| likely to solicit useful feedback by asking teachers which of the following questions about videotapes they have borrowed for classroom use? |
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| Model a search process using the search engine |
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| According to Texas state standards for school library programs, a model school library environment offers open-access to resources at the time of need. A school librarian can best promote achievement of this standard by focusing attention on which of the following factors? |
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| The number of print and electronic resources, library staff, and hours of library operation. |
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| Which of the following best describes an important benefit to putting a school library’s online public access catalog (OPAC) on a wide area network (WAN)? |
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| Students will be able to access information about the library’s holding from other campuses. |
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| A sixth grader asks a school librarian for help in locating information about whales. In attempting to address the student’s needs, the librarian’s first step should be to |
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| Clarify the student’s information request |
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| A school librarian would appropriately use the term “pixel” when referring to: |
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| A very small element of digital image that determines its level of resolution. |
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A librarian in a middle school notices that some students constantly use the computers in the school library, while others never use the computers at all. The librarian’s first action in this situation should be to:
A high school teacher asks the school librarian for help locating a book that is not in its place on the shelf. The librarian is aware that a student checked the book out of the library earlier that day. Of the following, which would be the best initial response for the school librarian to make? |
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| A high school teacher asks the school librarian for help locating a book that is not in its place on the shelf. The librarian is aware that a student checked the book out of the library earlier that day. Of the following, which would be the best initial response for the school librarian to make? |
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| Offer to put the book on hold and notify the teacher when it is returned to the library. |
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| Which of the following best characterizes the primary role of a school librarian who is using the integrated approach to information skills instruction? |
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| Collaborating with faculty to teach information skills using activities that relate to curriculum. |
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| A school librarian has observed that few parents/guardians visit the school library during parents’ nights. The librarian can best encourage more parents/guardians to visit the library during these times by using which of the following approaches? |
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| Invite parents/guardians to visit the library to see their child demonstrating what they have learned about. |
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| A high school librarian is aware that some students never use the online public access catalog (OPAC) to find resources in the library. Instead, the students ask the librarian to show them which section of the library they might find the resources they need, and then browse the shelves until they find what they need. The librarian can best respond to the behavior of these students by using which of the following approaches? |
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| Use the students’ questions about where they can find what they need as opportunities to model more effective search strategies. |
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| items and evaluate others based on reviews in professional publications. In general, the librarian should make the greatest effort to preview personally those items that: |
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| Are relatively expensive acquisitions. |
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| Which of the following factors should be of greatest concern when determining what font size to use for an audiovisual presentation? |
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| The size of audience and the size of the room where the presentation will occur. |
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| A public librarian and a school librarian want to maximize usage of their respective periodical collections. Which of the following would be the most efficient way to collaborate to start this process? |
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| Share a computerized list of all their periodical holdings. |
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| A school librarian plans to spend a few minutes during each faculty meeting providing an update on recent library acquisitions and program activities that may be of interest to faculty members. The most important benefit of this practice would be to: |
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| Increase the library program’s visibility and enhance awareness of its central role in the school. |
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Renovations are being planned for several areas of an elementary school, including the school library. The school librarian is working with administrators and others to plan changes to the existing library.
Question: Which of the following steps should occur first in planning major renovations for the school library? |
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| Assess and document library program needs that should be addressed through the renovation. |
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| A high school librarian is aware that many students do not know about the library’s electronic periodical databases or how to use them. The librarian can most effectively address this situation by using which of the following approaches? |
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| Demonstrate for individuals and groups how to use the electronic database when they visit the library to do research assignments requiring magazine articles. |
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| A middle school librarian wants to promote the principals awareness of the activities taking place in the school library. The librarian can best accomplish this by: |
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| Scheduling regular meetings with the principal and extending an invitation to attend presentations of student research. |
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| A student wants to use 30 seconds of a six-minute musical piece downloaded from the Internet in connection with a classroom multimedia presentation. The school librarian can most appropriately ensure compliance with federal copyright law by: |
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| Allowing the student to incorporate the music into a single-use school presentation and to keep his her own copy. |
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A school librarian is developing a budget for the library program for the next school year.
Question: Which of the following factors can generally be expected to have the greatest effect on the library’s annual budget? |
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| Size of the population served |
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| Which of the following elements of this floor plan best reflects the library’s commitment to providing a learner-centered facility? |
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| Availability of carrels, tables, a reading well, and meeting areas |
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| Which of the following fields is represented by the 3-digit MARC tag 650? |
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| Subject-added entries from Library of Congresses or Sears subject lists. |
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| Which of the following terms is commonly used to refer to the address of a site or resources on the Internet? |
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| A new student asks a school librarian for assistance in identifying resources for a research project. To respond most effectively, the librarian should first spend a few minutes with the student doing which of the following? |
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| Finding out how knowledgeable the student is in locating information. |
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| A school librarian could best enhance opportunities for learning and development among students in an Advanced Placement (AP) or gifted and talented program by increasing:
Which of the following should be standard practice in a school library to help ensure adherence to copyright laws? |
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| Subscriptions to magazines and newspapers. |
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| Which of the following should be standard practice in a school library to help ensure adherence to copyright laws? |
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| Including copyright education as part of the information skills curriculum and staff development. |
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| Paul, a middle school student, tells the school librarian that he must find a book to read for a report that was assigned by his English teacher. Paul says he does not like to read and wishes he did not have to do the assignment. The librarian is most likely to help improve Paul’s motivation and performance in regard to the assigned task by using which of the following approaches? |
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| Elicit information from Paul about his interests and preferences and draw him into the book selection process. |
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Renovations are being planned for several areas of an elementary school, including the school library. The school librarian is working with administrators and others to plan changes to the existing library.
