Fundamentals of School Library Media Management: A How-to-do-it Manual

Martin (College of Information, Library Science, and Technologies, University of North Texas) offers guidelines and practical advice to help both novice and experienced professionals manage school library media centers. The book introduces daily management tasks and duties such as goal setting, communicating with stakeholders, and locating essential documents, then covers tasks associated with the different roles of the library media specialist, such as administrator, information specialist, and teacher and instructional specialist. A collection of policy documents includes the Library Bill of Rights, Interpretations, and Freedom Statements, plus real-life examples of disciplinary action, acceptable use forms, and sample policies on security, privacy, safety, and copyright. A directory of sources and suppliers lists URLS for book and journal vendors, review sources, audiovisual producers, and equipment suppliers. B&w screenshots are included in a two-color format. The book can be used as a classroom text and as a resource for professionals. Co-author Marco Zannier is head librarian at Elsik High School in Houston, Texas. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)