What is a School Library Media Program? And How Did the Idea Get Started? LIB 620 Library Management Fall 2008

School Library Media Program? Why such a mouthful? School? Library? Media? Program? June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Why such a mouthful?

School?

Library?

Media?

Program?

School? Yeah, School? “ We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) “ I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.” Yogi Berra June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Yeah, School?

“ We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

“ I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.”

Yogi Berra

School? Main Entry: 1 school Pronunciation: 'skül Function: noun Etymology: Middle English scole , from Old English scOl , from Latin schola , from Greek scholE leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold -- more at SCHEME 1 : an organization that provides instruction: as a : an institution for the teaching of children b : COLLEGE , UNIVERSITY c (1) : a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university (2) : one of the four faculties of a medieval university (3) : an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university <the school of engineering> d : an establishment offering specialized instruction <a secretarial school > <driving schools > June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Main Entry: 1 school

Pronunciation: 'skül Function: noun Etymology: Middle English scole , from Old English scOl , from Latin schola , from Greek scholE leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold -- more at SCHEME 1 : an organization that provides instruction: as a : an institution for the teaching of children b : COLLEGE , UNIVERSITY c (1) : a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university (2) : one of the four faculties of a medieval university (3) : an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university <the school of engineering> d : an establishment offering specialized instruction <a secretarial school > <driving schools >

Library? OK, Library? “ A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.” Jo Godwin “ If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.” Frank Zappa Online Dictionary of Quotations June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

OK, Library?

“ A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”

Jo Godwin

“ If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”

Frank Zappa

Online Dictionary of Quotations

Library? “ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.” Monty Python skit June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program? Gorilla Librarian

“ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.”

Monty Python skit

Dictionary definition of Library? Main Entry: li·brary Pronunciation: 'lI-&quot;brer-E; British usually and US sometimes -br&r-E; US sometimes -brE, ÷-&quot;ber-E Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -brar·ies Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin librarium, from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr-, liber inner bark, rind, book 1 a : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale b : a collection of such materials 2 a : a collection resembling or suggesting a library <a library of computer programs> <wine library> b : MORGUE 2 June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Main Entry: li·brary

Pronunciation: 'lI-&quot;brer-E; British usually and US sometimes -br&r-E; US sometimes -brE, ÷-&quot;ber-E Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -brar·ies Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin librarium, from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr-, liber inner bark, rind, book 1 a : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale b : a collection of such materials 2 a : a collection resembling or suggesting a library <a library of computer programs> <wine library> b : MORGUE 2

Media? What do you mean, media? Not mediums (that’s spiritualism)! Nor: “ When the media ask him [George W. Bush] a question, he answers, ‘Can I use a lifeline?’” ~ Robin Williams 2 media 1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression; especially : MEDIUM 2b 1 me·di·um 2 : a means of effecting or conveying something: b plural usually media (1) : a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

What do you mean, media?

Not mediums (that’s spiritualism)!

Nor:

“ When the media ask him [George W. Bush] a question, he answers, ‘Can I use a lifeline?’” ~ Robin Williams

2 media 1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression; especially : MEDIUM 2b 1 me·di·um 2 : a means of effecting or conveying something: b plural usually media (1) : a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment

Program? Program for What? Generally defined as an organized set of activities directed toward a common purpose or goal, undertaken or proposed by an agency in order to carry out its responsibilities. In practice, however, the term program has many uses and is used to describe an agency's mission, programs, functions, activities, services, projects, and processes. http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/glossary.htm Found on a Google search define:program June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Program for What?

Generally defined as an organized set of activities directed toward a common purpose or goal, undertaken or proposed by an agency in order to carry out its responsibilities. In practice, however, the term program has many uses and is used to describe an agency's mission, programs, functions, activities, services, projects, and processes.

http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/glossary.htm

Found on a Google search define:program

Program in a dictionary? Main Entry: 1 pro·gram Pronunciation: 'prO-&quot;gram, -gr&m Function: noun Etymology: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write 3 : a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Main Entry: 1 pro·gram Pronunciation: 'prO-&quot;gram, -gr&m Function: noun Etymology: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write

3 : a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal

Important caveat about programs From the father of hypertext “ I am a design chauvinist. I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't, and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together, or tried. That's why programming-- or buying software-- on the basis of &quot;lists of features&quot; is a doomed and misguided effort. The features can be thrown together, as in a garbage can, or carefully laid together and interwoven in elegant unification, as in APL, or the Forth language, or the game of chess.” Ted Nelson—From Rand Lindsly's Quotations on June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program? Ted Nelson

From the father of hypertext

“ I am a design chauvinist. I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't, and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together, or tried. That's why programming-- or buying software-- on the basis of &quot;lists of features&quot; is a doomed and misguided effort. The features can be thrown together, as in a garbage can, or carefully laid together and interwoven in elegant unification, as in APL, or the Forth language, or the game of chess.”