Question: In specifying requirements for new furnishings for the renovated library, the librarian should give highest priority to ensuring that the selected furnishings: |
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| Are appropriate in height and size for the library’s users |
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| Which of the following steps taken by a high school librarian can best help ensure the success of a new program for students who will be working as aides in the library? |
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| Developing a system for providing participating students with thorough training and ongoing supervision. |
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| Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for a school librarian to take after choosing a vendor for initial library automation? |
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| Prepare the shelf list for retrospective conversion. |
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| A teacher who is developing a unit on local history asks the school librarian for help in finding primary sources for student research projects. The librarian can best respond by encouraging the teacher to investigate: |
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| Local newspapers and other documents archived in the public library |
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| Shelf Reading is done primarily for which of the following purposes |
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| Ensuring that volumes are shelved in the correct order. |
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| A school librarian who is choosing a location for storing floppy disks should be aware that the data on a floppy disk is most likely to be damaged as a result of: |
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| Close proximity to magnets. |
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| A middle school student is using the Internet to conduct research on weight control techniques for a paper she is writing for health class. The student finds a great deal of information about her topic on the Web site of a company that sells health and nutrition products. Showing the librarian the site she is using, the student mentions how pleased she is to find so much information in one place and to learn about good products that can help control one’s weight. The librarian can best prompt the student to critically evaluate the information on the Web site by having her consider which of the following questions? |
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| What do you think is the company’s purpose for giving people the types of information it does on its Web site. |
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| In maintaining library records, a school librarian would most likely find a spreadsheet useful for |
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A school librarian could best enhance opportunities for learning and development among students in an Advanced Placement (AP) or gifted and talented program by increasing:
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Which of the following should be standard practice in a school library to help ensure adherence to copyright laws? |
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| Subscriptions to magazines and newspapers. |
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| Which of the following steps taken by a high school librarian can best help ensure the success of a new program for students who will be working as aides in the library? |
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| Developing a system for providing participating students with thorough training and ongoing supervision. |
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| Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step for a school librarian to take after choosing a vendor for initial library automation? |
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| Prepare the shelf list for retrospective conversion. |
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| A teacher who is developing a unit on local history asks the school librarian for help in finding primary sources for student research projects. The librarian can best respond by encouraging the teacher to investigate: |
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| Local newspapers and other documents archived in the public library |
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| Shelf Reading is done primarily for which of the following purposes? |
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| Ensuring that volumes are shelved in the correct order. |
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| A school librarian who is choosing a location for storing floppy disks should be aware that the data on a floppy disk is most likely to be damaged as a result of: |
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| Close proximity to magnets. |
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| A middle school student is using the Internet to conduct research on weight control techniques for a paper she is writing for health class. The student finds a great deal of information about her topic on the Web site of a company that sells health and nutrition products. Showing the librarian the site she is using, the student mentions how pleased she is to find so much information in one place and to learn about good products that can help control one’s weight. The librarian can best prompt the student to critically evaluate the information on the Web site by having her consider which of the following questions? |
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| What do you think is the company’s purpose for giving people the types of information it does on its Web site. |
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| In maintaining library records, a school librarian would most likely find a spreadsheet useful for |
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A middle school librarian is planning a series of lessons to teach students in a seventh grade class how to locate information on the Internet. As part of each lesson, students will apply basic online search strategies using computers in the library.
Question: The librarian’s instruction on online information searches is most likely to be effective if the librarian begins by: |
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| Having students discuss the concept of keyword searching and generate examples of keywords. |
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| Of the following materials, which would be best shelved in the space labeled A? |
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| Special collections (e.g., local history books, rare books). |
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| Science teachers in a middle school will be holding meetings to review and revise the science curriculum. The school librarian, who plans to participate in the meetings, can most appropriately expect to take a leadership role in discussions about which of the following? |
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| Ways to use the science curriculum to develop student’s information literacy skills and their ability to use various inquiry methods. |
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A school librarian is developing a budget for the library program for the next school year.
Question: The librarian wishes to prepare an annual budget that reflects the Texas state standards for school library programs. Given this goal, the librarian should base budgetary decision making on:
A middle school librarian is planning a series of lessons to teach students in a seventh grade class how to locate information on the Internet. As part of each lesson, students will apply basic online search strategies using computers in the library.
Question: Following a lesson, a student who is having difficulty using an Internet search engine asks the school librarian for assistance. To increase the student’s skill in using this search engine, the best initial step for the librarian to take would be to: |
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| Identified curriculum and user needs with input for all members of the school community. |
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| A school librarian would like to extend library hours and institute more flexible scheduling for use of the library by classes, small groups, and individuals. The more important benefit of these scheduling changes is more likely to be: |
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| Enhancing access to the school library’s resources |
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| A school principal requires that all teachers spend time directing their classes in an Internet project in the school library. The school librarian is aware that many teachers are not confident in their own ability to use the Internet, and their students spend much of their project time moving unproductively from website to website. The school librarian can best respond to this situation by taking which of the following actions? |
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| Create professional development opportunities for teachers that focus on effective use of the Internet in educational contexts. |
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| In which of the following situations should a school librarian recommend that a student search a periodical database by subject heading rather than by keyword? |
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Create professional development opportunities for teachers that focus on effective use of the Internet in educational contexts.
Keyword searching would result in many irrelevant hits. |
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| A school librarian periodically takes steps to encourage the local news media to publicize activities and changes occurring in the school library. This practice can be expected to have the greatest positive effect on the librarian’s ability to achieve which of the following goals? |
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| Enhancing community members’ knowledge about the school library and increasing the library’s visibility. |
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A middle school librarian is planning a series of lessons to teach students in a seventh grade class how to locate information on the Internet. As part of each lesson, students will apply basic online search strategies using computers in the library.
