"This professional primer provides the blueprint to help you create a school library program, covering all aspects of library management such as budgeting, eBook use, purchasing, and teacher collaboration. Advice and strategies from experts in the field will help you master collection development, library administration, recruitment, and staffing"-- Provided by publisher.

Your role as a school library/media specialist -- Understanding library organization -- Circulation policies and mechanics -- Using media management systems -- Scheduling : philosophy and practicality -- Staffing your school library -- Arranging your school library -- Identifying standards : state and national -- Developing and promoting your library program -- Research and you -- Television production and you -- Collection development -- Resources for the journey -- Budgeting and purchasing -- Cataloging and processing -- Equipped to run!.