Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Today, I continued to help ordering materials for the library. Ms. Stamm introduced me to Titlewave today and showed me how to order things from this jobber. The focus on what I ordered today was AV/DVD materials, which had previously been selected. Once again, I found this process to be fun and interesting. I was especially interested to learn that you have to really monitor the different editions of videos that are put out with things like special features because this can greatly alter the overall price. Similar to the Baker & Taylor online ordering site, the Follett site was also user friendly.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o My task for today was to actually purchase the titles (not including AV/DVD materials) that I had selected previously on January 14th when I went through two publications: Booklist (Vol. 106, No.8 from 12/15/09) and School Library Journal (December 2009). Using Post-it notes, I had marked pages on which I found materials I thought might be of interest to students. The by the item itself, I made my initials. I then checked the library catalog to confirm that we did not already own any of the titles.
o Ms. Stamm then reviewed my selections and today she allowed me to create a cart on Baker and Taylor’s website: www.btol.com using their program Titlesource3. We titled my cart “TRJenny’s Cart” and Ms. Stamm plans to make a final review of its contents before ordering. I then was able to select items based on what I had already found. Some titles were not yet available and for the type of book, Ms. Stamm wanted me to look for paperback if they were for “fun reading” and hardback if the title was either nonfiction of part of the curriculum. In some cases, books considered “fun reading” were only offered in hardcover, which Ms. Stamm approved because they were newer titles.
o Overall, I was able to go through my entire list and, in the end, 22 titles were ordered for a cost of $352.48, as opposed to the list price total of $514.67.
o My task for today was to actually purchase the titles (not including AV/DVD materials) that I had selected previously on January 14th when I went through two publications: Booklist (Vol. 106, No.8 from 12/15/09) and School Library Journal (December 2009). Using Post-it notes, I had marked pages on which I found materials I thought might be of interest to students. The by the item itself, I made my initials. I then checked the library catalog to confirm that we did not already own any of the titles.
o Ms. Stamm then reviewed my selections and today she allowed me to create a cart on Baker and Taylor’s website: www.btol.com using their program Titlesource3. We titled my cart “TRJenny’s Cart” and Ms. Stamm plans to make a final review of its contents before ordering. I then was able to select items based on what I had already found. Some titles were not yet available and for the type of book, Ms. Stamm wanted me to look for paperback if they were for “fun reading” and hardback if the title was either nonfiction of part of the curriculum. In some cases, books considered “fun reading” were only offered in hardcover, which Ms. Stamm approved because they were newer titles.
o Overall, I was able to go through my entire list and, in the end, 22 titles were ordered for a cost of $352.48, as opposed to the list price total of $514.67.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I finished weeding the reference section of the Tremper High School Library Media Center. Basically, I slowly made my way through the rest of the reference area examining titles that were older or falling apart. One thing that I tried to focus on was what needed to be updated because they are titles that are frequently used because they are a part of the curriculum. The other area I really focused on were titles that would either need updating entirely or through the addition of newer volumes that contain more up-to-date information.
o While this process is slow and tedious and took a little over 3 hours to complete, I found weeding to be interesting and fun. A task for me later this week is to use the jobber Titlesource3 from Baker and Taylor to work on selecting and ordering these updated reference materials.
o Today I finished weeding the reference section of the Tremper High School Library Media Center. Basically, I slowly made my way through the rest of the reference area examining titles that were older or falling apart. One thing that I tried to focus on was what needed to be updated because they are titles that are frequently used because they are a part of the curriculum. The other area I really focused on were titles that would either need updating entirely or through the addition of newer volumes that contain more up-to-date information.
o While this process is slow and tedious and took a little over 3 hours to complete, I found weeding to be interesting and fun. A task for me later this week is to use the jobber Titlesource3 from Baker and Taylor to work on selecting and ordering these updated reference materials.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I worked to weed the reference section. The reference area makes up quite a bit of the Tremper High School Library Media Center. Basically, I slowly made my way through the reference area examining titles that were older or falling apart. One thing that I tired to focus on what the need to update titles that were frequently used because they are a part of the curriculum. The other area I really focused on were titles that would either need updating entirely or through the addition of newer volumes that contain more up-to-date information. For example, in the series on presidents, our library only goes up to a volume on the Clinton Years, so by now there should be another volume that could be ordered on the Bush years.
o Overall, this process is slow and tedious and I was only able to weed half of the reference section today. Tomorrow I plan to try and finish this process.