Question: The class includes a number of English Language Learners who receive ESL instruction. Which of the following actions taken by the librarian before the lessons begin would best help ensure that the lessons will be effective for the English Language Learners in the class? |
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| Work with the ESL teacher to identify instructional methods and materials that will meet the needs of the English Language Learners during the lesson. |
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| In a school library, one benefit of using an online public access catalog (OPAC) rather than a traditional card catalog is that the OPAC allows users to search by: |
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| A high school librarian wishes to facilitate the ability of Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners to work independently in the school library. Which of the following approaches would be most effective for this purpose? |
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| Ensure that the library’s collection includes many informational resources that are well-illustrated and use comprehensible English |
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| Keith Curry Lance is best known for |
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| His research into the impact of school libraries on test scores. |
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| In selecting a vendor for MARC records, which of the following is the most important question for a school librarian to ask first? |
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| From what source(s) does the vendor obtain catalog records? |
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| One of the major goals in a high school library is to promote students’ information literacy. A school librarian can best help ensure achievement of this goal by defining his or her role in which of the following ways? |
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| Teaching students procedures for retrieving and using information within relevant curricular contexts. |
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| The librarian at a high school wants to create a mission statement for the school library. Which of the following would be the best way for the librarian to use this as an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the library program and the school’s educational program? |
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| Solicit the participation of administrators, teachers, and students in contributing ideas about what to include in the mission statement. |
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| A middle school librarian who wishes to determine whether the library has sufficient resources to meet the needs of students with reading difficulties should pay particular attention to ensuring the availability of an adequate number of: |
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| A sixth-grade teacher asks the school librarian for advice about how to get parents/guardians more involved in promoting students’ independent reading. The librarian’s best response would be? |
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| Invite the sixth graders’ parents/guardians to the school library for a special program on the sixth graders’ reading interests and information needs. |
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| A middle school librarian has noticed that few teachers take advantage of the library’s extensive collection of professional books. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for promoting additional faculty use of these resources? |
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| Forwarding relevant professional resources to teachers with a personal note attached. |
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| Efforts to ensure student access to library resources are best illustrated by which of the following aspects of the library’s design? |
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| Open stacks with various types of materials are available for student use. |
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| Which of the following would be the best acquisitions policy for a school’s library? |
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| Establish a schedule for purchasing books and actively solicit staff and student input regarding selection decisions. |
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| A school librarian is seeking to maintain strong support for the library program among school leaders and decision makers. The librarian is most likely to achieve this goal by emphasizing which of the following when communicating with these individuals about the program? |
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| A school librarian is seeking to maintain strong support for the library program among school leaders and decision makers. The librarian is most likely to achieve this goal by emphasizing which of the following when communicating with these individuals about the program? |
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A school librarian is preparing a lesson to introduce a class of middle school students to database resources and their use in locating information.
Question: The librarian shows a student in the class who is searching a periodical database how to use the “wild card” function. Use of this function will enable the student to: |
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| Search for various forms of the same similar words. |
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| A school librarian finds it difficult to maintain a focus on important library priorities because of the large number of unplanned tasks and demands that can take much of her time each day. The librarian can best address this problem by using which of the following approaches? |
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| Identifying smaller tasks that can be delegated in order to increase time available to address broader goals. |
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| A school librarian plans to have several stand-alone computers in the school library available to students for word processing. The library should be aware that it will be particularly important to include with these computers which of the following software applications? |
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| A school librarian can expect to find circulation statistics most useful for determining which of the following? |
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| Areas of the collection that need evaluation. |
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| A school librarian who is new to a school wishes to create a library program that functions as a central element in the intellectual life of the school. The librarian can best achieve this goal by taking steps to ensure that the library program: |
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| A school librarian who is new to a school wishes to create a library program that functions as a central element in the intellectual life of the school. The librarian can best achieve this goal by taking steps to ensure that the library program: |
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| Provides the school community with resources that reflect and support all areas of the curriculum. |
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| After a discussion with a librarian, the parent of a middle school student wishes to initiate a formal complaint about a book in the school library that she finds objectionable. In responding to the parent, the librarian’s first step should be to: |
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| Ask to parent to complete the form for challenged materials as specified. |
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| Which of the following is considered an output device? |
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| A high school librarian is helping a teacher plan an activity in which students will conduct extensive individual research on self-selected topics. The librarian recommends that the teacher have students create multimedia presentations to share their research with the rest of the class. Which of the following is most likely to be the primary benefit of having students use multimedia presentations? |
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| It will allow students flexibility in determining how to communicate their research findings. |
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| A school librarian observes a student downloading text from an online reference program into a word-processing document the student is working on. The librarian can most appropriately respond by: |
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| Asking the student whether he or she is familiar with procedures for attributing materials taken from another source. |
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| An elementary school has software that can be used to develop multimedia products. A fifth-grade teacher tells the school librarian that he would like to take advantage of the available software by having his class work on a variety of multimedia projects. The librarian can best respond to the teacher by encouraging him to consider which of the following before having his students begin multimedia projects. |
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| How will involvement in multimedia projects support students’ achievement of learning goals established for the class |
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| A school librarian wishes to notify parents/guardians of an upcoming event in the school library. The librarian is likely to reach the largest number of parents/guardians by using which of the following methods? |
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| Include an item in the school’s monthly newsletter that is mailed home to parents/guardians. |
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A school librarian wishes to expand his role as a leader in the school. The librarian is most likely to accomplish this goal by using which of the following approaches?
