ETL 401 Readings

I thought that might reference list might be useful in identifying helpful reading. I think most are the essential readings anyway.

References

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Statement on teacher librarian qualifications retrieved from http://www.asla.org.au/policy/teacher.librarian.qualifications.htm

Campbell, L., Flageolle, P., Griffith, S. & Wojcik, C. (2002). Resource-based learning. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Resource-based_Learning

Hay, L. and Todd, R. (2010). School libraries 21C: the conversation begins. In Scan 29(1). February. 30-42

Haycock, C-A. (1991). Resource-baed learning: A shift in the roles of teacher, learner

Haycock, K. (1999). Fostering collaboration, leadership and information literacy: Common behaviours of uncommon principals and faculties. NASSP Bulletin, 83(605), 82-87.

Hazell, A. (1990). School library and information services in Australia. In M. Nimon & A. Hazell (AEds.), Promoting learning: challenges in teacher librarianship (pp. 17-22). Adelaide: Auslib Press

Henri, J. (2005). Understanding the information literate school community. In The information literate school community 2, J. Henri and M. Asselin (eds.) Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia, 135-145.

Herring, J. (2006). A critical investigation of students’ and teachers’ views of the use of information literacy skills in school assignments. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmcontents/volume9/informatioliteracy.cfm

Jamieson, A. Library books fall by two million a year amid warnings of cuts and closures in The Telegraph, 14-02-2009, Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4622812/Library-books-fall-by-two-million-a-year-amid-warnings-of-cuts-and-closures.html
Accessed 31-3-2010

Kuhlthau, C. (2004). Seeking meaning: A process approach to library and information services. 2nd edition, Westport Conn:Libraries Unlimited

Langford, L. (1998). Information literacy: a clarification. In From now on: The educational technology journal retrieved from http://www.fno.org/sept/98/clarify.html

McLean, I. (2009). Kindergarten weaves a wiki: the learners tell their stories. In Scan 28 (1). February, 30–37.

McKenzie, J. (2010). Teacher librarians: leading, connecting and innovating. In Scan 29(1). February. 6-9.

Stripling, B. (2007). Assessing information fluency: gathering evidence of student learning. School library media activities monthly, 23(8), 25-29.

Todd, R. (2003). How to prove you boost student achievement
In School Library Journal, 4/1/2003 retrieved from
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA287119&publication=slj

Todd, R.J. (2007) Evidence-based practice and school libraries. In S. Hughes-Hassall & V.H. Harada (Eds.), School reform and the school library media specialist (pp. 57-58). Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited

Voertscher, D. with Todd, R. (2003). We Boost Achievement: Evidence-based practice for school library media specialists Salt Lake City: Hi Willow Research & Publishing

As well, if you are wanting to identify the school principal as anobstacle the readings by Gary Hartzell "Why should principals support school librarians?" and Anne Oberg "Developing the respect and support of school administrators" would be useful.

In addition you might have been following the conversations on the OZTL_NET. Here's one response to a plea from a Teacher Librarians who had her budget cut. The advice and references, including blogs, from Dianne Mackenzie would be good for this particular obstacle.

You need to go beyond just the budget - there is a lot of ground work to do
> before anything involving money will change. Have a look at my blog and the
> strategies I have created that have resulted in consequences far beyond my
> wildest expectations.
> http://librarygrits.blogspot.com
> *
> Some of my successful strategies include : *
>
> - Creating a budget before everyone else does with a "library
> improvement proposal" and specify what you need to improve the library
> program and why.
> - Create an annual report, making it as thorough as possible - see my
> example
> -
> http://librarygrits.blogspot.com/2009/06/importance-of-creating-annual-report.html
> - Create and keep and activity log.
> - http://librarygrits.blogspot.com/2010/03/tracking-my-activities.html
> - Be Proactive in the school - go looking for jobs that will make you
> indispensable
> - Read Doug Johnson's blog
> - Join twitter for great ideas
> - Read Gary Hartzells books
> - Get on committees esp leadership where you can
> - Blow your own trumpet all the time - constantly meet with your line
> manager and tell them what you have been doing, what you plan to do. I have
> scheduled meetings about once a month and it really helps when you need
> someone to go into bat for you.
> - Market yourself to other staff
> http://librarygrits.blogspot.com/2010/01/marketing-possibilities.html
> - Create a yearly plan of what you want to achieve- show your line
> manager.

Further to what I wrote before about strategies for increasing your budget,
have a look at this article from Gary Hartzell ...
*
Why Should Principals Support School Libraries?
*http://www.libraryreference.com/school-libraries.html
There is a checklist of 11 characteristics of a school library that will
enhance student learning, make sure you are doing everything on that list
that you have control over, it is also a good list to give you an argument
about why you need more funding.

Gary Hartzell has a number of other articles here based on the school
library.
http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/hartzell.html

He is coming form the perspective of a school Principal, rather than from a
school librarian and his articles are worth reading for that perspective
alone.

Advocacy is the key to getting a larger budget.

Cheers
Dianne McKenzie
Discovery College
Hong Kong