The seventh edition of this comprehensive school library management text expands upon the role of the school librarian, especially in the ever-growing digital realm, and highlights the importance of school librarian leadership and outreach.
Blanche Woolls is Director and Professor Emerita, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, past president of the AASL and IASL.
Joyce Kasman Valenza is associate teaching professor of library and information science at Rutgers University, USA. She has been a school, public, reference, and special librarian. For 10 years, Valenza was the techlife@school columnist for the
Philadelphia Inquirer. She writes the
NeverEndingSearch blog for
School Library Journal, contributes to a variety of edtech journals, and speaks internationally about issues relating to libraries and thoughtful use of technology. Valenza is active in ISTE, ALISE, AASL, ALA, YALSA, and online communities of practice.
April M. Dawkins is Assistant Professor in Library and Information Studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA