ZAHRA S.

UNDA JANUARY 08, 2023

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ROUND 1 This chapter discusses measurement which is the key

to the survival of the position of school librarian. It
Chapter 1: Becoming a school librarian also explains the difference between evaluation and
This chapter begins with discussing becoming a assessment, choosing the data collection methods,
school librarian, which includes some of the reason deciding what to measure, evaluation as an
why people decide to become a school librarian, the awareness and management device, evaluation to
availability of school librarians and how the school assess value, and assessing student learning.
librarians help teachers, school librarian
competencies, and choosing a school library Chapter 7: The business side of management
education program. This chapter discusses the management of school
libraries and defined what is strategic planning and
Chapter 2: From then to now mission statement. Furthermore, it discusses the eight
Beginning with the history of education in the United steps of policy writing, and other steps in the planning
States, the education environment today, challenges process.
to traditional education, distance education, and
history of school libraries in the United States, and the Chapter 8: Library spaces and content
school library environment today. This chapter tackles library spaces in the library,
rearranging facilities, remodeling the facilities,
Chapter 3: Going to work planning new facilities, moving a school library, and
This chapter discusses what the librarians will need to housing the collection in the library.
go to work. It includes the license/credential to
practice, how to find a job, interviewing for the Chapter 9: Information resource management
position, coping with reality in the present climate, and This chapter explains how to create a CDP, its
managing a district with only aides or volunteers. components, what to do in case of a challenge,
protection for privacy/intellectual freedom, defending
Chapter 4: Beginning the job the right to access information, policies regarding the
Beginning with the introduction of the chapter, this ethical use of information, preservation and archival
chapter also discusses determining district functions, and building and maintain the resource
administrative practice. In addition, it discusses the collection.
school librarian in the school which tackles the
importance of knowledge about the facility, digital Chapter 10: Managing personnel
resources, human factors, and collection factors. And This chapter discusses management, specifically
finally, it discusses the job when students arrive. management of person. It also discusses the
advantages of library advisory committee, analyzing
Chapter 5: The education program leadership style through self-analysis, and other
This chapter discusses the education programs. It topics related to managing personnel such as hiring
also discusses reading, the first thing that students staff.
learn; ready access to a good book as it helps
improve reading skills; commercial reading incentive Chapter 1: Collection Development
and software programs; sharing reading and This chapter defines what is collection development. It
curriculum research; the education program and the also discusses some related process such as
curriculum; analyzing teaching methods; helping knowing the collection, collection mapping, knowing
improve teacher assignments; understanding the your students, curriculum, and school community.
learners and curriculum; the school librarians as
teacher; teaching all kinds of literacy; inquiry learning;
and other roles of librarians. Chapter 2: Developing a collection plan
This chapter discusses creating a collection
development plan. It also discusses the topic begin
with the end in mind which means that as the school
year begin, think of what the end of the year will look
Chapter 6: Assessment and Evaluation
like. Aside from that, it also discusses selection
policies, ethical issues, gifts, and weeding. Chapter 4: Planning for technology
This chapter discusses the importance of planning for
Chapter 3: Ordering and purchasing technology when designing a school library media
Beginning with discussing about budgets, this chapter center. It also discusses the challenges of technology,
also discusses the tips for ordering, answer some explains the importance of having a basic
frequently ask questions related to purchasing, tips for understanding to make informed decisions, discusses
finding reliable research websites, processing and some technological infrastructure that we have to
shelving, defines what is a MARC record, sharing consider when planning for technology, and explains
resources, and enumerates top reading incentives to what should be provided in a library media center
encourage student readers. classroom.

Chapter 4: Maintaining the collection Chapter 5: Planning space allocations

This chapter discusses repair and maintenance, This chapter identifies the kinds of spaces needed,
whether a damaged item should be repaired or the desired collection size and seating requirements,
replaced. It also discusses the importance of annual and the location and number of entrances in the
inventory of the collection as part of maintenance and library. It also includes what we should consider when
also tackles school library collection development. planning space allocations.

Chapter 11: Leading through technology

Beginning with the description of technology in the
library, this chapter also discusses related topics such
as infrastructure and access, the connection of the
school librarian and technology, tech squad, building
the technology plan, thinking about software,
challenges of social networking, keep up with
technology, and levels of impact.

Chapter 12: Professional development

This chapter mainly discuss professional
development, reasons of difficulty for the librarian to
become leaders, personal learning networks,
professional learning communities, planning
professional development, professional development
for the school librarian, MOOCs, webinars, workshops
and institutes, and professional associations.

Chapter 13: Advocacy

Beginning with the definition of advocacy, this chapter
discusses changing perceptions. It also defined
marketing, what and how to market, promotion,
preparing presentations, advocacy to activism,
political process, school librarians as politicians, and
advocating in global.

