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Independent School Libraries: a snapshot. North Carolina Association of Independent Schools Teacher Conference: Teaching Today’s Child November 10, 2006 Charlotte, NC. Ernie J. Cox Media Specialist St. Timothy’s School Raleigh, NC. Independent School Library Associations.
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Independent School Libraries:a snapshot North Carolina Association of Independent Schools Teacher Conference: Teaching Today’s Child November 10, 2006 Charlotte, NC Ernie J. Cox Media Specialist St. Timothy’s School Raleigh, NC
Independent School Library Associations • NCAIS (librarian list serve) • Association of Independent School Librarians http://www.aislnews.org/about.htm • Independent Schools Section (ISS) of the American Assc. of School Librarians
Independent Schools Section 800 members nationwide (looking for more)
Independent Schools Section Resources: • List serve • Publications • Data Committee
Snapshot Data Committee conducted an online survey during the 2004-2005 school year of all ISS libraries. 420 Valid responses
Snapshot: location • School location: California 11.00% Texas 10.00% Massachusetts 8.00% New York 7.00% Connecticut 6.00% Washington 5.00% Ohio 4.00% Virginia 4.00% Maryland 4.00% Florida 4.00% Others 37.00%
Snapshot: Staffing Number of students per one professional staff
Snapshot: Staffing Ratio of students per all library staff
Computer Access Workstations or laptops in Media Center
Computer Access Wireless access
Computer Access Remote Database Access
Web Presence Does the Media Center have a webpage?
OPAC Automated Catalogs
OPAC Accessible Remotely
Future Work • Cross tabulation • Future Surveys by AASL
Independent School Libraries:a snapshot North Carolina Association of Independent Schools Teacher Conference: Teaching Today’s Child November 10, 2006 Charlotte, NC Ernie J. Cox Media Specialist St. Timothy’s School Raleigh, NC