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Leadership & Professionalism support Area I of Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth.
Online Resources
ALA Code of Ethics
Librarians should be guided by this important document explaining the ethical principles relating to librarianship. Those serving young adults should be especially concerned with sections regarding equitable access, privacy rights, and distinguishing between personal convictions and personal duties.
ALA Bill of Rights
Adopted June 18th, 1948, this document gives rationales for thorough library services to all users, urges librarians to challenge censorship, and suggests that librarians provide materials representing all viewpoints.
AASL Professional Development Calendar
School media specialists will benefit from this chronological listing of professional development opportunities throughout the United States, including both national and state conferences. Contact information is provided for those who need more details about meetings and conferences.
Directory of Accredited LIS Master's Programs Provides information about library and information studies programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).
Search Institutes Developmental Assets
State-Level Commitment to Public Library Services for Young Adults: Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant Results
John P. Bradford and Sheila B. Anderson conducted research in 1999 and 2000 pertaining to state library associations for young adult librarians and state youth service coordinators responsible for services to young adults.
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YALSA Conference Schedules
Presents dates, times, locations, and descriptions of programs for young adult librarians at the upcoming June conference in San Francisco.
Selected Print Resources
Byerly, Greg and Carolyn S. Brodie. "Check It Out! Professional Education Association and Organizations" in School Library Media Activities Monthly, January 1999, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p. 35.
Includes information about professional education association and organizations for school media specialists.
Geer, Beverly and Beatrice L. Caraway. "International Federation of Library Organizations and Institutions" in Serials Librarian, Volume 37 Issue 1, page 4.
Includes information about international library organizations and institutions.
Jones, Patrick. New Directions in Library Service to Young Adults. American Library Association, 2002.
Kinder, Andrew and Ivan T. Robinson. "Do You Have the Personality to be a Leader? The Importance of Personality Dimensions for Successful Managers and Leaders" in Leadership & Organization Development Journal, January 1994 Volume 15, No. 1, page 3.
Examines the role between personality and leadership.
Shannon, John and Becky Shreiber; Cheryl Riley. "Leading From Any Position: An Enneagram Workshop, Preparing for the 21st Century" in The Serials Librarian, Volume 36 Numbers 1 and 2, 1999, pages 5-13.
Discusses the use of the Enneagram in leadership positions.
Staerkel, Kathleen, editor. Youth Service Librarians as Managers: a how-to guide from budgeting to personnel. American Library Association, 1995.
This practical guide provides assistance to youth service librarians with managing budgets, staff, programs, and services.
Vaillancourt, Renee J. Managing Young Adult Services: A Self-Help Manual. Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Woodall, Martha. "Teen-Agers Among the Plaintiffs Against U.S. Internet-Filtering Law" in The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21st, 2001.
Teenagers express their concerns with how the Internet filtering law may have an impact upon their ability to gain equitable access to information.
Zollo, Peter. Getting Wiser to Teens: More Insights Into Marketing to Teenagers. New Strategist Publications, 2004.
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