1. ResourceandSpace ManagementLIB 620Library ManagementFall 2014

2. Resources in the school library?MediaTechnologyFinancial resourcesCollection(s)2 3. Media?What do you mean, media?Not mediums (thats spiritualism)! See mediumistic writingNor:When the media ask him [George W. Bush] a question, he answers,Can I use a lifeline? ~ Robin WilliamsDictionary definition:2media 1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression;especially : MEDIUM 2b1medium 2 : a means of effecting or conveying something:b plural usually media (1) : a channel or system of communication,information, or entertainment3 4. Library definition of Media?mediumIn information storage and retrieval, the physicalsubstance or material on which data is recorded(parchment, paper, film, magnetic tape or disk,optical disk, etc.) or through which data istransmitted (optical fiber, coaxial cable, twistedpair, etc.). In a more general sense, the materialor technical means by which any creative work isexpressed or communicated, in print or nonprintformat. Plural: media.http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_m.aspx#medium4 5. How About Technology?5. . . technology is about more than gadgets andgizmos Technology concerns itself withunderstanding how knowledge iscreatively applied to organised tasksinvolving people and machines thatmeet sustainable goals. What is technology? By: ProfessorAndy Lane (The Open University)14 September 2006 6. Media and TechnologyMedia are for communicationTherefore, technology applications in media applyknowledge to meet sustainable communication goalsIn developing this site, we, the students of the VancouverFilm School-Multimedia, first had to define what the term mediainvolved. It was our belief that the word itself implies the notion ofcommunication. Therefore, anything that was once used to relay amessage would be applicable.What is Dead Media? The Dead Media ProjectThe site is longer available online, though its cited inprehysteries of new media6 7. Dead Media?. . . some media do, in fact, perish. Such as: thephenakistoscope. The teleharmonium. The Edison waxcylinder. The stereopticon. The Panorama. Early 20thcentury electric searchlight spectacles. Morton Heiligsearly virtual reality. Telefon Hirmondo. The variousspecies of magic lantern. The pneumatic transfer tubesthat once riddled the underground of Chicago. Was theAntikythera Device a medium? How about the BigCharacter Poster Democracy Wall in Peking in the early80s?Never heard of any of these? Well, thats the problem.Bruce Sterling Dead Media ManifestoRead about dead media enthusiasts (necronauts) in a USA Today articleDead Media list tracks forgotten revolutions7 8. 8https://prezi.com/mnbjhmtlizjs/the-history-of-telecommunications/ 9. Telephone Historyhttp://www.telephonymuseum.com/TELEPHONE HISTORY PAGEShttp://www.sandman.com/telhist.html9 10. Computing Historyhttp://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/10http://www.computerhistory.org/http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html 11. AnotherComputingHistory Site11http://www.thocp.net/ 12. Internet Historyhttp://www.archive.org/http://www.archive.org/web/web.phphttp://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html12 13. What do libraries have to do withmedia?History of LibrariesTHE COLLECTION OF written knowledge in some sort of repositoryis a practice as old as civilization itself. About 30,000 clay tablets foundin ancient Mesopotamia date back more than 5,000 years. Archaelogistshave uncovered papyrus scrolls from 1300-1200bc in the ancientEgyptian cities of Amarna and Thebes and thousands of clay tablets inthe palace of King Sennacherib, Assyrian ruler from 704-681bc, atNineveh, his capital city.The name for the repository eventually became the library. Whetherprivate or public, the library has been founded, built, destroyed andrebuilt. The library, often championed, has been a survivor throughoutits long history and serves as a testament to the thirst for knowledge.Survivor: The History of the Library13 14. Media in School Libraries Stone tablets? Wax tablets? Slate tablets? Silicon tablets?14 15. Applications of media & technologyWhat are the applications of various types of media andtechnology in the classroom or the school library mediacenter?TabletsComputersPaper-based mediaElectronic mediaMultimediaEtc.15 16. So, what is management, then?management, n.1. a. Organization, supervision, or direction; the application of skill orcare in the manipulation, use, treatment, or control (of a thing orperson), or in the conduct of something.16 17. What is media and technology management?Adapting the Oxford definition:Application of skill or care in the manipulation, use,treatment, or control of media and technologyBasically, this is described in library jargon as:Collection managementAKA Collection development17 18. What Is Collection Management?18http://debp.edublogs.org/2012/02/24/what-is-collection-management-in-the-context-of-school-libraries/ 