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Acknowledgements | |
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Introduction | |
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Becoming a School Library Media Specialist | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Certification | |
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Education for the Profession | |
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Distance Learning | |
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Teacher or Librarian? | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Professional Image | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Librarians in the Media | |
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Perpetuating the Stereotype | |
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Education and Image | |
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The Invisible School Librarian | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Staffing the School Library Media Center | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Staffing Mandates | |
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Shortage of School Library Media Specialists | |
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Paraprofessionals | |
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Staffing and Technology | |
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Figure 1: State Mandates for School Library Media Specialists with Ratio of Students Per School Library Media Specialist | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Standards and Guidelines | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Standards | |
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Authority of Standards | |
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Communicating Standards | |
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Are Standards Realistic? | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Web Sites | |
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Collection Development | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Responsibility for Selection | |
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Classroom Collections | |
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Curricular Needs and Personal Interests | |
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Censorship and Selection | |
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Funding for the Collection | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Computerized Reading Management Programs | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Motivation and Rewards | |
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Book Selection | |
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Library Collections and Budgets | |
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Staff Time | |
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Raising Reading Test Scores and Research | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Scheduling | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Flexible Scheduling | |
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Fixed Scheduling | |
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Combining Fixed and Flexible Scheduling | |
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Block Scheduling | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Facilities | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Are School Library Media Centers Necessary? | |
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Extended Hours | |
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Combined School-Public Libraries | |
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The School Library Media Center in Year-Round Schools | |
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School Library Media Centers Incorporating Design Ideas from Bookstores | |
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Homeschoolers | |
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Furnishings | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Virtual/Digital School Libraries | |
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Divergent Perspectives | |
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Roles of the Virtual School Library and Virtual School Librarian | |
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Accessing the Virtual School Library | |
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24-7 Access | |
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State Digital Libraries | |
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The Internet Is No Substitute for a Library | |
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eBooks | |
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Measuring Use | |
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Questions for Discussion and Reflection | |
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Projects | |
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References | |
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Additional Information | |
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Web Sites | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |