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Collection Development Plan

     Lindsey LaBarge

        ITEC 7134

       Dr. Repman

      March 6, 2009
Jackson County Comprehensive High School Site Description

       In this collection development plan, the section about nations and continents in Jackson County Comprehensive High School’s media

center will be evaluated. JCCHS is one of three high schools in the county. It is located in Jefferson, Georgia which is fairly in the center of

the county. The other two high schools are Jefferson, which is the city school, and EJCHS, which serves the students in the eastern section of

the county. The school was not built too long ago. It is newer than the city school, but much older than EJCHS. There has been some dispute

within the county about EJCHS having nicer amenities than JCCHS, but that cannot e helped because EJCHS is only two years old and

JCCHS is over ten years old. Each classroom has at least one computer. There are seven computer labs in the school, not including the media

center. Each teacher has a laptop that is issued to them at the beginning of each school year. The mascot of JCCHS is the panther. The school

colors are red and black.

                                                                  JCCHS Staff

       As of right now, there are 83 certified employees and 42 non-certified employees. There will be much less next year because our

school district has to tighten its belt because of the lack of money. A majority of the certified staff have more than 5 years experience and

many have more than 10 years of experience. Most have been working at this school their entire career. Many have Master’s degrees and 5

have Doctorate degrees. The certified staff includes one principal, three assistant principals, two media specialists, three resource teachers,

eight English teachers, ten math teachers, nine science teachers, twelve social studies teachers, one art teacher, two band directors, one chorus

teacher, one drama teacher, four agriculture teachers, three business education teachers, two family and consumer sciences teacher, one

information technology teacher, three JROTC instructors, two health occupations teachers, one video broadcasting teacher, one youth

apprenticeship teacher, one driver’s education teacher, six physical education teacher, one graduation coach, one ESOL teacher, and one AP
coordinator. The non-certified staff includes three counselors, two instructional technologists, nine cafeteria workers, seven custodians, three

secretaries, and eighteen paraprofessionals.

                                                            JCCHS Student Analysis

       JCCHS’s current student enrollment is 875. Out of these 875 students, 390 are male and 485 are female. There are 23 African-

American students, 124 Asian/Pacific Islander students, 231 students are Hispanic and the rest are Caucasian. There are 308 students

completing the college prep diploma, 493 students completing the dual seal diploma and the rest are completing the tech seal diploma. There

are six classes that are being evaluated for this plan. Two classes are Advanced Placement, two are advanced and two are regular education.

Within these classes there are 24 Advanced Placement students, 41 advanced students and 58 regular education students. All but four of these

students are at or above their grade reading level. There are 48 tactile learners, 9 auditory learners, 15 visual learners and 51 kinesthetic

learners within these six classes.

                                                              JCCHS Media Center

       JCCHS’s media center is in the very front of the building next to the offices. It is small, but well organized. There is the main room

where all of the books and computers are kept. There are three offices. One of the offices is for one of the media specialists and the media

center paraprofessional. The other office is for the other media specialist and all of the videos. The last office is for the resource officer. The

last room in the media center is for all of the audio visual equipment and the laminator. In the main room there are twenty computers that the

students can use to work on the Internet and print materials. Two of these computers are connected to scanners. There is usually a line for the

two computers with scanners attached. There are also two computers for the media specialists. One is a Mac and the other is a Dell. The

paraprofessional also has a computer that she uses to check-in and check-out books.
In the back room where all the audio visual equipment is kept, there is a cart for MediaCast which is used for digitizing all of the

DVDs and VHS tapes that our school district contains. Back in the main room, the books are organized according to the Dewey Decimal

System. The fiction books cover the exterior wall and the reference books are in the center of the room. In the back corner there are shelves

that hold all of the nonfiction books. The media specialists keep all of the high demand books up front with waiting lists. Next to the reference

section, there are periodicals. The media center receives 17 periodicals monthly. There are very few months that there are periodicals left at

the end because the students steal them.

        From looking through the media center at the available books and videos, the area that is lacking the most is the area of resources

about international countries. There are very few resources and the resources that we do have are old and irrelevant. There are only 66

resources in the media center that deal directly with the standards listed below. Here is a list of these resources.

Title                                          Author                                          Published Date
Africa Shaped by the Past                      Jean Meltzer                                    2004 (video)
Africa                                         David Wiley                                     1984
Africa Facts & Figures                         William Mark Habeeb                             2005
Africa and the Origin of Humans                                                                1992
Africa Today                                   Paul F. Griffin                                 1979
African Religion                               Aloysius Muzzanganda Lugira                     1999
East Africa                                    Cynthia Jenson-Elliot                           2002
The Kingdoms of Africa                         Peter Garlake                                   1990
Africa’s Glorious Legacy                                                                       1994
Things Fall Apart                              Chinua Achebe                                   1992
North Africa                                   Mario Rossi                                     1974
The Exploration of Africa: from Cairo to       Anne Hugon                                      1993
the Cape
African Countries and Cultures                 Jane M. Hornburger                              1980
From Afar to Zulu: a dictionary of African     James Haskin                                    1995
cultures
Africans and their History                  Joseph E. Harris         1995
Black Kingdoms, Black People                Anthony Atmore           1979
AK                                          Peter Dickinson          1992
A History of the African People             Robert W. July           1970
South Africa                                Sheila Smith Noonan      2005
Women in the World of Africa                Joan Esherick            2005
The Crisis in South Africa                  Ieuan Griffiths          1989
Zimbawbwe, a Treasure of Africa             Al Stark                 1986
Nelson Mandela: the fight against the       Steven Otfinoski         1992
apartheid
African Folktales                           Roger D. Abrahams        1983
Uganda                                      Lauri Kubuitsile         2005
Burundi                                     Kristine brennan         2005
Ethiopia                                    Jim Corrigan             2005
The Asian World, 600-1500                   Roger V. Des Forges      2005
Southeast Asia                              Matthew Mestrovic        1976
Pakistan                                    Isobel Shaw              1996
Japan, Korea and Taiwan: History, Culture   Rudolph Schwartz         1981
and People
Islam                                       Matthew Gordon           2001
Kurdistan: Region under Seige               Kari Bodnarchuk          2000
HIV/AIDS                                    Consuelo M. Beck-Sague   2004
Thailand                                    John Hoskin              1988
Marco Polo                                  Keren Gefen              2002
South America                               Marion Sichel            1986
Aztec Inca and Maya                         Elizabeth baquedano      1993
Everyday Life of the Incas                  Ann Kendall              1973
Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incan       Richard Worth            2000
Empire in World History
La Ciudad de las bestias                    Isabel Allende           2003
Ecuador                                     Emilie U. Lepthien       1986
Monarchs in the Middle Ages                 Fiona MacDonald          2006
The Illustrated History of the world        J.M. Roberts             1999
Churches and religion in the middle ages    Dale Anderson            2006
The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages          Giovanni Caselli         1985
Prehistoric and ancient Europe                                                             1989
Early Europe: Mysteries in Stone                                                           1995
Europe at the Time of Greece and Rome                                                      1988
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe          Smauel L. Sharp
Life During the Crusades                     Earle Rice                                    1998
The Cold War                                 Jay Speakman                                  2001
Western Europe 1989                          Wayne C. Thompson                             1989
The Middle Ages                              Jeff Hay                                      2002
The Face of Europe                           Peter N. Stearns                              1979
Charlemagne                                  Susan Banfield                                1986
The Oxford Illustrated History of                                                          1988
Medieval Europe
Kingdoms of Europe                           Gene Gurney                                   1982
Victory in Europe                            Gerald Simons                                 1982
Lands and People (vol. 3) Europe
Lands and People (vol. 4) Europe
Feudalism and Village Life in the Middle     Mercedes Padrino Anderson                     2006
Ages
The Viking Explorers                         Rebecca Stefoff                               1993
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler            William L. Shirer                             1961
The Ancient Celts                            Patricia Calvert                              2005

                                                                 Standards

SSWG3 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary North

Africa/Southwest Asia.

1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on North Africa/Southwest Asia.

0b. Describe the major climates of North Africa/Southwest Asia and how they have affected the development of North Africa/Southwest

Asia.

2c. Analyze the impact natural resources, especially oil, have on North Africa/Southwest Asia.
3d. Analyze the impact of water supplies on the growth of population centers.

4e. Explain the impact of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the development of the region’s culture.

5f. Explain why this region contains areas on two different continents.

6g. Describe the major ethnic and cultural groups in North Africa/Southwest Asia; include major customs and traditions.

SSWG4 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Sub-Saharan

Africa.

1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa.

2b. Describe the major climates of Sub-Saharan Africa and how they have affected the development of Sub-Saharan Africa.

3c. Describe the pattern of population distribution in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa in relation to urbanization and modernization.

4d. Explain how Sub-Saharan Africa’s physical features have had an impact on the distribution of its population.

5e. Analyze how the migration of people such as the Bantu and Zulu has had an impact on the economic, cultural, and political aspects of

Sub-Saharan Africa.

6f. Analyze strengths and weaknesses in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa; include factors such as linguistic, tribal, and religious

diversity; literacy levels; and the colonial legacy.

7g. Describe the ethnic and religious groups in Sub-Saharan Africa; include major customs and traditions.

8h. Analyze the impact of drought and desertification on Sub-Saharan Africa.

SSWG5 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary South Asia,

Southeastern Asia, and Eastern Asia.
1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on the regions of Asia.

2b. Describe the major climates of each region and how they have affected each region’s development.

3c. Analyze the impact of the topography and climate on population distribution in the regions.

4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in the region and the effect of geography on their development and their major customs

and traditions.

5e. Analyze the impact of population growth in the region on both the region and on other regions of the world; include China, India, and

Japan.

6f. Explain the division of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan and the eventual creation of Bangladesh.

7g. Describe the Pacific Rim and its cultural, political, and economic significance.

SSWG6 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe.

1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Europe.

2b. Describe the major climates of Europe and how they have affected Europe.

3c. Analyze the importance of Europe’s coastal location, climatic characteristics, and river systems regarding population, economic

development, and world influence.

4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Europe and the influence of geography on those groups and their major customs and

traditions.

5e. Explain why Europe has a highly integrated network of highways, waterways, railroads, and airline linkages.

6f. Analyze the impact of geography on Russia in terms of population distribution, trade, and involvement in European affairs.
7g. Analyze the environmental issues associated with industrial and natural resource development in Europe, including Russia.

SSWG7 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Latin America.

1a. Explain why the region is known as Latin America; include cultural reasons.

2b. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Latin America.

3c. Describe the major climates of Latin America and how they have affected Latin America.

4d. Explain how geographic features and climatic patterns affect population distribution.

5e. Analyze the impact of natural disasters and political instability on economic activity in Latin America.

6f. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Latin America; include South America, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as

major customs and traditions.

7g. Analyze the impact of deforestation on Latin America and explain actions being taken.

8h. Explain how Latin American countries such as Brazil are developing their resources to compete in the global market and to improve

industrial productivity.

9i. Analyze the impact illegal drug production and trade have on Latin America.

SSWG9 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Oceania, including

Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on the region.

2b. Describe the major climates and their impact on the region.

3c. Analyze the impact isolation has had on the cultural and biological development of the region.
4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups; include major customs and traditions.

5e. Explain how the migration of diverse ethnic groups and available natural resources have affected the economic and political development.

6f. Explain why it was necessary for world governments involved in the exploration of Antarctica to develop and sign the Antarctic Treaty of

1961.

SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean

from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE.

1a. Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society, with

attention to Hammurabi’s law code.

2b. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.

3c. Explain the development of monotheism; include the concepts developed by the ancient Hebrews, and Zoroastrianism.

4d. Identify early trading networks and writing systems existent in the Eastern Mediterranean, including those of the Phoenicians.

5e. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.

SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE.

1a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Maurya Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the

emperor Ashoka.

2b. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism.

3c. Describe the development of Chinese civilization under the Zhou and Qin.
4d. Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese culture; include the examination system, the Mandate of Heaven, the status of peasants,

the status of merchants, and the patriarchal family, and explain diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.

SSWH3 The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700

BCE to 400 CE.

1a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.

2b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the diffusion of Greek culture

by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar.

3c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science.

4d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world.

5e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and 1500 CE.

1a. Explain the relationship of the Byzantine Empire to the Roman Empire.

2b. Describe the significance of Justinian’s law code, Theodora and the role of women, and Byzantine art and architecture.

3c. Analyze the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Byzantine Empire.

4d. Analyze the role of Constantinople as a trading and religious center.

5e. Explain the influence of the Byzantine Empire on Russia, with particular attention to its impact on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev.

6f. Define the role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism.

SSWH5 The student will trace the origins and expansion of the Islamic World between 600 CE and 1300 CE.
1a. Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire.

2b. Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade.

3c. Explain the reasons for the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

4d. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine (Ibn Sina) and geography (Ibn Battuta).

5e. Describe the impact of the Crusades on both the Islamic World and Europe.

6f. Analyze the impact of the expansion of the Mongol Empire; include the stabilization of trading networks from China to the Mediterranean

world.

7g. Analyze the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

SSWH6 The student will describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies before 1800.

1a. Identify the Bantu migration patterns and contribution to settled agriculture.

2b. Describe the development and decline of the Sudanic kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai); include the roles of Sundiata, and the pilgrimage

of Mansa Musa to Mecca.

3c. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities.

4d. Analyze the process of religious syncretism as a blending of traditional African beliefs with new ideas from Islam and Christianity.

SSWH7 The student will analyze European medieval society with regard to culture, politics, society, and economics.

1a. Explain the manorial system and feudalism; include the status of peasants and feudal monarchies and the importance of Charlemagne.

2b. Describe the political impact of Christianity; include Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV.

3c. Explain the role of the church in medieval society.
4d. Describe how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities.

SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America.

1a. Explain the rise and fall of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires.

2b. Compare the culture of the Americas; include government, economy, religion, and the arts of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas.

SSWH9 The student will analyze change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation.

1a. Explain the social, economic, and political changes that contributed to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli.

2b. Identify artistic and scientific achievements of Leonardo da Vinci, the “Renaissance man,” and Michelangelo.

3c. Explain the main characteristics of humanism; include the ideas of Petrarch, Dante, and Erasmus.

4d. Analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation; include the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin.

5e. Describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits.

6f. Describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

7g. Explain the importance of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press.

SSWH10 The student will analyze the impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

1a. Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors; include Zheng He, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James

Cook, and Samuel de Champlain.

2b. Define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact.

3c. Explain the role of improved technology in European exploration; include the astrolabe.
SSWH11 Students will investigate political and social changes in Japan and in China from the seventeenth century CE to mid-

nineteenth century CE.

1a. Describe the policies of the Tokugawa and Qing rulers; include Oda Nobunaga and Kangxi.

2b. Analyze the impact of population growth and its impact on the social structure.

SSWH12 The student will examine the origins and contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.

1a. Describe the geographical extent of the Ottoman Empire during the rule of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Safavid Empire during the

reign of Shah Abbas I, and the Mughal Empire during the reigns of Babur and Akbar.

2b. Explain the ways in which these Muslim empires influenced religion, law, and the arts in their parts of the world.

                                                      Collection Evaluation: Quanitative

       The 66 resources listed above that deal directly with the listed standards are a very small percentage of the resources in the media

center. This collection has not been added to for several years because of the lack of funds. In fact, there was no money this year, so not one

part of the collection was added to. Hopefully next year there will be enough money to at least add a few resources. The majority of the books

listed above have rarely been checked out. This year, the students are avoiding most of them because of the condition of the book. It seems

that if the book is much older than five years, the students ignore it. Most of the books in this section have taped and glued spines and covers.

The average condition of the resources is not good. One of the media specialists expressed extreme anger about not being able to replace

some of the older resources and get new resources for the students. She is not happy about not being able to place an order this year. She said

that she is asking the board office to let the media centers who were not able to place an order this year be first in line for the money next

year. Hopefully, that will help us boost the resources that are in the media center and help the students get the information that they need.
Collection Evaluation: Qualitative

       The media center at JCCHS is very user friendly. The books are listening tapes are easily accessed by the students. On each of the

computers available to the students there is the software necessary to locate books, access an online class and find your grades for any class

that you are taking or have taken. The media center computers all have Destiny, Infinite Campus and a drive that allows students to save

documents to the computers. The media center is designed well, except there is one corner called “the stacks” where students frequently go to

sleep because it is impossible to see them from anywhere else in the media center. There is actually no way to fix this besides taking the time

to frequently go back there to check for sleepers. Within the section of books that I listed above, there is only one that is written in another

language, that language is Spanish. We have a very large number of students that speak Spanish and are not comfortable with English. It

would be great if we had more sources in more than just English. We also have a large number of Hmong students. There needs to be some

building up of our multilingual collection. That would be very beneficial to a large number of our students.

                                                   Collection Evaluation: Titlewise Analysis

       According to the TitleWise Collection Analysis Overview, JCCHS has 20989 holdings. This means that there are 23.99 holdings per

student. The average age of the collection is from 1987. That means that the average age of the books in the media center is 22 years old. The

data integrity of the resources is 96.9%. The collection has a range of 9 books from the 1900’s decade to 3704 books in the 2000’s decade.

The collection is mostly over the age sensitive range. Systems data and computer programs are 100% over the acceptable age range. The

section of the collection that is the most age relevant is astronomy and allied sciences. That section is only 85.23% over the acceptable age

range. There should be some extensive weeding done, but that can only be done when there is money to also build up the collection after it is
weeded. The section of the collection that is shown in the section about the media center is less than .5% of the entire collection. That is not

enough at all. There is a huge lack of resources about the world. That is why I chose this topic.

                                               Collection Evaluation: Teacher Questionnaires

       I received responses from each of the three teachers that I interviewed for this evaluation. Each of these teachers are responsible for

teaching some if not all of the standards that are listed above. These teachers each have their own personal library that they house in their

classroom. They allow students to use their resources, but some of the things that they have mentioned that the media center lacks are things

such as recorded books that the students can listen to and videos that correspond with the curriculum. They also mentioned a lack of reference

materials. The lack of resources has not helped them in covering the standards that are applicable to their classes. Since most of the resources

that these teachers own are college texts or advanced reading, they suggested that some of the resources needed for the media center should be

at a lower reading level to help the students jump start research and understanding of the topics covered in their classes. This is especially

relevant to the regular education classes.

