Dickinson

=Dickinson=

Dr. Gail Dickinson received her master of library science (MLS) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received her doctorate in educational administration (PhD) from the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the program administration role of the school library media specialist. She is active in the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and currently serves as chair of the National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) committe and member of the NCATE coordinating and bylaws committees. She wrote 3 books and several journals expressing her insights on the administration of school libraries. In one of the journals: "Crying Over Spilled Milk" she talked about 'MUSTY' to deselect some collection and keep the resources current (up-to- date) in the media center. And the process of weeding (CREW principles) should base on a weekly basis ( 15 minutes each week).The resources in the media center should avoid misleading information, ugly appearence, being superseded by better works, trivial (outdated) materials, and irrelevancy to curriculum, student, or teacher needs. There are some other selected journals such as How One Child Learns: The teacher-librarian as evidence-based practitioner; Narrowing the Gap Between Readers and Writers. Voices in the Middle; Guiding Young Readers to Multicultural Literature and some other jurnals related to this profession. All her journals are good sources on how to be an effective librarian that meet the standards set by NCATE.