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Objectives
The selection of materials is the responsibility of the school media specialist in
consultation with administration and faculty. In the selection of materials for purchase,
the media specialist will consider the goals established by the School Media Committee
and the criteria listed below. Individual parents, students, and teachers may also make
recommendations for materials to be purchased.
Internet resources are not subject to this policy. The internet is largely unregulated, and
not all of the information it carries is suitable for school aged children. Although the
district prescribes to a filtering service that blocks much inappropriate material, the
Technology Use Policy and the Guidelines for Acceptable Use of the Internet represent
an understanding on the part of the student and his/her parents or guardians that this
district does not control the contents of the internet.
Guidelines
I. Objectives of Selection
Instructional media and equipment will be selected, acquired, and used to
implement the philosophy and educational goals of the school system and to
support the learning activities designed for students. To promote maximum
utilization, media will be provided for all instructional levels and curricular
content. It will have a diversity of appeal, present various viewpoints, and be
provided in a variety of formats. It should relate to the curriculum and meet the
developmental needs, varying interest, learning modalities, and differing ability
levels of students; stimulate intellectual curiosity and growth in factual
knowledge; promote broad awareness and reflect and diversity of our country and
the world.
B. Electronic resources
1. Electronic content should be comparable in cost to its print analog,
unless there is substantial added value.
2. The library should not be required to purchase both the print and its
digital equivalent.
3. The library would prefer pricing based either on simultaneous use or
by transaction. Site licensing pricing should be tied to FTE student
count as opposed to the district population.
V. Controversial Materials
During the selection process, the Transformational School District will uphold the First
Amendment of the United States Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of press; or the right of the people peaceable to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Further, the school board
subscribes in principle to the statements of policy on library philosophy as expressed in
the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights.
Article
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA153101.html?q=selection+policy
Policies
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/impact/progadmin.htm
http://www.eduref.org/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+listservs+LM_NET-
2001+15807+7+wAAA+media%26committee
http://facstaff.colstate.edhttp://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/selpol.htmlu/kufori
ji_paulina/6116_Review_of_Collection_Development_Policy.doc
Additional Resources
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?
Section=dealing&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=111
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http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/librarybill/lbor.pdf
Smaldino, S., Lowther, D., and Russell, J. Instructional Technology and Media for
Learning, Ninth Edition.