                                                                Classroom Data

       The teachers that I questioned were asked for some demographic information about their classes. They were also asked about their

students learning styles. The following chart contains the information that they supplied. The last thing that the teachers were asked was about

what is lacking in the media center that they could use to supplement their classes or would help the students with research.

Classes                              AP European History                  Advanced World History                Regular World History
Number of Students                   24                                   41                                    58
Male                                 12                                   17                                    38
Female                               12                                   24                                    20
Auditory Learners                    1                                    3                                     5
Visual Learners                      5                                    3                                     7
Kinesthetic Learners                 0                                     15                                   36
Tactile Learners                     18                                    20                                   10
Number of Hispanic Students          1                                     4                                    20
Number of Hmong Students             5                                     7                                    7

                                                      Activities Used to Teach Standards

       The following are some activities that could be used to teach the standards that are listed above:

Advanced Placement: Since this class is actually titled European History. The students will be given a topic such as France’s economy

during World War I. Then they will be asked to research and write a research paper that describes the country and situation that they have

been assigned. These papers must show detailed research and correct citations. The length of these research papers must be between 5 and 7

pages. The students will be able to choose their own topic with the permission of the instructor. If the topic is not appropriate, then they will

be assigned a topic by their instructor.

Advanced: The students will be placed into groups and assigned as specific countries and times. They will be asked to research and present a

PowerPoint or other form of a presentation program to the class. This will give the students authority in their class and will help them to claim

their knowledge. They will be asked to present for 15-20 minutes. Each group will contain three students. Each student will be responsible for

a different task. After the group presents, each student in the group will evaluate each of the other students. This will allow them to let the

teacher know if each student did equal work on the presentation.

Regular: The students will have a map quiz. They will be supplied with a blank map with the outlines of the countries, major rivers and

major lakes of Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and South America. They will be asked to fill in all of the countries, major rivers and major

lakes. Than they will be asked to write at least one major fact about each continent.
Reviews

       Most of the reviews that were written about the resources chosen for the order were favorable. There were a few that said that the

source was graphic and not for young children. These sources were about the AIDS epidemic in Africa. I believe that even though these

sources are graphic they are a necessary part of understanding the continent and people of Africa. Overall, the reviews available for the

sources chosen for the order are favorable and say that the source is great. That let me know that source would be a valuable addition to the

media center.

                                                               Consideration File

       The order that I feel would be beneficial to the students and faculty that have classes that cover the standards listed above follows.

There are printed books, ebooks and video resources. I only bought one book in another language because I felt that because the majority of

our student population speaks English fluently, there was not as much a need as I originally thought. I did buy the one resource though

because I also feel that students should be able to read in the language that they are the most comfortable with. Standing in the hallway during

class change, it is easy to hear at least three different languages. That is proof enough that there are many bilingual students who would be

served well by having a book in their language.

       Although the standards listed above, some of the books that I decided to purchase are for lower levels of education. The AP teacher

told me that one thing that would be beneficial for all of the students in AP, advanced and regular classes would be to buy some resources that

are at a lower level of reading. He said that those types of resources help to jumpstart the students understanding of a topic and their research.

So, some of the resources are intended for lower levels of education but are beneficial for high school students to begin learning about a topic.
Some of these sources are very expensive, but they will most likely be used as reference materials. There is one set of materials. This

set includes several books. It is also the most expensive item that I decided to buy.

