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Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs

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Am I way off base here or did School Library Media Centres really need another set of guidelines? This thin volume outlines a more current set of standards/guidelines without saying very much new. I am beginning to think that saying something/anything is the new coin of the realm (I am part of this answer/problem with this review).

As I write this, I have read 1/2 of the item and so far is seems like wishful thinking. Working with teachers, an administration and students is a struggle. Coming up with standards is only a goal and I don't think that it has much to do with the day to day reality. Perhaps, I am happier with the previous set of goals/standards set forth in "Information power: bulding partnerships for learning"

To add injury to insult is the price of this item. In considering the "usable" text, the price comes down to almost $1.00/page. This is something which should have been posted on the Internet, especially if AASL wanted to make it available to all stake holders.

The updated version (Sept. 2009) of the Library Media Specialist Praxis exam by ETS is now based on this book (instead of Information Power). Good to know, and good luck!

I was instructed to purchase this book for classes. I have yet to use this book in class and from skimming feel like it is a typical textbook.

This book is a dud & does not provide any useable info. It is basically AASL/ALA hoopla. ANy time these organizations publish books it is only to make money off MLIS students who are forced to purchase them for courses. The AASL needs to get into the real world of school libraries so something useful comes from the organization.

This was certainly a lot less than I expected and didn't have the information that I needed. I could have authored a better document!