Media Assistants

You will... Explore sources & formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes. Identify & use criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats. Relate ideas & information to life experiences Explore & use research process to meet information needs Communicate reading, listening, & viewing experiences

 Follow a rotation schedule  Achieve a satisfactory comprehension level for operating the circulation plus system  Be familiar with the given sections  Maintain assigned fiction & nonfiction areas  Be familiar with various reference materials  Complete written exercises  Read one book per grading period and take a test on book  Exhibit a working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

 Reshelf and check materials  Maintain circulation desk  Assist in computer lab  Create and maintain media materials  Assist patrons  Work on library assignments  Other duties as assigned

Pencil & Pen Loose leaf paper Flash drive (must have your own)

40 % = Daily Participation/ Written Assignments 60 % = Tests

Now, let’s see what you already know about the library...

Ready?

 A copier machine  OPAC  A laminator  Wikispaces  ncwiseowl  In this class, you will learn how to use all of these!

Do you know how to use a(n)... Dictionary Encyclopedia Atlas Almanac Literary criticism book

If you do – great! If you don’t, not to worry, you will by the end of this semester!

Be pleasant & business like; be respectful Use your time wisely & be on time Monitor students Leave work area in proper order Set a good example

Store personal belongings in the back room. School rules apply to media assistant class Food, drinks, and chewing gum are “off limits” in the media center. You must get a librarian’s permission and a hall pass to leave the library for personal or media assistant duties.

Media assistants can check students out to return to their assigned classroom only. Students signed into the library who request to go to another location will need permission from a librarian to leave the media center. Media assistants must check a student’s pass when he/she enters the media center. If they have no pass, they must return to class! Ask questions when in doubt; librarians prefer the work and procedures be done properly.

Refer misunderstandings &/or problems to a librarian. When on computers, students are not allowed to use Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, etc. No one is allowed to play games on the computers—this includes our assistants. All students must have a signed Acceptable User Agreement Policy (AUP) form signed in order to use computers in our media center!

We look forward to having a great semester with you. Remember anything is your library!