(3 1/2 hours)
I participated more in the daily workings of the media center today. I started by checking the book return box and checking in the returned books. Once they were checked in, I took some time to shelve them and see how the media center is arranged. I really liked how well everything is labeled here. Since it is a middle school, the sections are very specific. I also was able to shelve some past issues of magazines that the media center subscribes to. This arrangement is very similar to how ECHS is arranged.
The OPAC is Infocentre for the entire county, which I had some experience using, so this was a great opportunity to be able to run some reports and view the book inventory. I took an inventory of one section of the media center. I compared a printed list with the books on the shelf, since the palm scanner will not hot-sync what is scanned with what is in the computer. This seems to be a common problem, as ECHS has had the same issues.
A good portion of the time today was spent checking out books to the various students who came by the media center. They all have a planner that has their identification information on it. This is scanned, then the book they wish to check out. They are only allowed to have out one book at a time the first nine weeks, so we had to question several students as to whether they had returned their book before selecting another. Check-out is a very simple procedure. Lastly, I spent time planning the implementation of the staff development lesson with the media specialist and discussing how the media center operates. This was a very productive visit.
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