Chapter 14: The future

Beginning with history, this chapter discusses some
changes such as the amount of information made
available. It also explains maintaining a school library
program; the school librarians as leaders; gathering
support; importance of checking and joining every
bandwagon; discusses the future in terms of place,
content, and lifelong learning; and survival.
 ROUND 2 This chapter discusses the role of the liaison in
reference, instruction, and outreach; different
Chapter 1: Historical context and contemporary reference services in academic environment;
challenges information literacy instruction; and key issues and
This chapter begins with an introduction of the challenges regarding reference, instruction, and
chapter. It also discusses the historical context and outreach.
contemporary challenges in the new focus on
students, technology as a transformative force, Chapter 7: Collection development
emergence of the internet and the possibility of a This chapter discusses the different view of collection
digital library, financial pressures and uncomfortable development in North American academic libraries
questions, and the transition from collections to and the means of collection development. In addition,
services. it also discusses the changes in collection focus,
priorities, and boundaries in large North American
Chapter 2: College and university governance academic research libraries. And lastly, it discusses
Beginning with the introduction of the chapter, this the new paradigm for collection-building in large North
chapter also defines the institutional governance in American academic research libraries.
higher education. It also discusses the two types of
accreditations, the characteristics of boards, and the Chapter 8: Challenges facing technical services
colleges or universities’ government relationships and Beginning with the introduction of the chapter, this
structures in all respects and how these structures chapter also discusses acquiring, describing, and
relate to the library. improving discoverability of library resources.

Chapter 3: Organization, administration, Chapter 9: Librarians and services in college and

management, and planning community college libraries
This chapter discusses the roles of librarians and This chapter begins with an introduction of the
staff, differentiate the terms used to describe chapter and it also defined what is college libraries, its
librarians and library staff. In addition, it also purpose, and the roles of librarians; staff; and student
discusses the duties and roles of library works. In addition, it tackles the organizational models
administrators and managers, the organization and structures, faculty status for librarians, patron
structures and recent trends, academic libraries and privacy, assessment, new technologies, policies,
IT departments, and strategic planning in libraries. OER, collection development, and budgeting.

Chapter 4: Funding and budgeting Chapter 10: Recruitment, retention, diversity, and
This chapter discusses different financial professional development
management practices and also explains and This chapter discusses some things that stayed the
emphasizes on various sources of funding. In same and things that changed in the academic
addition, it also discusses the institutional budget libraries. It also compared the librarian work to
allocation process, how to develop budget systems, paraprofessional work. Furthermore, it explains the
cost-effective collection allocation strategy, managing skills and professional development and diversity;
resources, monitoring and evaluating, and facility recruitment; and retention.
planning.
Chapter 11: Library as place
Chapter 5: Faculty research and scholarly Beginning with the introduction of the chapter, this
communication chapter also noted some dates in the history of library
This chapter discusses the origins and functions of buildings and its future. In addition, it also discusses
scholarly communications, peer review which is a the new library model, creating the library as place,
cornerstone of scholarly publications, expectation of and some considerations for library building projects.
research, implications for libraries, and the crises and
responses in scholarly publishing and its discontents. Chapter 12: Serving campus and remote students
This chapter mainly focuses on serving campus and
remote student who carries out their academic work
from a variety of location. This chapter also defines
online learning and distance education, MOOCs
Chapter 6: Reference, instruction, and outreach course study- history, development, its association
with the libraries, and librarian support towards it. In on-campus, when it turns bad, and after the interview;
addition, it also discusses technology tools in today’s and to accepting the position- how you handle
environment. rejection or you got the job.

Chapter 13: Open access, institutional Chapter 4: Time served is time well spent –
repositories, e-science and data curation, and making the most of your service commitment
preservation This chapter mainly discusses service. It enumerates
This chapter begins with the history of foundations of some common reason why people do service,
the transformative technology innovations for discusses the types of service activities in academic
academic libraries and their collections and services. libraries, explains decisions that we may partake as a
It also discusses the manifestations of open access new librarian, getting started with service activities in
over the years, publishing, libraries and research and the institution, and evaluation of the service activities.
development, and finally, the transformative changes
in academic libraries in the last five years. Chapter 2: Building strong collaborative
relationships with disciplinary faculty
Chapter 14: Assessment and evaluation, Beginning with the introduction of the chapter, this
promotion, and marketing of academic library chapter also discusses the cross-cultural
services understanding and misunderstandings, disciplinary
This chapter discusses the history and current state of expertise, and strategic opportunities and challenges.
library assessment. It also discusses the assessment
process, the research methods and design, user
privacy and confidentiality, and promoting and
marketing.

Chapter 15: A vision for the future

This chapter begins with the introduction. Thereafter,
discusses the importance of understanding the
dynamics of organizational change, building new
knowledge and skills, emerging role in research,
marketing, defined architect, leveraging existing roles,
research data librarian, examines new roles from the
perspective of a small academic library, and public
services.

Chapter 15: A view from the top

Beginning with an introduction of the chapter, this
chapter also identified the organizational needs. It
also discusses personal characteristics, professional
qualities, and librarianship; service; research; and
teaching.

Chapter 10: What have you been up to

Beginning with defining the dossier or tenure
document, this chapter also discusses the preliminary
questions and timeframe, the scope of teaching for
academic librarians, scholarships, organizing service,
and other professional activity.

Chapter 6: Come on down! You’re the next

contestant
This chapter discusses the process, starting from
reading the hiring ad- finding the right opening;
submitting an application- vita and references;
interviewing- special circumstances, dos and don’ts,