Curriculum Materials Center
Livingston Lord Library
Minnesota State University Moorhead
3-Year
Plan
March 22, 2002
Plan Introduction/CMC Mission:
The Curriculum Materials Center at MSUM supports the
mission of the Library and the University, as well as the Conceptual Framework
of the Education Unit.
The Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) is essential to the
instructional and research needs of students and faculty in programs preparing
teachers for PreK-12 schools.The
CMC houses educational resources that provide curriculum and instructional
experiences for PreK-12 students.These
materials are used by educators to develop curricula and lesson plans and may
also be used in actual instructional situations.The materials also provide information for those doing
research.The CMC users are teacher
education students and faculty, as well as PreK-12 educators, other University
students, and community members.The
Curriculum Librarian provides specialized services for the Center, including
reference service, readers’ advisory services, and classroom instruction.This instruction includes information about the CMC and its materials, as
well as other education-related resources, such as journals and Internet
sources.The Curriculum Librarian
also provides more specialized instruction on educational topics, such as
censorship, reading aloud, book talking, and various aspects of children’s
literature.
The “Guidelines for Curriculum Materials Centers” now in draft form from the Association of College and Research Libraries will be used to provide standards and guidelines for the Center.
Goals for CMC Instruction/Reference:
·Place handouts used for Library instruction on the CMC web page.
·Update the bibliographies, indexes, and other specialized information available from the “CMC Guides” section of the web page.
·Create a new bibliography for the CMC web site on the resources in the CMC Reference collection.
·Create a “PFY guide to research” for senior Elementary Education majors.
·Update the CMC web pages, adding sites helpful for lesson planning and curricular development.
·Once a semester, send out memos to teacher education faculty promoting educational materials in the CMC/Library and offering Library instruction opportunities.
·Offer workshops as part of the series of workshops Brittney Goodman organizes each semester on CMC reference tools, educational databases, and/or web sites.
·Provide a sample of CMC reference statistics to the Library
faculty on an annual basis.
Goals for CMC and Related Collections:
·In the memos mentioned above, encourage teacher education faculty
to make recommendations for materials to be added to the CMC and Library general
collection in their areas of expertise.
·Select new materials for the CMC, paying particular attention to
the following areas
oHealth-related materials
oMaterials reflecting ethnic and global diversity, including
Spanish language and bilingual children’s books
·Collect data on textbooks used in local school districts.Update the CMC textbook collection based on this data.
·Conduct a fill rate survey of CMC users to determine the degree to
which users are able to get the materials they want during a visit. This measure
gives an indication of how well the collection meets the needs of users.Add new materials to the collection based on survey results.
·Weed the CMC collections based on the CMC weeding plan.
·Review the children’s magazines in consultation with the Teacher
Education Faculty and make recommendations for cancellations, new titles, and
titles and issues to be weeded.
·Add “teaching activity materials” as a new collection for the
CMC.This would include
professional teaching materials that provide ideas and activities for lesson
planning and curricular development.
·Explore with Jean Kramer the feasibility of adding catalog records
for KCDL items to PALS.
Goals for CMC Equipment:
·Provide appropriate equipment for all the types of non-print media
available in the CMC collections.
·Provide a list/description of equipment available in the CMC on
the web page for easy access by librarians and users.
Goals for CMC Facilities
·Create a “teacher education” lounge area in the current lounge
area just outside of the CMC.This
would be used for lounge furniture, book exhibits, and displaying current issues
of children’s magazines and a selection of teacher education journals.
·Identify and space and shelving needed for the “teaching
activity” book collection mentioned above.
·Keep the Director informed about the persistent problems with
leakage, water damage, and mold.
Goals for CMC Outreach
·Each year create a summer reading list of children’s and young
adult books for teacher education majors.
·Organize a “read aloud” service for a local elementary school.