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Buzzeo, T. (2002). Disciples of collaboration. //School Library Journal, 48//(9), 34. // Toni Buzzeo, a library media specialist in Portland Maine, writes about the importance of building trust relationships with coworkers to aid in the collaboration process. She suggests being a disciple of collaboration, someone who believes and spreads a doctrine. She gives helpful tips on ways to facilitate bringing a new model of instruction and collaboration to a school. //

Buzzeo, Toni. (2007). Collaborating to Meet Literacy Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-2. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing. Inc.. //In her book, Buzzeo defines literacy and the school library media specialist role in building a quality literacy program in a school. She states that school library media specialist was given a mandate to collaborate in the 1998 Information Power. She examines what collaboration means and ways to implement a successful program. She also discusses potential roadblocks and how to deal with them. The book includes 15 collaborative units appropriate for kindergarten through second grade.//

Hartzell, G. (2003). Heard it through the grapevine. //School Library Journal, 49//(9), 41-41. // Gary Hartzell is a professor of educational administration at the University of Nebraska // // Omaha. He writes about the need for people to have information to build influence. He explains that we are all part of three information networks; the formal, informal and friendship networks. He says that from an influence perspective the friendship network is the most powerful network. He believes that information is a resource as valuable as the library’s print and electronic holdings and helps insure that the library will run as an effective operation. //

Johnson, D. (July 1, 2007). Collaboration and Reflection. Doug Johnson. Retrieved September 21, 2010, from [] //Doug Johnson is Director of Media and Technology for Mankato Public Schools in Minnesota. He likens collaboration as the Holy Grail of Librarianship. He recommends that school library media specialists be proactive and reflective to add the most value to the educational process. He makes suggestions on how to present a collaboration program with information gleaned from successful collaborators.//

Kalmon, S. and Nassar, Nance. (Fall 2008) Collaborative Planning Organizer. Library Research Service. Retrieved September 26, 2010 from [|www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/collab_plan_organizer.pdf] //Stevan Kalmon is Senior Technology Planning Consultant and Nance Nassar is a School Library Senior Consultant at the Education Technology Center and the Colorado State Library. They have produced a collaborative planning graphic organizer. It includes areas for content area standards, assessment of student learning, resources, activities and evaluation. It is a simple, complete organizer that would assist in the collaboration process.//

Lamb, A. and Johnson, L. (n.d.). The School Library Media Specialist. Eduscapes. Retrieved September 17, 2010 from [] //Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson maintain a web site for life-long learners of all ages and offer online classes in many subject areas. This article is an overview of collaboration of teachers and school library media specialists. They give a brief overview of how partnerships are formed, working with teachers and principals, and show how programs can be effective.//

Lamb, A. and Johnson, L. (n.d.). Survive and Thrive: Strategies for Leadership and Collaboration. Eduscapes. Retrieved September 30, 2010 from [] //Lamb and Johnson get into the nitty-gritty of leadership and building learning environments. It is an anecdotal overview of how to build up leadership and collaboration in a school library media program. There are many great resources referenced that can contribute to a successful collaboration effort.//

Lance, K., Rodney, M, and Hamilton-Penne, C. (n.d.) How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards. Library Research Service. Retrieved October 2, 2010 from [|www.lrs.org] //This publication includes a short synopsis of the results of the Second Colorado Study of the impact of school libraries. It is a snapshot of the results and how they affect school libraries.//

Loertscher, David V., Achterman, Douglas. (2002). Increasing Academic Achievement Through the Library Media Center. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Reasearch and Publishing. //Loertscher ,a life-long educator and professor and Achterman, a professor at San Jose State University, use graphic illustrations, checklists and graphic organizers to support school library media specialists and teachers in their work of collaboration. They focus on building avid and capable readers and the role of the school library media specialist in that task.//

Marcoux, B. (. L. (2007). Levels of collaboration: Where does your work fit in? //School Library Media Activities Monthly, 24//(4), 20-24. // Betty Marcoux is on the faculty at the University of Washington Information School and teaches school and youth librarianship. She writes about academic areas that are improved by collaboration. The article focuses on student achievement, professional development of teachers and educational improvement. She goes on to explain the characteristics of collaboration including continuous conversation about teaching, peer observation and critique, joint planning and design, and peer coaching. She states that successful collaboration is dependant on elements such as environment, characteristics of mentoring, communication, and a shared purpose. These elements determine the level of collaboration needed for the work being done. //

Milbury, P. (2005). Collaboration. //Knowledge Quest, 33//(5), 30-32. // Peter Milbury is a library media teacher at Chico High School in California. He writes that collaboration when using computer-based technology is a powerful tool. He gives ten important reasons for collaborating including increasing student achievement, the opportunity to model successful and desirable practices, reinforcing the school library media specialist as an educational leader and showcasing your collaboration skills to other teachers. He states that collaboration with teachers is a powerful experience and an important service that school library media specialists have to offer. //

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (July 2005). Collaboration Toolkit. Instructional Technology. Retrieved September 30, 2010 from [] //The Collaboration Toolkit has a wealth of components including checklists, rubrics, templates for agendas and collaboration planning. It was put together by educators and library media specialists in North Carolina and would be very useful as a starting point for a new collaboration team.//

Plemmons, A. (February 24, 2010). What Makes Collaboration Successful? Georgia Library Media Association. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from [] //Andy Plemmons is a school librarian at David C. Barrow Elementary in Georgia. He reports on a collaboration that was a very rewarding experience. He walks through all the steps and links to the final project. He gives a lists of what experiences made the project such a success.//

Vandenbroek, A. (2010). RtI: The Librarian’s Fairy Tale? //Library Media Connection,// 29(2), 48-50. //Alicia Vandenbroek, a library media specialist at Shackelford Junior High in Texas, looks at Response to Intervention (RtI) as an opportunity for school library media specialists. She stresses that school libraries need to participate in RtI to meet the needs of all students. She suggests that the library is a perfect place to provide the tools required for differentiated learning. There are a variety of tools that she recommends; databases, online courses, Discovery Education, podcasts, concept mapping, Glogster and graphic novels. The opportunity to participate in an RtI program serves to reinforce all that the school library media specialist has to offer.//

Some great sites I found along the way:

Terrific site on "transliteracies" []

Media source for slms: (subscription service) [|http://www.discoveryeducation.com]

Electronic scrapbooking: []

Wonderful photo library: []

Lots of data on issues regarding children: []

Site for 'postering' yourself: []

Site for the Transliteracy Research Group: http://nlabnetworks.typepad.com/transliteracy/