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A. Collection Management
1. Consideration file
Consideration File
The media specialist at Marshpoint will
maintain a current file of items suggested for
purchase by students and faculty/staff for
inclusion in the media center collection. The
media specialist will apply selection standards
to all media purchases. The media committee
may need to review items suggested for
appropriateness prior to purchase.
2. Ordering Procedures
4.2 Budget Procedures
B. Technical services
1. Damaged books procedures
Fairfield Intermediate School, Policy and
Overdue/Lost/Damaged Items
Procedures Manual. Retrieved from
Students will not be able to check out other
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the book is paid for in full if it is lost. Students
and parents will be charged the full amount of
replacing the book for a lost material. A
complete refund will be given to books that
are found and brought back to the library in
the same condition within the same school
year. Damaged books will be accessed and
the media center staff will apply a fee that is
equivalent to the damage. Notices will be sent
every three weeks as a reminder of materials
that are overdue and/or fines that need to be
paid by students to the media center.
Charges
The following charges will be assigned to
lost/damaged books:
Lost books and damaged books which cannot
be repaired---replacement cost (not to exceed
$30.00 per book).
Lost magazines--$3.00
This applies to students and staff.
The Media Specialist will submit the lost
materials list to the principal one-week before
the end of school. The principal will determine
if replacement charges apply.
C. Collaboration resources
1. Reconsideration of materials
II. Procedures
A. Collection Management
1. Consideration file
Library media specialists should maintain a
Consideration File for future purchases. This
2. Ordering procedures
General Process
The Library encourages faculty to participate
in the building of the Library collections.
Every academic department has a
Departmental Coordinator who manages
order requests for his or her department.
Faculty should send Library orders to the
Departmental Coordinator.
At a minimum, the following information
should be included in the order: Title, First
Author, ISBN, and Date or Edition.
Choice Cards are regularly distributed to
Departments. If you are not seeing these, but
would like to review them, please contact
your Departmental Coordinator.
4. Weeding
STEP 1 Consult with Technical Services
Before initiating major weeding
projects, please consult with the
Technical Services
Librarian to ensure the necessary
information and assistance can be
provided in
accordance with your anticipated
timeline.
STEP 2 Gather and analyze usage statistics
Create a shelf list report or request
one from Technical Services that
shows circulation
statistics for each item. Identify
and document areas of greatest
and least usage.
STEP 3 Collaborate with faculty on weeding
criteria
Consult with faculty to determine
B. Technical services
4. Damaged books procedures
Shelves should be checked periodically for
binding, discarding or mending to improve
the appearance of the shelves.
1) Remove items from shelf. Check out item
to Patron Discarded Books. Remove
pocket; date due slip, and the barcode.
2) Black out with magic marker all traces of
school ownership stamp.
3) Write Discard on front and back cover and
title.
4) Either put discarded materials in trashcans
in the library or in the dumpster.
5) As a general rule, discarded materials are
not given to students. Materials may be
offered to teachers for picture clippings, etc.
Out-of-date, inaccurate discarded
materials should never be distributed.
6) At time of inventory, print out list of items
checked out to Patron Discarded Books
to file with annual inventory report.
7) After inventory report is completed and
discarded list is printed, remove items from
Circulation+ (Follett) if not planning to
C. Collaboration resources
1. Reconsideration of materials
To comply with this policy, a request for
reconsideration must be in writing. Forms are
available at the Circulation Desks of all
DISTRICT libraries and upon completion,
may be mailed to a DISTRICT library or
delivered to the Library Director. Upon receipt
of the signed form, the Library Director will:
Examine the material in question, the issues
raised and the circumstances involved.
Make a decision to remove or retain the
material in question.
Respond in writing to the request within one
week of receipt.
Provide the patron with a copy of this
Reconsideration Process policy and other
applicable policies and inform the individual of
the availability of a Board hearing.
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