A school librarian wishes to deter theft in the library. Which of the following actions would best serve this purpose? |
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| Participate actively on committees that are engaged in campus planning. |
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| At a school open house, a parent asks the librarian how the school ensures that students use the Internet appropriately. The librarian can best respond by sharing and discussing with the parent which of the following documents? |
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| The school’s Acceptable Use Policy |
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| Examining a book’s bibliography is most likely to enable a potential reader to answer which of the following questions? |
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| Examining a book’s bibliography is most likely to enable a potential reader to answer which of the following questions? |
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| The social studies faculty at a middle school has formed a committee to review and revise the social studies curriculum. The school librarian can best support this process by focusing on which of the following as his or her primary role? |
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| Participating with the social studies committee to enable ongoing evaluation and development of the social studies collection. |
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A high school student has asked to school librarian for help in locating information for a research paper on a controversial subject. When advising this student on available resources, it is the responsibility of the librarian to:
A school librarian wishes to inventory the school’s extensive video collection. Currently, about 30% of the library’s videotapes are in circulation. In this situation, which of the following is the most appropriate course of action? |
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| Help the student find resources that explore various views of the issue. |
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| A school librarian wishes to inventory the school’s extensive video collection. Currently, about 30% of the library’s videotapes are in circulation. In this situation, which of the following is the most appropriate course of action? |
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| Take inventory of the videos that are not currently in circulation, and inventory the rest of the videos when they are returned. |
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| A district is encouraging faculty who teach at all levels to emphasize higher order thinking and problem solving. School librarians can best support the district’s efforts by: |
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| Helping teachers design instructional activities that use library resources to promote students’ information literacy and independence in learning. |
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| One goal identified by a school librarian is to create a learning environment in which the diversity of the school and community groups is recognized and appreciated. Which of the following strategies would best help the librarian accomplish this goal? |
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| Display materials representative of various student, faculty, and community groups in several prominent locations in the library. |
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| An elementary school has established the following goal: “Create a community of readers who value and enjoy reading.” The school librarian can best promote achievement of this goal by encouraging classroom teachers to: |
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| Set aside time in the class for students to read self-selected materials on a regular basis. |
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| One goal of an elementary school library program is to guide students to become independent users of information resources. Which of the following student activities will best help achieve this goal? |
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| Students choose a curriculum-related topic to research and select appropriate library materials to research the topic and prepare for an oral report. |
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| A librarian sees that third grade students checked out book is two mot6ns over due what would you do. |
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| call the parents to tell them it is overdue |
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| A librarian wants to have a fund raising book fair which of the following would be best |
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| check with the principla to be sure of the school calendar and any distric guidelines for fundraising activities |
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| A new librarian discovers that her predecesssor shelved all the ewasy to read books for younger children on the lowerst shelves near the floo why should she do this./ |
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| move the collection to higher shelves. |
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| Which of the following is not a professional librarian association |
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| american union of library e,poyees. |
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| Which of the following is used for weedign. |
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| The book contains material that is outdated or inaccureta |
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| a new libraian is an elementary school wants to move the library schedule to a mixed schedule. |
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| discuss with principal the advantages invovle teachers in planning the change ask about their needs begin with a mixed schedule on some needs all of abvoe |
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| A librarian would use marc system |
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| Which of the following is the best way for the librarin to demonstrat the respect for diversity in a scholl with a large population of hispanic an asian students |
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| create a display of book and other materials on ethinic topiocs and invite students and parents to vist one evening and browse the display then have a discussion period during which parents to vist one evening to browse the dsiplay then have a discsussion during which pareant and children are sharing special aspects of their heritage. |
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| which would be the most appropraiate way for the librarian to instruct students in internet research skills |
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| Afet conferring with each calss treacher or about his or her current curruculum demonstrate seperately to differently calsses how to use the interent to find information on the topic each calass is presently studying . |
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| a teacher asks the school librarian to find a specific book she neds for a lesson after consulting with mar records the librarina can not find this book in the collections waht shold she do |
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| obtain the bok though interlibrary loan |
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| All of the follwoing are good ways that a libarain can reaise funds fo the lirbary except |
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| soliciting paid advertising to run on the library’s website |
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| Before createing a sstament of standards for her media center a librarian should first |
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| reseearch all applicable national state and dsitrict standards |
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| whcih is the best way for a libraian to assist a class teacher who was assigned a history project for his class |
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| demonstre to the class how to use the libray’s computers for reseach |
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| A librarian has just purcahe new sotware for the librarys computers that will make research eaiser and more effetive after the software is installed and she has bcemome familiare with it what should she do next. |
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| hold a brief staff meeting to instruct teacheres and library staff in using the new software. |
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| A librarian observes a student working at a computer who moves rapidlu from one website to another apparently having difficulty locating materials the bset way for the librarian to help the student would be |
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| ask the student if he or she would like some help and abide the studnet response |
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| in selecting new books fo ran elemtary shcool librarys colelction shwich is the followign would be the lliabrians best resouce |
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| jourbals such as horn book |
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| which of the following technelogical duties would not be part of the librarians job description |
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| mointor student use of cell phones |
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| before beginning her report the librarian should do all of the follwoign except |
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| consider ways to make the report mroe meaningful and design a new formate |
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| waht kid of statistics should be included inthe librians motnly reoprt to the principla |
