Collection+Management+and+Maintenance

MATERIALS SELECTION
__ PRINT AND NON-PRINT RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT __ The selection of print and non-print materials and equipment reflects the philosophy of Marietta City Schools, the curriculum needs of Hickory Hills Elementary, the Georgia Common Core Standards. The main objective of the selection procedure is to support the curriculum by providing patrons with a wide range of educational materials at various levels of difficulty. The materials collection includes a variety of media for reading, researching, listening, viewing, or producing. An up-to-date collection of professional educational materials is also available to support the faculty needs.

__ CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF RESOURCES AND DONATIONS __ Purchasing for collection development is based on:


 * 1) Relevance to the curriculum
 * 2) Needs of the existing collection
 * 3) Timelines: Meeting high standards of quality in factual content and presentation.
 * 4) Instructional value: Appropriateness for the subject area, and for the age and ability level of the students for whom the materials are selected.
 * 5) Format: Suitability for the materials intended use in physical format, medium, and appearance.
 * 6) Cost.
 * 7) Compliance with current copyright laws.

__ CONSIDERATION OF MATERIALS __ Materials to be considered are to be submitted to the LMS who will then research the validity of the purchase as it applies to the local educational intiatives. Input and feedback will be sought from administration and the Media and Technology Committee.

__ RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTION OF MATERIALS __ The responsibility for the selection of materials and making recommendations for purchase begins with the media specialist, in collaboration with the Media/Technology Committee in each school. Final purchase approval rests with the principal. Requests from administrators, teachers, and individual students are encouraged and appreciated.

__ DONATIONS AND GIFTS __ All materials are accepted or declined according to established criteria for resource selection. The media specialist will make this determination; the media committee may be consulted. In some cases, when donations do not meet selection criteria, the materials may be forwarded to other community agencies or other schools in the district.

MAINTENANCE OF THE COLLECTION
A systematic analysis of the media center's holdings along with deliberate weeding along will be performed on a yearly basis as important parts of the collection development process. The goals are to locate missing items, bring to light problems in the database, and update materials that are in poor condition or out of date. Materials will be weeded twice a year through the system process.

Stephens, Claire Gatrell & Patricia Franklin. Library 101: A Handbook of the School Library Media Specialist. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. pp 152-153