Getting Started

You can access each file separately or access an entire section by selecting the section heading. (Materials not in the SUS III Handbook are only available as separate files.)  All other items are from the SUS Handbook.

Foreword

Goal and Objectives

Foundations

YALSA

• YALSA Philosophy for Library Service to Young Adults
• YALSA Vision For Library Service to Young Adults
• Definitions of Youth Advocacy
• How to be a Youth Advocate
• Young Adults Deserve the Best  

ALA/YALSA

• Webliography 

What ALA Can Do For You

• ALA Selected Readings and Materials Webliography

What YALSA Can Do For You

• YALSA Selected Articles and Materials Bibliography
• Useful Quotes 
• Working With Adult Learners
• New Views Of Adult Learning
• Six Characteristics of Effective Development For Adult Learning
• Guidelines for Active Learning Strategies
• Special Presentation Challenges
• Ten Rules For Training
• Tips For Training
• Alphabet of Action Learning/Shapes of Success
• Contract with Myself
• The Difference Between Presenting and Telling a Story
• Telling a Story: Presentation Tips
• Telling Your Story: Handling Tough Objections

Planning And Reporting A Training Session

• Request for Materials
• Script for Membership Recruitment
• Sample Contract 
• Copyright Permission Form
• Seminar Evaluation Form
• Evaluation Tips 
• Keeping In Touch
• YALSA Traning Report
• Training Checklist
• Submit Materials for the SUS Web Site 
• SUS Logos

Teens Today

• Washington Commentary: Listening To Adolescents
• Selected Articles And Web Sites About Today's Teens

Trainers / Getting Started / Topics & Techniques / SUS Extras

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