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| circulation number and who class visits uszate of technology |
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| in a library medai center that follow a flexible schedule it is imporatnt for th librarieans monthly report to include waht kind of informaiton beside statistics |
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| the online pulic acess is a technilogical improvement of and replcement for |
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| a librarian is aware that student s in the one of her cloasses come from several different cutural backgrounds and some do not speak or understand english wall she watns to have this group do some research o the internet under her guidance |
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| have studnets work o the assinment in paris or small groups in whihc each stuggling esl studnet ar3 able to underdand and comple the asisnemen encougage groups to ask for help as neede. |
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| a librarian is aware that student s in the one of her cloasses come from several different cutural backgrounds and some do not speak or understand english wall she watns to have this group do some research o the internet under her guidance |
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| have studnets work o the assinment in paris or small groups in whihc each stuggling esl studnet ar3 able to underdand and comple the asisnemen encougage groups to ask for help as neede. |
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| you see a studn at a compute copying an pasting material from an onnline articel |
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| quietly discuss the stuent the rules of palgirism show him awys to put the information into his own words ask to see report when rewritten. |
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| which acivitiies below would be best for a beiggning librarian not to engae right after arriving to a new school |
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| weeding and schedule changing |
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| whi is it a good educational ida for a librarian to hve a story time for younger elementary students. |
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| hearing stories aloud contributes to students interst of reading |
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| a distict is forming a comittee of teachers to create a new curriculum guide for the teaching of middle school la waht is the strongest argument for including the school librarian. |
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| konowitn about curriculm changes and participating will enable the librarian to quiare support materials |
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| a weekly block of lirbary time sis assigned to a seventh grade class the librarian could best use this time with studetns |
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| instrucitng them in effect ways to do research on the internet and in efficient use of lirbary referentce materials and books on the library shelves. |
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| early in the school year a library sends survey t classroom teachers asking topic and dates to plan to teach topics during the year |
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| in a school with afixed shceudeled instruciton plans alown with scheduel, flexible schuedule to sugtet teachers to sign up for teaching new topic the librar iwll pui;l; material from collecitons and loan to teacher on car for each projcect |
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| befor the first day a school librarian organixes lirbar library design |
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| oraganixe space into area that can be flixibley arranged to accomodat3 for diferent sizes groupz as wall as communit acitiivies after school |
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| according to state guidelines the wall fo the schoo lirbary should have |
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| which of the following is a good way to ensure that library use exstensds beyond the school library day and includes family and community |
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| have an open house in the library once a month and invite families to browas the libraries collection and get to konw the librarian |
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| the librar i smost warea of teh studetns with ddifferent learningf styles and address them in instr8cution by |
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| using a variety of instructional techniqures that actively inlvovle students in using vearious listening tools and tools for reading and writing. |
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| a school librarian wants to keep families and the comjunkit informed about waht is happeinign in the schoo media center a good way to do this is |
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| create a webpage emialing parents to keep them udpated publlishing monthly newsletter. |
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| a teaching is having class reaserch civil righst momvemtn of 1960s |
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| a boolean library search involves |
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| using keywords with or but and and |
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| which of the follign is not a responsiblit of lirbary |
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| a teahcing has brough his class to lirbary for instruciton and book ezxchange |
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| speak to the boys about appropirate library behavior |
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| The library has been granted funding for a paod meaid clerk to assist |
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| draw up a complete job description of the postion |
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| A lirbarian wants to weed the librarys book collection hwo should she go about doing this |
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| form a committee of itnerst teachers to help wee dthe colleciton |
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| encoucages love of reading |
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| school book gair reading contestws school book clunts |
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| waht is thfirst should do to help him |
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| ask the student what his assigment is what kind of books he is looking for |
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| You interview the stuent and the tells you that he has been assigned to wrinte a pper on the annual migration of monarch butterfiles |
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| use opac to find marc entries about monarch buttefily migration |
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| whcih of the follwoign is the least effective way to invovle pareas in library program |
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| send a ntoe home with students iviiting to parents night. |
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| whcih of the follwing would not be a good way to communicate information to pareants |
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| telephoing parents about meet he paretns night |
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| teh school librariean has been invited to address a lun at thekiwanas cluble |
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| the lirbari should accept the inviatioin and because busines people can support you the mdiea center in severasl wayas including donating computers giveing moneh for projcets support of goals and vision cared gfood will for lirbary |
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| what are the advantages of gettign to know public librarians in you area |
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| you may exchange information from each other’s databases. |
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| As books and supplies are recieved by the lirbary what is th fist step the librarian should teake |
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| check the items reiceved against the purchase orders |
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| why shold the libaray reivew online databases |
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| to verify that the subject matter is accurate and voers studnets needs |
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| a lesson given byu the lirbary should ve created to tailor execpt |
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| inviitn a writer into the library for a day or a week to work with childr3en on their own writing and wenocughte them in their reading shold havel all trh follwoign direct outcomes except |
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| reasie monthey for tlibrary needs and projcets. |
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| the librarian creates a computer svavenger hun tsutenst work at computers to find items on the list this supports what standard |
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| integrating technology into the library program |
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| a school lirbary has and opourintu to help prmote a proposed state lawa which wiould increase funding f0r library sepcifically in th earea of grantin fund s for more technology in those libraries she would ahve to mke phone to votrs an dppea on tv to promote neds |
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| she should accept the opportyuity but make phone caslll to voters and give television interviedws on her own time |
