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Code of Ethics for Media Center Employees
Responsibilities of the media center staff:
1. To maintain the principles of the American Association of School Libraries Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read statement.
2. To maintain an objective and open attitude of understanding, courtesy and concern for the needs of the students and teachers.
3. To protect the confidential relationship that exists between the students and teachers and the media center.
4. To serve all students and teachers equally in proportion to their needs.
5. To make the resources and services of the library known and easily accessible to all users.
6. To share knowledge, experience and expertise with all users.
Student Assistants and Volunteers are included as Media Center Staff and are bound by this Code of Ethics during the time they work for the Media Center, as well as all other times when ethical library issues arise.
See Appendix A: American Library Association Bill of Rights
See Appendix B: Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program – An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
See Appendix C: Freedom to Read
Professional Use of the Library
The AHS Library Media Center provides teachers with resources in a variety of formats that support and supplement their curriculums, and provides recreational reading for students and staff.
In Texas, school accreditation rules call for each school district to have a plan for educational technology and information literacy that is part of a district’s assessment review. The Media Center’s staff will provide instruction for teachers, and their students, on electronic resources and information literacy skills.
The media specialist and teachers are expected to collaborate on teaching strategies and units that will give students instruction and practice in using the library and its many resources to achieve those skills.
See Appendix E: How Teachers Can Help the Library to Better Serve Them
See Appendix F: Library Request Form
What’s Expected of Library Users
Behavior in the AHS Library Media Center is expected to be in line with guidelines set out in the teacher and student handbooks. Consideration for others is the basic principle.
Please respect the rights of other Media Center users. Activities and noise in the Media Center should not infringe on the proper activities of others. Noise levels must consider those who are working intensively.
Please respect the media center’s materials and facilities. All users are entitled to find them clean and orderly.
The media specialist or other adults (either employed or volunteers) who are authorized to work in the Media Center are to be seen as arbitrators and general supervisors. Go to them with your questions or comments.
New Media Center guidelines may be introduced from time to time by the media specialist. They will be suitably published throughout the school so that all those concerned are fully aware of them.
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