Alonzo
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Tracy
Mourning
Senior High
Biscayne Bay
Campus
Media Center
Handbook
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“The student has his Rome, his Florence, his whole glowing Italy, within the four
walls of his library.
He has in his books the ruin of an antique world, and the glories of a modern one.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
MISSION
The mission of the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay
Campus Media Center is to ensure that every student has the opportunity to
become an independent, effective, responsible, and creative user of ideas and
information.
GOALS
The goals of the Media Center Program are to:
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Encourage reading for academics and pleasure
Promote information literacy and the proper use of technology for teaching
and learning
Increase student achievement by collaborating with teachers
INTRODUCTION
This handbook has been developed by the media specialist to assist faculty and students in
becoming acquainted with the facilities and services in the media center
MEDIA CENTER STAFF
Darlene Vasano-Jones
Media Specialist
MEDIA CENTER HOURS
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
7:15 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Tuesday and Thursday
7:15 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
ORGANIZATION OF MEDIA MATERIALS
Fiction books are arranged in alphabetical order according to the first three letters of the author’s
last name. There is a letter “F” above these letters which denotes Fiction in the call number.
Non-Fiction books are arranged in numerical order. Each non-fiction book is identified by a
number which is a Dewey Decimal classification number and the first three letters of the authors
last name.
Reference books are arranged in Dewey Decimal order. They have an “R” and then the call
number.
Biographies are designated by the call number “92” and the last name of the person the book is
written about. A “920” denotes Collective Biographies.
Foreign Language books are arranged in Dewey Decimal order and have an “SP” for Spanish,
“FR” for French etc.
BOOK CIRCULATION
Students are permitted to check out up to 3 books at a time, for a period of two weeks. Reference books
may be checked out on an overnight basis. Books may be renewed once. No fines will be charged for late
materials. However, students will be charged the replacement cost for lost or damaged books. Overdue
notices will be sent to the student’s first period teacher. Teachers are requested to give their students the
overdue notices. Teachers may check out as many books as desired.
BOOK RETURN
Please, return all books to the circulation desk or place them in the book drop. Never place books
checked out under your name back on the shelf.
PASSES
Individual students must have a pass to come to the Media Center. The pass will be signed by the teacher
and will include the student’s name and the time he/she left the classroom. Students are welcome to do
research, check out books, pleasure read, use computers, etc. Students must show their pass to the
Media Specialist or clerk when they arrive. No more than 6 students from one class will be accepted
during any period (unless accompanied by the classroom teacher). When students depart from the Media
Center, they are to stamp their passes at the circulation desk.
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Information skills are an important part of the library media program. These skills enable students to
become independent and effective users of information.
The Media Specialist assists students in defining their interests and provides them with guidance in
the selection and use of media. Student literacy is promoted through a quality collection, promotional
activities, and special events. The Media Center offers students and faculty access to a wide variety of
print and non-print resources.
The Media Specialist welcomes the opportunity to serve the students, faculty, staff and community.
The Media Specialist serves as a consultant to teachers by offering instruction in library usage in
correlation with the CBC’s and SSS’s. The Media Specialist is eager to meet with each department
and/or individual teacher to assist in the development of interdisciplinary units and/or individual
class projects. Teachers should schedule class time in advance to insure availability of space and to
ensure appropriate materials can be reserved. This planning should assure the effectiveness of the
instruction and the academic success of each student.
EQUIPMENT
Various types of equipment are available for use within our extensive non-print collection. Materials
and equipment are in demand and are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
COMPUTER POLICY
Computer use is primarily intended for the support of work conducted for a particular class assignment.
Therefore, priority for student usage will be given to students working on class related assignments.
Personal use such as non-class related e-mail and research will be allowed only as space permits.
Please, understand that chat-rooms and gaming are not allowed. Students using computers for nonclass related activities will be asked to relinquish their workstation when students with class related
assignments are waiting. It is expected that this will occur in a courteous manner.
