Management of a school library is more than shelving books; it is complex, continuous, and ever-changing. As with any other practice, it can be at a novice level with a focus on day-to-day management and crisis response or it can be at the expert level including a vision and integration with the goals of the school. |
Factors in library management include:
- Policy and procedures
- Collection management
- Budget and Acquisitions
- Facility management
- Personnel
- Providing leadership in legal issues
- Planning
- Accessing professional journals and organizations to
support your practice
For
the teacher-librarian, management of the school library
is part of your role in the school. Effectively
managed school libraries support curriculum and the
school library program. Management may take 15% to
30% of the teacher-librarian's allocated time. |
| Become an effective school library manager by: |
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- determining the required skills and procedures needed to effectively manage your school library - go from
survival to the fully operational.
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- developing
policies and procedures with your principal
which will
actualize the vision for
the school library.
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- demonstrating
the link between resources and the school goals
and priorities, and the school library programs.
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- articulating the role of the teacher-librarian through the management plan.
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Reflective Practitioner
Use the rubric at the end of this module to assess your proficiency in management of the school library.
Choose one of the components in this module as an area for professional growth during the year.
Referring to Achieving Information Literacy: Standards for School Libraries in Canada, assess each of the components for which you have management responsibility. |
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Management
is... |
Administrative |
Balanced |
Supportive
of
School Vision
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Maximizer
of
Opportunities
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Transformational |
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