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Selection(Responsibility(
The!media!specialist!will!oversee!the!selection!and!purchase!of!library!materials,!with!approval!
of!the!principal.!Communication!with!teachers!to!understand!curriculum!needs!and!
recommendations!for!purchase!is!an!important!part!of!the!selection!process.!Teachers!are!
welcome!to!make!suggestions!and!leave!them!in!the!designated!location!in!the!library,!as!well!
as,!give!suggestions!on!their!annual!staff!library!survey.!
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Cataloging(and(Processing(
The!LMS!at!Green!Elementary!will!follow!these!steps!to!process!new!books!as!soon!as!possible!
to!ensure!that!materials!are!made!available!to!students!and!teachers.!
1. Packages!will!be!opened,!checked,!and!prepared!for!processing.!
2. Packing!slips!will!be!checked!against!the!purchase!order!and!office!manager!will!be!
alerted!of!receipt!of!materials.!
3. If!materials!are!pre-labeled!by!the!vendor,!LMS!will!add!the!record!into!the!circulation!
system.!Items!will!be!double!checked!to!ensure!the!book!and!the!record!match.!
4. If!materials!do!not!have!barcodes!and!spine!labels,!these!items!will!be!created!and!shall!
correctly!indicate!where!the!book!will!be!located.!
5. Additional!information!such!as!a!reading!program!levels!or!fiction!series!may!be!added!
at!this!time.!
6. Materials!will!be!stamped!with!the!school!library’s!stamp.!
7. Items!will!be!shelved!the!in!the!correct!location!or!on!a!special!display!that!showcases!
new!arrivals.!
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Collection(Weeding((
In!order!to!maintain!a!collection!that!meets!the!needs!of!the!learning!community,!deselection!
(weeding)!of!materials!is!essential.!!!!
Decisions!concerning!the!replacement!of!individual!items!are!based!on!the!following!
considerations:!!
1) demand!for!the!specific!item;!!
2) !the!number!of!copies!held;!!
3) the!existing!coverage!of!the!subject!within!the!collection;!!
4) the!validity!of!its!contents;!
5) the!availability!of!the!title!for!reorder;!and!!
6) the!cost!of!mending!verses!the!cost!of!replacement.!!Any!duplication!of!materials!is!
governed!by!popular!demand,!importance!of!the!material,!and!budgetary!limitations.!