21st Century Media Center Handbook

The big idea is to describe your most basic services in one useful format. Brochures may and handbooks should focus on one particular user group, because the product is meant to be taken away and kept by individuals, or easily accessed by the public. We hope that across the class, different types of projects will be produced that can be shared, giving each student a toolkit of templates for adaptation on the job.

Task
Assemble your team and choose a focus. Intend to create a descriptive document targeted at a specific school if possible, or at least a specific level of school.

Search the web for examples; see what your local library or media center has to offer on your next visit. Most libraries should have public relations documents of some kind.

Construct your document, including components in the list below, to the specifications indicated in the Rubric. As you certainly will in the real world, if other elements belong in your project that are not required, consider including those. For example, it would be very useful to include a page of links if you're making a Web Site. Use your common sense in considering the scope of your project, while at the same time keeping the size manageable and concise.

Rubric

Criterion	Value	Your assessment	MAF's assessment
Includes all components: []Mission statement []Contact information []Hours of operation []Personnel: names, contact info []Location within school []Circulation policy for audience group (how many books? how long?) []Services for audience group []Mini-map of media center []Attractive elements []Rubric, filled out by group Components are complete and match their commonly-understood definitions.	9	.	.
Reflects IP principles: []open access []open throughout the school day []link to student achievement []adequate staffing []no other blatant contradictions (If you know there is a problem here, explain it to me in a brief memo)	2	.	.
Project has the potential to serve as a successful service promoter and should draw users into the media center, motivating them to use it.	1	.	.
Project has a friendly, welcoming tone.	1	.	.
Mission statement is a maximum of one sentence.	1	.	.
Mechanics: []evidence of peer review (signed draft or any other indication) []error-free (grammar, spelling) []attractive and professional formatting []technology properly applied	1	.	.

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