The purpose of this blog:

This blog is created as a resource and annotated bibliography of sources that I found incredibly helpful in my Library studies, and are shared here for Library Science students and graduates heading out into their first position working in a school library. Alphabetized by topics, this reference is an easy wayt o quickly look for a resource. With all the information available to us on the internet, in books, scholarly articles, and reference resources, it can be daunting to find exactly what we need. Throughout the semester, these resources were recorded into a bibliography document to be placed here for future use. These are the things that resonated with me as a student and future school librarian. I hope that this resource is as helpful for other beginning librarians as it has been for me!

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Annotated Bibliography

Censorship – ALA article opposing efforts to censor books
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-american-library-association-opposes-widespread-efforts-to-censor-books-in-u-s-schools-and-libraries/
  • This article lays out the position of the ALA on challenges and widespread efforst to censor books, as well as links for support of librarians who may be facing challenges, and additional knowledge on the topic.
Librarians, A. A. of S. (2021, November 29). The American Library Association opposes widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries - knowledge quest. AASL. Retrieved December 5, 2021, from https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-american-library-association-opposes-widespread-efforts-to-censor-books-in-u-s-schools-and-libraries/ 

Censorship – Challenge support for school librarians
https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport
  • This link is directly to the American Library Association, and meant to get assistance to school librarians in the face of censorship and book challenge issues. An invaluable resource for the beginning school librarian.
Admin. (2021, November 19). Challenge support. Tools, Publications & Resources. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport 

Code of Ethics for Librarians  – International Federation of Library Associations
https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers--short-version-/
  • This website holds library ethics codes. This is a helpful resource for understanding ethics codes as well as creating your own code of ethics in your own school library.
IFLA. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2021, from https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers--short-version-/ 

Copyright and Fair Use Checklist -Brigham Young University
http://files.lib.byu.edu/copyright/Checklist_for_Fair_Use.pdf
  • This is an online PDF that is used by BYU for fair use determinations. This PDF could be used as is or modified to fit the usage of your own library.
Checklist for fair use - harold B. lee library. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2021, from http://files.lib.byu.edu/copyright/Checklist_for_Fair_Use.pdf 

Copyright – Copyrights and Creativity-high school homepage
https://www.copyrightandcreativity.org/high-school/
  • This website has an entire curriculum for high school students regarding copyright. This is an excellent free resource for high school librarians to teach the importance of copyright to students. Free to use, it allows an in-depth curriculum complete with videos, lesson plans, resources and other helpful materials.
High school homepage. Copyright & Creativity. (2021, March 2). Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.copyrightandcreativity.org/high-school/. 

Copyright/ – I Love Libraries
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/fair-use-101-librarians%E2%80%99-advice-educators. 
  • This guide is perfect for K-12 librarians. This page has plenty of resources for navigating a new covid world in public schools. While things have changed since March 2020 when the article was written, with the way covid seems to change and ases go up and down, this is still a useful resource for librarians who may end up dealing with schools that are open then change to all virtual due to too many cases of covid.
Fair use 101: Librarians' advice for educators. I Love Libraries. (2020, March 23). Retrieved November 20, 2021, from http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/fair-use-101-librarians%E2%80%99-advice-educators. 

Copyright – Oregon State University
https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/copyright/libraries.
  • This guide is written for higher education libraries, but I feel like it could be used for any library. What I like most about it is how concise and easy to read it is, but also how there is a question and answer section of the most common questions asked.
Libguides: Copyright and fair use: Exceptions for libraries and Archives. Exceptions for Libraries and Archives - Copyright and Fair Use - LibGuides at Oregon State University. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/copyright/libraries. 

Digital Citizenship and Safety Course – Skillshop
https://skillshop.exceedlms.com/student/path/61213-digital-citizenship-and-safety-course
  • This helpful course can teach students important aspects of digital citizenship and safe online practices.
Skillshop. (2020, August 28). Digital Citizenship and Safety Course. Google. Retrieved October 14, 2021, from https://skillshop.exceedlms.com/student/path/61213-digital-citizenship-and-safety-course. 

Digital Citizenship – Common Sense Education
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship.
A great online source for information regarding digital citizenship and teaching students to be good digital citizens.
Digital citizenship. Common Sense Education. (2021, August 24). Retrieved October 10, 2021, from https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship. 

