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A.
Definition
"Resource
materials" are all those sources of information for the use of
pupils that have not been designated as textbooks and generally must
be shared by individual pupils. Resource materials include
reference books, fiction and nonfiction books, maps, audio and
audio-visual materials, CD ROM’s, pamphlets, periodicals, and
pictures. Resource
materials may be maintained in classroom library collections and/or
in the school library or media center.
B.
Selection
Process
1.
The Media Specialist in each school building will
accept the written requests of teaching staff members for new and
revised reference materials.
Each request should include the:
a.
Name and originator of the work,
b.
Its publisher or distributor,
c.
A brief description of the material,
and
d.
The reason for the request, including the relevance of the
material to the instructional program.
2.
All recommendations will be forwarded to the Media
Specialist for
consideration. The
Media Specialist will
attempt to review each requested work or, alternatively, to consult
with other educational institutions that have used the
material.
3.
The Media Specialist may consult such selection
aids as booklists, school library journals, previews, school library
catalogs, and subject bibliographies prepared by specialists in the
field.
4.
The Media Specialist
will measure each recommendation against the standards for selection
(see ¶C) and the amount budgeted for resource materials in the
current or succeeding school year, as appropriate.
5.
The Media Specialist will present to the
Superintendent a list of
recommended purchases, no later than May of each year. The list will include
multiple copies of material for which a high level of interest and
need is anticipated.
C.
Selection
Standards
Standards to
be applied in the selection of resource materials are those set
forth in Policy No. 2530, repeated here.
1.
Material will be suited to the varied interests, abilities,
reading levels, and maturation levels of the pupils to be
served.
2.
Wherever possible, materials will provide major opposing
views on controversial issues so that pupils may develop under
guidance the practice of critical reading and
thinking.
3.
Wherever possible, materials will represent the many
religious, ethnic, and cultural groups and their contribution to
American heritage.
4.
Materials will be factually accurate and of genuine literary
or artistic value.
5.
Materials will be of a quality and durability appropriate to
their intended uses and longevity.
6.
Materials will relate to, support, and enrich the courses of
study adopted by the Board.
D.
Removal of Resource Materials
1.
The Media Specialist will conduct a periodic review
of reference collections for their:
a.
Continuing usefulness,
b.
Relevance to the curriculum,
c.
Representation of the needs and interests of all grade
levels, subject areas, and departments, and
d.
Balance of content, types of material, and manner of
presentation.
2.
Standard materials
subject to frequent use that are worn or missing should be replaced
periodically.
3.
Outdated materials and materials no longer relevant to the
curriculum may be withdrawn from the collection on administrative
approval.
4.
A complaint about reference materials shall be handled in
accordance with Policy No. 9130 and Regulation No.
9130.
Issued: 17 October
2000
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