I was a bit slow on the uptake for this reply.
As always, Thanks for your responses.
My question was prompted by the arrangement I've lived with since I was
hired.
At that time, the school was open only one year. All non-print
materials along with
professional materials were and still are located in a room designated
as the Professional Materials Room.
However, this room is located off a hallway with its own door.
The lock is keyed to match the classroom lock; ie all teachers have
access to the room.
Teachers come and go without the librarian knowing.
And of course items are missing - thus, my question.
And the responses:
We're a campus school so we store within each dept. It saves hikes to
the library to borrow and return videos. Borrowing by other depts. and
kids still works well. The call no. has a dept. designation after the
cutter.
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I work at a 5th-6th grade campus. I shelve books on tape and Playaways
on a separate shelf that the students have access to. My video (tapes
and DVDs) are for teacher checkout only.
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Audio books have their own section on the shelves. I have a copy
(usually paperback) of the book rubber-banded to the audio container so
they go together. Videos cannot be checked out by students so they are
kept in the workroom so the teachers can peruse them.
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We keep ours behind the counter.
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I work at an elementary school serving 3-13 year olds. My AV software
like this has always been part of the Professional Collection, and only
teachers check out these items. It has been that way at my school for
my 15 year tenure.
I am considering making some changes, though. I really love the idea of
audio books, so I just might make changes that allow students and
families to check out audio books. I'm thinking of writing a grant so
that I can replace old VHS with DVD and also buy more audio books.
Then, I might makes changes as to checkout and availability. It is a
work in progress.
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We keep them in a separate location. Patrons look up the catalog number
and bring to us and we get the item for them.
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I asked a similar question of the group last month (about new audio book
CDs). The majority of those answering me suggested that I put the
container on the shelf, but the actual CD should be kept elsewhere.
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We have the empty boxes on display and keep the discs behind the
desk--we have too much theft to display on the shelves.
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We have a whole separate lockable room with a key that only we have. We
don't lend this stuff to kids and we had to put a separate lock on it
because teachers were coming in after hours and borrowing without
letting us know. We lost all kinds of resources until we put the lock
on the door.
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In the back room for teacher use only. (or if a students needs to make
up work they can check it out with teacher permission.)
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Videos for classroom use are in my office, but teachers have free access. I
ask that they sign them in and out, and most comply.
Books on tape, books on CD and playaways are on open access shelves.
Students and teachers are welcome to browse and then bring them to me to
sign out.
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Most DVD's are in a teacher work room, since they are primarily lesson
plan resources. I also keep audiobooks and other media in this room,
which is off limits to students.
However, I have some audiobooks that are for pleasure and I often put
those out on display with my fiction books. I want students to check
them out, but Special Ed teachers feel they should be 'saved' for their
students.
I could interfile these with my books, if I had the room. I don't have a
security system and lose quite a few books as it is. But, I prefer to
see things used rather than hidden away.
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Ours are in a closet behind the circ desk. All adults have access, the
students (I am at elem level) do not.
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We keep in special AV room at our elementaries; room usually unlocked.
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Mine are out there, but the students know that they are for the
teachers/professional staff only. I do "stash" a few items for
emergency sub plans for myself that I don't let the teachers see. If
they use the OPAC then they could notice them, but I am pretty safe with
that option occuring.
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I keep all media separate storage areas for both better access control
and similar shelving needs for specific types of media.
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Ours are stored in a video cabinet in a workroom where teachers may
access them. Books on tape are in the stacks.
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We shelve them with our print media, so that the print and non-print
materials are side by side. It seems to work for us.
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Behind the desk ( and in the backroom, etc) for control purposes. I have
a computer lab in the library, 3 classrooms that open onto the library,
a door to the staff workroom, and a fire exit lane running through the
library, which adds up to the "My" Middle School Grand Central Station
Library. From time to time I send out an email to staff with a list of
"out-of-sight" materials available for their use. Cosmic!
xxxxxxx
Tim Wojcik
Librarian & Media Specialist
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
Fayetteville, GA
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