1. Special notes Please fill out the conference evaluation form!!! Special Welcome to new ILF members and first-time conference attendees. Thanks to those who volunteered or served on committees for this conference.

2. Encouraging Collaboration By Showin’ the Money NOTICE: The following presentation contains copyrighted materials used under the Multimedia Guidelines and Fair Use exemptions of U.S. Copyright law. Further use is prohibited. (Sony, 1996)

3. Information Power Collaboration Leadership Technology Are integral to every aspect of the library media program. (Information Power, 49)

4. What Keith Curry Lance shares… Collaboration LeadershipTechnology Leadership CollaborationTechnology (Achterman, School Library Journal, 51)

5. How does your administrator see you??? None of these things…Poor experience with School Media Specialist The only department that has any money besides his or her department. A catch-all persons that does jobs he needs done, like staff development, study hall, setting up for convocations. A beacon to inspire and motivate others. A staff member focused on Standards and Curriculum A leader with a plan that incorporates all curricular areas A person to find out needs of staff, including technology. A good steward of allotted money

6. Satisfy both guidelines for Information Power and your Teachers and Administrators Back Door

7. Steps to design collection development Needs Assessment Define mission Collection Analysis Selection Process Acquisition Deselection Evaluation (Evans, 17)

8. Elements in my CDP Overview Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, and Copyright from ALA Collection Management Budget Resource Sharing Selection (based on textbook adoption) Maintenance Appendix

9. Why should my staff care??

10. What about the Money??? $1440 Book Budget $500 Fiction (A-G) $400 Science $200 Health $200 Wishlist Fiction $140 Wishlist Nonfiction $900 Periodical Budget Include magazines and newspapers specific departments will use $540 Audiovisual Purchase as needed $360 Supplies All mine

11. Benefits to Administration and Staff Academic conversation started Focus on Standards New resources shared Money is allocated wisely Rejuvenation in the classroom Grant writing ideas

12. Benefits for me Introduce collaboration Learn real needs of patrons Spend money wisely Increase in circulation, library use, and librarian use Find new projects Gain support of administrator and staff

13. Resources Achterman, Doug. “The Sower.” School Library Journal. Oct. 2007: 50-53. Evans, G. Edward. Developing Library and Information Center Collections. Greenwood Village, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.