Information Power - Guidelines for School Library Media Programmes (Paperback)

These expert authors detail a wealth of ideas for planning providing, and evaluating services tailored to young adults. You'll discover thoughtful insights and practical advice focused on helping young adults make the most of the wide-ranging resources available.

Rely on these excellent sources to:
-- Create an environment that fosters intellectual, emotional, and social growth
-- Select fiction and non-fiction that informs, inspires, and interests young adults
-- Integrate school library resources with curriculum requirements

"Responding to the changing nature of educational programs in the nation's schools and the new demands of information technology, this publication is a comprehensive guide to new standards for school media programs...offers guidelines based on high service programs that were identified in a national survey conducted by the Center for Educational Statistics, U.S. Department of Education...For those who doubt the imminence of change, these guidelines provide a rational, needs-based imperative for change and the suggested means by which it may be accomplished -- leadership, planning, and example". -- The School Librarian's Sourcebook