PRINTING:
Printing costs 15 cents per page for black and white printing or photocopying and color printing costs
50 cents per page.
*Accessing the internet through the District equipment is a privilege, not a right, and any inappropriate
use, including violation of these rules may result in cancellation of this privilege.
COPYRIGHT
It is essential for all school employees to be familiar with the laws governing copyright, as well as with
the most common interpretations of these laws as they relate to education. The Media Specialist, will
inform staff of major provisions of the copyright law as they relate to copying for educational purposes.
A useful copyright chart can be found at http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html. This chart
will also be posted in the Media Center.
DESTINY
Students and faculty may log into Destiny our online catalog. They can search the Media Center’s print and non-print
collection, create lists, bibliographies...
To access Destiny use http://destiny.dadeschools.net/
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
The purpose of the Media Center collection is to support learning. All materials selected for our Media Center are chosen
based on sound data regarding the reading level, developmental level, interests, and needs of students. A collaborative
planning process is essential in determining those materials that will best impact student achievement. The Media Specialist
will seek assistance and advice from administrators, teachers, parents, students and others affiliated with the school when
ordering materials. Teachers are encouraged to submit titles of materials they would like to see added to our collection.
Please try to submit title and author. If you are not sure of a specific title, but you would like information on a specific subject,
submit that too. You may also submit titles of materials from journals, magazines, or brochures by circling or highlighting
your suggestions. Your input is always greatly appreciated.
LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The purpose of the Library Advisory Committee is to provide a link between the Media Center and the school community. The
tasks performed by the committee consist of formulating goals and objectives for the Media Center, determining program
priorities, reviewing and redefining library Media Center policies, and ensuring access to a full range of resources. All
interested in becoming part of the Library Advisory Committee please see the Media Specialist.
Library Advisory Committee members include:
Administrators, Media Specialists, Department Chairpersons, PTA/PTSA, Members, and Students
DISTRICT SERVICES
Teacher's Choice
WLRN's Teacher’s Choice is a video on demand system that allows all M-DCPS teachers to order
educational programs for classroom use through the Internet. Teachers can select and schedule the
programs that will be televised directly into their classrooms through a closed circuit TV system.
Program titles are listed on the assigned channel between other scheduled broadcasts on the day they
are scheduled to play. Schedules are continuously listed on School Channel 41. School channels for
Teacher’s Choice are 25, 27, and 38. Teachers can use the automated system anytime and anywhere,
even from home, just by logging on to http://www.wlrn.org/internetbooking. To search the Teacher’s
Choice Website, enter your M-DCPS employee number as your login ID. To search for a video title,
select any of the following listings: category, alphabetical, or numerical. You can schedule videos to
play immediately, or schedule them to play at a later time. Under the event listings menu, you can either
see the videos that you scheduled or all the scheduled videos for a given date.
WLRN Instructional Television Services Video & Film Library
A collection of over 7,000 videos that support the full spectrum of instruction from pre- kindergarten
through adult education. The collection is continually updated. It is organized by over 600 main and
related subject headings, and divided into subject catalogs. Topics range from science, mathematics,
history, literature, and language arts. An online catalog and booking system is available at
webmax.dadeschools.net At the User Number Field enter your M-DCPS employee number. Password is
the word media.
Dewey Decimal System
000 General Knowledge Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers…
100 Psychology and Philosophy Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical
Illusions, Superstitions…
200 Religions and Mythology Amish, Bible Stories, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers,
and other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths…
300 Social Sciences and Folklore Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Government,
Manners, Money, Recycling…
400 Languages and Grammar Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language,
Spanish. Includes dictionaries…
500 Math and Science Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics,
Planets, Plants…
600 Medicine and Technology Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body,
Inventions, Manufacturing, Nutrition…
700 Arts & Recreation Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Songbooks,
Sports…
800 Literature Children's Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing…
900 Geography and History Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars…