When a paid library assistant is not available, the library media specialist might consider using parent volunteers to help with all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Disciplining children who misbehave in the library.

Signing out books that students wish to borrow.

Helping students find a book they are looking for.

Double-entry accounting:

Records transactions as debits and credits.

Evaluates production costs by considering fixed costs as well as costs associated with specific steps of production.

With this type of budgeting expenses are justified at the start of each new time period.

Long term order between a buyer and seller, set for an established quantity or time period.

Considers revenue as earned once the cash has been paid out or received.

The SLMS should be sure to work on committees which make decisions for the school. The major goal of this involvement is:

to ensure that the library program is understood as essential to the school's instructional program.

to ensure that all budget items are fully funded.

to report school policies to certification agencies.

All but which of the following would be considered useful sources of data in an evidence-based practice environment?

Psychological studies of students in the age group you are interested in.

Student-generated products such as research projects.

School library media standards and guidelines often provide quantitative measures, but they may be too high or too low. A major flaw of quantitative measures is that administrators place too much emphasis on counting things with little regard for their quality. To meet a requirement size for the media center, areas such as equipment storage closets or even a storage area in the basement may be designated part of the media center with little regard for access. The necessity of providing a certain number of books or videos per pupil may result in which of the following?

achievement of student learning

Which of the following is an important advantage of flexible scheduling?

It provides access to resources when they are needed.

It reduces staffing requirements.

It enhances security in the library media center.

It keeps students from monopolizing computers in the library media center.

Of the following, the least important reason to remodel a library media center is

Trends in interior design change.

The collection outgrows storage capacity.

Even though most check-out methods are now computerized, the media specialist should be aware of traditional methods in case of technology failures. Which of the following is not true of traditional methods?

Every time an item is returned, a new card is issued.

A date due slip is stamped with the return date.

The book card is placed in a file tray which is organized by the due date.

In the file tray, cards within each due date are sorted by Dewey order.

Which of the following program administration principles outlined by the American Association of School Librarians focuses on the financial backing of the program how it relates to the success of the library program?

"Sufficient funding is fundamental to the success of the library media program."

"Ongoing staff development--both to maintain professional knowledge and skills and to provide instruction in information literacy for teachers, administrators, and other members of the learning community."

"Clear communication of the mission, goals, functions and impact of the library media program is necessary to the effectiveness of the program."

"Effective management of human, financial, and physical resources undergirds a strong library media program."

Performance appraisal in the world of sports, where the height of the basketball player and the weight of the football player are easily determined facts. Success is calculated by baskets scored, rebounds made, yards gained, or number of tackles or passes completed. Such concrete statistics are not readily available for media center staff when evaluating a media center. The calculation of whether a program is successful or not is arbitrary most of the time. Asking teachers or students to determine wins and losses is difficult because____________.

the qualities that appeal to one student or teacher may not appeal to another

the funds available are the only thing that can be counted

the missing elements in the operation of the school library media program are not accountable

performance objectives or job targets are not calculated

Certainly more associations exist than many school library media specialists can hope to join. Nevertheless, choosing as many as possible and participating actively is essential to the effectiveness of the school library media specialist and the profession. Membership in an association exposes library media specialists to all of the following except:

enables them to join forces with peers to lobby for the continuing expansion of school library media programs at local, state, and national levels

The backup feature is one of the most important parts of the program for the library media specialist when it comes to software programs. You need to back up your data frequently and then where should you keep the disk?

at home or away from your library media center

Marketing in the firm begins and ends with the customers. To the media specialist, the customers are the media center clientele. To determine what to market, an organization chooses which of its desirable assets it wishes to place for "trade." The primary commodity of any media program is its services. The secondary commodity is the collection itself. Which of the following would NOT be part of the plan to develop the market?

Those services determined as priorities by the majority of users - services that are requested

Other services that are offered because the need exists

Those services that should be provided but may not be requested because teachers or students are not aware of them

Which is the federal law which governs student privacy rights?

FERPA, The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

AASL, American Association of School Librarians

Position Statement on the Confidentiality of Library Records

Circulation policies are guidelines used by staff and patrons when checking out materials. These policies usually address several issues. Which of the following is NOT one of those issues?

the location of specific books in the library

the number of items a patron may borrow

the length of time an item may be kept

the consequences for not returning materials

Co-teaching does not necessarily mean teaching in unison, or even teaching in the same room, whether the instruction is taking place in the library media center or the classroom. Co-teaching means several things. Which of the following is NOT one of those parts of co-teaching?

teaching toward the same merged teaching goal

having an understanding of what students can learn

realizing the shared importance of the information skills integrated into classroom instruction

Unfortunately, media center directors may be asked to help with the review of a less efficient employee, and evaluation criteria may involve keeping a detailed record of inefficiency to support dismissal. School library media specialists hope that they will not need to dismiss personnel, but when the situation occurs, who should be consulted to establish the appropriate procedures?

the principal and the district library media director

the library media specialist only

Which is not commonly placed on card catalog cards?

A physical description of the book

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