All policies and procedures shall be
subject to the
Lilburn Elementary
The Lilburn Elementary Media program
supports all areas of instruction, providing media resources and services to
the staff and students. Resources are
available in a variety of formats to meet various learning styles and
interests. Flexible scheduling of the
The
The mission of the
The purposes of the media program at
1.
provide media resources,
facilities, services, and staff to support all areas of the instructional
program
2.
provide a variety of
services for students which develop skills and encourage the pursuit of
life-long learning
3.
develop procedures which
allow optimum accessibility and effective utilization of all resources and the
flexibility necessary to individualize instruction for students
The
There are numerous free standing spinning book displays for
graphic biographies, easy non fiction and other specific genres.
The media center is designed so
students have access individually and in small groups to resources, the
facility, and the media staff at the time of need. In addition, a schedule on which teachers may
sign up for varying lengths of time appropriate to particular activities in
differentiated grouping patterns is also available. Activities are planned cooperatively by the
teacher and the media specialist for optimum utilization of resources available
to support classroom instruction.
The Lilburn Elementary
media center is student-centered. Learning needs take precedence over class
schedules. To meet the learning needs,
the resources and services must be available so that information problems can
be resolved when they arise.
Predetermined timetables without other options and practices that limit
access to resources on the basis of age, ability level, or other means of
grouping can stifle intellectual curiosity and authentic learning. Flexible schedules can also allow the media
specialist more opportunities for collaborative planning with teachers. Flexible, equitable, and far-reaching access
to the media program is essential to the development of a vibrant, active
learning community.
The
media center will be open before school hours for teachers and staff. The students may return books before the news
program, but may not check out books until the morning program is
completed. Ten minutes before the
afternoon dismissal bell, we ask that the students return to their classrooms
so that the staff can prepare for the afternoon broadcast.
Each student is
issued a library card which will be kept in their classroom. Kindergarten and first grade students may
check out one book for one week. Second
grade through fifth grade students may check out two books for two weeks. A wide variety of magazines may be read in
the media center, but not checked out by students. Students return books to the return box
inside the circulation desk. If the
books are not returned in the allotted time, an overdue notice will be sent
home periodically in the student’s Friday folder.
Each
staff member automatically has an account.
If a staff member has materials to check out and the media staff is not
available, we ask that they please leave the books or the barcode numbers and
their name at the desk and we will check them out as soon as we arrive at
school. We will bring the materials to
the staff member’s room or put them in their mailbox. Teachers may check out as many books as
needed. However, please be aware that we
need to share resources. Teachers will
receive an overdue notice when they have had an item for more than six
weeks.
If the
book is lost or damaged beyond future use, we will expect the student to pay
for the book. Failure to pay for the
book will prevent the student from checking out additional materials from the
media center until restitution is made.
Hardbacks are $15.00 and paperbacks are $5.00.
The Library Media Specialist,
according to Information Power (1998), should fulfill the
responsibilities of four roles: that of teacher, instructional partner,
information specialist, and program administrator. As teacher, the Media
Specialist should evaluate and meet learner needs regarding information
literacy. As instructional partner, the Media Specialist is expected to work to
support the curriculum of the school through careful selection of resources,
and initiating collaborative planning. As information specialist, the Media
Specialist helps students and teachers locate, access, and evaluate information
on a daily basis. As program administrator, the Media Specialist shall work
with the
The
Media Clerk’s role is critical to the success of the media program. The Media Clerk shall perform the following
duties:
The Media/Technology
Committee at
·
One teacher from each grade
level.
·
The local school technology
coordinators (LSTC)
·
The Technology Support
Technician (TST)
·
The Media Specialist
·
The Media Clerk
·
An Administrator
·
A representative from the
Learning Specialists
·
An ESOL teacher
·
A Special Education Teacher
The Media
Committee has an agenda that is followed each month, prepared by the Media
Specialist beforehand and emailed to each member. The agenda items consist of purchasing
requests, site licenses for software, lottery funds, upcoming events, policy
questions, acceptable use violations, staff development options, integration of
media skills within the curriculum, and other issues as necessary.
The Instructional Resources Collection has moved!
All IRC materials are now booked through the GCPS Professional
Library. Local school employees should follow the directions available from the
media specialist.
Along with the magazines that are
available for check out by students, we subscribe to professional
periodicals. They are kept behind the
circulation desk. A courtesy checkout
clipboard is located nearby.
Lilburn Elementary holds one book fair
per year, generally in the Fall. All
funds received from book fair profits are used directly in the operation of the
media center, whether for the purchase of books or media center supplies such
as laminating and bulbs for overheads.
Lilburn Elementary recognizes that
electronic media, including the Internet, provides access to a wide variety of
instructional resources in an effort to enhance educational opportunities. Use of the Internet must be in support of,
and consistent with the vision, mission and goals established by the Gwinnett
County Board of Education for the purpose of AKS instructional support.
