A New Media Center..

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A New Media Center..

• Now What?????

Jennifer Harrison, Maiden High SchoolKaren
Harris, Maiden Middle SchoolRebecca Wyant,
Tuttle Elementary School
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• Moving an Existing Media Center

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Plan Prepare for the Move
At the beginning of the final academic year in
your current media center

• Inform faculty of Media Center Closing Date
  (allow at least 4 weeks to pack)
• Enter closing date into computer as due date for
  all materials

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WEED, WEED WEED SOME MORE

• Dont waste your time and energy packing books
  and items that havent been used in ages.
• You will not want to fill your new media center
  with old books.
• If you are wiping off a layer of dust to pack it,
  toss it out!

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Your shelf list is your friend

• Before packing print out a shelf list for each
  section
• Make sure books are in order before packing
• When you start unpacking you will be thankful
  that your books are already in order!

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Try to get free stuff

• Ask your book vendors for boxes, packing
  materials, etc.
• Most of the time they are willing to help
• If they say yes, youve saved lots of money you
  can use towards decorating your new space.

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MISSION ORGANIZATION

• The more organized you are now, the less work
  when
• you move into your new space

• Label boxes with colored signs for each
  area -Fiction -Non-Fiction
• -Professional -Reference
• -Videos -Office supplies
• -Equipment -Magazines
• Include Call or items included on each boxs
  label
• Keep inventory log of all boxes

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Fiction
Call _________
Maiden High
Box ________
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RELAX!!

• Dont worry
• about books
• turned in late.
• Create a Misc. box (or two or three) to pack
  items that come in late
• Dont stress!

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UNPACKING

• Ask your friendly book representatives for help
• Before shelving books, count number of
  bookshelves to number of boxes

• (Example 90 boxes of Fiction Books 80
  shelves a little more than 1 box per
  shelf)
• Line up boxes in order in front of shelves.

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Your New Space

• Shelve books
• Create labels for shelves and general signage for
  the media center
• Change software license
• Change address with companies to whom you place
  orders

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A Brand New Media Center
A Brand New Media Center
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Begin Placing Orders Early

• Be in charge of all the ordering if possible
• Order extra barcodes, labels and cataloging
  materials
• Get LOTS of label protectors

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Processing for Books is a MUST

• Order all books to come processed shelf ready
• Push vendors to include free processing
• Ask vendors to send a preview of a book to ensure
  proper processing specs

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Order materials

• Purchase necessary equipment (laminators, carts,
  overheads, etc.)
• Order stamps with school name
• Purchase décor signage to create a welcoming
  environment

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A Note about Accelerated Reader

• Order AR Tests with books
• Anticipate spending lots of time on AR
• AR processing can be a long process

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Stay Positive

• Lobby for extra pay during the summer
• Start packing little things early to get ahead

• Anticipate having to unpack a few boxes
• now right after you seal them up )
• Set up shipping dates with vendors
• Stamp barcode books ASAP so that you dont
  get behind and overwhelmed

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The New Maiden High Media Center The early stages
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Get as much help as possible!
Boxes, Boxes Everywhere
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Dream Big!
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Tuttle Elementary Media Center
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Presentation Location

• http//www.catawba.k12.nc.us/Pages/teacher_resourc
  es/Media/Files/NCSLMA20presentation.ppt

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Questions?