Independent School Libraries
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Independent School Libraries

Perspectives on Excellence

  1. 382 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Independent School Libraries

Perspectives on Excellence

About this book

The first book published about independent school libraries since 1985, this work offers both the independent school library community and the broader school library community a wealth of insights into excellence in library practice. Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence offers readers insights into best practices in library services for school communities, using examples drawn from independent schools of various sizes, descriptions, and locations across the United States. Two overview essays introduce a statistical analysis of independent schools. Each of the remaining essays provides perspective on a different aspect of library practice, including staffing, advocacy, assessment, technology, collaboration, programs beyond the curriculum, intellectual freedom and privacy, budgeting, accreditation, disaster planning, and more. Because independent school librarians work across divisions and without a mandate to adhere to state or national standards, they have the freedom to explore and refine best practice in a school library setting. Fortunately, the ideas and methods they have developed, many of which are on display here, can be applied in any school library.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Essay 1: The Librarian as Gardener
  7. Essay 2: Where We Fit In: The Library in the Life of the School
  8. Essay 3: Who Are We? The Independent School Library: A Statistical Profile
  9. Essay 4: We Are Not Alone
  10. Essay 5: Who Are We? Staffing in School Libraries
  11. Essay 6: The Many Faces of Advocacy for School Libraries
  12. Essay 7: Advocacy Through Assessment: Library Professional Practice and the School Mission
  13. Essay 8: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Technology in Independent School Libraries
  14. Essay 9: Sea Changes in Technology Services and Learning
  15. Essay 10: Information Commons and Independent School Libraries: Opportunities for Excellence
  16. Essay 11: To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate: It’s Not a Question!
  17. Essay 12: Are They Ready for the Next Step? Bridging High School to College
  18. Essay 13: What Else Can We Do? Library Programs Beyond Curriculum Foster a Culture of Learning
  19. Essay 14: Looking Back to the Future: Traditions Reflected
  20. Essay 15: Choices, Choices: Selection Issues in Independent School Libraries
  21. Essay 16: Freedom to Think and Learn: Minors’ Rights in Independent School Libraries
  22. Essay 17: What Does It Cost? Budget and Funding
  23. Essay 18: Role of the Library in Admissions and Institutional Advancement
  24. Essay 19: If You Build It: School Library Facilities
  25. Essay 20: Navel Gazing, or How to Survive the Accreditation Process
  26. Essay 21: Don’t Lose It All: Disaster Planning
  27. Appendix A: NAIS Guidelines of Professional Practice for Librarians
  28. Appendix B: Librarian’s Performance Assessment
  29. Index

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