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Ribault Media Center
A. PHILOSOPHY. The medial center at Jean Ribault Senior High School is a service-oriented learning center whose staff is dedicated to providing support to the total school program through the development of a broad collection materials and services reflective of and responsive to the curricular and extracurricular needs of the students, teachers, and programs at Ribault. 1. Develop and maintain a collection of print and non-print media supportive of the needs of teachers and students in working within the framework of the school’s curriculum and activities program. 2. Provide and maintain an equipment collection supportive of the curricular and extracurricular needs of the school. 3. Ensure that students develop effective techniques for accessing and critically appraising the usefulness of information. 4. Provide a body of supportive background information that will enable students to make intelligent decisions in their daily lives. 5. Encourage lifelong learning. 6. Assist in the improvement of teaching skills and practices through participating in the cooperative development of units of instruction and through encouraging inter and intra-departmental use of available resources. 7. Maintain a professional collection reflective of the broad scope of the curriculum and to assist teachers in keeping abreast of developments in their various fields of study. 8. Ensure equal access to an ever-increasing body of information in a wide variety of formats. 9. Incorporate new and emerging information technologies into the media center. 1. Media Center Hours. The media center is open daily from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm. When the activity buses are running, closing time is extended to 4:30pm. There are occasional times when it becomes necessary to open later in the morning or close earlier in the afternoon. Every effort is made to keep those times to a minimum and to give as much prior notice as possible when the normal schedule cannot be maintained. 2. Student Access. Up to five students may be sent to the media center any time during class with a media center pass from their classroom teacher. Students must enter the media center with the pass. Students do not need passes before school, or after school unless entering 3:35 pm, in which case they will need a pass from the teacher/activity sponsor releasing them. All students who wish to use the media center during their lunch must sign up for a pass before school begins. 3. Circulation. Non-reference books circulate for 2 weeks. Reference books, back issues of periodicals and audiovisual materials circulate overnight only and must be returned before first period the following school day. All materials may be renewed if there has not been a request for them. There is no limit on the number of materials a student may have checked out at one time as long as he/she has not overdue materials/fines. 4. Overdues. Student fines for overdue books are $.05 per book per school day. Fines for reference materials, periodicals and A-V materials are $.25 per item per school day. Any student with overdue materials or fines will not be permitted to check out anything else until his/her overdues are cleared. 5. Scheduling Class Use of the Media Center and Curriculum Development. Teachers should check with the media center staff to schedule class use of the media center. Teachers who plan units of research should consult with the Media Specialist who can assist by placing materials on reserve, locating needed materials through interlibrary loan using the Sun link database, and advising adequacy of materials available. The Media Specialist can also provide bibliographic instruction concerning of traditional print or electronic resource. 6. Equipment. Audio-visual equipment is available for checkout by faculty and staff. A separate reservation book is provided for television/VCR combination, VCR’s only, laser disc players, camcorders, and video projectors. Equipment should not be transferred to another teacher without checking it in properly. Overhead projectors and carts may be checked out for the entire year. 7. Responsibilities. The medial specialist’s duties are centered on administrative, technical and educational activities. The responsibilities of the media center are listed under School Organization and Administration. D. MEDIA CENTER SERVICES1. Planning/Instructiona. Many vital research skills can be introduced/reinforced through course-related research assignments. Teachers should consult with the media specialists when beginning to plan for any assignment which involves/requires student research. The media specialists welcome the opportunity to assist and can suggest materials, tips and tactics to assure that students develop the skills needed to complete your assignments.b. The first of each semester teachers will receive a “Topics to be Covered this Semester” form. This is the Media Center’s way of keeping in touch with what is going on in classrooms in an effort to provide materials to support the instructional program. This form should be filled in as briefly or in as much detail as desired. Note any topics for which additional information/resources are needed. Even if there is not a need for additional instructional resources for a topic, these forms will provide documentation to support purchase requests for books and materials reflective of instructional objectives and student research/assignment needs in all areas of the curriculum.2. Reserve Materials. Upon teacher request, any library materials may be placed on non-circulating or overnight reserve. Materials may also be pulled in a classroom to assist with a unit of instruction. 3. Bibliographies. The media center staff will prepare specific subject area bibliographies upon request as an aid in planning/instruction. 4. Checkouts, Storage and Repair of Instructional Equipment/Materials a. Instructional equipment is stored in the Media Center where it may be checked out at any time. Media Center staff will be happy to provide instruction in proper equipment operation. Please request equipment as far in advance of the date needed as possible to assure availability. Teachers are responsible for the equipment checked out to them. b. Any equipment that is removed form the school grounds must be signed out in the property control book located in the media center office. c. The media center staff will provide assistance when there is a problem with the operation of instructional equipment and will handle all repairs. 1. Instructional Television Media One. Programming from all of these sources is available for classroom use via the closed circuit system or videotape hookups in individual classrooms. Guides for ITV programs are available in the Learning Center. Guides for Cable in the Classroom are distributed to teachers monthly. Requests for taping of programs and use of video equipment should be submitted to the Media Center Staff. 2. Interlibrary Loan. The library collections of many Duval County schools are included in Stanton’s electronic card catalog. Materials located in school libraries throughout the district are available for circulation through interlibrary loan. Request forms are available in the Media Center. As a member of Florida’s statewide SUNLINK database, Ribault also has interlibrary loan privileges with a number of additional school libraries throughout the state. The holdings of these libraries are accessible via the SUNLINLK CD-ROM in the Media Center. 3. Video/Laserdisc Catalogs. Subject areas lists of Ribault’s videocassettes and laserdiscs are available in the Media Center. Each teacher should have a copy of the list for his/her subject area. 4. Teacher Copy Machine. The teacher copy machine is located in the Media Center Workroom. This machine may be used by teachers only for up to 250 copies per month. Requests for 251 or more copies should be submitted to the copy room for duplication. Students should not be sent to the Media Center with requests for teacher copying. 5. Lamination and Poster Machine. Lamination of instructional materials is done daily. Teachers should mark all items with their names and room number. Discarded magazines, newspapers, and catalogs are kept for school related projects. An Ellison machine is available for faculty use.