o Today I worked to weed the reference section. The reference area makes up quite a bit of the Tremper High School Library Media Center. Basically, I slowly made my way through the reference area examining titles that were older or falling apart. One thing that I tired to focus on what the need to update titles that were frequently used because they are a part of the curriculum. The other area I really focused on were titles that would either need updating entirely or through the addition of newer volumes that contain more up-to-date information. For example, in the series on presidents, our library only goes up to a volume on the Clinton Years, so by now there should be another volume that could be ordered on the Bush years.
o Overall, this process is slow and tedious and I was only able to weed half of the reference section today. Tomorrow I plan to try and finish this process.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Worked in media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I worked in the library with the Ruth Stamm the head librarian. Today she spoke with me about the process that she goes through in selecting materials to be purchased for the library. She then showed me the stack of magazines that she receives and has to go through to help her with the purchasing process.
o My task for today was to go through two of these publications: Booklist (Vol. 106, No.8 from 12/15/09) and School Library Journal (December 2009) and looked through each. Using Post-it notes, I marked pages on which I found materials I thought might be of interest to students. The by the item itself, I made my initials.
o Finally, using the Tremper High School library catalog, I checked to make sure that we did not already have any of these titles in our library. Ms. Stamm plans to review my selections and make a final decision concerning purchases to be made.
o This was a pretty time consuming yet interesting task and I really enjoyed having a chance to help in the selection process. Ms. Stamm says that this is a task that she typically does not have time to do at work and usually takes them home.
o Today I worked in the library with the Ruth Stamm the head librarian. Today she spoke with me about the process that she goes through in selecting materials to be purchased for the library. She then showed me the stack of magazines that she receives and has to go through to help her with the purchasing process.
o My task for today was to go through two of these publications: Booklist (Vol. 106, No.8 from 12/15/09) and School Library Journal (December 2009) and looked through each. Using Post-it notes, I marked pages on which I found materials I thought might be of interest to students. The by the item itself, I made my initials.
o Finally, using the Tremper High School library catalog, I checked to make sure that we did not already have any of these titles in our library. Ms. Stamm plans to review my selections and make a final decision concerning purchases to be made.
o This was a pretty time consuming yet interesting task and I really enjoyed having a chance to help in the selection process. Ms. Stamm says that this is a task that she typically does not have time to do at work and usually takes them home.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Worked in media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I stepped out of the library and into the media center and began to observe Chuck Romano, who is the Instructional Technology Instructor. Because Tremper is so large, the job of head library media specialist is split up among two people.
o Today I basically shadowed him around and was quite surprised by how intense that the media center itself can be. The first thing that they had me do was pick up the AV cart from a presentation that was made in the auditorium and then I took the cart to a guidance counselor and showed him how to use the projector for a presentation he was going to be giving. After that, I just did little tasks that Mr. Romano wanted me to do and he also discussed with me some of the challenges that he faces. It was interesting to see how intense the media center can be and how much gets down. Overall, I found this job to be a bit quicker paced than the job of the library media specialist and I am excited to see what I am able to do the next time I am in the media center.
o Today I stepped out of the library and into the media center and began to observe Chuck Romano, who is the Instructional Technology Instructor. Because Tremper is so large, the job of head library media specialist is split up among two people.
o Today I basically shadowed him around and was quite surprised by how intense that the media center itself can be. The first thing that they had me do was pick up the AV cart from a presentation that was made in the auditorium and then I took the cart to a guidance counselor and showed him how to use the projector for a presentation he was going to be giving. After that, I just did little tasks that Mr. Romano wanted me to do and he also discussed with me some of the challenges that he faces. It was interesting to see how intense the media center can be and how much gets down. Overall, I found this job to be a bit quicker paced than the job of the library media specialist and I am excited to see what I am able to do the next time I am in the media center.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I continued creating a “Pathfinder” for a project on popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s for a U.S. history class.
•The first thing that I did today was I finished creating a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
•Then, I explored the books in the reference section to guide me in my search for additional resources. Out of these sources I was able to compile a list of topic areas. I also began to create a list of useful online resources that students could utilize while creating their PowerPoints on their popular culture topic.
o Today I continued creating a “Pathfinder” for a project on popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s for a U.S. history class.
•The first thing that I did today was I finished creating a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
•Then, I explored the books in the reference section to guide me in my search for additional resources. Out of these sources I was able to compile a list of topic areas. I also began to create a list of useful online resources that students could utilize while creating their PowerPoints on their popular culture topic.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Friday, Janurary 8, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Today I began creating a “Pathfinder” for a project on popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s for a U.S. history class.
• The first thing that I did was I created a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the reformer project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
• I did not have much time to do anything else, but plan to explore the books in the reference section to guide me in my search for additional resources the next time I am in the library media center working.
o Today I began creating a “Pathfinder” for a project on popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s for a U.S. history class.
