Following guidelines outlined in the
library's procedures manual,
A School Library Media Teacher should actively look
for and purchase:
- Books that meet curricular needs
- Books for recreational reading
- Professional literature for teachers
- CD-ROMS that are used in the library or checked out
and relate to curricular needs
- Videos
- On-line services and databases
- Periodicals for information and recreational reading
- Link to CDE spending guidelines for Library and
Classroom Library funds: http://www.cde.ca.gov/cilbranch/eltdiv/library/lpinfo2000.htm
A School Library Media Teacher should maintain the
collection:
A school Library Media Teacher should catalog and
process the materials
- Most K-12 libraries are organized using the Dewey
Decimal system and either Sears
or Library of Congress Subject
headings
- Processing books includes receiving and checking,
covering, applying labels and stamps, and shelving
- Housing books - Is there adequate shelving and is it
at an appropriate height for the patrons?
