Metter High School Library Media Center Orientation

Mrs. Danielle Walden

Library Media Specialist

Mission

The mission of the Library Media Center is to ensure that students and staff are effective consumers of ideas and information. The media center will provide intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats. The media center will provide resources and activities that contribute to lifelong learning.

This Orientation will inform you about:

• What is expected of you when you visit

• Procedures used in the Media Center

• How to locate materials

The Media Center Provides:

• A quiet, attractive and friendly place for schoolwork

• Books for assignments and personal information needs

• Help and resources for assignments and personal information needs

• Curriculum support and research opportunities.

• Access to computers for online research and writing

Entering the Media Center:

• The main entrance will be used for entering and exiting

• Present a pass to the Media Specialist upon entering

• Make sure to use your inside voice so as not to disturb other students/teachers.

How You Will Use the Media Center:• As an individual for

research related to school assignments and/or leisure reading

• In small groups for special projects

• As a class for specific instruction that calls for resources located in the Media Center

Library Media Center Passes:

Each teacher has their own system for passes. Just make sure when you come in that you have a pass from them in order to visit. This ensures that you are where you need to be.

When Can You Use the Media Center:

• During class with a valid pass

• During a class visit accompanied by your teacher

• Before/After school with prior consent

What You Can Do To Make This a Better Place for Everyone:

• Enter in an orderly manner and lower your voice• Have a valid pass to come to the library during

class time• Speak quietly and behave in a manner

consistent with study• Keep food, candy, gum and drinks out of the

library• Check out all items you take from the library• Follow school rules

Circulation Policy:

• Regular book/equipment checkout period is 2 weeks

• Magazines do not circulate• Students are responsible for

returning or renewing books on time and returning them in good condition

• Damaged books will be assessed fines. You may be charged a replacement cost if you return a book in a condition which is unusable

• Overdue books/materials are charged a fine of .05/day

Call # Prefixes and Book Collections:

• F or Fic (Fiction) - stories written from a writer’s imagination and arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name

• PB F or PB Fic (Paperback Fiction) - same as fiction

• Numbers 000-999 (Non Fiction) – informational books arranged by the Dewey Decimal System

• R or Ref (Reference) – books commonly used for research

• 921 (Biography) – a written history of a person’s life

Look at the Circulation Desk to Locate:

• Stapler

• Three Hole Punch

• Scissors

• Tape

• Scratch Paper

Technology Acceptable Uses:The computers are to be used for educational purposes only. Facebook, games, music or musical videos are strictly prohibited in the Media Center.

The following types of access are considered to be appropriate uses:

• Participation in collaborative efforts• Accessing real-time data• Accessing unique resources• Publishing information and resources• Conducting research• Communicating broadly and effectively

(CMSD Website - Internet Acceptable Use Policy(AUP) 2006)

You are being watched!!!

Your computer use is monitored. Make sure that what you are looking for/at is of an appropriate nature. If you are caught viewing something inappropriate, you will be asked to leave and be reported to an administrator.

Please Practice Library Etiquette in the Following Manner:

• Do not place books back on the shelf, please place them in the check-in bin (located at the circulation desk under the flag that says “Book Return”)

• Do not rearrange the tables or chairs• Do not sit on the tables/or the backs of chairs• Only one student per seat• Log off the computer before you leave• When you are finished using the library, please

clean up any trash and push in your chair