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Direct linkStephens, Julie – Library Media Connection, 2011
Moving a library media center takes time, energy, and organization. As the sole media specialist/librarian for a new facility, this author has experienced moving material from another school. She learned a great deal and had help from people who volunteered their time and energy to make it happen. Although she does not claim to be a moving expert,…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Librarians, Library Materials
Bates, Joanne; McClure, Janelle; Spinks, Andy – Library Media Connection, 2010
Evidence-based practice is the collection, interpretation, and use of data, such as collection statistics or assessment results, that measure the effectiveness of a library media program. In this article, the authors will present various forms of evidence and show that any library media specialist can use data to make informed decisions that…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Evidence, Formative Evaluation
Paynter, Kelly C.; Zarzeka, Jo – Library Media Connection, 2011
Many U.S. elementary and middle schools celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd via the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day (RAAD). Not as many high schools participate in this joyous ode to reading. In this article, the authors describe how they, as media specialists at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, High Schools, School Libraries, Media Specialists
Hamilton, Buffy – Library Media Connection, 2009
Generating excitement about poetry is often a challenge with high school patrons. While some teens have discovered the cathartic and aesthetic qualities of poetry, many have never experienced the joy of poetry. A course the author took in 2003 at The University of Georgia with Dr. JoBeth Allen, "Poetry in the Classroom," ignited a…
Descriptors: Poetry, Writing (Composition), School Libraries, High Schools
Barnett, Judy – Library Media Connection, 2007
First Class Education, an organization based in Washington D.C., is trying to persuade the voting public to pass a law that could eliminate school libraries and many other educational support services. First Class Education promotes the idea that sixty-five percent of instructional money should be spent in the classroom. At first blush, this…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Libraries, Pupil Personnel Services, Politics of Education
Black, Connie; Stewart, Priscilla; Taylor, Alease – Library Media Connection, 2004
Georgia's Choice/America's Choice (GC/AC) is a school reform model, which was adopted in approximately 160 schools across the state to focus on student work and achievement, to align the instructional process and to place emphasis on results. Library Media Specialists (LMSs) are important to school community's spirit of acceptance and should serve…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Media Specialists, School Libraries, Academic Achievement
