1. John Adams High School Library Media Center Orientation
Mrs. Leslie
Library Media Specialist

2. Mission
The mission of the Library Media Center is to teach students to be effective users of information and to encourage and prepare students to be life long learners.

3. This Orientation will inform you about:
What is expected of you when you visit
Procedures used in the Media Center
How to locate materials

4. The Media Center Provides:
A quiet, attractive and friendly place for schoolwork
Books for assignments and personal information needs
Help and resources for assignments and personal information needs
Curriculum support and research opportunities to classes
Access to computers for online research and writing

5. Entering the Media Center:
The main entrance will be used for entering and exiting
The side entrance will remain locked
Present a pass to the Media Specialist upon entering
Sign in at the circulation desk, unless you are visiting with your class

6. How You Will Use the Media Center:
As an individual for research related to school assignments and/or leisure reading
In small groups (4 or less students) for special projects
As a class for specific instruction that calls for resources located in the Media Center

7. Library Media Center Passes:
A library pass signed by a teacher including the student name/s, date and time is needed to enter during class
Only four students per class may be sent from each classroom at a time. Students must know the nature of their business in the Media Center
Make sure you sign in at the circulation desk after entering

8. When Can You Use the Media Center:
During class with a valid pass
During a class visit accompanied by your teacher
During your lunch period with a schedule

9. What You Can Do To Make This a Better Place for Everyone:
Enter in an orderly manner and lower your voice
Have a valid pass to come to the library during class time
Speak quietly and behave in a manner consistent with study
Keep food, candy, gum and drinks out of the library
Check out all items you take from the library
Follow school rules

10. Consequences: Verbal warning Change of seating
Private conference and/or mediation
Loss of Media Center privileges for x period of time
Parent contact
Disciplinary referral

11. Circulation Policy: Regular book checkout period is two weeks
Back issues of magazines may be checked out for 3 days. Current issues do not circulate
Students are responsible for returning or renewing books on time and returning them in good condition
Damaged books will be assessed fines. You may be charged a replacement cost if you return a book in a condition which is unusable
Students with overdue books are considered to have an obligation. Overdue notices will be sent home
Seniors with overdue books after April 30th will be charged a fine

12. Call # Prefixes and Book Collections:
F or Fic (Fiction) - stories written from a writer’s imagination and arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name
PB F or PB Fic (Paperback Fiction) - same as fiction, but less expensive to make
Numbers (Non Fiction) – informational books arranged by the Dewey Decimal System
R or Ref (Reference) – non-circulating books commonly used for research
92, B or 921 (Biography) – a written history of a person’s life

13. Look at the Circulation Desk to Locate:
Sign-in Sheet
Stapler
Three Hole Punch
Scissors
Tape
Scratch Paper

14. Computer Access
All students must use their personal username and password to have computer access.
Memorizing this information would be very beneficial.
Use the same username/password for:
Accelerated Reader & Naviance

15. Technology Acceptable Uses:
The computers are to be used for educational purposes only. You Tube, games, music or musical videos are strictly prohibited in the Media Center when they do not pertain to school work.
The following types of access are considered to be appropriate uses:
Participation in collaborative efforts
Accessing real-time data
Accessing unique resources
Publishing information and resources
Conducting research
Communicating broadly and effectively
(CMSD Website - Internet Acceptable Use Policy(AUP) 2006)

16. Please Practice Library Etiquette in the Following Manner:
Do not reshelf the books, please place them on the library carts or tables after you have taken them off the shelves
Do not rearrange the tables or chairs
Do not sit on the tables
Only one student per seat
Log off the computer before you leave
When you are finished using the library, please clean up any trash and push in your chair