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Media Monday: Discarded Books

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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now that we have started evaluating our library collections and weeding some of the books, what can we do with these books?</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/managing-libraries/the-art-of-weeding-collection-management/">http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/managing-libraries/the-art-of-weeding-collection-management/</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Find out if your teachers or students want these books?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Daniel Barrett and Vanessa Watson simply sent an email out to teachers and they were happy to come and get books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Turn them into something cool! Old books make great additions to Makerspaces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Students at Four Oaks, Smithfield Middle Cleveland Middle turn their books into holiday decorations for their libraries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For more craft ideas, check out thousands of ideas on Pinterest! Also the articles below have great ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://savedbylovecreations.com/2012/04/50-things-to-make-from-old-books.html"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">http://savedbylovecreations.<wbr></wbr>com/2012/04/50-things-to-make-<wbr></wbr>from-old-books.html</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.bigdiyideas.com/35-unique-and-creative-vintage-book-crafts/"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">https://www.bigdiyideas.com/<wbr></wbr>35-unique-and-creative-<wbr></wbr>vintage-book-crafts/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Donate to schools affected by Hurricane Matthew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The boys and girls club in Selma lost all of their books; contact Leta Woodall to donate to them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also have contacted Edgecombe and Robeson County to see how we could help them. We are still waiting for a response to develop a plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Remember to communicate with your stakeholders why you are getting rid of books. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Emily Vann created a screencast to share her staff the Titlewise Analysis and to also include them in her collection development. Check out her <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nU9ufOOsvvTERHb1RxTUZqYVU/view?usp=sharing">video</a>!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Save the books for the statewide, summer reading program, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/give5read5/">Give 5 Read 5</a>!</span></div>
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Media Monday: Discarded Books

Now that we have started evaluating our library collections and weeding some of the books, what can we do with these books? Check ou...

Media Monday: Evaluation of Resources Guidelines

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As you begin weeding your school's library collection, please consider the following guidelines shared below from our <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/jcsnc.org/document/d/1XVvoOflj2ohn9uumuyqyTWsqW7jcWivGqDv59wVdekU/edit?usp=sharing">JCS Media Handbook</a> and NC <a href="https://drive.google.com/a/jcsnc.org/file/d/0B-vszBluMujhZHN3V0ZMTkNReXZwZE5XOHZLWFNpVk5yTWNr/view?usp=sharing">IMPACT</a> standards. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">An important part of collection development is continual assessment of media resources. It is the responsibility of the media coordinator to develop a plan to assess the current collection annually at the end of each school year. Assessment of the collection includes taking inventory of existing materials and weeding outdated and inappropriate materials. The inventory will be completed by utilizing the automated cataloging system and checking for the actual item on the shelf. Then selected items are checked to be sure that they meet the required selection criteria.</span></div>
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 Local interest/community needs (Lowe, 2001)</div>
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Media Monday: Evaluation of Resources Guidelines

As you begin weeding your school's library collection, please consider the following guidelines shared below from our JCS Media Hand...

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Monday, December 12, 2016

Media Monday: Discarded Books

Now that we have started evaluating our library collections and weeding some of the books, what can we do with these books?

Check out a few ideas in the articles below...

https://www.lrs.org/documents/field_stats/weeding_LP.pdf

http://www.discardedimage.com/?p=5902

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/managing-libraries/the-art-of-weeding-collection-management/

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf

Find out if your teachers or students want these books?

Daniel Barrett and Vanessa Watson simply sent an email out to teachers and they were happy to come and get books!

Turn them into something cool! Old books make great additions to Makerspaces.

Students at Four Oaks, Smithfield Middle Cleveland Middle turn their books into holiday decorations for their libraries.

For more craft ideas, check out thousands of ideas on Pinterest! Also the articles below have great ideas.

http://savedbylovecreations.com/2012/04/50-things-to-make-from-old-books.html

https://www.bigdiyideas.com/35-unique-and-creative-vintage-book-crafts/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2015/03/reusing-books-endless-purposes-discards

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2016/04/blackout-poetry

Donate to schools affected by Hurricane Matthew

The boys and girls club in Selma lost all of their books; contact Leta Woodall to donate to them.

We also have contacted Edgecombe and Robeson County to see how we could help them. We are still waiting for a response to develop a plan.

Remember to communicate with your stakeholders why you are getting rid of books.

Emily Vann created a screencast to share her staff the Titlewise Analysis and to also include them in her collection development. Check out her video!

Save the books for the statewide, summer reading program,

Give 5 Read 5!

Monday, December 5, 2016

Media Monday: Evaluation of Resources Guidelines

As you begin weeding your school's library collection, please consider the following guidelines shared below from our JCS Media Handbook and NC IMPACT standards.

JCS Evaluation Guidelines

An important part of collection development is continual assessment of media resources. It is the responsibility of the media coordinator to develop a plan to assess the current collection annually at the end of each school year. Assessment of the collection includes taking inventory of existing materials and weeding outdated and inappropriate materials. The inventory will be completed by utilizing the automated cataloging system and checking for the actual item on the shelf. Then selected items are checked to be sure that they meet the required selection criteria.

The following criteria should be considered when evaluating the collection.

Materials that are damaged beyond repair should be discarded.
Materials that are not current in information will be removed from the collection.
Materials that do not have regular circulation should be flagged and considered for removal.

IMPACT CRITERIA FOR WEEDING/SELECTING

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA RESOURCES

Relevance to the curriculum

Condition of the material

Date last circulated

Enduring value (classics, rare books, etc.)

Reading/interest level

Authoritative writing

Bias/stereotypes

Recommended in current selection tool and/or other review sources

Local interest/community needs (Lowe, 2001)

Next Week's edition...What can I do with these resources once I decide they no longer

need to be part of our library collection!?

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