FTCE- Media Specialist Test

A book focused on the planets in the solar system would fall into which class of the Dewey Decimal system?

• 700

• 400

• 600

• 500

At lunch, a new library media specialist listens to a group of 2^nd-grade teachers plan an instructional unit on the rain forest. Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for the library media specialist to use to strengthen instructional partnerships with the teachers?

• Preparing a list of local resources on the subject for the teachers

• Waiting for the teachers to ask for assistance in teaching the subject

• Talking to the principal about scheduling issues with the library media center

• Training volunteers to help with student projects on the subject

The most effective and efficient design of an elementary school library media center should allow for...

• flexibility to accommodate multiple student learning activities.

• a fixed layout to minimize distractions.

• limited access to resources for better focus.

• a quiet area exclusively for reading.

The responsibility for appointing a reconsideration committee to examine a challenged material belong to

• the district media supervisor.

• the school principal.

• the curriculum director.

• the board of education.

When adding a new title to the collection that does not have a MARC record, an elementary school library media specialist can best find an exact match for the title by searching the....

• ISBN

• Library of Congress Control Number

• Dewey Decimal Classification

• Title and Author

Which of the following would be the best initial strategy for a middle school library media specialist to teach new student assistants how to use the circulation desk?

• sending them to feeder schools to observe circulation desk operations

• having them read the manual for the school's circulation software program

• observing them using the circulation desk and pointing out their errors

• modeling circulation desk procedures for them while offering explanations

Which would be the most appropriate way for a librarian to instruct students in Internet research skills?

• Prepare a Power Point presentation that demonstrates the process of locating information on the Internet and present this program to all classes that come to the library.

• Assign classes that come for their library period to choose a topic, locate information on the Internet and write down the website where they located it. When time is up, the librarian should call classes together to share.

• Prepare a display of books about using the Internet and use class time to show these books to students, urging them to check out the books and read for themselves about ways to find information online.

• After conferring with each classroom teacher about his or her current curriculum, demonstrate separately to different classes how to use the Internet to find information on the topic each class is presently studying.

Of the following, which is NOT a typical characteristic of young adult literature?

• Young adult books are written from the third-person point of view.

• Young adult books contain relatable subjects.

• Young adult books are geared towards a teenage audience.

• Young adult books contain a teen protagonist.

Which of the following would be the most effective way for the library media specialist to supplement district, state, and federal funds?

• writing a grant proposal

• initiating a faculty book club

• inviting community members to the library media center

• establishing membership in the school's PTA

Which of the following ways is typically used to organize the non-fiction section of a school library?

• popularity

• circulation trends

• bookstore model

• reading level