provide tools, support, and "plain old good stuff" for school librarians. Resource links are grouped into categories that include curriculum planning, reading, teaching with the web, information literacy, and professional organizations.

http://www.school-libraries.org/

School Library Media Research (SLMR)

SLMR is the official journal of the American Association of School Librarians. It promotes and publishes research concerning the management, implementation, and evaluation of school library media programs, including instructional theory, teaching methods, and other relevant issues.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/

Score: California Language Arts Page. Resources for Teachers, K-12

This site offers resources, lesson plans, and projects based on California State Content Standards. Grouped by grade levels, resources are listed under specific book titles. Each Cyber-Guide contains student and teacher information, standards, tasks, and guides for completion. These units would be valuable for librarians seeking to connect literary works with the curriculum.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

Springfield Township High School Virtual Library

Pennsylvania media specialist (and author of Power Research Tools) Joyce Valenza provides a list of activities for promoting information literacy. The web site focuses on process skills recommended by the American Association of School Librarians and other national and international standards.

http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/infolitles.html

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