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Teaching, Vol 8, No. 2 x Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Media Programs. Sixth edition. Produced by the Nebraska Educational Media Association, 2000. Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2000 ISBN 1-56308- 640-9 (paper) 261 p. charts. $58.40 Canadian. The purpose of this guide is to provide qualitative criteria for assessing school library media programs and to furnish a resource for developing and / or improving school library media pro- grams. The intent is to meet the needs of diverse school systems and to give direction for implementing library media programs while offering a viable evaluation tool. A major focus of this revision is to provide a plan that emphasizes the individual needs of each school, its library media centers, students, and teachers. The guide stresses that successful implementation requires that the library media specialist form partner- ships that involves students, teachers, administrators, and families and makes links to the community. The Nebraska Guide includes seven basic components and an appendix: (1) Program Standards; (2) Preparation of Library Media Personnel, Certification, & Continued Education; (3) Learning & Teaching; (4) Program Administration; (5) Personnel and Evaluation; (6) Library Media Resources and Equipment; and (7) Facilities. The Guide may be used as a complete unit for self-evaluation or for evaluation by an outside agency. It may be used as a whole to guide the development of a school library media program, or it may be used in segments to assess the sepa- 32 Ontario School Library Association PPUURRCCHHAASSEE AALLLL YYOOUURR PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNAALL MMAATTEERRIIAALLSS AATT TTHHEE OOLLAA SSTTOORREE The Ontario Library Association, through The OLAStore located at OLA's offices in downtown Toronto and at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during Super Conference each year, has now become Canada's preferred source for professional library literature and for materials to support reading in schools and libraries. One-stop shopping for professional support! Send in your orders for professional titles by FAX, telephone or e-mail, or come in to OLA's new showroom, open Monday to Thursday from noon until 6:00 p.m. More than 200 titles are available for preview and an addi- tional 1,000 plus titles from the companies we represent can be in your library in very short order. OLA now is the Canadian representative for: Libraries Unlimited Teacher Ideas Press Highsmith Books Upstart Books Neal-Schuman Publishers. Watch the listserv for more companies being added shortly. Even if we do not represent the companyfrom whom you wish to order, we will be pleased to search for and obtain any professional title you need, including those favourably reviewed in The Teaching Librarian. rate factors of a library media program. The divisions of the Guide include a rational and instructions for use for each chapter. Although the approach to each of the seven chapters may often be different and distinct, there is a com- mon thread of purpose and philosophy that binds the seven together and links them to the national standards released in 1998 AASL & AECT entitled Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. This document is exceptionally well organized. It covers all aspects of school library and information services pro- grams, and guides the user to think through what is needed to be successful in a local situation. The sample charts, questionnaires, tables, and working papers supported by an outstanding appendix make this a highly desirable tool to have in one's professional collec- tion. The material in this volume should be addressed in district pre-service training programs. The Guides could provide use- ful tools for professional development activities in most districts. Highly recom- mended. n n n PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS To order a book, to get more information or to obtain catalogues, please contact: Bill Lynch, Special Projects 1-866-873-9867, ext. 31 FAX: 1-800-387-1181 <blynch@accessola.com>