Sharon’ s Lewis Adams Early Childhood Center P and P
1. School Library Media Center Mission Statement
The media center contains a variety of print and non-print materials, which has been selected to enrich the school curriculum. These materials reflect the technological advances taking place in instruction. The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of these resources.
To accomplish this mission, the media specialist seeks to
· provide a pleasant atmosphere for research, studying and reading
· circulate books, magazines, cassette, videotapes, DVD's, computer software and hardware, and other types of appropriate instructional
· assist students in research
· teach media skills
· assist teachers through collaborative planning
· Maintain a variety of equipment and materials to be used by students and teachers.
2. Selection Policy
i. Statement of Policy
ii. Objectives of Selection
The primary purpose of the library media center is to implement, enrich and support the
curriculum of the school. With this in mind, the objectives of the media center are:
1. Provide materials that will enrich and support the curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of the students.
2. Provide materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and ethical standards.
3. Provide information that will enable students to make intelligent judgments in their daily life
4. Provide materials that represent ethnic and cultural and their contributions to our American heritage.
3. Collection Development Policy
i. Criteria for Selection
The criteria for selection are based on the knowledge of the school’s curriculum and of existing collection. The areas of the collection to be stressed are those that need updating because of outdated materials, students’ interest, added subject to curriculum, supplementary reading for newly-adopted textbooks. Materials for purchase are considered on the following basis:
1. Educational significance
2. Need and value to the collection
3. Reputation and significance of author or producer
4. Clarity, adequacy, scope of text and /or audiovisual presentation
5. Organization and format
6. Availability of materials
ii. Procedures for Selection
Suggestions for materials to be purchased will be solicited from the faculty, staff and students. The committee will evaluate the suggestions, using the criteria for selection and the final decision will be the responsibility of the committee. The Board of Education has the authority to accept or reject the purchase of the recommended materials.
In specific areas, the media specialist follows these procedures:
1. Gift materials are judged by the same criteria as purchased materials, and are accepted or rejected by the same criteria.
2. Multiple items of outstanding and much in demand media are purchased as needed.
3. Worn out or missing items are replaced periodically.
iii. Material Organization and Maintenance
1. Weeding
The purpose of weeding is to maintain the quality of the library collection. The process should be continuously. Materials that are no longer useful or suitable should be removed.
· Reasons for discarding
a. Poor appearance: bad physical condition, print too fine, then paper, shoddy binding
b. Poor content: false information, out-of –date information, poor writing
c. Worn out Materials: yellowed, age-brittle or dirty pages, torn pages, missing pages, frayed binding, scratchy recordings
d. No use: no circulation for several years, unneeded duplicate titles no longer popular, antiquated sets, superfluous material, beyond comprehension or reading level of patrons
· Procedures to follow for discarding
a. remove book from shelf
b. mark book discarded, destroy pocket
c. note “withdrawn” and date on shelflist
2. Inventory
The purpose of an inventory is to determine what equipment /materials are actually in the media center, what materials are in need of repair and what materials is out-of date. Taking an inventory of media center holdings requires checking each book and piece of no-book material against the shelflist record.
3. Acquisition Policy
The media specialist consults with teachers in order to evaluate the current collection and plan for future acquisitions. Teacher and student suggestions for materials are encouraged. A consideration file is kept and reviewed periodically. Priority is given to teacher requests.
i. Gift Books
The library media welcomes all gifts that are related to the education learning process.
iii. Book Fair and Other “Free” Books
Book fairs are scheduled periodically. Special schedules are in operation during these times to enable all students to attend. Profits from book fairs are used to purchase materials for the media center. Book fair information will be announced at least one month before the fair.