Strict compliance with all applicable
ethical and legal rules and regulations regarding access must be maintained by
all users of the district wide area network and/or other electronic informational
services.
Because access to the internet
provides connections to other computer systems located all over the world,
users must understand that neither the
Inappropriate use will result in a
cancellation of these privileges as well as possible assignment of disciplinary
action consistent with the policies and procedures of Gwinnett County Public
Schools.
The following rules will be adhered to
at Lilburn Elementary:
1.
Students will use Internet
resources for school assignments.
Students may not “surf” or browse the Internet at school.
2.
Students will use
instructional technology tools in a respectful manner, which will not harm
equipment or endanger people.
3.
Students will respect work
created by others including students, teachers and administrators. Students may not change or delete anyone
else’s work.
4.
Students will not change
the settlings for any equipment.
5.
Students will observe
copyright laws. Using the words, ideas,
images, or data of another person as the student’s own is considered
plagiarism.
1.
Students will report any
misuse of instructional technology tools.
A violation of this procedure will result in the loss of access
to the instructional technology tools and/or disciplinary action in accordance
with the existing
All students at
Lilburn Elementary will be required to have their parents sign our Acceptable
Use Policy before using the Internet.
Since the emphasis of Summer School is
mastery of Georgia Performance Standards and Academic Knowledge and Skills,
teachers need the resources of the media center during the summer school
session. The media specialist will
either work each day of the summer session, or will come in frequently to
shelve and assist students and teachers.
Please feel free to contact the
It is the primary objective of the Lilburn Elementary media
center to implement, enrich and support the AKS and curriculum goals of the
school. In the area of materials
selection, the media center should provide a wide range of materials on all
levels of difficulty, with consideration for diversity of appeal and different
points of view. The media center will
provide materials for teachers and students that encourage development of
literary, cultural and aesthetic appreciation and ethical standards. Therefore, the media center should:
·
Provide materials that will
support the curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests,
abilities, learning needs, learning styles and maturity levels of the students
served.
·
Provide materials for
teachers and students that will encourage growth in knowledge, and that will
help to develop literary, cultural and aesthetic appreciation and ethical
standards.
·
Provide materials which
reflect the ideas and beliefs of religious, social, political, historical, and
ethnic groups and their contribution to the local, national and world heritages
and cultures, thereby enabling students to develop intellectual integrity in
forming judgments.
·
Provide a variety of
electronic formats as well as print materials to support student learning
needs. These electronic formats include
resources found on the Internet and other online networks.
·
Place principle above
personal opinion and reason above prejudice in selection of materials of the
highest quality in order to ensure a comprehensive collection appropriate for
the users of the media center.
The media specialist is responsible
for materials selection, acquisition, and collection development. Guidelines in materials selection include:
·
Ensuring that all subjects
in the curriculum are supported and strengthened.
·
Ensuring that adequate
reading materials are available to meet demand.
·
Reviewing requests of the
library community.
·
Seeking Media Committee
review and approval before purchase.
·
Ensuring that materials are appropriate for the
level of the K-5 community.
Materials selection is made by consideration of review media,
announcements of new publications by publishers, user recommendations, media specialist personal review, study of bibliographies on
specific subjects and examination of present collection.
Policies regarding Selection of
Materials
The evaluation of materials is characterized by flexibility,
open-mindedness, and responsiveness to the changing needs of the library
community. Because needs change, the
materials must be evaluated initially and on a continuing basis. Materials are evaluated as a whole and not on
the basis of a particular section or sections.
A work will not be excluded from the media center’s collection because
it presents an aspect of life honestly, as long as it is age appropriate. Criteria for selection may be different for
different items at different times.
Sometimes the criteria include artistic merit, scholarship, award
winners, or the value of the material to the informational needs of the
community. Sometimes the criteria are
substantial demand, i.e. current trends in teaching, series books, and
interdisciplinary units taught in themes.
Recreational materials are collected to provide enjoyment,
stretch the imagination, cultivate a love of learning and reading, stimulate
creativity, supplement study, and provide an awareness of many different ideas.
To build a collection that is vital and useful to the community,
the media center strives for prompt acquisition of new materials and
elimination of worn-out and dated materials.
·
Purchase requests – student
and staff requests are given top priority and carefully considered and weighed
in relation to the total media center collection and budget. An active consideration file will insure
selection rather than just choosing books in order to use allocated funds. So that teachers and students are encouraged
to make recommendations, the following form will be made available for use in
the media center.
Do you have a recommendation for
materials that you would like to have added to our media center? Are there subjects about which we need more
material? Fill in the information on
this form as well as you can. Turn in
your form to the media specialist. As
funds become available, we will purchase these needed materials. Remember, when you request materials, be sure
that you have seen, used, or know that these materials are appropriate for our
school and curriculum.
