Lists the foundational elements needed for an effective library media program and introduces the key components of effective collaboration with classroom teachers, providing proven strategies for its implementation. Suggests teacher-librarians need to take the initiative in collaboration and discusses collaboration as a predictor of student…

Discusses the maintenance of vertical files in the school library. Topics covered include circulation, weeding, using materials for special displays, acquiring materials, policies on advertising and controversial issues, cross-references, subject headings, introducing students to vertical files, beginning a collection, and preservation. (MES)

Presents potential questions to be asked by the prospective teacher-librarian during an employment interview. The questions address the following areas: role of the teacher-librarian, access to the resource center, clerical and technical assistants, resource center budget, discipline, staff evaluation, selection of materials, type of community,…

Includes reviews of "Information Power," the guidelines for school library media programs published by the American Library Association and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, by a library media specialist, a school library consultant, a professor of school librarianship, a high school librarian, and a…

Describes the development of an annotated booklist about Arizona, including information on surveying readers to identify "favorite" books, annotating the resulting list of 161 titles, obtaining funding for publication, obtaining permissions, and disseminating and evaluating the booklist, "On Arizona! A Readers' Survey of the Grand…

Discusses the need for more adequate materials and personnel in school libraries and describes provisions of the proposed Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act. Sidebars include views of the bill by the American Library Association (ALA) and instructions on writing to senators and representatives to encourage support for the bill. (LRW)

Toy-lending libraries provide parents and professionals with opportunities for shared play and the loan of toys. This article reviews the history of toy-lending libraries and the purpose of Lekoteks, the Swedish toy library. Guidelines and suggestions for developing and maintaining a toy-lending library are discussed. (JPB)

Reviews research related to school library media programs from various sites and databases, including the ERIC database. Useful research resources include dissertation abstracts, Web sites, journals and proceedings, and dissertations and theses. (LRW)

An investigation of alternatives in collection design for the school library/media center. (Author/PF)

A procedural guide to program-planning-budgeting systems (PPBS) and an exploration of valid sources of funding for school media programs. (Author/PF)

Describes the function and activities of the center and outlines the curriculum methodology advocated by the center. (GS)

To increase their power and prestige within the school district, librarians and media specialists must pay greater attention to their contracts and become involved in local and national educational associations. (PF)

Making the media center stimulating to children was one of the design objectives of the new Davenport Ridge Elementary School in Stamford, Connecticut. (Author)

A discussion of several methods of measuring client satisfaction for media services. (Author/HB)

Author described an LRC, its contribution to the school system, and its value to the school environment. (RK)