The School Library Media Specialist: Overview

Dr. Phillip M. Turner is the Vice Provost for Learning Enhancement and Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas.

Research Interests Include: The instructional consultation role of the school library media specialist, human factors and the acquisition of visual information, and the impact of information and telecommunication technologies on higher education.

Personal Website: http://courses.unt.edu/pturner/

Informative article about Phil Turner from UNT News Service http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=8714

See and hear (Video clip below) Phil Turner talk about Opportunity Online: Achieving Broadband Solutions for Libraries and Communities (TX) (Length 6:13 minutes).

Selected Books & Chapters:
Turner, Phil & Riedling, Ann (2003). Helping Teachers Teach: A School Library/Media Specialist’s Role (3rd Ed.). Libraries Unlimited.

Turner, Phil & Zsiray, Steve. The Consulting Role of the School Library Media Specialist. In Woolls, Blanche (Ed.) The Research of School Library Media Centers. Castle Rock, CO: H. Willow Research & Publishing, 1990.

Professionals: Phillip Turner