19. What about collection development?What is collection development?Collection development is a cycle that involves a numberof phases that are repeated over time includingestablishing an area of need through some formal orinformation community and collection analysis,examining the existing collection for materials,developing a selection policy containing specific criteria,and recommending a set of materials that would addressthe need.Information Access & Delivery: School Library Collections19 20. Another definitionDefining Collection DevelopmentCollection development (also known as collectionmanagement, materials management, orinformation resources management) involves theidentification, selection, acquisition, and evaluationof library resources (e.g., print materials,audiovisual materials, and electronic resources) fora community of users.Collection Development Training for Arizona Public Libraries20 21. Standard requirementsProgram Management and AdministrationCandidates evaluate and select print, non-print, anddigital resources using professional selection toolsand evaluation criteria to develop and manage aquality collection designed to meet the diversecurricular, personal, and professional needs ofstudents, teachers, and administrators.2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians, Standard5, Program Management and Administration: Element 5.1, p. 17.21 22. Mission of media managementTo support the curriculumA collection is developed to meet the curriculum outcomes of theschool and to support literacy achievement and lifelong learninggoals. This means that collection development serves theinstructional goals of the school library program and the classroomteachers curriculum. These collections dont just happen witheveryone throwing in a few resources; they must be planned anddeveloped by someone with training and expertise, not only infinding and acquiring quality resources, but in integrating thoseresources into the schools curriculum.Ray Doiron, An Administrators Guide to CollectionDevelopment22Quoted in High School Libraries in Nova Scotia, Collection Development 23. 23What is a collection?A collection is a set of resourcesbrought together for aparticular audience or to serve aspecific function.School Library Collectionshttp://eduscapes.com/sms/access/cd1.html2004-2007 Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson. 24. 24http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/libmed/Documents/Library%20Media%20program%20rubric%20-UPDATE-09.03.13.pdf 25. Components of collection management. . . [the] management of print andphysical audiovisual resources . . . can beorganized into the following,semichronological, areas:25http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Johnson_August_September2007.pdf 26. An important pointCreate a collection development plan (or strengthen an existingone)!26 27. A plan is like a policyWhy have a policy?It clarifies policy decisionsIt provides a forum for limited and specific conversationswith faculty membersA written policy can also provide a basis for institutionalcontinuity over time and through personnel changes.a policy that is regularly reviewed and updated can helpthe curator weather the vicissitudes of budget woesA Practical Approach to Writing a CollectionDevelopment Policy27 28. The functions of a policyUse as a planning documentUse as a selection toolUse as a means of protectionUse as a decision-making toolWriting a Collection Development Policy28 29. Elements of the Collection Development PolicyCommunity ProfileCommunity Needs AssessmentCollection GoalsSelection ResponsibilitySelection CriteriaAcquisitionsCollection Evaluation and AssessmentWeedingReconsideration of Library MaterialsPolicy Review and RevisionCollection Development Training for Arizona Public Libraries29 30. More from Kentucky30http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/libmed/Documents/Library%20Media%20CHETL%202013.pdf 31. What about technology?How do teacher librarians use technology?The teacher librarian uses technology forinformation, instruction, administration,collaboration, and communication.InformationInstructionAdministrationCollaborationCommunicationOverview: Technology & the Learning Community31 32. Technology includes Web 2.0Blogs and podcasts, oh my!Blogs and podcasts are changing the way we interact with informationon the Internet . . . These are part of a reinvention of the Internet,referred to as Web 2.0, which is focused on using Internet technologies toconnect people and information.While the idea as a whole extends into social bookmarking, collaborativedevelopment, and other tools, Web 2.0 is firmly rooted in the basic ideasof blogs.32Read Harriss blog Infomancy 33. And assistive technology33 34. Budgetmanagement34http://murraylib620.org/Budgeting123.pdf 35. Budgeting in tough timeshttp://www.librarymediaconnection.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Martin_January_February2011.pdf 36. Useful Clipart and Images