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| a school librarian is cooperating with other librariawns in the district to write a pilcy for fair use should not be included in the policy |
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| the length of time any student is able to use the itnernetr |
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| a teacher approaches the school librarin withi a lesson plane for la that will involce student research use several types of sources includeig encyclopedia biographies and the internet how can the librarian best help the teacher aveive the goaslws of the lesson plan |
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| ask the teaqcher to gbir studetns the assignment and them schedule the time to brint the class to the library directly teach students research techniuqt4s for print materials and for the internet who wthme howt ot locate internt databes that will meet their needs and howt to corrdinate informiaotn form several sources. |
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| a teacher is concernind that some students in this class who wer reseaching found some biased or in correct information and unkoiwing ly icnluded it in their repots what is th efirst action the librarian should take to prevent this from happeinign again |
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| obatain a list of stupstect databases form the concered teacher and evaluate each one carefully to see the informaiton which is inact4ereate reilateive and unbaigved remove soruces that can not be used. |
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| a librarian gets a lette from a group that obhects to a a paticulart book in the school lirbary the group askes to hav the book removed from the library the librarian discuss the problem with the principal who asks her to inform the group that in accordance with teh selction policy adopted by the school district the book will remain on the library shelveds what is the best for her sepsone |
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| written in the form of a letter to the group |
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| when aschool librarian is decideing to addy the librarys colelction waht is first stage she should take |
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| evaluate the current collection and note areas that lack materials |
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| a school librarian given evey student in the elementary school a book to read over the summer in what ways this help students |
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| with reading skills maintain reading skills develop itnerst and knowledge age appropriate literature and enage in productive acitity in summer months |
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| a school librarian given evey student in the elementary school a book to read over the summer in what ways this help students |
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| with reading skills maintain reading skills develop itnerst and knowledge age appropriate literature and enage in productive acitity in summer months |
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| plagersim materials is common unethical pracitce by stuentsw to help prevent it a school librarian should do all of the following except. |
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| notifiy the principla and sent a lette rto the students parents whenever a student is seen usign a wbsite that sells research paper or copyng matieral from the itnerst into a reportl |
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| whcih of the following actions taken by a librarian will best contribute to a library free of barieas |
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| arrange books on shelves that can easily be reached from a wheelchair and are netiehr too high nor too close to the floor |
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| what is the educational imparct of crreating a comfortable reading area in the library perhaps one with a couch and arm chair |
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| students will be encouratges to read when given a comforable area and their readign skills amy increase with pratice |
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| a librarain acesses soem reaserch models to help studnets find information for a report and tell sthem why they are more helpful than goold what reason should she gvie |
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| studetn can gain more detialed iinformation from specific research models |
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| what kind fo support may a lirbarian expect and seek from the parents organziation at her school |
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| the organization may collect and donate books to the library the orgnaization may hold fidnrasing actigvities sucha carnicalg an doante funds and volunterres to help the school library |
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| whcih of the following competencies for a be3ginning librarian did the linrarian fullfill in the conberstaion |
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| effectively ingterviews patrons to dermine iinformatioin needs. |
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| in a school w9th a fixed library schedle |
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| juggle the schdueld trading one teadhers periedo for another if necesaray to aloow for the one time and shwoing student shere reulavant books are lcoatede in the lirbary |
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| a librarians school has just been granted funding to hire a media clerk the principla has akse dthe librarian to draw a job description for the new postion whch of these items is appropriate not.. |
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| prepares monthly reports. |
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| a lirbari sna is aprovagehd by a student who wants to do an itenrnst search fro thomas jeffereson but does not know who |
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| sice the is assigment is to read a biobgraphy and the librarian dierects the student select a biography at his reading level |
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| whcih of the following activities would ebst encourage students to become independient readers |
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| contests student book clubs book fair |
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| which of the followign would not be a suitable organization for a librarian to join as part of her commitment to the librar prfession |
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| teh odell historiacl ficiton organxiation |
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| in her media center a libarain incluseds some audio ceds aof books that rea often asigned to shutednts to read for their la class she offers the recording along with the printed book to certain studetns should be allow to use these audiio books |
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| studetns who are stufgling with reading skils |
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| now the autmated cataloging systems like mar are available when would a librarian need to use the dewey decimal system |
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| when shelving books in the library |
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| waht is a computer network |
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| a group of interconnected computers |
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| whcih document should be signed by the parents and studetns before that6 student may use the school’s library computers |
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| a librarian akws teachers to infom her as faer ahead of time as possible about research projects and oher reading or literature oriented activities they are planning what is her primary reason for this request |
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| she can set aside books on the topic reserved for a paticular class plan a reashcar lesson keyed to the area of study and pull a car of mateirals to be delivered to the teacher |
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| the library has reiceved a large number of new acquistions how can the librarian best informe the staff about these new mateirzls so they can begin to use them |
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| anounhce at the next regular stauff meeting tha tnew mateirals have arrived give a brief summary of waht they are and give hand out that lists al the materials |
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| a middle school librarian is drqing up a budget to presetn to the principla for future fudning of the library she wants to shift library use from fixed shceduling to flxibel scheduling and relize this will of the shift library use from fixed shceulitn to flex and realizxes this will require aditioanl fundign whta is a reasonable lenth of tiem for th elibrarian to forecast the compleltion of the shift so that the additional expenses can be gradually phased in |
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| a librarian has arranged for awll known historian to speak ta th e library on the topiocs of why sitory excite him and the method he used for reearch for onoline and in books wihc would eb bst to make sure the comminti is warea of this event |
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| the lirbarina infoems th eloca televison statuion and invites them to send a flim crew she asks that a a mention of the event made during the evening news a few days before |
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| a student is using a linrary computer to reearch informaiton about ww 2 amoung the webistes she locates is one that repres4tns new nazi group how can the librarian help wtih the studetn with dermine whether informatin fromt his website is factual or in biased |