                             Title                                       Author             Date       Reading Level         Price
Africa (A True Book Geography - Continents)                       Mel Friedman           2009          3-6                  5.90
Animal Geography. Africa                                          Joanne Mattern         2001          5.1                  15.95
The Changing geography of Africa and the Middle East              Routledge              2003          AD                   53.95
A is for Africa                                                   Ifeoma Onyefulu        1997          4.7                  10.76
Africa                                                            Yvonne Ayo             2000          8.3                  19.99
Africa                                                            Rob Bowden             2006          8.3                  25.50
Africa                                                            Charlotte Grieg        2003          7.3                  19.95
Africa                                                            Derek Hall             2008          7.4                  23.98
Africa                                                            Jocelyn Murray         2007          7.8                  34.96
Africa                                                            John Reader            2001          AD                   42.50
Africa                                                            Herb Ritts             1994          AD                   72.25
28 Stories of AIDS in Africa                                      Stephanie Nolan        2007          AD                   22.06
Africa                                                            Jamon’ Miller          2006          YA                   20.46
Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent 1769-1889        Christopher Hibbert    2002          AD                   16.10
Africa in the 21st Century [ebook]                                Ama Mazama             2007          AD                   110.00
Africa south of the Sahara [ebook]                                Joseph R. Oppong       2006          YA                   29.96
Ancient Africa: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Africa’s       Victoria Sherrow       2008          8.4                  30.12
Past
The Atlas of Changing South Africa [ebook]                        A.J. Christopher       2004          AD                   100.00
Black Death: AIDS in Africa                                       Susan S. Hunter        2003          AD                   29.95
Butabu:adobe architecture of West Africa                          James Morris           2004          AD                   42.50
Africa: People and Places [videorecording]                                               1997          YA                   59.95
Asia: 1600-1800 [videorecording]                                                         1985          YA                   160.92
Asia: the World of the East                                                                            YA                   69.12
Australia (Continents of the World)                                                      2006          3-6                  59.95
Australia/ New Zealand (Worldquest)                                                      2004          YA                   59.95
Australia (World Odysseys)                                                               2003          YA                   39.95
Brazil: Heart of South America                                                           1988          YA                   29.95
The great civilizations of South and Central America                                     1998          YA                   59.95
[videorecording]
Introducing South America [videorecording]                                         2005   YA    39.95
An Archaeology of Asia [ebook]                                                     2005   AD    88.95
Asia                                                           Olivier Fllmi       2008   AD    50.96
Central Asia: a global studies handbook                        Reuel R. Hanks      2005   AD    46.75
The Changing Geography of Asia                                                     1992   AD    70.00
Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific [ebook]                                    1998   AD    59.95
Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia [ebook]                             1992   AD    190.00
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: a journey from        Michael Wood        2001   AD    21.95
Greece to Asia
Maritime Southeast Asia to 1500                                Lynda Shaffer       1996   YA    27.95
Archaeology of Oceania Australia and the Pacific Island                            2006   AD    96.95
[ebook]
Oceania [ebook]                                                Charlotte Greig     2003   6.9   19.95
A Political Chronology of South-east Asia and Oceania                              2001   AD    260.00
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The Religions of Oceania [ebook]                               Tony Swain          1995   AD    34.95
Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life. Volume 3,                       1998   YA    129.96
Asia and Oceania
Culture and Customs of the Philippines                         Paul Rodell         2002   YA    62.59
The Philippines                                                Suzanne Lieurance   2004   7.3   18.95
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Volume VII, South America      G.K. Hall           1994   AD    162.96
The Explorers of South America                                 Edward J. Goodman   1992   AD    26.95
Immigration from South America                                 Tracy Barnett       2004   YA    24.95
Life in Ancient South America                                  Hazel Richardson    2005   7.2   19.95
Lost Cities and Ancient mysteries of South America             David Hatcher       1999   AD    15.26
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Middle and South America                                       Mark Stewart        2008   8.9   23.96
The South American Handbook                                                        2002   AD    119.96
South American Today [set/series]                                                         5-8   285.35
City Life in Europe [videorecording]                                               2004   YA    59.95
The end of Rome, the birth of Europe [videorecording]                              2004   YA    161.95
Europe, 1453-1700: state and power [videorecording]                                1985   YA    160.92
A-Z of Europe since 1789 [ebook]                               Martin Polley       2001   AD    104.95
Atlas of Medieval Europe [ebook]                               Angus Mackay        2004   AD    95.00
Back to Europe Central and Eastern Europe and the European                         1999   AD    51.95
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Barbarianism and Civilization: a history of Europe in our time   Bernard Wasserstein   2007   AD   64.79
The Birth of Europe                                              Jacques Le Goff       2005   AD   83.95
Las religions del mundo                                          Huston Smith          2005   AD   18.12

