Elizabeth Downs
| ISBN: 9781555706210 Published: 2009 8.5 x 11 | 350 pp. | $75.00 Request an Exam Copy |  WorldCat record
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Why create policies and procedures from scratch when expert advice,
In one detailed multimedia source, you'll find everything you need to evaluate your library's current policies and procedures, and suggestions to help you develop new ones in today's more complex digital content environment. Among the many areas covered are:
* Collection Development
* Acquisitions
* Budgeting
* Equipment and Materials Maintenance
* Year-End Reporting
* Scheduling
* Web Publishing and Design
* Reading Incentive Programs
* Serving Students with Special Needs
* Copyright
You'll find more than 300 sample policies, procedures, and forms you can customize and print to help you manage each aspect of your library's operations. The accompanying CD makes it easy to tap the book's text without rekeying so you can create or revise your own library's manuals.
* Collection Development
* Acquisitions
* Budgeting
* Equipment and Materials Maintenance
* Year-End Reporting
* Scheduling
* Web Publishing and Design
* Reading Incentive Programs
* Serving Students with Special Needs
* Copyright
You'll find more than 300 sample policies, procedures, and forms you can customize and print to help you manage each aspect of your library's operations. The accompanying CD makes it easy to tap the book's text without rekeying so you can create or revise your own library's manuals.
"This book/CD-Rom walks school library media specialists through the process of generating a policy manual, drawing on best practices from 45 school library media centers around the country."
-- SciTech Book News, May 2010
"Downs' handbook provides over 80 examples of policies, procedures, and forms that represent 'best practices' from over 45 different schools around the country."
-- YALS, Spring 2010
"...this guide is a useful resource to establish excellent routines in areas that most media specialists know are necessary - and even some they do not yet recognize."
-- VOYA, April 2010
"...designed as a one-stop resource for anyone needing to learn how to manage an effective school library media center...meant to be used as a practical manual but could also be used as a quick reference tool for anyone needing to look up a specific issue...An accompanying CD-ROM includes 300 sample forms for policies and procedures that can help any school media center run smoothly."
-- ARBA Online, March 2010
"School library media specialists who need policies or procedures will surely find what they are looking for in this thorough book...An excellent table of contents and index allow easy access to the information. While many school districts have templates, and many policy examples can be found online in PDF format, this book pulls together excellent examples that can be quickly modified for any school library."
-- School Library Journal, February 2010
-- SciTech Book News, May 2010
"Downs' handbook provides over 80 examples of policies, procedures, and forms that represent 'best practices' from over 45 different schools around the country."
-- YALS, Spring 2010
"...this guide is a useful resource to establish excellent routines in areas that most media specialists know are necessary - and even some they do not yet recognize."
-- VOYA, April 2010
"...designed as a one-stop resource for anyone needing to learn how to manage an effective school library media center...meant to be used as a practical manual but could also be used as a quick reference tool for anyone needing to look up a specific issue...An accompanying CD-ROM includes 300 sample forms for policies and procedures that can help any school media center run smoothly."
-- ARBA Online, March 2010
"School library media specialists who need policies or procedures will surely find what they are looking for in this thorough book...An excellent table of contents and index allow easy access to the information. While many school districts have templates, and many policy examples can be found online in PDF format, this book pulls together excellent examples that can be quickly modified for any school library."
-- School Library Journal, February 2010
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