National+Experts

 [|Doug Johnson] - A great advocate for librarians and libraries. His blog is useful for topical issues, but his articles provide deep insight into concerns for the 21st century library media center.

 [|Barbara Stripling] - One of the early authors of library media center administration, she directs librarys services for NYC Department of Education. Education and Library scholarly journals often feature Barbara's input on relevant topics. She is featured in Callison's Information Inquiry project as a contributor of her research model.

 [|Kathy Schrock] - Her site provides links to numerous resources that serve just about any purpose you can think of for librarianship and education. It's got an easy interace, even though it's very crowded. She's a go-to source for technology and help desk topics.

 [|Annette Lamb] - One of the tops in the field - she must have 38 hours in a day with all she puts out. She's all about free access, too, because all of her graduate level curriculum is available on the web without a login. She's a frequent presenter and contributor to education conferences, articles, journals, etc.. I love that I can visit her Eduscapes site anytime.

 [|Stephan Krashen] - Must be a frustrated man - he's a strong advocate for free reading time in schools, and he faces an uphill battle. But he keeps coming. Anytime you need support for a reading program in your school, this is the guy to look up. He supports his ideas with achievement statistics, as does Hartzell. Author of //The Power of Reading.//

[|Gary Hartzell] - Gary Hartzell is Professor Emertius (Retired 2005) of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he taught in the master’s and doctoral degree programs, preparing students for careers as building and district-level administrators. After serving as a high school teacher, assistant principal, and principal in California, he completed his doctorate at UCLA in 1990 and joined the educational administration \ faculty at UNOmaha. His research interests center on schools as workplaces for adults, with particular attention to workplace relationships.

[|David Loertscher] Former AASL president, Loertscher lays it all out on the line with no embellishment, about the importance of libraries, collaboration, and the relationship between those and education. Good support advocate.