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Collection Development Plan

  • 1. Collection Development Plan Lindsey LaBarge ITEC 7134 Dr. Repman March 6, 2009
  • 2. Jackson County Comprehensive High School Site Description In this collection development plan, the section about nations and continents in Jackson County Comprehensive High School’s media center will be evaluated. JCCHS is one of three high schools in the county. It is located in Jefferson, Georgia which is fairly in the center of the county. The other two high schools are Jefferson, which is the city school, and EJCHS, which serves the students in the eastern section of the county. The school was not built too long ago. It is newer than the city school, but much older than EJCHS. There has been some dispute within the county about EJCHS having nicer amenities than JCCHS, but that cannot e helped because EJCHS is only two years old and JCCHS is over ten years old. Each classroom has at least one computer. There are seven computer labs in the school, not including the media center. Each teacher has a laptop that is issued to them at the beginning of each school year. The mascot of JCCHS is the panther. The school colors are red and black. JCCHS Staff As of right now, there are 83 certified employees and 42 non-certified employees. There will be much less next year because our school district has to tighten its belt because of the lack of money. A majority of the certified staff have more than 5 years experience and many have more than 10 years of experience. Most have been working at this school their entire career. Many have Master’s degrees and 5 have Doctorate degrees. The certified staff includes one principal, three assistant principals, two media specialists, three resource teachers, eight English teachers, ten math teachers, nine science teachers, twelve social studies teachers, one art teacher, two band directors, one chorus teacher, one drama teacher, four agriculture teachers, three business education teachers, two family and consumer sciences teacher, one information technology teacher, three JROTC instructors, two health occupations teachers, one video broadcasting teacher, one youth apprenticeship teacher, one driver’s education teacher, six physical education teacher, one graduation coach, one ESOL teacher, and one AP
  • 3. coordinator. The non-certified staff includes three counselors, two instructional technologists, nine cafeteria workers, seven custodians, three secretaries, and eighteen paraprofessionals. JCCHS Student Analysis JCCHS’s current student enrollment is 875. Out of these 875 students, 390 are male and 485 are female. There are 23 African- American students, 124 Asian/Pacific Islander students, 231 students are Hispanic and the rest are Caucasian. There are 308 students completing the college prep diploma, 493 students completing the dual seal diploma and the rest are completing the tech seal diploma. There are six classes that are being evaluated for this plan. Two classes are Advanced Placement, two are advanced and two are regular education. Within these classes there are 24 Advanced Placement students, 41 advanced students and 58 regular education students. All but four of these students are at or above their grade reading level. There are 48 tactile learners, 9 auditory learners, 15 visual learners and 51 kinesthetic learners within these six classes. JCCHS Media Center JCCHS’s media center is in the very front of the building next to the offices. It is small, but well organized. There is the main room where all of the books and computers are kept. There are three offices. One of the offices is for one of the media specialists and the media center paraprofessional. The other office is for the other media specialist and all of the videos. The last office is for the resource officer. The last room in the media center is for all of the audio visual equipment and the laminator. In the main room there are twenty computers that the students can use to work on the Internet and print materials. Two of these computers are connected to scanners. There is usually a line for the two computers with scanners attached. There are also two computers for the media specialists. One is a Mac and the other is a Dell. The paraprofessional also has a computer that she uses to check-in and check-out books.
  • 4. In the back room where all the audio visual equipment is kept, there is a cart for MediaCast which is used for digitizing all of the DVDs and VHS tapes that our school district contains. Back in the main room, the books are organized according to the Dewey Decimal System. The fiction books cover the exterior wall and the reference books are in the center of the room. In the back corner there are shelves that hold all of the nonfiction books. The media specialists keep all of the high demand books up front with waiting lists. Next to the reference section, there are periodicals. The media center receives 17 periodicals monthly. There are very few months that there are periodicals left at the end because the students steal them. From looking through the media center at the available books and videos, the area that is lacking the most is the area of resources about international countries. There are very few resources and the resources that we do have are old and irrelevant. There are only 66 resources in the media center that deal directly with the standards listed below. Here is a list of these resources. Title Author Published Date Africa Shaped by the Past Jean Meltzer 2004 (video) Africa David Wiley 1984 Africa Facts & Figures William Mark Habeeb 2005 Africa and the Origin of Humans 1992 Africa Today Paul F. Griffin 1979 African Religion Aloysius Muzzanganda Lugira 1999 East Africa Cynthia Jenson-Elliot 2002 The Kingdoms of Africa Peter Garlake 1990 Africa’s Glorious Legacy 1994 Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe 1992 North Africa Mario Rossi 1974 The Exploration of Africa: from Cairo to Anne Hugon 1993 the Cape African Countries and Cultures Jane M. Hornburger 1980 From Afar to Zulu: a dictionary of African James Haskin 1995 cultures