• The first thing that I did was I created a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the reformer project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
• I did not have much time to do anything else, but plan to explore the books in the reference section to guide me in my search for additional resources the next time I am in the library media center working.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o In the library today, I finished my work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• After evaluating the books, I continued to pull the ones I felt met the requirements and showed them to the librarian to see if she agreed.
• Finally, I sorted though the list and divided the books by time period and subject area before creating the final version of the bibliography.
o In the library today, I finished my work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• After evaluating the books, I continued to pull the ones I felt met the requirements and showed them to the librarian to see if she agreed.
• Finally, I sorted though the list and divided the books by time period and subject area before creating the final version of the bibliography.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o In the library today, I continued my work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• Using a previously made bibliography for AP World History, I did a combination of personally pulling books on the list and looking at these books in the library themselves and also looking them up in the catalog and on review sites.
• What I focused on in my search was whether or not each item on the list was scholarly in nature. I did this because the teacher requested that books on the list be credible with good sources. This task, in itself was time consuming, but I was able to utilize my history background while determining the value of each book included.
• After evaluating the books, I began to pull the ones I felt met the requirements.
o In the library today, I continued my work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• Using a previously made bibliography for AP World History, I did a combination of personally pulling books on the list and looking at these books in the library themselves and also looking them up in the catalog and on review sites.
• What I focused on in my search was whether or not each item on the list was scholarly in nature. I did this because the teacher requested that books on the list be credible with good sources. This task, in itself was time consuming, but I was able to utilize my history background while determining the value of each book included.
• After evaluating the books, I began to pull the ones I felt met the requirements.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o In the library today, I began work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• Using a previously made bibliography for AP World History, I did a combination of personally pulling books on the list and looking at these books in the library themselves and also looking them up in the catalog and on review sites.
• What I focused on in my search was whether or not each item on the list was scholarly in nature. I did this because the teacher requested that books on the list be credible with good sources. This task, in itself was time consuming, but I was able to utilize my history background while determining the value of each book included.
o In the library today, I began work on creating a bibliography for a specific time period for a AP World History class. To complete this task, today I did the following:
• Using a previously made bibliography for AP World History, I did a combination of personally pulling books on the list and looking at these books in the library themselves and also looking them up in the catalog and on review sites.
• What I focused on in my search was whether or not each item on the list was scholarly in nature. I did this because the teacher requested that books on the list be credible with good sources. This task, in itself was time consuming, but I was able to utilize my history background while determining the value of each book included.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Today I worked and was able to complete an annotated bibliography for the 5 Religions of the World Project. This was the last task that I will have to do on this particular project.
o Today I worked and was able to complete an annotated bibliography for the 5 Religions of the World Project. This was the last task that I will have to do on this particular project.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Worked in library media center for ½ hour
o Today I was able to finish the “Pathfinder” for the Progressive Reformer Project as I also searched for additional reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project. Based on guidance from the librarian, I also added useful reference materials to the list.
o Today I was able to finish the “Pathfinder” for the Progressive Reformer Project as I also searched for additional reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project. Based on guidance from the librarian, I also added useful reference materials to the list.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I began creating a “Pathfinder” for the Progressive Reformer Project that was being done by a U.S. history class.
• The first thing that I did was I created a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the reformer project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
• Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher. The updates were done through more searching and after a consultation with the teacher doing the project.
o Today I began creating a “Pathfinder” for the Progressive Reformer Project that was being done by a U.S. history class.
• The first thing that I did was I created a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use for the reformer project. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
• Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher. The updates were done through more searching and after a consultation with the teacher doing the project.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Today I finished creating the research checklist guide for doing APA citations. I was able to complete the rest of this checklist along with finding/providing helpful examples to guide the user.
o Today I finished creating the research checklist guide for doing APA citations. I was able to complete the rest of this checklist along with finding/providing helpful examples to guide the user.
Tuesday (15th), Wednesday (16th), and Friday (18th)
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Introduced Library Resources to Classes (15 minute presentations):
• For the Multigenre Immigration project, I had the opportunity to show students from several different classes, using a projector connected to my computer in the lab area of the library, helpful library resources that they could use for their project. The total time for these introductions, in front of four classes was about 1 hour with each presentation lasting 15 minutes.
o Introduced Library Resources to Classes (15 minute presentations):
• For the Multigenre Immigration project, I had the opportunity to show students from several different classes, using a projector connected to my computer in the lab area of the library, helpful library resources that they could use for their project. The total time for these introductions, in front of four classes was about 1 hour with each presentation lasting 15 minutes.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Today I worked on creating a Research Checklist for APA Citation. This is a research checklist guide for doing APA citations. Today, I was able to complete a little under half of this checklist with examples.
o Today I worked on creating a Research Checklist for APA Citation. This is a research checklist guide for doing APA citations. Today, I was able to complete a little under half of this checklist with examples.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Today I was given the task of updating the “Pathfinder” for the Immigration Multigenre Research Project. To complete and the task included the following:
• Pulled all of the books from the shelves that were on the current reading list. Additionally, I pulled other pertinent titles that were not on the “Pathfinder.”
