Re: [LM_NET] Electronic gaming/ seclection vs. censorship

[Barbara COMBES <b.combes@ECU.EDU.AU>]

Hi All,
This is why you should have a clearly defined, comprehensive and
publicly available Selection Criteria that is part of your Collection
Development Policy that is signed off each year buy your
Principal/School Board. This is where you advertise your expertise and
the methodology you employ to develop the collection within the
constraints of your particular school context.

The following link from CMIS Evaluation has some great information and
templates you can use for the selection of multiple formats.

http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/library/selection/index.htm

:)
BC


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-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Paula Yohe
Sent: Saturday, 12 February 2005 6:42 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Electronic gaming/ seclection vs. censorship

My colleagues ---

I have not been disappointed by the reponses I knew I would receive.
I have received the barrage of emails I knew I would receive about
selection vs. censorship..

The point I wanted to make - was made by many individuals -- who
furiously emailed me about the fact that they select - not censor -- or
that they can buy what they want and their principal doesn't question
them.

The point is -- he or she could -- the media specialist is not the
"final" authority --

The second point --- I said to look at the issue from another point of
view ---

The majority of people who are not librarians --- do not see the
difference between "selection" and personal censorship -when you order
materials -- We fly off the handle defending selection of materials and
many people that are not librarians  don't see the difference --\

Not one Aha! -- we need to do a better job of definining materials
selection by a professinally trained librarian .

My colleagues -- if we don't -- we need to do some serious consideration
of why certified professional librarians are needeed-

Think about these things:
1. A company can now run a rpeort on what I have in a media center and
tell me what I need to buy for a school library 2. An assistant can
check books out 3. A parent volunteer can read a story 4. An assistant
can watch kids while the teacher takes a break -- (fixed schedule) 5. I
have the Internet -- we can get rid of the library --

Are these my views -- no --
but since I am involved in many things in a small district -- everything
from furniture purchase, construction, libraries, technology,
adminstrative reporting, testing, etc, etc.

These views continually surface at district, state, and national level
meetings - conferences, etc.

If we don't become proactive and show our worth -- as budgets become
more constrained -- NCLB requirements increase - AYP is the ideal -- we
wont' be needed

Now forget quoting the Colorado study, etc. ---

you can pass that out till you are blue in the face -- Each of us must
become more proactive in our roles as media specialists

Libraria have been my passion since I was a small child --- we must
survive -- it may be a battle but it is worth figthing for -- Paula





Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com
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