Partners in Education October 2003

Partners in Education

October 2003-2004

The Fayette County
Media Services and School Libraries Newsletter

OCTOBER NEWS
Processing NEWS Media Services, KET and Insight Baker and Taylor School Select Website New TITLEWISE for Collection Analysis
To be sent by Courier

Partners in Education
October 2003-2004

Cataloging Pointers

Follett Tips

Programming Suggestions

School Spotlight

Professional Growth

TRC & WebMax

Processing News
* As of September 29th, the Media Technicians have processed 9210 books and 638 AV items for our school libraries.

Media Services, KET and Insight
     * Your Insight Boxes should all be working now so that you are set to tape any block feeds from KET3.
        If you miss the taping, Media Services has instituted a safety net for you to still get 1 duplicate per program per school upon request.
     * The KET tape duplication service should speed up now that we have the following equipment and tapes in place:
         -- Dual Deck VCR - used to duplicate tapes in VHS to VHS format or to tape new masters in VHS format
         -- Dual Deck DVD-VCR - used to tape new masters in VHS format
         -- S-VHS to VHS rig to duplicate S-VHS master tapes from Channel 13 into VHS format so that you can play. Can duplicate VHS to VHS as well.

Baker and Taylor School Select
* The Baker and Taylor website has improved over the past school year to be more user friendly. At Baker and Taylor's School Select, users can do a quick or detailed search by title, keyword, etc. It provides you with a print out of your order with the Fayette County Bid discounts. Other features include an AR search component and various E-Lists. In the future they are planning to add a Kentucky Bluegrass Awards lists as well as the State Curriculum Standards. You will need an account to access this program and can register at http://www.btol.com/shoponline.cfm. If you have any questions about the web site, contact Mary Lou.

Follett Titlewave offers TITLEWISE
* Take note of the updates to Follett's Titlewave website. At the login to the site, notice the new feature called TITLEWISE.

Interesting in doing a collection analysis? - Ask a Library Resource Specialist to help you

TitleWise offers you:

The quickest, easiest & most comprehensive collection analysis service available
Easy identification of the strengths & weaknesses of your school and district collections
Ability to view and/or print reports, graphs & charts that help you key in on areas of your collection that need improvement
Integrated access to TITLEWAVE to find titles that address your collection’s needs

Additional information to arrive via Courier listed below
     * Baker and Taylor Catalog - October 2003
     * This month’s lesson plan and bibliography is Apples and Oranges Ones. A math concepts lesson plan for grades K-5.
     * Elementary only: A brochure from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association explaining a supplemental curriculum for Central Kentucky elementary students. Several copies of the curriculum have been given out to a few teachers, only to find out that the entire school community is not aware of its existence. Consequently, KTA is planning on giving them to the elementary LMSs so they can be added to the library holdings. Julie Klier will be at the October LAPS meeting to share information and field questions about the curriculum.