SCHOOL LIBRARY SURVEY REVIEW February 25, 2014

Library’s Virtual Presence  Does the school library have: a. A Twitter account b. A Facebook page c. A blog d. A wiki e. Collaborative software (e.g., SharePoint, etc.) f. Wireless internet access for students g. A link from the school website’s homepage directing users to the library’s website/online resources

Professional Environment  Does the school library have an advisory committee?  Does someone from the school library staff: a. Meet regularly with the principal and/or other building or district administrators? b. Participate in school committees (e.g., curriculum, technology, PTO, etc.)? c. Provide in-service training for teachers (e.g., information literacy, educational technology, etc.?)

Teaching Approaches of the Librarian (Part 1)  How often do you engage in the following activities? a. Plan instructional units w/teachers b. Teach students cooperatively w/teachers c. Facilitate learning activities where students work collaboratively in groups d. Teach students how to use digital resources e. Facilitate opportunities for student-led inquiry

Teaching Approaches of the Librarian (Part 2)  How often do you help students with the following activities? a. Apply critical thinking skills (problem solving, analysis, logic, cause/effect) when doing research b. Evaluate the credibility of information sources, including the Internet c. Use technologies (e.g., wikis, Google Docs, blogs, YouTube, Delicious, etc.) to organize and share information. d. Use a variety of sources when gathering information about a topic.

Number of Licensed Databases  Number of licensed databases: a. Available in your school through BOCES b. To which your district subscribes c. To which your school subscribes d. To which you have access to via an arrangement with a public library  Do you offer off-site access to licensed databases?

Examples of databases include:  Newspaper Source and TOPICsearch (both accessible from EBSCOhost)  Middle Search and Primary Search (both accessible from EBSCO’s Searchausaurus)  eLibrary Curriculum Edition and SIRS Researcher (accessible from ProQuest’s eLibrary and SIRS, respectively)

Annual Operating Budget 1. Operating budget allocation from school or district (do not include staff costs) 2. Budget obtained from additional funding sources (donations, fundraising, grants, etc.) 3. For the school year, what is the amount budgeted for: a. Information resources (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, nonprint materials, licensed databases, CD-ROMs, e-books, etc.) b. Other operating costs (do not include staff costs)

Highly Effective School Library Program Competencies  Areas currently not included on survey:  Yearly growth plan (I-1)  Instructional delivery strategies (II-4)  Assessment of student work (II-5)  Reading development (II-6)  Special programming (II-8)  Professional leadership (III-12)  Program marketing and promotion (III-14)  Resource development (III-19)  Policies, procedures, and practices (III-21)