Disabled Students – Accesibility, University of Washington
https://www.washington.edu/doit/universal-access-making-library-resources-accessible-people-disabilities#L1
  • This website has a helpful checklist into creating an accessible space for students with disabilities. Even though the librarian is at the mercy of the space they are given, this checklist can help guarantee the best possible consideration for access for disabled patrons.
Universal Access: Making Library Resources accessible to people with disabilities. Universal Access: Making Library Resources Accessible to People with Disabilities | DO-IT. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2021, from https://www.washington.edu/doit/universal-access-making-library-resources-accessible-people-disabilities#L1 

Disabled Students – Accessibility, Knowledge quest
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/making-school-library-accessible-students-special-needs/
  • This article outlines how one library updated for students to make a more accessible library. The steps the librarian used weren’t just good for disabled students, but also for updating the library for everyone.
Abercrombie, S. (2017, December 19). Making a school library more accessible for students with special needs - knowledge quest. AASL. Retrieved December 3, 2021, from https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/making-school-library-accessible-students-special-needs/ 

Disabled Students – Booksearch, for print disabilities
https://www.bookshare.org/cms/
  • This online search can get appropriate accessible materials for students with disabilities. Print disabilities can be dyslexia, blindness or intellectual disabilities.
An accessible online library for people with print disabilities. Bookshare. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10, 2021, from https://www.bookshare.org/cms/

Engagement – On the field, not in the stands
  • This article goes in depth on how to create better engagement with students, and ideas for how to create lesson plans and projects to improve student engagement.
Ahlfeld, K. (2019). On the Field, Not in the Stands: Shared Foundation VI: Engage in the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 59(6), 673–683. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2019.1626645

Engagement – School Librarian Preparation and Practice
  • This study comes to the conclusion that school librarian preparation programs should consider the alignment of AASL’s National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries and the ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards. The two documents are close but gaps do exist. In this study it explains the necessity of both standards.
Burns, E. A., & Dawkins, A. M. (2021). School Librarian Preparation and Practice: An Exploration of the AASL National School Library Standards and ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards. School Library Research, 24, 1–23. 

Engagement – School Librarians Level up!
  • This article contains helpful lesson plans for beginning school librarians to find new ways of engaging students. There are numerous subtopics on how to generate ideas to go beyond the subject matter, and ways to create curiousity and further learning.
Freedman, J. L., & Robinson, A. (2019). School Librarians Level up. Knowledge Quest, 47(5), 10–15.

General Info – Wisconsin DPI 
https://dpi.wi.gov/school-libraries
  • The link to my home state’s Department of Public Instruction page on school libraries for K-12. This is an important link for any Wisconsin school librarian, and has endless information on tools of the trade, important things to know and standards for school libraries.
School Libraries Home Page. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (2021, October 21). Retrieved November 10, 2021, from https://dpi.wi.gov/school-libraries. 

General Info – The Online Dictionary of Library Science
https://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about.aspx
  • The Online Dictionary of Library Science, a collection of terms and verbiage librarians will run into regularly in their line of work.
Abc-Clio. (n.d.). Odlis. Online Dictionary Of Library Science. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about.aspx. 

Library Displays – Pinterest board, display ideas
  • This pinterest board has a visual link to lots of great display and bulletin board ideas to keep the library looking fresh and interesting.
Pinterest. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2021, from https://www.pinterest.com/ldisplays/_saved/

Library Displays – Bulletin board and display ideas
  • Link to Pinterest Search for library bulletin board ideas, with numerous subjects and topics covered.

Pinterest. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2021, from https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=library+bulletin+boards

Library Policy – University HS Library
https://www.library.illinois.edu/uni/policies/
  • A helpful resource for setting up your own policies, from University High School in Urbana IL.
Library policies. University High School Library. (n.d.). Retrieved December 25, 2021, from https://www.library.illinois.edu/uni/policies/ 

Internet use - Responsible use policy, Haverford Township School District
https://www.haverford.k12.pa.us/home-middle-school/haverford-middle-school/student-handbook/internet-responsible-use-policy
  • This site is the responsible use policy for a middle school in Pennsylvania. This site is easy to read and insightful for developing your own acceptable use policies for internet use in students.
Internet responsible use policy. Haverford Township School District. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.haverford.k12.pa.us/home-middle-school/haverford-middle-school/student-handbook/internet-responsible-use-policy 

Preservation – Intro to scanning, Library of Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGuI6gkurA
  • This youtube video has full instructions on proper scanning techniques. This is useful for training library assistants on how to properly scan items for digitizing or a digital collection.
Introduction to scanning - Library Of Congress. YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGuI6gkurA 

Preservation – Weeding 
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/documents/weedingbrochure.pdf
  • This helpful brochure could be used or inspire similar brochures about ways to make sure you’re weeding your library properly.
Weeding the school library - school libraries (CA dept of ... (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2021, from https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/documents/weedingbrochure.pdf 

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