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| the librarian can assist the studetns in finding information on the same topoc from different viewpoints this situation provides the librarian with an opportunit to teach the studdnt how to asses the realiablaity of infomation foudn on the itneretn |
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| a good way for a shcool librarian to asses studnetn performance is to |
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| enlist the help of studetns in creatin an evaluation sustem thta they underestand and have some ownership of |
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| why is it importnat for a school librarian to be able to demonstrate that her meadi center budget helps stuents meet national and state standards |
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| education today is standard basied meeing standard will cause the principal to look favorably upon the budget requestxs standars help to ogranize the content of instruction |
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| when a librari is araringing the medai center an imporant consideration in placement of teh computer lab should be |
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| the arrangemtn of compiters so that eache one can be seen by the librarian |
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| the circulation policy of a scholl media center nees to be fair and somewhat flexible ebcause |
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| the circulation policy controls the ease of access to mateirals in the media center |
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| last wee a librarian taught studetns how to access certain databases and answer qustions based on waht they find there as the librarain moves from computer to computer she sees that only a few of teh students are managing to access the assigened database and once theyere area haing toubel obtaining the answers to teh asigned questions what is th librarians best course of action |
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| have the studetns leage their computers and gather raound aone comp0uter so they can see the lirbaraian as she models what they should do |
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| a librarian is helping a stueent to creat a ppt presentaiotn that he is going to give to his classmates and teachers which of the follwoign concepts shoudld the librarian bring to the stuetns attention as he creates his ppt |
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| design conent audience all of above |
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| what is the most imporatant reason for a librarian to spend all her library funds before adminstraiton sweeps school accoutns |
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| a sweep means that remaining library fuds wil becomve unavailable |
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| the main focus of the lessons a librarian presents to classes should eb |
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| informaiton literacy cocepts |
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| when is using interlibrary loan a better idea than purchasing the book or material |
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| when the book is about an obsure subject |
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| waht is primary advantave nof networking with librarians in other schools |
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| a librarian will receive informaiton about other libraries that she can use to improve her library |
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1. Which of the following should be standard
practice in a school library to help ensure
adherence to copyright laws? |
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A. including copyright education
as part of the information skills
curriculum and staff development |
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One of the goals in an elementary school
is to foster students’ development as
lifelong learners. The school librarian
can best support this goal by: |
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D. teaching research skills as students
seek information about topics of
interest to them. |
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3. The librarian in an elementary school
is aware that teachers often give research
assignments in which they specify
the materials that students must use
(e.g., “Read at least one book, one
encyclopedia article, and two journal
articles on your topic”). The librarian’s
best strategy for promoting students’
success at this type of assignment would
be to: |
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B. plan with teachers to ensure that
such assignments correspond to
available resources. |
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4. A high school librarian is developing a
proposal to extend the library’s hours
beyond the instructional day. The
librarian should include which of the
following as a priority in the proposal? |
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A. adding security measures to ensure
the safety of library patrons and
staff |
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5. A growing number of the students in an
elementary school are native Spanish
speakers in a bilingual program. Which
of the following would be the school
librarian’s best response to this change
in the student population? |
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B. developing a plan for building up
the library’s collection of Spanishlanguage
print and nonprint
resources |
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6. Which of the following school library
policies is consistent with the American
Library Association’s Library Bill of
Rights? |
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D. permitting students to use materials
considered biased by a local
citizens’ organization |
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7. A school librarian who is helping create
an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for a
school should be aware that the primary
purpose of such policies is to: |
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C. specify guidelines and prohibitions
regarding the use of technology
within the school. |
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8. A school librarian finds a book whose
binding is damaged. Which of the
following is the best justification for
deciding to have the book rebound? |
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A. The book contributes to the
collection but is no longer in print. |
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9. A school librarian wants to enhance
alignment between the library’s program
goals and the school curriculum. To
facilitate this process, which of the
following steps should the librarian
take first? |
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C. Discuss instructional and research
needs with teachers and administrators. |
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10. A high school librarian is aware that this
year the technology committee will be
discussing the acquisition and allocation
of new computers. The librarian’s best
strategy for attempting to ensure that some
of the new computers are placed in the
school library would be to: |
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C. submit a proposal documenting the
library’s needs and arrange to attend
the committee meetings. |
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11. A middle school librarian wants to
develop connections with the families
of students in the school. The librarian’s
best strategy for accomplishing this would
be to establish which of the following
policies? |
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A. Open the school library one evening
a week for families to borrow
books. |
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12. Which of the following strategies is
most likely to be effective in gaining
administrative support for a school
library’s budget proposal? |
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A. Relate requested expenditures
to curriculum objectives and the
school philosophy. |
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13. Which of the following best describes the
main reason for a school library program
to formulate a mission statement? |
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D. to promote understanding of
program objectives among both
library personnel and members
of the learning community |
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14. In a middle school, reminders about
overdue books are routinely sent to
students’ homeroom teachers, who then
pass along each reminder to the appropriate
student. A librarian who is new to
the school is concerned about the system’s
failure to protect students’ privacy. The
librarian can best remedy the situation by
using which of the following procedures? |
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C. Fold and staple overdue notices so
that the student’s name is visible but
information about the book is not. |
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15. Which of the following is a generally
accepted guideline concerning the use of
copyrighted computer software in a school
library? |
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D. A school’s ability to use software
programs on multiple computers
depends on the publisher’s licensing
agreement for each program. |
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16. A ninth-grade student asks the school
librarian for help finding information on
Martha Graham. Which of the following
would be the librarian’s best initial
response? |
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D. Interview the student briefly to
identify and clarify specific