Ted Nelson—From Rand Lindsly's Quotations on

Put ‘em together, and what have you got? School Library Media Program The New School Librarianversion 2001 June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

School Library Media Program

The New School Librarianversion 2001

History of School Libraries Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) School Library History The development of school libraries can be traced to the beginning of the public library movement in the last half of the nineteenth century in the United States. Public libraries served the needs of public schools which were sometimes built in close proximity to a public library. Public library staff frequently placed temporary book collections in the schools for educators' use. Bookmobiles visited, and still do, public schools in rural areas. June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) School Library History

The development of school libraries can be traced to the beginning of the public library movement in the last half of the nineteenth century in the United States. Public libraries served the needs of public schools which were sometimes built in close proximity to a public library. Public library staff frequently placed temporary book collections in the schools for educators' use. Bookmobiles visited, and still do, public schools in rural areas.

A Pioneer of School Librarianship Hannah Logasa (1879-1967) General objectives of the library study-room: To serve as the laboratory and workroom of the school To make available library material for the use of teachers and pupils To co ö perate with all departments of the school in the carrying out of their objectives To serve as the centralizing agency in the plan of school organization The High School Library: Its Function in Education (1928) June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Hannah Logasa (1879-1967)

General objectives of the library study-room:

To serve as the laboratory and workroom of the school

To make available library material for the use of teachers and pupils

To co ö perate with all departments of the school in the carrying out of their objectives

To serve as the centralizing agency in the plan of school organization

The High School Library: Its Function in Education (1928)

The Three Revolutions 1 The First Revolution: Just after World War II, “revolutionaries challenged the idea that a school library should be a repository for books designed to supplement a child’s reading. In the place of a warehouse, these leaders dreamed of a center in each school, staffed by a trained professional educator, which would contain not only printed materials, but a wide range of audiovisual materials and equipment as well.” David V. Loertscher, Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program (1988) Result? ALA Standards for School Library Programs (1945, 1960) then Standards for School Library Media Programs ( 1969) NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS: A CHRONOLOGY June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

The First Revolution:

Just after World War II, “revolutionaries challenged the idea that a school library should be a repository for books designed to supplement a child’s reading. In the place of a warehouse, these leaders dreamed of a center in each school, staffed by a trained professional educator, which would contain not only printed materials, but a wide range of audiovisual materials and equipment as well.”

David V. Loertscher, Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program (1988)

Result? ALA Standards for School Library Programs (1945, 1960) then Standards for School Library Media Programs ( 1969)

NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS: A CHRONOLOGY

The Three Revolutions 2 The Second Revolution “ In the last ten years [1970s and 80s], a new concept, instructional development or resource-based teaching, has emerged from the fields of educational psychology and instructional technology. Teachers and library media specialists work together to systematically created sound instructional modules or units for learners using the full resources of the library media center.” Loertscher, Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program (2 nd ed., 2000). June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

The Second Revolution

“ In the last ten years [1970s and 80s], a new concept, instructional development or resource-based teaching, has emerged from the fields of educational psychology and instructional technology. Teachers and library media specialists work together to systematically created sound instructional modules or units for learners using the full resources of the library media center.”

Loertscher, Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program (2 nd ed., 2000).

The Three Revolutions 3 The Third Revolution “ Revolutionaries of the third kind include administrators, library media specialists, and teachers who are too impatient to wait while the library media center evolves gradually from a passive warehouse facility into an active participant in instruction. Loertscher (1988). June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

The Third Revolution

“ Revolutionaries of the third kind include administrators, library media specialists, and teachers who are too impatient to wait while the library media center evolves gradually from a passive warehouse facility into an active participant in instruction.

Loertscher (1988).

Information Power Building Partnerships for Learning June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program? … Because Student Achievement IS THE BOTTOM LINE Information Power PowerPoint 2000 version

Building Partnerships for Learning

Official Kentucky Policy on Library Media Programs Integral to the school’s educational program: “ The school Library Media Program is an integral part of the school’s total educational program. In today’s information age, an individual’s success in problem solving, becoming an informed citizen, even in pursuing personal interests largely depends upon the ability to access, use and evaluate information from a variety of resources thus ensuring that students become information literate.” June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

Integral to the school’s educational program:

“ The school Library Media Program is an integral part of the school’s total educational program. In today’s information age, an individual’s success in problem solving, becoming an informed citizen, even in pursuing personal interests largely depends upon the ability to access, use and evaluate information from a variety of resources thus ensuring that students become information literate.”

Another state’s view The School Library Media Program Today's school library media program is a complex organism comprised of many parts which coalesce to form a dynamic whole. When the essential elements of such a program are present and supported in an environment that assures the growth and development of each, an exemplary school library media program results. Created March 2000 by Patricia Webster and Frances Roscello New York State Education Department June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

The School Library Media Program

Today's school library media program is a complex organism comprised of many parts which coalesce to form a dynamic whole. When the essential elements of such a program are present and supported in an environment that assures the growth and development of each, an exemplary school library media program results.

Created March 2000 by Patricia Webster and Frances Roscello New York State Education Department

Remember the quote from Ted Nelson? A Program is an integral whole! “ I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't , and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together , or tried.” “ meshing of the details” “ the passionate intellect that has tied them together” June 4, 2009 School Library Media Program?

A Program is an integral whole!

“ I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't , and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together , or tried.”

“ meshing of the details”

“ the passionate intellect that has tied them together”