• Once I finished, I updated the “Pathfinder” booklist and added the additions that I made and then made copies of the list.
o Today I was given the task of updating the “Pathfinder” for the Immigration Multigenre Research Project. To complete and the task included the following:
• Pulled all of the books from the shelves that were on the current reading list. Additionally, I pulled other pertinent titles that were not on the “Pathfinder.”
• Once I finished, I updated the “Pathfinder” booklist and added the additions that I made and then made copies of the list.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Completed the “Pathfinder” for the World Religions Scrapbook Project by searching for reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project.
o Once done with the search, I created a sheet containing useful resources that included their web links, key words to use in the search, and a brief explanation of its usefulness.
o Completed the “Pathfinder” for the World Religions Scrapbook Project by searching for reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project.
o Once done with the search, I created a sheet containing useful resources that included their web links, key words to use in the search, and a brief explanation of its usefulness.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o The focus of my work with the head librarian today was to continue on a project that a world history teacher is having her students do on world religions.
o I worked on finishing creating a “Pathfinder” for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Working on this task took me the entire time today. What I was able to finish was the following:
• Updated the booklist that I created of the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog. Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher.
• The updates were done through more searching and after a consultation with the teacher doing the project.
o The focus of my work with the head librarian today was to continue on a project that a world history teacher is having her students do on world religions.
o I worked on finishing creating a “Pathfinder” for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Working on this task took me the entire time today. What I was able to finish was the following:
• Updated the booklist that I created of the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog. Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher.
• The updates were done through more searching and after a consultation with the teacher doing the project.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
o Continued work on creating a Pathfinder for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Today, I was able to work for 30 minutes What I was able to finish today was the following:
• Went over with Ms. Stamm what exactly a Pathfinder was and why teachers request that they are created to complete tasks.
• Began to create a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog. Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher.
• Began searching for reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project. Work on this portion of the Pathfinder will continue next week.
o Continued work on creating a Pathfinder for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Today, I was able to work for 30 minutes What I was able to finish today was the following:
• Went over with Ms. Stamm what exactly a Pathfinder was and why teachers request that they are created to complete tasks.
• Began to create a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog. Once finished, the list was made public and turned into a hardcopy list for use by the students and teacher.
• Began searching for reputable and scholarly online resources and websites that students could use as they complete their project. Work on this portion of the Pathfinder will continue next week.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Worked in library media center for 1 hour
o Took list complied yesterday on the popular holidays and spent about 30 minutes working with the social studies teacher conducting the project to refine the list
o Began work on creating a Pathfinder for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Today, I was able to work for 30 minutes What I was able to finish today was the following:
• Went over with Ms. Stamm what exactly a Pathfinder was and why teachers request that they are created to complete tasks.
• Began to create a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
o Took list complied yesterday on the popular holidays and spent about 30 minutes working with the social studies teacher conducting the project to refine the list
o Began work on creating a Pathfinder for the World Religion Scrapbook Project. Today, I was able to work for 30 minutes What I was able to finish today was the following:
• Went over with Ms. Stamm what exactly a Pathfinder was and why teachers request that they are created to complete tasks.
• Began to create a booklist on the online catalog of books contained in the library that students could use to create their scrapbook. This list was created by doing a series of keyword searches on the Tremper catalog.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009:
Worked in the Library Media Center for 1 hour, 30 minutes
The focus of my work with the head librarian was on a project that a world history teacher is having her students do. The tasks that I worked on were as follows:
o Complied a list of the most popular holidays for each of the five major religions.
o To complete this task, I used several websites to find a list of the general, most popular holidays. I then compared sites to narrow this list down to the most popular. Having finished this, I crosschecked this list with an encyclopedia on religious holidays that the Tremper High School library had.
The focus of my work with the head librarian was on a project that a world history teacher is having her students do. The tasks that I worked on were as follows:
o Complied a list of the most popular holidays for each of the five major religions.
o To complete this task, I used several websites to find a list of the general, most popular holidays. I then compared sites to narrow this list down to the most popular. Having finished this, I crosschecked this list with an encyclopedia on religious holidays that the Tremper High School library had.
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