information needs. |
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17. A high school librarian has earmarked
a portion of the acquisitions budget for
new recreational reading titles. Effective
methods for making appropriate selection
decisions in this area include: |
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C. providing a notebook at the circulation
desk in which students can
request specific authors, titles, or
topics. |
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18. Recently the public librarian informed a
high school librarian that when a particular
research topic has been assigned at
school, the first few students to arrive at
the public library typically check out all
the available materials, leaving nothing
for other students. The best action for the
school librarian to take to address this
situation would be to: |
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B. suggest to teachers that they
establish sign-up systems in their
classrooms to ensure equitable use
of resources among students. |
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Subscription databases are most likely to
be available to a school librarian in which
of the following formats? |
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20. A school librarian plans to create a printed
monthly newsletter for faculty and administrators
to call their attention to new
library acquisitions, interesting journal
articles, upcoming educational television
programs, and the like. Which of the
following features available in most
integrated software applications would
most facilitate this effort? |
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21. A school librarian wants to minimize the
potential for network disruption as a result
of electrical outages. The librarian can
best achieve this goal by installing which
of the following devices? |
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22. Services provided by the Texas Library
Connection can be expected to benefit the
school library program primarily by: |
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A. providing the library with electronic
full-text journals, newspapers, and
other informational databases. |
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23. A school librarian has installed virusprotection
software on network computers
that are used by members of the school
community for various purposes
(e.g., conducting Internet research,
printing homework assignments brought
to school on disk). The librarian can
best ensure that the computers will be
protected from new computer viruses by
using which of the following strategies? |
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D. Subscribe to the Internet-based
automatic update service that
is offered by the software’s
manufacturer. |
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24. A school librarian is helping a seventhgrade
science teacher plan a class activity
in which groups of students will research
a topic of interest and then create multimedia
presentations to present their
findings. During the planning process,
the teacher expresses concern that students
may focus so much attention on the design
of their products that they will lose sight
of the content. The librarian can best help
the teacher address this issue by recommending
use of which of the following
approaches? |
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C. Have students use a rubric that
includes content-related criteria
to develop and evaluate their own
products. |
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25. A school librarian is using wordprocessing
software to create an
information sheet for library users.
The librarian has taken a photograph
that she wants to insert into the information
sheet. She would also like to use
this same photograph in materials she
plans to create with the word-processing
software at a later date. The librarian can
accomplish the task most efficiently by
using which of the following techniques? |
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A. Scan the photograph into a
graphics program and save it
to the computer’s hard drive. |
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26. A school librarian is talking to a student
who is conducting online research for
a report on depletion of ozone in the
atmosphere. The student has found useful
information on the Web site of an environmental
group. The Web site uses data
from scientific studies to criticize government
policies and industrial practices that
it says contribute to the problem of ozone
depletion. The Web site includes links to
some of the studies cited and to the Web
sites of other environmental groups
concerned about this issue. The librarian
can best help the student ensure that his
report will be objective by guiding him to
take which of the following steps next in
his online research? |
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B. Search for other online resources
that are likely to present different
perspectives on the issue. |
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27. A school library is planning to provide
access to its online public access catalog
(OPAC) through ten computer stations
that will be placed in the reference area.
Which of the following is the most
appropriate method for connecting the
computers to the OPAC? |
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D. connecting the computers to the
OPAC and to one another using
a local area network (LAN) |
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A middle school librarian is beginning
an activity with a seventh-grade class.
Students will select a career, conduct
research about that career, and create a
brochure illustrating what they have
learned.
28. The librarian asks students to cite every
book or resource they looked at, even if it
was found not to be useful, as a record of
their search. Of the following, the major
benefit of this practice is to: |
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D. help the librarian gain insight into
students’ search strategies. |
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29. Several students in the class have trouble
beginning assignments independently.
The librarian’s best approach for helping
these students begin their research would
be to: |
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C. provide them with a procedure
to enable them to assume responsibility
for the research process. |
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30. Several students in the class wish to
explore science- and technology-related
careers. Which of the following would be
the best reference source for these students
as they begin their research? |
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| B. Occupational Outlook Handbook |
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A middle school librarian has decided
to request a substantial increase in funding
as compared to requests made in recent
years. The community’s school-age
population has increased significantly in
the past five years, and the size of the
school’s collection no longer meets state
standards. In addition, a large percentage
of the collection is outdated, having been
purchased during the 1970s and 1980s.
31. Which of the following strategies would
be the best first step in gaining support for
increased funding? |
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C. Develop a budget in cooperation
with the school principal and the
district library director, justifying
the request in terms of the current
status of the collection. |
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32. Given the information provided, the
library program’s print holdings can
be expected to exhibit the greatest
inadequacies in terms of which of the
following? |
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D. inclusion of titles reflecting cultural
diversity |
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33. Under the circumstances described, it
would be especially important for the
school librarian to: |
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A. initiate the process of designing a
long-term collection development
plan. |
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34. Which of the following best describes the
role of the district board of education in
regard to the school librarian’s selection of
print materials for the library program? |
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B. adopting an official policy that
includes selection guidelines |
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A school librarian new to a high school
wants to conduct a comprehensive
evaluation of the library program. The
librarian plans to look at a variety of
issues, such as the level of integration of
the library and classroom programs, the
degree to which the collection supports
the curriculum, the status of technological
resources, the faculty’s and administration’s
level of satisfaction with the
program, and the perceived role of the
school librarian.
35. One resource the librarian will be using
to guide this effort is the ALA’s Information
Power: Building Partnerships for
Learning. This resource will be especially
useful for providing: |
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B. a philosophical and theoretical
framework for the development of
effective school library programs. |
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36. The librarian’s primary purpose for
conducting such an evaluation should
be to: |
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D. establish a set of long- and shortterm
goals consistent with the needs
and mission of the school. |
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37. In an effort of this nature, the librarian
should be aware that it is especially
important to: |
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B. motivate members of the school
community to become personally
involved in the process. |
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