GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
MEDIA SPECIALIST:SUNDI PIERCE
WEBSITE
TOUR DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2010
Technical Services TourBy Gina Giordano
Are technical services handled on site?
Mostly not…
Most library books and materials are ordered from Follet
Follet ordered books come with labels and barcodes already assembled
Procedures Fast Facts
1. Call supervisor’s office for a label request
2. Staff retrieves label information
3. Label with call number and barcode are made and sent over to school.
Any creation of MARC record is done there
It only takes 1 hour to have labels made
$12 buys 60 labels Paid from internal
accounts
What if materials arrive without labels?
Staff Requirements
Just the Media Specialist
Acquisition functions: order, receipt, workflow
Supervisor’s office handles ordering and receipts
Follet is the preferred companyOrder with Lawson number (School District
Employee number)Complete checklist when materials are
delivered Send completed checklist to the supervisor Company gets paid
Subject headings
Are not not used in this media center but select books are arranged by category:
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Young AdultRomanceSportsPlayaways Libros en
Espanol
Classification System
✪ Dewey Decimal
Physical Environment
BINDING COMES FROM OUTSOURCED MATERIALS
STICKERS, SUCH AS TATTLE STRIPS & BARCODES COME WITH OUTSOURCED MATERIALS
MEDIA SPECIALIST MAKES HER OWN GENRE STICKERS AND USES SPECIAL TAPE FOR
ADHESIVE
PAPERBACK BOOKS ARE RARELY ORDERED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT LAST
Binding and Physical Processing
BINDING TAPE IS USED AS NEEDED
SPECIAL TAPE USED TO RESTORE BOOKS & MATERIALS THAT ARE FALLING APART
BOOKS THAT ARE HORRIBLY COMING APART ARE WEEDED OUT AND REPLACED
Preservation
Serial Control
Media Specialist orders in the Spring for the next year
Freedom to order any subscriptionCheck off list when they issues arriveCall company if they are missingCensorOut of print issuesMishaps
Xbox Live J-14
American Girl
Teen Link
Reader’s Digest
Nintendo
BMX Plus
Kids Discovery
Aquarium Fish
People
Dig
Periodicals
Shelved on rotating rack
Shelves are labeled by periodical name and by interest
Not for checkout
Retention policy: stored in back office for teachers to take as they wish
Periodicals over 5 years are discarded
The End
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