The Innovative School Librarian.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Preface -- How to read this book -- Acknowledgements -- P A R T 1 WHO IS THE LIBRARIAN? -- C H A P T E R 1 Professionalism and the school librarian -- What influences the school librarian's professional identity? -- Our professional identity -- The discourses of professionalism -- Where does this leave school librarianship in the 21st century? -- C H A P T E R 2 How others see us -- People within the school community -- Bodies outside the school -- What influences how others see us and how can we influence their perceptions? -- What are the implications of others' perceptions of the librarian? -- C H A P T E R 3 Bridging the gap between how we see ourselves and how others see us -- Is there always a dichotomy between principles and practice? -- In what circumstances might a dichotomy between beliefs and practice occur? -- How can we resolve the dichotomy between beliefs and practice? -- P A R T 2 YOUR COMMUNITY: FROM PERCEPTIONS TO PRACTICE -- C H A P T E R 4 Identifying and understanding your community -- How do we define our community? -- What informs the ways we explore our community? -- Ways of thinking about your learning community -- What does learning look like in our institutions? -- What does learning look like for the individuals in our communities? -- C H A P T E R 5 Making a positive response to challenges -- Getting into position -- What is possible in the real world of school libraries? -- Making a difference -- Tapping in to school priorities -- How do we make line-management systems work for us? -- How do we use other relationships to help us? -- Learning from students -- How well are we doing? -- C H A P T E R 6 Generating and using evidence of impact -- Using published evidence -- Generating and using our evidence -- How can we make learning in the library visible to others?. Evaluation to retain visibility -- Does the library have an academic monitoring role? -- A more informal approach -- The place of benchmarking -- Critical reflection -- P A R T 3 MOVING FORWARD -- C H A P T E R 7 Inspiration -- What is inspiration? -- Why is inspiration important to school librarianship? -- How does inspiration operate? -- How do we keep ourselves inspired? -- Inspiration from inside ourselves -- Inspiration from inside the school -- Inspiration from outside the school -- What has inspired us? -- Reality check -- Sharing inspiration -- C H A P T E R 8 Becoming integral to teaching and learning -- Becoming an integral part of the teaching team -- Forging constructive relationships -- Sustaining integration into teaching and learning -- Being innovative with library space -- Using the virtual library to enhance integration -- Building into the structure and management of the school -- C H A P T E R 9 Innovation -- Connect -- Act -- Evidence -- Managing change -- Process and principles of managing change -- Using whole school processes and the key change agents -- A P P E N D I X 1 Levels of education -- A P P E N D I X 2 School library self-evaluation questions -- A P P E N D I X 3 An example of a completed self-evaluation summary sheet -- A P P E N D I X 4 SWOT analysis -- A P P E N D I X 5 Choosing priorities in development planning: sample grid -- A P P E N D I X 6 Example of a force field analysis: a tool for managing change -- A P P E N D I X 7 Managing change: process and principles -- References -- Index.
This book takes a strategic approach to the leadership of school libraries, examining notions of professionalism, their effect on identity and models of library practice.