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Library Report April 15May 15, 2012 Submitted by Linda Behen, LibraryMedia Specialist Library Administration: Overdue & Fine notices o None sent out due to sever failure Updates to Library webpages & wiki: adding tutorials, the Mercy Library Daily, and embedded social media. Book and video ordering from Amazon for English Department PLCH books reserved at Green Township Branch for One Community Title: students will check books out directly from the branch Book displays Library Information Display (updated daily & weekly) Addition of 3 Kindles (one has not been returned and due to the crash of the server; we don’t know who has it) and ebooks have been popular. The 2 Kindles are constantly checked out to students. Offered an amnesty week for overdue books and fines Purchase of Follett ebooks for the library collection through Auxillary Services—will be available on mobile devices (ipads, laptops, etc.) Purchase of 6 digital Gale Cengage’s reference titles (that update same print titles on shelves) Professional Development Activities o SWON TECH News Webcast o SWON Board mtg—4/16/12 o CCD (Cincinnati Country Day) Accreditation team visit, April 22, 23, 24, 2012 SWON School Libraries Interest Group and Membership Meeting—May 9, 2012 Faculty Meeting, May 9 before school WebinarMay 2012—Do We Need Books in K12 School Libraries? Visit to the New Tech School in Indianapolis, May 3, 2011 Instruction/Students/Collaboration with Teachers Classes/8 classes scheduled Library space 2 Classes scheduled for Research & media instruction—Instruction: Religion 2 new pathfinders created: Spanish Diacritical Markings Study of Marian Art Help 3 Freshmen with Religion test (text to speech feature) May 11, 2012 One to one student help; new presentation media toolsongoing

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Library  Report  April  15-­May  15,  2012  Submitted  by  Linda  Behen,  Library-­Media  Specialist    Library  Administration:  

• Overdue  &  Fine  notices    o None  sent  out  due  to  sever  failure  

• Updates  to  Library  webpages  &  wiki:  adding  tutorials,  the  Mercy  Library  Daily,  and  embedded  social  media.  

• Book  and  video  ordering  from  Amazon  for  English  Department  • PLCH  books  reserved  at  Green  Township  Branch  for  One  Community  

Title:  students  will  check  books  out  directly  from  the  branch  • Book  displays  • Library  Information  Display  (updated  daily  &  weekly)  • Addition  of  3  Kindles  (one  has  not  been  returned  and  due  to  the  crash  

of  the  server;  we  don’t  know  who  has  it)  and  ebooks  have  been  popular.  The  2  Kindles  are  constantly  checked  out  to  students.  

• Offered  an  amnesty  week  for  overdue  books  and  fines  • Purchase  of  Follett  ebooks  for  the  library  collection  through  Auxillary  

Services—will  be  available  on  mobile  devices  (ipads,  laptops,  etc.)  • Purchase  of  6  digital  Gale  Cengage’s  reference  titles  (that  update  same  

print  titles  on  shelves)    

 Professional  Development  Activities  o SWON  TECH  News  Webcast    o SWON  Board  mtg—4/16/12  o CCD  (Cincinnati  Country  Day)  Accreditation  team  visit,  April  22,  

23,  24,  2012  • SWON  School  Libraries  Interest  Group  and  Membership  

Meeting—May  9,  2012  • Faculty  Meeting,  May  9  before  school  • Webinar-­-­May  2012—Do  We  Need  Books  in  K-­12  School  

Libraries?    • Visit  to  the  New  Tech  School  in  Indianapolis,  May  3,  2011  

 Instruction/Students/Collaboration  with  Teachers  

• Classes/8  classes  scheduled  Library  space  • 2  Classes  scheduled  for  Research  &  media  instruction—Instruction:  

Religion    • 2  new  pathfinders  created:  

• Spanish Diacritical Markings • Study of Marian Art

• Help  3  Freshmen  with  Religion  test  (text  to  speech  feature)  May  11,  2012  

• One  to  one  student  help;  new  presentation  media  tools-­-­ongoing    

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Reference/Info  Help  • Ongoing  with  students  and  teachers  (one  to  one)  

o Help  with  Fresh  Poetry  Project,  Honors  American  Lit  &  Honors  Senior  Lit  Project,  Anthropology  research  

o Helping  students  discover  and  use  new  presentation  tools  such  as  Knovio,  Prezi,  Screencast  O  Matic,  etc.  

 Meetings  &  Participation  

• Tech  Tips  &  Tricks  for  iPads  and  iPods  with  Amanda  Huening,  April  17  3-­3:45  

• Faculty  Meeting,  April  18  • iPad  Training  for  Fresh  teachers,  April  20  and  April  27,  2012  • Academic  Council,  May  2,  2012  • Detention-­-­  student  service  in  the  Library  • Student  worker—Megan  Johnson—1  hr.  45  min.  weekly-­ongoing    

 Statistics  

• Library  materials  checked  out  to  date—no  longer  have  record  due  to  server  failure  

• Library  materials  checked  out  this  month—no  longer  have  record  due  to  server  failure    

 Projects  Current:  

• Conversion  of  library  management  program  to  Infohio’s  Sirsi  Dynix  o Waiting  for  new  Sirsi  Dynix  database  to  be  completed  o Message  from  Karen  Coy,  Infohio,  5/11:  should  be  within  week  or  

two  • Shifting  of  books  completed  and  a  double  section  of  shelving  

dismantled  and  removed  • Four  new  lounge  chairs  and  ottoman  have  been  added  • Shifting  &  collection  maintenance  –  ongoing  with  student  worker  • Faculty/staff  Book  Discussion—5/1-­-­  The  Submission  book  discussion  at  

Panera’s  • Margaret  Rieger’s  World  Book  Night  book  giveaway—4/26  during  

homeroom  completed.  20  students  won  copies.    

Looking  Forward:  • Conversion  to  Sirsi  Dynix  

o Relabeling  of  materials  o Importing  patrons  

• End  of  year  shut  down  • End  of  Year  Final  Report  • Service  Trip  to  Appalachia  • Consider  moving  to  LibGuides  for  Library  Research  Pathfinders  

for  2012-­2013  year  and  beyond  http://springshare.com/libguides/    

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• Sirsi  Dynix  training  at  HCCA,  August  6-­10,  2012  • iPad  training  for  Freshmen,  August,  2012