HIT: Job Description

[James Peters <bjpeters@INTELOS.NET>]

I appreciate all of the responses I received concerning job =
description/evaluation for Library Media Specialists. Due to illness, it =
has taken me some time to post this HIT. Some of the responses sent =
were:

1. CDE's Library page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/library/ and then finding =
"Assessing Your School Library" which contains a=20
    checklist to self-evaluate the library. This was suggested by Kathy =
Graves.

2.  Lois Smits suggested trying =
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/evaluate.html.=20

3.  Missi Baker suggested the use of evaluations in Kentucky at:
     http://kde.state.ky.us/oet/customer/lmsvillage/html/lms.eval.asp=20

4.  Here is one from North Carolina submitted by Jo Anne Collins:
     http://tps.dpi.state.nc.us/drafts/MCPAIDraft021802.html

5.  Here are some ideas taken from "Handbook of Policies and Procedures" =
published by the Rockingham County
     Librarians' Association.
       Performance Responsibilities
       a.  Directs, organizes, and supervises the personnel and services =
necessary to maintain a library program centered
            on students' needs and the instructional goals of the =
school.
       b.  Administers the annual library budget and evaluates, selects, =
and requisitions new materials according to the=20
            Rockingham County Materials Selection Policy.
       c.  Develops and maintains a balanced collection of print, =
multimedia, and electronic resources to support the=20
            school's curriculum and to meet the diverse learning needs =
of students.
       d.  Establishes and implements accurate and efficient routines =
and procedures for cataloging, processing, organizing,
            and circulating library materials.
       e.  Assists students and teachers in accessing, evaluating, and =
using print information from print and electronic
            resources.
       f.   Informs teachers and students of new electronic and print =
resources that are available.
       g.  Establishes and maintains an environment in the library in =
which students and staff can work productively.
       h.  Works with teachers to promote resource-based learning =
(learning which results from the use of multiple            =20
            resources) and information literacy (skills of information =
problem-solving).
       i.   Maintains accurate records and completes required reports of =
inventory holdings, financial transactions, and
            circulation statistics.
       j.   Participates in local professional growth activities as well =
as other educational and professional organizations.
      k.   Keeps abreast of current literature by reading review =
journals and other selection resources.
       l.   Weeds obsolete and worn materials from the collection.

Another excellent job description was submitted by Jeanne Claridge, =
jclaridge@achm.k12.wi.us  It was very detailed and I believe a valuable =
tool for evaluations. I will ask her to possibly post this to LM_NET.=20

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