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The Nature of the School Library Media Program. Dr. Dania Bilal IS 551 Fall 2005. Definition. A school library media program is a program that exists at K-12 school library media centers. Mission & Goals.
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The Nature of the School Library Media Program Dr. Dania Bilal IS 551 Fall 2005
Definition A school library media program is a program that exists at K-12 school library media centers.
Mission & Goals “The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.” This can be accomplished by:
Mission • “working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students,” • “providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats,” and
Mission • providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students.” • The detailed mission and goals are found at: • http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19935
The School Library Media Specialist’s Roles & Responsibilities • Teacher • Instructional partner • Information specialist • Program administrator • Visit this site for detail on each role: • http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19930
Standards & Program Administration • http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html • The nine Information Power Standards. • http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/ipprogramadmin.htm • Program Administration: Principles of the SLMS.
Principles of the SLM Program • http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/iplearningteaching.htm • Learning and Teaching Principles of the SLM Program. • http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/ipaccessdelivery.htm • Information Access and Delivery: Principles of the SLM Program.