School Library Media Centers

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) school libraries page. You will find information on selection, cataloging and classification, management and other topics of interest to school librarians. Please visit the ISLMC Home Page for more links. You can search this site, use an index or a sitemap.

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[Standards] [Assessment] [General Sites] [Free & Inexpensive Software] [Publicity, Special Observances] [Cataloging & Classification] [Administration, Acquisitions & Selection] [Information Skills] [Schools and Libraries on the WWW] [Listservs] [Associations] [Professional Publications] [Grants & Awards]

Standards

Information Power; Building Partnerships for Learning

From AASL/AECT
McREL Standards Database

Browse standards & benchmarks for K-12 education, plus

educator resources.
MAME: Library/Media Standards/Curriculum

Excellent collection of links from Michigan Association for

Media in Education

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Assessment
Improving America's Schools : A Newsletter on Issues in School Reform

Somewhat dated, 1996. Topics are still timely, as "Creating Better

Student Assessments;" From Improving America's Schools
Vermont's Assessment System

Check site. Page under development
Assessment Resource Center

Information and Web based resources on assessment of teaching

and learning; from University of Maryland

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General Sites
Internet Library for Librarians

Fantastic site which includes ready reference; librarianship and

accessories. You must visit this site.
Internet Public Library
Librarians in the Movies

Maintained by Martin Raish
Librarians' Index to the Internet

A searchable index of topics of interest to librarians!

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Free & Inexpensive Software
Freeware Home

A searchable index. Find freeware

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Publicity, Special Observances
ALA 2002 Literacy Calendar
Celebrating America's Library & America's Libraries

Calendar, promotional ideas from ALA
ALA. Parents' Page

Good referral for parents; facts & statistics about school

and public libraries.
Banned Books Week, Free People Read Freely

September 21-28, 2002; from ALA
Children's Poetry Week, April 15-21, 2002

From Children's Book Council
Family Literacy Day. November 1, 2002
National Children's Book Week, November 18-24, 2002, 2000

From Children's Book Council
National Library Week

From ALA. Fact sheet, themes, Grolier grant application,

NLW 2000-2002
National Young Reader's Day. Book It! National Reading Incentive Program, November 6, 2002

Sponsored by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book
Motivational Ideas for Children's Book Week and National Library Week
National Library Legislative Day May 12 & 13, 2003

From ALA
School Library Media Month

April is SLMM; press kit from ALA
School Library Media Promotional Activities

Originally done for School Library Media Day, but can be used

for School Library Media Month in April; Library promotion;

writing press releases; other publicity; activities;

contests. From Virginia Educational Media Association.
Teen Read Week. October 13-19, 2002

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Cataloging & Classification
Cataloging and Classification

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Administration, Selection & Acquisition
Library Administration and Management Association (ALA)
Maine School Library Facilities Handbook

From Maine Association of School Libraries
Planning Shifts of Collections

Planning guide by Shirien Chappell
School Libraries -- History
Library Policy Manuals
Library Acquisitions & Selection
AASL. Information Power. Implementation Guidelines
Evaluation of School Library Media Programs. An AskERIC InfoGuide

Annotated bibliography of ERIC documents relating to program evaluation
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)

Reports, newsletters, policy briefs, research
Professional Competency Studies pdf file
Library Media Specialist Evaluation Form

From Kentucky Media Association
AASL Position Statement on Appropriate Staffing for School Library Media Centers
Library Media Teacher Services Credential Program

Checklist of competencies; from Calif. State Chico
Guidelines for Performance-Based Library Media Specialist

pdf file [locks up my machine. I used Google's html version to view.

From Missouri Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education
Library Clerical Job Descriptions

Includes Library Aide, Library Media Clerk, Library Clerk; from Los Angeles Unified School District
School Library Standards and Evaluation

An excellent collection of Internet resources; from School Libraries on the Web

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Information Skills
Library Instruction

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Schools and School Libraries on the Net
American Schools Directory

The Internet Guide to all 106,000 K12 schools
School Libraries on the Web
Web 66 : A K12 Wide Web Project

School registry on the WWW; a classroom internet server cookbook

with the basics of setting up web servers and creating HTML files.
Web 66 School Registry

School registry site
Peter Milbury's School Librarian Web Pages

How to develop and manage web pages; registry; other links
Virginia State Department of Education. School Divisions Pavilion

School divisions, Governor's Schools & Vocational-Technical Centers.

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Listservs
Listservs

Listservs/Discussion Groups; USENET newsrooms; Chat Rooms; Pen Pals.

Includes LM_NET; Big Six Skills; EDTECH; READPRO and others

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Associations
Professional Organizations

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Professional Publications
See Professional Publications

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Grants & Awards
GuideStar

Information on 650,000 nonprofit organizations
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

Government wide compendium of all 1,386 Federal programs, projects,

services and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the

American public.
The Foundation Center

Find grant sources
Funding Information Center
PhilanthropySearch

Search engine serving the nonprofit and philanthropic sector
U. S. Department of Education

Student aid; discretionary grant sources; more
U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services
U. S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Science Foundation
Science and Math Initiatives (SAMI) Funding Resources

Great site. Lists many foundations, etc.
National Institutes of Health
National Archives and Records Administrtion

"help identify, preserve and provide public access to records,

photographs, and other materials that document U. S. history
The Heinz Endowments

Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & Families; Economic Opportunity;

Education; Environment
See also:

Technology in Education. Grants

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