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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Research Says | |
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| A Professionally Trained, Full-Time Librarian | |
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| Adequate Support Staff | |
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| A Strong Library Collection | |
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| Student Access to Library Resources Both Within and Outside of Library Walls | |
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| A Library Media Specialist Who Is Knowledgeable About School Curriculum | |
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| A Library Media Specialist Who Communicates and Collaborates with Teachers | |
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| A Library Media Specialist Who Assists Teachers in Using Information Technology | |
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| A Library Media Specialist Who Teaches Students Information Literacy Skills | |
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| National Library Power Program: A Major Initiative of the Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund | |
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| In Conclusion | |
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| What Administrators Should Know and Expect | |
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| Collaboration | |
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| Information Literacy | |
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| Information Technology | |
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| Reading | |
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| Program Administration | |
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| Leadership | |
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| And in Return | |
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| Resulting In | |
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| Administrator Self-Checklist | |
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| What Teachers Should Know and Expect: The Library Media Specialist as a Teacher | |
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| Your Library Media Specialist as a Teacher | |
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| The Research Process | |
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| Search Skills and Search Strategies | |
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| Effective Internet Use | |
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| Web Site Evaluation | |
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| Use of Databases | |
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| Working with Information (Narrowing, Note Taking, Paraphrasing) | |
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| Citation of Sources | |
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| Information Literacy Standards | |
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| To Teach Not Only Your Students but Also You? | |
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| Assistance in Search Strategies | |
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| Effective Use of Instructional and Information Technology | |
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| What Teachers Should Know and Expect: The Library Media Specialist as an Instructional Partner and an Information Specialist | |
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| Your Library Media Specialist as an Instructional Partner | |
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| Overview of Students--Across Grades and in a Different Setting | |
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| Promotion of Reading | |
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| Reinforcement, Clarification, and Expansion of Classroom Instruction | |
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| Team Teaching--Planning, Teaching, Evaluating | |
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| Your Library Media Specialist as an Information Specialist | |
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| Professionally: Connect You to Free Online Courses | |
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| Professionally: Answer Questions About Copyright | |
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| Professionally: Provide Professional Resources | |
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| Instructionally: Provide Connections to Web Sites | |
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| Instructionally: Provide Connections to Popular Authors | |
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| Instructionally: Provide Resources to Teach Standards | |
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| Instructionally: Build the Collection to Meet Curricular Needs | |
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| And in Return? | |
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| What Parents Should Know and Expect | |
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| Reading | |
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| Information Literacy | |
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| Information Technology | |
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| The Four C's | |
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| And What from You? | |
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| What Library Media Specialists Need to Do | |
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| Collaboration | |
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| Information Literacy | |
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| Information Technology | |
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| Reading | |
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| Program Administration | |
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| Leadership | |
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| And the Winner Is | |
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| How Much Will Test Scores Rise? | |
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| From an Administrator's Perspective | |
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| From a Teacher's Perspective | |
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| From a Library Media Specialist's Perspective | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Chronological Summary of the Research Studies | |
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| Sample Planning and Unit Evaluation Forms | |
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| Collaborative Unit Planning Sheet | |
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| Teacher/Library Media Specialist Evaluation of a Collaboratively Taught Unit | |
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| Sample Pathfinders | |
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| Prince Edward County Elementary School Library | |
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| Manchester High School Library | |
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| Principal Brochures, Virginia Department of Education | |
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| A Guide for Elementary School Principals: Academic Success @ your library | |
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| A Guide for Middle School Principals: Academic Success @ your library | |
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| A Guide for Secondary School Principals: Academic Success @ your library | |
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| References | |
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| For Further Reading | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |