CAS in School Media: Resources

Keeping Up with the Field

Would you like to find out what the current issues are? Are you interested in finding out what practitioners are talking about? To learn more about the latest school media issues and "hot" topics, consider joining one of the listservs below.

Listservs

LM_NET
LM_NET is a listserv for school library media specialists. Talk to colleagues around the world, collect information, test ideas, and solve problems, all in a supportive professional environment. To join send an electronic mail message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu with nothing in the subject line, and with the words subscribe lm_net and your own name in the body of the message. Or go to the LM_NET home page for more information.

Big6
Members of this listserv trade stories, lesson ideas, information based on the "Big 6" approach. To join the listserv, send an electronic mail message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu with nothing in the subject line, and with the words subscribe big6 and your own name in the body of the message. The Big6 listserv computer will respond with an information message, which will ask you for a confirmation of your subscription. Follow the directions in the message and you will be added to the listserv. Or go to the Big6 home page for more

ChildLit
To discuss children's literature with an emphasis on criticism and theory, join ChildLit. Send an electronic mail message to listserv@email.rutgers.edu with nothing in the subject line, and in the body of the message type the words subscribe child_lit and your own name.

CCBS
This listserv encourages discussion of issues essential to literature for children and young adults. The list is well known for guided discussions of contemporary literature for children and young adults. To join send an electronic mail message to listserv@ccbc.soemadison.wisc.edu with the following subject line: sub ccbc-net yourfirstname yourlastname but substituting your own first name and last name for "yourfirstname" and "yourlastname".

PUBYAC
PUBYAC focuses on issues related to "library services to children and young adults in public libraries." Topics for discussion include "programming ideas, outreach and literacy programs for children and caregivers, censorship issues, children and young adult collection development," and other issues. Although focused on a public library venue, discussion often concerns topics of interest to school librarians, for example, school/public library cooperation, storytime ideas, and literacy. To subscribe, send an electronic mail message to majordomo@nysernet.org with nothing in the subject line, and with the words subscribe pubyac and your full name in the body of the message.

EDTECH
EDTECH is a very active listserv that discusses technology and its use in education. Topics include all aspects of technology including selecting computer hardware and software, CD-ROMS, the Internet, multimedia, automated library systems, books or articles on any of these topics, the social ramifications of technology in the classroom. To subscribe, send an electronic mail message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu with nothing in the subject line, and with the words subscribe edtech and your own name in the body of the message.

Resources

Books:

Here are some recent school library-related publications written by School of Information Studies faculty, students, and /or alums.

  • Make a PACT for Success: Designing Effective Information Presentations by R. V. Small and M. P. Arnone. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
  • Turning Kids on to Research: The Power of Motivation by Ruth V. Small and Marilyn P. Arnone. Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
  • Teaching Information and Technology Skills: The Big6 in Elementary Schools by Michael Eisenberg and Robert Berkowitz. Linworth Publishing, 1999.
  • Motivation Mining: Finding Web Treasures to Teach Evaluation Skills (Grades 1-6) by Marilyn P. Arnone and Ruth V. Small. Linworth Publishing, 1999.
  • WWW Motivation Mining: Finding Web Treasures to Teach Evaluation Skills (Grades 7-12) by Ruth V. Small and Marilyn P. Arnone. Linworth Publishing, 1999.
  • AskA Starter Kit: How to Build and Maintain Digital Reference Services by R. David Lankes and Abby S. Kasowitz. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
  • Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age by Kathleen L. Spitzer, Michael B. Eisenberg, and Carrie A. Lowe. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, 1998.
  • Building and Maintaining Internet Information Services: K-12 Digital Reference Services by R. David Lankes. ERIC Clearninghouse on Information and Technology, 1998.

Other Relevant Publications:

  • Fostering Library Media Specialist-Educational Technologist Collaboration, by R. V. Small, C. Ohrazda, P. Revercomb, and J. M. Spector. In M.A. Fitzgerald and R.M. Branch (Eds.). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 2003. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
  • Information Technologies in Educational Organizations: An Innovative Collaborative Course Development, Delivery and Evaluation, by P. L. Revercomb and R. V. Small. In Current Issues in IT Education. IRM Press, 2003.
  • Collaboration: Where Does It Begin? by R. V. Small. Teacher Librarian, 29(5), 8-11, 2002.
  • Building a Motivation Toolkit for Teaching Information Literacy, by S. Moyer and R. V. Small. Knowledge Quest, 29(3), 2001.
  • S.O.S. for Information Literacy: A Tool for Enhancing Information Skills Instruction, by R. V. Small and M. P. Arnone. ERIC Update, 22 (1), 2001. http://ericit.org/newsletter/Volume22/small.shtml
  • Having an IM-PACT on Information Literacy, by R. V. Small. Teacher-Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals, 28(1), 30-35, 2000.

Web Sites of Interest:

Other Relevant Web Sites:

Resources for the New SLMS

Resource Guide:
The resource guide is to assist new school library media specialists. The guide was conceived and organized by Christina Dietz and developed by the students during the Spring 2003 Practicum Seminar. It includes a wide range of resources that the students discovered and used during their practicum experiences including some that were recommended by their site supervisors as particularly useful for beginning practitioners.

Dr. Ruth and IST 972 Spring 2003 Students: Jane Aronowsky, Sarah Brandolino, Polly Case-Codner, Christina Dietz, Jamie Lord, Penny Meskos, Steve Nabinger, Cynthia Needham, Cathy Oxley, Lori Tanaka, and Andrea Tully.

CNYMS:
Membership form for Central New York Media Specialists (CNYMS) Professional Organization

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