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Peter Doering SCCOELonni Gause SCCOE
Welcome to
Library Basic Training
IntroductionsIntroductions
Name, school and district How many hours you work How long have you worked in a school
library Your favorite thing so far
Today’sToday’sOutline and Outline and HandoutsHandouts
Where Do I Start?Where Do I Start?A School Library HandbookA School Library Handbook
What is your What is your Library Library
Mission?Mission?
The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.
Library MissionLibrary Mission
Administrative Duties
Providing Information
Skills
Helping Teachers
Teach
Promoting Reading
LibraryLibraryOrientationOrientation
Library Orientation Library Orientation SkillsSkills1. How your library is organized:
• Give a tour of the library • Fiction/Nonfiction- differences;• Dewey Decimal system;• Location of special collections.
2. Library policies and rules:• Care of books and materials;• Rules for behavior and
consequences.3. How to check out materials:
• Procedures for check out• Time period for checkouts;• Overdues and fines.
LibraryLibrarySkillsSkills
1. Parts of a book/resource: Author, title, call number, etc.
2. Types of materials and how they are organized:
Fiction/nonfiction; Dewey Decimal System.
3. How to find materials in the library: Use of the online catalog How to search by author, title, keyword, subject; Website
Library SkillsLibrary Skills
4. How to find materials online: Online searching skills.
5. How to use specific resources and collections in the library:
Printed materials – almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, and other specialized resources;
Bibliographic information, indexes, table of contents; Databases – online searching skills specific to each
resource.
BreakBreak------------ ------------ Cupertino Cupertino
RoomRoom10:45 – 11:45 10:45 – 11:45
BuildingBuildingLife-Long Life-Long ReadersReaders
English Language Arts Standards• By the end of 3rd grade, students must be fluent
readers• The goal of effective language arts instruction is
to:– Accomplish lifelong readers– Find balance of:
– competence – motivation – accessibility– experience With print
Accessibility
• Display– Books face out– Eye level
• Variety of Resources– Magazines, newspapers, action cards, comics,
graphic novels
• Interest Level vs Reading Level: Meet your readers where they are
• Schedule– Lunch, recess, after school, 2nd half of period
Motivation
• Market titles/Books-to-film• Lists of titles: Website resources• If you liked…..• What do I read next….
• Genres• New book displays• Book Talks:
Quick and Simplehttp://nancykeane.com/booktalks/
Curriculum/Teacher Support
• Topic/Unit lists• Promote new titles• Announce award winners• Ask for recommendations & input• Support for current events• Bibliographies
Modeling
Oral Reading– Before you read– While you read– After you read
• Language Play– Poetry, riddles, word games
• Enthusiasm is Contagious!
Information Information LiteracyLiteracy
SkillsSkills
A broader set of library and A broader set of library and communication skills that communication skills that enable a person to: enable a person to:
Find Find Understand Understand Evaluate Evaluate Use…………… Use……………
……..information ……..information effectivelyeffectively
Information Literacy
The Big6The Big6TMTM
Step 1 – Task DefinitionStep 2 – Information Seeking
Strategies Step 3 – Location and AccessStep 4 – Use of InformationStep 5 – SynthesisStep 6 – Evaluationwww.Big6.com
CRLS Research Guidehttp://www.crlsresearchguide.org/Big_Six_Steps.asp
Collection Collection DevelopmentDevelopment
CustomersCustomers
Who (students/teachers/parents) What Grades
(elementary/secondary) Reading Levels Interest Levels What Languages Interests (girl/boys, fiction/nonfiction)
CurriculumCurriculum
Know what textbooks your school is using◦Big projects◦Focus on subject areas◦District curriculum maps and guides
Collection AssessmentCollection Assessment
Titlewise: www.titlewise.com ◦Collection size◦Average age◦Number of titles per student◦Collection distribution (Dewey range)
California Library Standards Run Reports What is being used Listen to your students and
teachers
Selection PolicySelection Policy
WeedingWeeding
WHY WEED? No room for new materials on shelf Collection is unused and
unattractive Full shelves give illusion of a good
library collection To correct mistakes in selection Maintaining unneeded materials is
time consuming
WeedingWeeding
1. Decide which materials need to be removed
2. Remove the item from the shelf3. Delete Catalog records4. Stamp the book “Discarded”5. Remove school markings6. Check school policy for removal7. Physically discard
Procedures for WeedingProcedures for Weeding
PurchasingPurchasing
Guides to HelpGuides to Help
Online book lists Vendor book lists and ideas Periodicals◦School Library Journal◦Hornbook◦Booklinks
Award winners
Don’t Make Selections Blindfolded
1. Identifying what you wish to purchase
2. Identifying what funds are available to make the purchase
3. Making the purchase
4. Verifying that the correct items are received and approving payment
Purchasing StepsPurchasing Steps
ProcessingProcessing
Physical ProcessingPhysical Processing
Spine labels Date due slips Barcodes Special Labels◦AR Reading Levels, Genres, Title
1 Covers◦Mylar/Laminate
Processed vs. Do-it-yourself
Prepare a periodical check in card/sheet for each title
Check-in each issue as it arrives
Process for display/check out
Review for missing issues
Create a periodical holdings list
Processing Processing PeriodicalsPeriodicals
CatalogingCataloging
What they See
FullBrief
Incomplete Records
What we See
ChallengeChallengeProceduresProcedures
LibraryLibraryAdvocacyAdvocacy
Events and IdeasEvents and Ideas
Advertise in Newsletters Back to School Nights Announcements – Have Games Hold Contests Book Clubs Author Visits Just Get the Word Out – Every
Chance
StatisticsStatistics
Library usage Examines trends for ordering Reporting and justifying requests Database reports – a lot to choose
from Classes/small groups/after school
StatisticsStatisticsTime managementTime management
Tell the whole story. Include: Time spent on inventory Preparing bibliographies, pathfinders,
etc. Troubling shooting computers Training assistants, students, volunteers Preparing overdues Shelving books Repairing books Purchasing/weeding Preparing for classes
Closure
Questions
Website:http://www.sccoe.org/depts/library/
http://www.sccoe.org/depts/library/forlib.asp
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/
Evaluation
Thank You for Coming