by:
Turner, Philip
Riedling, Ann Marlow

Publisher:
Libraries Unlimited
Published:August 30, 2003
ISBN:159158020X
Format:Paperback
Pages:308

Description: From School Library Journal
An organized and comprehensive treatment of one of the roles of a school library media specialist--instructional consultant. This third edition of the title mentions that the term "instructional consultant" changed to "instructional partner" with the publication of Information Power in 1998; however, the authors consistently use the older term. In addition to mentioning the impact of Information Power on formally defining the roles of school library media specialists, this edition recognizes changes in technology and in cognitive psychology, and the current education reform initiatives. The first half of the book defines the role of instructional consultant in relation to the other roles of a school librarian, and the latter sections detail parts of the instructional design process. One of the initial chapters, "A Levels Approach to Helping Teachers Teach," outlines various gradations of involvement; "initial level," "moderate level," and "in-depth level" are explained in following chapters. A sample unit, answers to the end-of-chapter "thought provokers," an excerpt from a policy and procedure manual, and a student learning styles survey are a few of the finds in the appendixes. This title has wide-ranging possibilities for use--from textbook in a library-science course to an addition in the professional reading collection.--Beth Jones, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY
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Product Description:
This book is the third edition of a very popular book describing in depth one of the many roles of the school library media specialist. It has been updated to include the changes in technology, national guidelines and standards and to explain the library media specialists continuing role as an instructional consultant in schools. Previous editions of this book have been widely used in library instruction classes throughout the country and this edition should prove to be a very popular update.