4. Reconsideration and/or Challenge Policy
The policy and procedures will be strictly followed for all requests for reconsideration (Challenged materials)
i. Citizen Complaint Form
Reconsideration Form
Request for Reconsideration of Material or Media
in the School Library Media Center
I. Request initiated by:
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Mailing address: _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Phone number: _____________________________
This complaint represents ______ Individual
______ Organization (Name: _______________________)
Are you a parent or guardian of a student in the system? __________
II. Material or work to be reconsidered
Author/Artist/Composer/etc.: ____________________________________________
Title: _______________________________________________________________
Publisher/Producer: ____________________________________________________
Copyright Date: _______________________ Call #: _____________
Type of Material: ______ Book ______ Videotape/DVD ______ Audiotape
What brought this material to your attention? (Reviews, lists, word of mouth, assignment? If a review or list, please be specific giving name of publication, issue, and page) ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Did you read, view, or listen to the entire item? ___________
If not, what parts did you read, view, or listen? ________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Is this item part of a series or set? ______________
If yes, did you examine other items in the series or set? _______
To what in the item do you object? (Please be specific: cite pages, frames, etc.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What do you consider good or beneficial about this material? ___________________________________________________________________
What do you consider the theme of this material? ___________________________________________________________________
What do you feel might be the result of a student reading, viewing, or listening to this item? _______________________________________________________________
For what age group would you recommend this material? _________________________
What would you like the school to do about this material? ___________________________________________________________________
In its place, what material of equal literary or instructional quality would you recommend? ___________________________________________________________________
Are you aware of any review/judgments of this item by literary critics? _____________
Please explain _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Other comments: ______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ ________________
Signature of Complainant Date
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Office Use Only Date Received: ________ Committee Meeting Date: _______
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ii. Reconsideration Panel or Committee
Mae Doris Williams, Principal
Barbara Hogans, Media Specialist
Sonja Bentley, Kindergarten Teacher
Sharon Jones, Speech Therapist
Latasha Dix, Kindergarten Teacher
iii. Material Review Process
Purchases are based on school needs and are decided with input from school staff, students and the school media committee.
iv. Procedure for Handling Complaints
If a complaint is made, the procedures are as follows:
- Be courteous, but make no commitments
- Invites the complainant to file his/her objections in writing using the appropriate form.
- Inform the principal, who in turn will inform the superintendent
- The selection committee will perform the following task:
a. Read and examine material
b. Check reviews
c. Weigh values and faults and form opinions based on the material as a whole and not on passages pulled out of context
d. Meet to discuss the materials and prepare a report
e. file a copy of the report in the media center and the principal’s office
f. Make the complainant aware of the decision with an explanation.
- If the matter is not resolved at this level, it will be referred to the superintendent
v. Statement of Responsibility
Beyond the legal aspects of the copyright law lies an important issue Ethics. Educators, without regard to or knowledge of copyright restrictions, sometimes duplicated materials illegally or load software without license. Such copying, seemingly convenient and unnoticeable, is, in fact, stealing taking someone’s property without permission, thus depriving the author of income or control to which he/she is entitled. Teachers have a moral obligation to practice integrity and trustworthiness. Just as they expect students to refrain from cheating on tests and from taking others’ belongings at school, teachers should honor the law when it comes to fair is and copyright. Thus, teachers not only should protect themselves from legal liability by should also model honesty and truthfulness by knowing when and what may be copied for educational use.
6. Collection Evaluation Policy
7. Copyright Policy
The Copyright Act sets forth four factors that courts are to consider in determine whether copying or someone else’s work is permitted by the doctrine of fair use.
1. Purpose and Character
The purpose and character of the copying include whether the use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit education purposes.
2. Nature of Work
The nature of the work being copied –copying works that are primarily factual in nature is tolerated more than copying from creative works.
3. Amount and Quantity Copied
The amount and substantiality of the portion that is copied in relation to the copyrighted work a whole- the more that is copied, or the more significant the portion that is copied the less likely that fair use will apply.
4. Effect on Market
The effect of the copying upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
i. Print Items
Teachers may, in preparing for instruction, make a single copy of:
· A chapter from a book
· An article from a newspaper or periodical
· A short story, short essay or short poem
· A chart, graph, diagram, drawing cartoon or picture from a book, periodical or newspaper
· In preparing for instruction, teachers may make multiple copies (not to exceed on copy per student in the class.
ii. Audiovisual Items
Students and teachers may use copyrighted material in multimedia presentations if quantity limits are observed:
· Motion Media (film, video, television); Up to 10 percent or three minutes, whichever is less, of an individual program.
· Text (prose, poetry, and drama): Up to 10 percent or 1000 words, whichever is less, of a novel, story, play, or long poem. Short poems less than 250 words may be used in their entirety.
- Music, lyrics, and music video: up to 10percent but not more than 30 seconds from a single work. If a video clip has music in the background you can’t separate the music from the visual material, you will be restricted by the 30second limitation for music.
- Illustrations, cartoons and photographs: A work maybe used in its entirety but only if no more than five images from a single artist or photographer are used in a multimedia for music.
