Selection+of+Materials

Selection of Materials 

__**Selection Statement **__ In compliance with the State Department of Education policies, the ABC Board of Education has developed and adopted the following policies and plan of implementation regarding the selection and purchase of all instructional media and equipment and the maintenance and repair of instructional equipment. The policies provide a framework within which professionally trained personnel may function in choosing and utilizing the most appropriate instructional media and equipment to achieve ABC County’s educational objectives. The policies and plan of implementation also serve as documents that can be presented to patrons and staff for their further understanding of the purposes and standards which guide the selection of the various types of media and equipment. The purpose of the establishment of this selection policy is to help achieve appropriate assignment of selection responsibility, quality selection, and to guard against unwarranted censorship of materials. __ **Responsibility for Selection of Material**  __ Media Advisory Committee will assist the media personnel in the selection process. The Media Advisory Committee is appointed by the principal. Under the leadership of professional media personnel, this group sets priorities for media to be acquired based on school wide objectives and on strengths and weaknesses in the existing collection. The media specialist will be responsible for recommendations made by the committee. All library media resources, equipment and information relative to the media center will be delivered to the building media specialist. All instructional equipment in the school will be the responsibility of the media specialist. 

Selection of books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials for the Media Center will be a cooperative process among media specialist, teachers, administrators, parents, and pupils. Teachers will be urged to make purchase suggestions and requests for materials that will be most useful in their area of instruction and grade level. An order request card should be filled out for each request. Requests for materials must be received in the library by September 15 if they are to be considered by the Media Committee for purchase during the current school year.

__**Selection Criteria**__

**Non-fiction materials, both print and non-print, will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: **  1. Educational significance - materials shall support and be consistent with the general educational goals of the district and the QCC/GPS objectives of the specific subject. 2. Need and value of the collection. 3. Reputation and significance of author or producer. 4. Clarity, adequacy, and scope of text or audiovisual presentation. 5. Validity, accuracy, objectivity, relevance, and timeliness of text audiovisual presentation. 6. Organization and presentation of contents - materials shall meet high standards of quality in factual content and presentation. 7. High degree of readability - materials shall be appropriate for the subject area and the age, emotional development, ability level and social development of the students for whom the materials are selected. 8. High degree of potential user appeal. 9. High artistic quality and/or literary style. 10. Quality format - physical format and appearance of materials shall be suitable for their intended uses. 11. Value commensurate with cost and/or need. 12. Material shall be chosen to foster respect for women and minority and ethnic groups, and shall realistically represent our pluralist society along with the roles and lifestyles open to both men and women in today’s world .

1. Well constructed plot. 2. Worthwhile content. 3. Significant theme. 4. Convincing characterization. 5. Appropriate style. 6. Quality format. 7. Appropriate level of maturity. 8. Range of appeal. 9. Special need fulfilled.  1. Portability. 2. Ruggedness. 3. Cost. 4. Ease of operation 5. Performance quality. 6. Design. 7. Ease of maintenance and repair. 8. Reputation and reliability of manufacturer/distributor  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. Worthwhile content and educational significance which supports the QCC/GPS objectives 2. Need and value to the collection 3. Age appropriateness. 4. Quality format. 5. Cost. 6. Ease of operation. 7. High degree of user appeal. <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. Cost and frequency of the issues 2. Availability during school months 3. Readability and interest level 4. Durability of construction 5. Format 6. Content 7. Advertising <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Media needed for new courses, programs, and/or expanded activities will be given first consideration and priority. Replacement of damaged or lost items needed to make existing collections usable and productive will be given priority. Programs for the Academically Talented and Remedial Education make it necessary to order a broad range of materials. Materials should be selected that are keyed to the needs of the student and will stimulate new interests in cultural, economic, scientific, and social fields. The inclusion of particular words, phrases, and sentences should not prevent purchase provided the work represents a major contribution to the subject field and is within the ability of the pupil to handle. How widely it is circulated will be decided by the Media Advisory Committee and the principal.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fiction materials (print or non print) will be selected on the basis of the following criteria <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Audiovisual equipment will be selected on the basis of the following criteria <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: ** <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Instructional technology will be selected on the basis of the following criteria <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Periodicals will be selected on the basis of the following criteria <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: ** <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">

Materials concerning human growth and development and sex will be selected carefully on the basis of scientific accuracy, dignity of presentation, and age appropriateness. The materials will be previewed and evaluated by the Media Advisory Committee. The materials will be added to the collection on the recommendation of those who previewed and evaluated them.

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Selection Aids__ ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In selecting materials for purchase in the media center, the media specialist will evaluate the existing collection and curriculum needs of the students and will consult reputable, professionally prepared selection aids and other appropriate sources including, but not limited <span style="color: #244061; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> to,  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">__School Library Journal__, __Booklist__, __Library Media Connection__ and recommended lists provided by book companies.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|liberty.k12.ga.us/MediaPage/Handbook/handbook.htm] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">( Liberty County School System Media Handbook) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Savannah-Chatham County District Media Specialists Handbook, dated 8/19/2009.
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