School Library Media Concentration
This program offers school library media related courses for a Master's in Instruction and for professional development.
- In addition to the core required MI courses (12 credits), the concentration requires six courses (18 credits) plus a practicum experience (1 credit).
- Courses include Reference, Children's and Adolescent Literature, Cataloging, Administration & Collection Development, School Library Curriculum, and Supervised Practicum.
- All candidates must take the Praxis II Library Media Specialist during the semester of their internship and send the results to the Program Coordinator.
- Application to the Master of Instruction program is required for those seeking state certification. However, please contact Peggy Dillner prior to applying to the program as there is a course required prior to acceptance into the program. Please adhere to application deadlines.
- A professional development program is also available for those classroom teachers who already have a Master's degree. In this case, courses may be taken through Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Delaware. One need not be a matriculated student, however there is a form to fill out with the Delaware Center for Teacher Education. Please contact Peggy Dillner to find out about the required courses for this program.
- The SLMS program has been approved as an endorsement program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
- Adjusted options for certification exist for (a) those who do not have a teaching license nor a master's degree and (b) those with an MLS but no education background. For these details, contact Peggy Dillner (302-831-1662 or mpd@udel.edu).
In addition to the 12 credits of Core Courses, the concentration in School Media Library requires the following:
Required Prerequisite Course (3 credits)
EDLM 626: Development of Libraries in Society
Course Description: This course will explore the evolution of libraries and the changes in the role of librarian over the course of time. Focus will be on issues and events that have brought about increased impact that information has on society. Discussions will include defining and understanding the changing role of librarians in society as a whole and schools in particular, ethical issues impacting the profession, and the challenges facing the profession. This course is offered ONLINE only.
Instructor: Christine Payne
Required Courses (18 credits)
EDLM 621: Reference Services and Resources
Course Description: Explores and evaluates the role of information in our society and the range of reference resources supporting the school library media center. Includes the evaluation and use of print and electronic resources, reference procedures, and the instructional role of information resources in the school curriculum.
Instructor: Suzanne Smith
EDLM 622: Introduction to Cataloging and Classification
Course Description: Cataloging and classification form the foundations upon which information access and retrieval are based. This course will introduce the principles of cataloging and classification of library materials. Topics to be covered include standardized cataloging rules and their interpretations, standards for classification and subject headings, using technology for original and copy cataloging, and factors involved with curriculum needs and the school library catalog.
Instructor: Patricia Bartoshevsky
EDLM 625: School Library Media Program Administration
Course Description: This course is designed to give students knowledge of school library program administration including policy & procedures, collection development, finance, facilities, and personnel. Emphasis will be placed on the exploration of available resources and the creative use of these resources in problem solving within library media centers. The role of the library media specialist as collaborator, partner, teacher, and resource within the school community will be addressed.
Instructor: Tish Stafford
EDLM 628: School Library Media Curriculum
Course Description: This course will explore the role of the school library media program in meeting information literacy and other education standards. Topics to be covered include information literacy, state education standards, advocacy, instructional technology and collaboration.
Instructor: Charles Hockersmith
EDLM 602: Childhood Literature (special section)
Course Description: This course is designed to expose students to a wide range of literature for children. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge of literature appropriate for today's youth in PreK to Upper Elementary/Middle School classrooms as delivered by School Library Media Specialists. An emphasis will be placed on the evaluation and selection criteria, correlation with curriculum standards, learning style differences, literature for required classroom reading, and literature for recreational reading.
Instructor: Elisabeth Simmons
EDLM 603: Adolescent Literature (special section)
Course Description: This course will introduce graduate students to the field of literature appropriate for today's youth in middle and high schools as delivered by school library media specialists. An emphasis will be placed on evaluation and selection criteria. A wealth of titles in all genres will be examined for quality of writing, interest to adolescents, and relationship to curriculum standards. The role of resident YA literature expert within the library media specialist's total responsibilities will also be examined fully.
Instructor: Christine Payne
EDUC 746: Internship in School Library Media
Course Description: This is the capstone experience for candidates seeking certification as a School Library Media Specialist. Candidates spend ten hours in the field and complete directed assignments in three school library placements: an elementary, a middle, and a high school. All candidates must take the Praxis II Library Media Specialist during the semester of their internship and send the results to the Program Coordinator. RESTRICTIONS: Completion of all other courses in school library media concentration of the Masters in Instruction program.
Instructor: Susan Gooden
Schedule of Course Offerings
Unless otherwise stated, all Fall and Spring semester courses in the list of course offerings below will be offered on Wednesday nights, 4:30 - 7 pm, and will meet simultaneously in the Interactive Video Classrooms in Newark and Georgetown. This does not apply to EDLM 626, Foundations of Libraries in Society, which is an online class only.
Spring 2011
- EDUC 603: Adolescent Literature
- EDUC 746: Internship in School Library Media
Summer 2011
- EDLM 625: School Library Media Program Administration
- EDUC 602: Childhood Literature
- EDLM 626: Development of Libraries in Society (Online Course)
Fall 2011
- EDLM 621: Reference Services and Resources
- EDLM 626: Development of Libraries in Society (Online Course)
- EDUC 746: Internship in School Library Media
Spring 2012
- EDLM 628: School Library Media Curriculum
- EDUC 746: Internship in School Library Media
Summer 2012
- EDLM 622: Introduction to Cataloging and Classification
- EDUC 603: Adolescent Literature
- EDLM 626: Development of Libraries in Society (Online Course)
Fall 2012
- EDLM 625: School Library Media Program Administration
- EDLM 626: Development of Libraries in Society (Online Course)
- EDUC 746: Internship in School Library Media
Spring 2013
- EDUC 602 Childhood Literature
- EDUC 746 Internship in School Library Media
Summer 2013
- EDLM 626 Development of Libraries in Society
- EDLM 621 Reference Services & Resources
- EDLM 628 School Library Curriculum
Fall 2013
- EDLM 626 Development of Libraries in Society
- EDLM 622 Cataloging and Classification
- EDUC 746 Internship in School Library Media
Contact Information
Peggy Dillner
Contact Person, School Library Media Specialist Program
302-831-1662
mpd@udel.edu
School of Education
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
