21st Century Information Fluency

Advocacy for Library Media Specialists

Help us grow this resource! These pages contain links to web resources that we find useful in bringing 21st Century Information Fluency skills into the classroom. If you have suggestions for additional sites (or if any of these sites are not working) please write us: 21cif@imsa.edu.

Hartzell, Gary. Increasing Your Influence by Addressing Self-Interest [Article]. : September/October 2001 [cited 12 January 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://www.linworth.com/bookreport_article.html>.

Hartzell explains how you as the building librarian can help the principal, while helping your self and your media center become indispensable. Insightful advice for crafting the collaboration between you and your administration.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. Bernie Dodge. The School of Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University :School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 24 January 2005 ]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/dodge.html >.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. Gary Hartzell. The School of Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University :School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 17 January 2005 ]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/hartzell.html >.

This page features a brief biography of Gary Hartzell, Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Hartzell is an advocate for advocacy. You will also find links to many of Hartzell's articles and online presentations.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. Ken Haycock. The School of Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University :School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 24 January 2005 ]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/haycock.html >.

Ken Haycock is President of the Association of Library and Information Science Education. He is a professor at The University of British Columbia, Canada. As a writer and researcher, Dr. Haycock's work is known throughout Canada and the United States. His areas of special interest are library and information studies, organizational leadership, implementation of change, staff development, and teacher-librarianship.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. Doug Johnson . The School of Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University :School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 24 January 2005 ]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/johnson.html >.

Bernie Dodge is best known as the originator of WebQuests, one of the most popular kinds of Internet based inquiry projects. His early work as a teacher and researcher lead him into the field of project based learning. Dr. Dodge teaches at San Diego State University where he continues to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of computer-based learning environments.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. David V. Loertscher. The School of Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University :School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 17 January 2005 ]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/loertscher.html >.

David Loertscher is a former president of the American Association of School Librarians. His expertise is nationally recognized. He has written extensively about school library media issues. A former elementary and secondary library media specialist, Loertscher's research interests include School Media Centers, Collection Development and information Information Literacy.

Lamb, Annette and Johnson, Larry. Advocacy. The School Library Media Specialist [Webpage]. Indianapolis (IN): Indiana University: School of Library and Information Science, August 2004- [cited 17 January 2005]. Available from Internet: < http://eduscapes.com/sms/advocacy.html >.

This page is part of the larger School Library Media Special st website created by Annette Lam and Larry Johnson at Indiana University. Here you'll find a cook book of information, instruction, and resources on how to develop a School Library Advocacy Program. This site supports the course: L553: The School Library Media Specialist from the Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Library and Information Science. Many of the articles require a password. Regardless there is a wealth of free information available here that makes this site a rich and interesting resource.