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

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