LMC+Personnel

=Personnel=

School system requirements for library media personnel: 
 * Each school system shall have a Library Media Supervisor to mentor school library media specialists and to facilitate communication between the Alabama Department of Education and the school library media specialist.
 * The library media specialist is certified, evaluated annually by appropriate criteria, and has a plan for professional development.
 * Library media earned units are set by the Alabama Department of Education.
 * Local school systems are required to place library media units where they are earned and are under the supervision of the administration.
 * Library media paraprofessionals are placed where they are earned and are under the supervision of the school administrator and the library media specialist.
 * Job descriptions are developed in accordance with Alabama Department of Education standards.
 * Adopted board policies regarding the library media program are the responsibility of the library media specialist.
 * Forty percent of the library media specialist time is spent daily in management of the library media center.
 * A public relations plan is essential to promote advocacy for the library media program.
 * A library media advisory committee is chaired by the library media specialist and is comprised of at least one of the following:
 * Administrator
 * Department/grade representative
 * Student
 * Parent
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Community member

Library Media Specialist
Position: School Library Media Specialist Supervisor: School library media program administrator

Supervises: Paraprofessionals (library) Volunteers

Education: Must have Master’s Degree in School Library Media

Nature: Knowledge and ability in media and related equipment; participation as a specialist in their effective use in all categories of the curriculum.

Responsibilities: 1. Help to plan scheduling and material delivery systems. 2. Schedule use of facilities. 3. Participate in curriculum development committees. 4. Help to collaboratively pan classroom work with school library media program. 5. Introduce teachers to media in their subjects or grade levels. 6. Work with students and teachers in reading, viewing, and listening. 7. Inform teachers of new services. 8. Compile bibliographies. 9. Read widely for information on selecting materials and equipment, 10. Help t evaluate and select media, web sites appropriate for classroom use. 11. Organize and reserve special collections. 12. Perform general references services. 13. Administer interlibrary loan and reference sharing, 14. Plan and conduct programs of instruction in research techniques. 15. Conduct in-service courses. 16. Orient students to school library media center. 17. Train clerks, student assistants and volunteers. 18. Initiate collaborative projects and activities with teachers relating to media resources. 19. Originate and conduct programs for special-interest groups. 20. Outline and conduct public relations activities, for example, write articles, maintain schedules of class activities. 21. Serve as an instructional partner with classroom teachers. 22. Meet special needs. 23. Evaluate student’s special school library media center projects. 24. Assist with independent study. 25, Help students and teachers in locating and selecting media.


 * School Library Media Aid**

//**Supervisor:**// School library media specialist, technology technician, or other specified head. //**Responsibilities:**// 1. Transact clerical business operations. 2. Handle secretarial work or correspondence, typing of reports, and other duties. 3. Control ordering, inventory, and maintenance of supplies. 4. Input and update data for OPAC. 5. Maintain selection aids for finding new materials. 6. Compile and revise bibliographies. 7. Maintain review files for media. 8. Type notices, requisitions, bulletins, bibliographies, and so forth. 9. Post receipt of periodicals and newspapers. 10. Process records for media withdrawn/added to the collection. 11. Maintain inventory records. 12. Assist in the inventory. 13. Compile media center statistics. 14. Maintain inventory and order supplies. 15. Work at the circulation desk as needed. 16. Assist staff and students in locating and using equipment and materials. 17. Assist staff and students in Internet use. 18. Prepare materials for circulation. 19. Plan and prepare displays for public relations. 20. Perform routine and simple print shop activities. 21. Design computer spreadsheets to keep track of budget expenditures. 22. Handle interlibrary loan requests.
 * //Supervisees//**: Students assistants/volunteers
 * //Education://** Secretarial training/experience, including typing ability and computer skills.
 * //Nature://** Fulfill the routine operations of a school library media center, under direction of a professional

Position: **Student Assistant/ Volunteer** Supervisor: School Library Media Specialist and Library Media Aide. Education: Training on the job Nature: Assistant to the library staff Responsibilities: 1. Assist at the circulation desk. 2. Sort and place media items in proper locations and maintain proper order. 3. Perform messenger service. 4. Set up, operate and retrieve equipment for teachers and students. 5. Assist with public relations work, e.g. bulletin boards. 6. Perform clerical tasks as needed.