RESPONSIBILITY OF SELECTION
While the Board of Educational Service Unit 17 is legally responsible for all matters relating to the operation of the Educational Service Unit, the responsibility of material selection is delegated to the professionally trained Media Center coordinator employed by the Board.
MATERIAL SELECTION POLICY WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 17 MEDIA CENTER MANUAL CONTAINS
1. A statement of the Educational Service Unit 17 philosophy, particularly in relation to educational materials and intellectual freedom.
2. Statement which summarizes the aims and objectives of the Media Center in relation to the overall philosophy of the Educational Service Unit.
3. List of those who participate in selection and of the specific objectives of the selection function.
4. Indication of delegated as well as final responsibility for selection including a definition of the position of the Media Center coordinator in this operation.
5. List of the types of media found in the Media Center and of the criteria applied to the selection of each.
6. Enumeration of the selection aids most frequently consulted.
7. Descripition of the procedures, forms and practices used in selection.
8. Indication of areas of the collection that will be either stressed or deemphasized.
9. Statement concerning the Media Center's policies towards gifts, sponsored material, weeding, duplication, limited usage and replacement.
10. Information concerning any coopertive acquisition projects to which the Media Center is involved in.
11. Descripition of the procedures for handling complaints and a copy of any forms used when a request is made to reevaluate a particular piece of material.
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE FOR SELECTION PROCESS
Knowledge of Curriculum
Knowledge of Media - Publisher contacts and Communication with other Educational Service Unit Media Coordinators
Knowledge of Collection
Knowledge of Budget - I-Mat membership affords Cooperative acquistions and Duplication/Digital rights
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GUIDELINES FOR MATERIAL ACQUISITION
For material consideration within the Educational Service Unit 17 Media Center the following points need to be adhered to:
1. Bibliographic information provided - Title, Producer, Vendor
2. Format or technical aspects - Quality of sound, color, picture, superior quality of production
3. Content of resource - Scope of work, limitations of coverage, up to date, objectivity, timeliness
4. Organization of resource - Suitability of length, clarity of presentation, interest, pacing, amount of review and repetition, range of difficulty, diversity of appeal, different points of view and free of bias.
5. Suitability of resource - Appropriateness to the medium and grade level
6. Teachers' aids - Guides and or worksheets
7. Importance of the subject matter to the curriculum studies by member schools.
8. Authoritativeness of materials in formats to the instructional application.
9. Copyright of instructional material.
10. Instructional materials that have been previewed for quality and included a favorable evaluation.
11. Duplication of materials already in the collection.
12. Ability to obtain duplication rights versus "single copy" acquisitions. Due to a limited amount of monies within the budget for acquisitions, the Educational Service Unit 17 Media Center will mainly purchase resources that can fit the needs of many of our member schools rather than limited or individual usage.
13. Product alignment to state and nation standards.
The Media Coordinator whom is responsible for the Media Center budget has the final approval for any and all Media acquisitions.
METHODS USED TO DETERMINE CURRICULUM NEEDS FROM THE MEMBER SCHOOLS INCLUDE:
1. Teacher requests for specific items, that have been previewed and are submitted to Educational Service Unit 17 Media Coordinator.
2. Subject bibliographies conducted by the staff of the Educational Service Unit 17 Media Center.
Selection Policy page updated September 21, 2010
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