For Teacher Librarians

Job Descriptions

• Library Media Specialist
• Library Media Assistant: Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Planning

• Bellingham's Collection Development & Management -2008 guidelines for Bellingham school librarians. Procedures and policies related to selecting materials, acquiring them, maintaining them, and maximizing their use.
  • Ideas for Supporting the Curriculum
  • Evaluation of Library Resources
  • Curriculum Connections for Elementary and Middle School
  • Curriculum Connections for High Schools
• Library Startup Guidelines - procedures and activities for the opening weeks of school
• End of the Year - procedures to follow at the close of school
  • Annual Report of Collection Maintenance
• Book Repair Links

Collaboration

• Elementary Information Literacy Teacher
• Elementary Reading Advocacy (PDF)
• Secondary Reading Advocacy (PDF)
• Elementary Library Network Manager

Circulation & Cataloging

• Circulation Directions A guide for substitutes and volunteers to the basic procedures using the Follett Circulation system.
• Inventory The updated guide from the 2004 Collection Development & Management Manual for district librarians using the Follett system.
• Cataloging Guides--from 2004 Collection Development and Management Manual
  • Adding Marc Records to a Follett Database
  • Editing and Enhancing Marc Records
  • Authority Records
  • Removing Items from a Follett Database
  • Discarding Library Materials
• Follett Support The Follett Help-Desk, with FAQ's, Searchable Support, Newsletters, and User Groups
• Destiny Tips & Fixes
• Destiny 8.5 Enhancements

Equipment Procedures and Repair

Support for Librarians

• Research Cycle Jamie McKenzie's article from Chapter 8 of Beyond Technology.
• ALA Information Literacy Standards - excerpt from chap. 2 "Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning," of Information Power
• Washington Library Media Association - information for school libraries and librarians in Washington State
• American Library Association - national association for all librarians
• American Association of School Librarians - for school librarians
• The Virtual Reader's Service Desk - A public library's set of fiction-related resources.
• Links to local Bellingham Libraries
• Library of Congress Learning Page - gateway to digital collections of the Library of Congress.
• Library of Congress Educator's Page - resources to help teachers and students learn about using the primary source materials available online.
• Supervisor's Resource Bank - Links to Standards for Library Media Programs, Standards for Teacher Librarians, Information Literacy and Library Curriculum Standards, Administrative Policies and Procedures, and Advocacy, Research Studies and Articles.