The combined efforts of media specialists, faculty, administration, students, parents and community are relied upon to assure the continued development of a quality, balanced collection of materials and equipment required for meeting the needs of the teachers and students at Ribault. Recommendations for purchase/upgrading are always welcome. The full collection development policy is available for review in the Media Center. G. COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES1. Fair Use: Generally, the following considerations are applied to all copyright materials when deciding whether fair use applies:a. The purpose and character of the use-whether it is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational (instructional) purposes.b. The nature of the copyrighted work (i.e. original, creative works and those designed for entertainment are less likely to qualify than textbooks, factual materials and compilations designed for research or reference.)c. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. (In general, duplication of an entire work, or crucial portions of a work, will not qualify for fair use.)d. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work- whether the use will diminish the demand for the work and/or reduce future sales or profits for the copyright holder.2. Face-to-face Teaching Exemption a. The exemption applies to pre-recorded materials in instances when a user has not acquired a public performance license. (Use of video materials in schools constitutes a public performance.) b. Generally, tapes and discs purchased from educational vendors by teachers or schools include public performance rights in the price. Tapes and discs purchased or rented from home video outlets and discount/department stores generally DO NOT include the rights of public performance. These materials usually bear the “FOR HOME USE ONLY WARNING. 3. Conditions for use. To use the materials, without first obtaining public performance rights, all five of the following conditions must be met. a. The use must take place in the course of a fact-to-face teaching activity. The teacher must be able to illustrate how the program assists in attaining instructional objective(s). b. The material must be presented by a teacher or pupil, (in the course of instruction). c. The use must take place in a classroom or a setting devoted to systematic instruction. Libraries, auditoriums, cafeterias do not apply unless used as classrooms. d. The copy must be lawfully made, (or recorded off-air) 1. The program may NOT be used for recreational, reward or entertainment purposes. 4. Video Copyright “Quick Reference”a. General Guidelines for Use Without Permissioni. All educational exemptions must apply.ii. Materials must be legally obtained.iii. Purchased or leased by schools, teachers or parentsiv. Rented by individual teacher from home video outletsv. Materials may not be copiedvi. No charge may be applied to viewing or use.vii. Materials may not be edited, altered or incorporated into other formats or materials.viii. Use of materials cannot reduce profits of copyright owners.ix. The copyright owner’s name must appear on materials used.
i. Those OWNED by schools, teachers or parents. ii. Those PRODUCED by schools. iii. Those LICENSED by the state or school district. iv. Those RECORDED off-air following “Kastenmeier Guidelines.” v. Those RENTED or BORROWED by individual teachers. vi. Those PERMITTED in writing by the copyright holder.
i. Those OWNED by schools. ii. Those PRODUCED by schools. iii. Those LICENSED by the state or school district. iv. Those PERMITTED in writing by the copyright holder.
i. Those OWNED by schools with written agreement. ii. Those PRODUCED by schools. iii. Those LICENSED by the state or school district. iv. Those PERMITTED in writing by the copyright holder, including Channel One or Cable in the Classroom. e. All materials should be previewed prior to the use with students! Detailed copyright guidelines are available in the Media Center.
1. In compliance with the Duval County School Board policy (Section 8-44), the secondary materials listed below have been re-evaluated and recommendations made as noted. Prior to assigning or showing items where parental permission is indicated, teachers must send a written statement to parents indicating that the book/video includes material, which may be offensive or questionable, and giving them the opportunity to refuse permission. If permission is not granted by the parent, that student must be given an alternate assignment. 2. Any other instructional materials which could be identified as “questionable” or “inappropriate,” i.e., materials which contain nudity, vulgarity, sensitive topics, etc., should not be used without first obtaining administrative approval and then sending parents a similar written notice and opportunity to refuse permission. Always preview/read what you plan to use/assign. When in doubt about appropriateness, seek administrative approval. 3. Books which have been judged to fall within the Duval County School Board policy (Section 8-44) |
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Principal: Dr. James Young Phone: (904) 924-3092 Fax: (904) 924-3154 Address: 3701 Winton Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32208 |
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