SCHOOL LIBRARY SURVEY REVIEW

February 25, 2014

Library’s Virtual Presence

Does the school library have:a. A Twitter accountb. A Facebook pagec. A blogd. A wikie. Collaborative software (e.g., SharePoint, etc.)f. Wireless internet access for studentsg. A link from the school website’s homepage

directing users to the library’s website/online resources

Professional Environment

Does the school library have an advisory committee?

Does someone from the school library staff:a. Meet regularly with the principal and/or

other building or district administrators?b. Participate in school committees (e.g.,

curriculum, technology, PTO, etc.)?c. Provide in-service training for teachers (e.g.,

information literacy, educational technology, etc.?)

Teaching Approaches of the Librarian (Part 1)

How often do you engage in the following activities?a. Plan instructional units w/teachersb. Teach students cooperatively w/teachersc. Facilitate learning activities where

students work collaboratively in groupsd. Teach students how to use digital

resourcese. Facilitate opportunities for student-led

inquiry

Teaching Approaches of the Librarian (Part 2)

How often do you help students with the following activities?a. Apply critical thinking skills (problem solving,

analysis, logic, cause/effect) when doing research

b. Evaluate the credibility of information sources, including the Internet

c. Use technologies (e.g., wikis, Google Docs, blogs, YouTube, Delicious, etc.) to organize and share information.

d. Use a variety of sources when gathering information about a topic.

Number of Licensed Databases

Number of licensed databases:a. Available in your school through BOCESb. To which your district subscribesc. To which your school subscribesd. To which you have access to via an

arrangement with a public library Do you offer off-site access to licensed

databases?

Examples of databases include:

Newspaper Source and TOPICsearch (both accessible from EBSCOhost)

Middle Search and Primary Search (both accessible from EBSCO’s Searchausaurus)

eLibrary Curriculum Edition and SIRS Researcher (accessible from ProQuest’s eLibrary and SIRS, respectively)

Annual Operating Budget

1. Operating budget allocation from school or district (do not include staff costs)

2. Budget obtained from additional funding sources (donations, fundraising, grants, etc.)

3. For the 2013-14 school year, what is the amount budgeted for:a. Information resources (e.g., books, magazines,

newspapers, nonprint materials, licensed databases, CD-ROMs, e-books, etc.)

b. Other operating costs (do not include staff costs)

Highly Effective School Library Program Competencies

Areas currently not included on survey: Yearly growth plan (I-1) Instructional delivery strategies (II-4) Assessment of student work (II-5) Reading development (II-6) Special programming (II-8) Professional leadership (III-12) Program marketing and promotion (III-14) Resource development (III-19) Policies, procedures, and practices (III-21)