- Numerical data sets (computer databases or spreadsheets): up to 10 percent or 2,500 fields or cells, whichever is less.
iii. Electronic Items
· Computer software may be loaded onto as many machines you have licenses for.
· If you purchase a single user license you may load it onto one machine. If you purchase a lab pack (per the agreement 5, 10, 15, machines), you may only load it onto the number of computers designated in the license.
· You may make one archival copy of a software program. The copy may not be used or circulated.
· You may make one archival copy of the documentation of a software program. More than one copy requires permission.
· Computer clubs not organized by school system employees must agree in writing to follow copyright laws.
· Software purchased for home use may not be loaded onto school computers to facilitate the transfer for files from home to school.
· Software purchased for school use may not be loaded onto a home computer to facilitate the transfer of files from school to home.
iv. Periodicals and Newspapers
· Multiple copies of a complete article, story, or essay may be reproduced if the work is 2,500 words or less (about 3 pages).
· Multiple copies of an excerpt of an article of more than 2,500 words should not exceed 10%.
· Multiple copies of only one chart diagram, cartoon, or picture per periodical issue may be produced.
· Copyrighted, syndicated cartoon characters may not be copied.
· The limitations so not apply to current news, periodicals, newspapers and current news sections of other periodicals. Multiple copies of these items may be made for classroom use as ling as they are not reproduced from sources designed specifically for student use, like Scholastic Magazine.
7. Circulation Policy
Automation of materials in the media center is in progress. All materials acquired before the year, 2001 must be cataloged in Concourse, our automation program. This will be an ongoing media project until it is completed.
i. Access
It is the policy of the media center to maintain an instructional climate, which fosters improved and increased use of educational media by students, faculty and the administration. The primary goal is to maximize the availability of materials to all users without excessive delays. Teachers may check out an unlimited number of books for three weeks. Students may check out a maximum of two books (one AR and one other) for one –week. a seven day grace period is allowed for books. Each student receives a patron number at the beginning of the school year. This number should be memorized; however, a patron lost is available at the circulation desk. Each student is required to have signed permission slip which is included in the code of conduct booklet.
1. Hours of Operation
The media center is open each day from 7:45 a.m. to 12:20pm and 1:00-3:30 pm. At these times, the media center facilities and materials are available to students and staff according to the media center schedule.
2. School Hours
The school hours are from 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m...
3. Extended Service Hours
Extended hours are offered upon teachers and students request. The request must be communicated two before that requested time.
ii. Confidentiality of Information/Privacy
Computer-generated overdue notices are sent to students monthly through the homeroom teacher. Students will receive three notices are sent to students monthly through the homeroom teacher. Students will receive three notices before asked to pay for overdue/lost books. Students having overdue/lost books may not check out additional books until all books are paid for or returned.
9. Acceptable Use Policies
i. Internet
Before copying verbatim from an Internet site, you must analyze and evaluate every use in light of the general guidelines. Each of the four tests of fair use must be considered.
- Purpose of the use –nonprofit, educational use
- Character of the use-factual material (common facts, lists, statistics ) has more latitude of use than creative property (stories, poems, artwork , web design)
- Amount of material copied (extent)- the more of an item you plan to use the more need direct permission from the author/owner
- Effect of use on the market for the work-downloading a webpage in its entirety for perpetual use would deprive the author/owner of the ability to keep the material current and any profits generated from repeated viewing online.
A good rule of thumb is to ask permission from the author/owner to use any of the components of a webpage. These requests can easily be made by email, telephone or written correspondence.
ii. Technology
It is the vision of the Macon County school district to ensure that students and teachers adapt to new technological models of teaching and learning using 21st century learning tools. The district uses various software and hardware throughout the school system to help students and teachers with learning activities. Students are taught to use Microsoft Office applications and in turn use them and the internet to complete their assignments. Students are also taught Microsoft Powerpoint and then they are required to give a presentation in class. Plato pathways are being used at the high school level for supplemental teaching and in some instances, credit recovery. The high schools will participate in the Distance Learning ACCESS initiative to provide courses that the school is unable to offer. At the elementary level, teachers use star and accelerated reader and other software used to help students with their courses. Our future plans are to upgrade the school system network infrastructure to better accommodate future educational software. Also, we wish to place. We also plan to purchase more computers so that there is a lower the student to computer ratio. It is our goal to get the students to rely on completing most of their assignments using computers and the internet.
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