School Library Media Center

The School Library Media Center Certificate is designed to prepare students with the skills and knowledge needed to run a school library media center. Students with little or no experience working in libraries will gain a valuable understanding of common job requirements for work in school library media centers. Students who are currently employed in school libraries will gain an improved understanding of their jobs and potentially increase their employment opportunities.

The department anticipates 25 completers at the end of the second year of offering this new certificate.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

·        manage a school library media center.

·        describe the skills and personal qualities that make an effective library paraprofessional.

·        describe the philosophical and legal foundations of libraries and the history, mission, roles, and organization of various types of libraries and networks.

·        describe the processes required for acquiring and maintaining a library collection.

·        identify the most appropriate methods for providing library services to a diverse clientele.

·        understand the history of the Internet, how it functions,ethical issues relating to it, and how to use informational resources on the Internet to do research.

·        select, use, and maintain appropriate equipment for library functions and services; perform basic troubleshooting.