Intro School Librarianship

This course is an introduction to school library topics. Candidates read and discuss major studies on the impact of the Library Media Program (LMP) on student achievement. Candidates become aware of the importance of advocacy and visibility of Library Media Center (LMC) services to the educational community. Candidates are introduced to the importance of collaboration and to models and examples of collaboration in the LMP. The course also provides a survey of information technology relative to schools and schoolchildren (tools for library automation; digital citizenship, data collection and analysis; bibliographic and cataloging databases). Topics covered in this initial course are covered in more depth in future courses.