Author (if
applicable):_____________________________________
Title:
__________________________________________________
Publisher/Producer:
______________________________________
Price:
_________________________________________________
Catalog and
page number in which found (if applicable):_________
Check one: _______book material _______ audiovisual material
I do not know
of an appropriate title, but we need more materials on (list
subject):___________________________________________________
Teacher or
Student Requesting: ________________________________
Date:
________________
·
Gifts of materials that
have no conditions as to use, location, rebinding, or disposal are accepted by
the media center. The same standards of
selection are applied to gifts.
·
Duplication – Duplicate
copies of materials are purchased to take care of permanent or temporary
demands, i.e., dictionaries, thesauri, class sets of fiction titles, materials
used in school wide units and books for Accelerated Reader.
·
Replacements: In considering replacement of media center
materials withdrawn because of theft, damage or wear, each case is weighted
with regard to several factors. If there
are duplicate copies, other books that adequately cover the subject area,
similar materials that is more recent, and demand for the title are all
considered. In the book collection,
superseded editions are weeded regularly and replaced with the latest
editions. Every effort is made to
replace important titles.
Criteria used in the Selection Process
1. Suitability of physical form for media center use
2. Suitability of subject, style and format for the intended age
level
3. Present and potential relevance to the community interests and
needs
4. Number and nature of requests
5. Current or historical significance
6. Relationship to the existing library collection and to other
materials on the subject which are available in those collections
7. Reputation and significance of the author, illustrator, publisher,
or producer
8. Attention of critics, reviewers
9. Appropriateness and effectiveness of medium to content
10. Physical
limitations of the building
11. Commercial
availability of the material
12. Cost
The media specialist will use reputable,
unbiased, professionally prepared selection aids. Among the sources which may be consulted are:
Bibliographies:
·
American
Historical Fiction
·
Basic
Book Collection for Elementary Grades
·
The
Best in Children’s Books
·
Children
and books
·
Children’s
Catalog
·
Elementary
School Library Collection
·
European
Historical Fiction and Biography
·
Guide
to Sources in Educational Media
·
Reference
Books for School Libraries
·
Subject
Guide to Children’s Books in Print
·
Subject
Index to Books for Primary Grades
· Westinghouse
Learning Directory
Current reviewing media:
·
Booklist
·
Bulletin of the
Center for Children’s Books
·
Horn Book
·
Kirkus Reviews
·
School Library Journal
·
Media & Methods
·
Library Journal
Weeding should be a continuous evaluative process to
discard obsolete and worn out materials.
The faculty should be included in the weeding process to avoid removing
materials that may be useful.
The collection of the school library
media center should be designed to support the curriculum and meet the needs
and interests of the students. The
development of a quality collection requires selection principles which are
applied to the acquisition of materials.
In order to maintain the quality of the collection, it is also essential
to apply weeding principles.
Carefully planned weeding will ensure
that the collection in the school library media center contains accurate,
current, and relevant materials to support the curriculum and meet the needs
and interests of the students. The
collection of materials which is appealing in content as well as appearance
will result in greater utilization of resources.
Materials Which Should be Removed
·
Worn and damaged titles
§
Damaged/missing pages,
cover, binding
§
Scratched/torn audiovisual
materials
§
Damaged/torn study prints
·
Superseded titles
§
Previous editions of
almanacs, directors, yearbooks
§
Encyclopedias should be
considered for weeding at least every five years
·
Duplicate titles
§
All unnecessary duplicates
not circulating
§
Retained copies, if not
circulated in two years
·
Other Criteria
§
Outdated and inaccurate
materials
§
Poorly written materials or
improved editions
§
Materials no longer
appropriate for reading/interest level of current student body
§
Materials no longer in
demand or which do not support the curriculum
§
Materials that are
condescending, stereotyping, patronizing or biased
§
Materials which have not
circulated in three to five years
Materials Which Should Be Retained
·
Classics, award winners,
and titles in standard bibliographies
·
Out of print materials
which continue to have value to the curriculum or are of interest to students
·
Local histories and
materials of local interest
·
Materials which are needed
to balance a specific subject area
·
Expensive items
Statement of Reconsideration Policy
Please see the
Code of Ethics
(American Library Association June 30,
1981)
1. Librarians
must provide the highest level of service through appropriate and usefully
organized collections, fair and equitable circulation and service policies, and
skillful, accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests for
assistance.
2. Librarians must resist all efforts by groups or
individuals to censor library materials.
3.
Librarians must protect each user’s right to
privacy with respect to information sought or received, and materials
consulted, borrowed, or acquired.
4.
Librarians must adhere to the principles of
due process and equality of opportunity in peer relationships and personnel
actions.
5. Librarians must distinguish clearly in their actions and
statements between their personal philosophies and attitudes and those of an
institution or professional body.
6. Librarians must avoid situations in which personal interest
might be served or financial benefits gains at the expense of library users,
colleagues, or the employing institution.
7. Teachers and students are encouraged to make recommendations for
media center materials, which will be kept in a consideration file until such
time as an order is processed.