  • 5. Africans and their History Joseph E. Harris 1995 Black Kingdoms, Black People Anthony Atmore 1979 AK Peter Dickinson 1992 A History of the African People Robert W. July 1970 South Africa Sheila Smith Noonan 2005 Women in the World of Africa Joan Esherick 2005 The Crisis in South Africa Ieuan Griffiths 1989 Zimbawbwe, a Treasure of Africa Al Stark 1986 Nelson Mandela: the fight against the Steven Otfinoski 1992 apartheid African Folktales Roger D. Abrahams 1983 Uganda Lauri Kubuitsile 2005 Burundi Kristine brennan 2005 Ethiopia Jim Corrigan 2005 The Asian World, 600-1500 Roger V. Des Forges 2005 Southeast Asia Matthew Mestrovic 1976 Pakistan Isobel Shaw 1996 Japan, Korea and Taiwan: History, Culture Rudolph Schwartz 1981 and People Islam Matthew Gordon 2001 Kurdistan: Region under Seige Kari Bodnarchuk 2000 HIV/AIDS Consuelo M. Beck-Sague 2004 Thailand John Hoskin 1988 Marco Polo Keren Gefen 2002 South America Marion Sichel 1986 Aztec Inca and Maya Elizabeth baquedano 1993 Everyday Life of the Incas Ann Kendall 1973 Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incan Richard Worth 2000 Empire in World History La Ciudad de las bestias Isabel Allende 2003 Ecuador Emilie U. Lepthien 1986 Monarchs in the Middle Ages Fiona MacDonald 2006 The Illustrated History of the world J.M. Roberts 1999 Churches and religion in the middle ages Dale Anderson 2006 The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages Giovanni Caselli 1985
  • 6. Prehistoric and ancient Europe 1989 Early Europe: Mysteries in Stone 1995 Europe at the Time of Greece and Rome 1988 The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Smauel L. Sharp Life During the Crusades Earle Rice 1998 The Cold War Jay Speakman 2001 Western Europe 1989 Wayne C. Thompson 1989 The Middle Ages Jeff Hay 2002 The Face of Europe Peter N. Stearns 1979 Charlemagne Susan Banfield 1986 The Oxford Illustrated History of 1988 Medieval Europe Kingdoms of Europe Gene Gurney 1982 Victory in Europe Gerald Simons 1982 Lands and People (vol. 3) Europe Lands and People (vol. 4) Europe Feudalism and Village Life in the Middle Mercedes Padrino Anderson 2006 Ages The Viking Explorers Rebecca Stefoff 1993 The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler William L. Shirer 1961 The Ancient Celts Patricia Calvert 2005 Standards SSWG3 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary North Africa/Southwest Asia. 1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on North Africa/Southwest Asia. 0b. Describe the major climates of North Africa/Southwest Asia and how they have affected the development of North Africa/Southwest Asia. 2c. Analyze the impact natural resources, especially oil, have on North Africa/Southwest Asia.
  • 7. 3d. Analyze the impact of water supplies on the growth of population centers. 4e. Explain the impact of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the development of the region’s culture. 5f. Explain why this region contains areas on two different continents. 6g. Describe the major ethnic and cultural groups in North Africa/Southwest Asia; include major customs and traditions. SSWG4 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa. 1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa. 2b. Describe the major climates of Sub-Saharan Africa and how they have affected the development of Sub-Saharan Africa. 3c. Describe the pattern of population distribution in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa in relation to urbanization and modernization. 4d. Explain how Sub-Saharan Africa’s physical features have had an impact on the distribution of its population. 5e. Analyze how the migration of people such as the Bantu and Zulu has had an impact on the economic, cultural, and political aspects of Sub-Saharan Africa. 6f. Analyze strengths and weaknesses in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa; include factors such as linguistic, tribal, and religious diversity; literacy levels; and the colonial legacy. 7g. Describe the ethnic and religious groups in Sub-Saharan Africa; include major customs and traditions. 8h. Analyze the impact of drought and desertification on Sub-Saharan Africa. SSWG5 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and Eastern Asia.
  • 8. 1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on the regions of Asia. 2b. Describe the major climates of each region and how they have affected each region’s development. 3c. Analyze the impact of the topography and climate on population distribution in the regions. 4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in the region and the effect of geography on their development and their major customs and traditions. 5e. Analyze the impact of population growth in the region on both the region and on other regions of the world; include China, India, and Japan. 6f. Explain the division of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan and the eventual creation of Bangladesh. 7g. Describe the Pacific Rim and its cultural, political, and economic significance. SSWG6 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe. 1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Europe. 2b. Describe the major climates of Europe and how they have affected Europe. 3c. Analyze the importance of Europe’s coastal location, climatic characteristics, and river systems regarding population, economic development, and world influence. 4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Europe and the influence of geography on those groups and their major customs and traditions. 5e. Explain why Europe has a highly integrated network of highways, waterways, railroads, and airline linkages. 6f. Analyze the impact of geography on Russia in terms of population distribution, trade, and involvement in European affairs.
  • 9. 7g. Analyze the environmental issues associated with industrial and natural resource development in Europe, including Russia. SSWG7 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Latin America. 1a. Explain why the region is known as Latin America; include cultural reasons. 2b. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Latin America. 3c. Describe the major climates of Latin America and how they have affected Latin America. 4d. Explain how geographic features and climatic patterns affect population distribution. 5e. Analyze the impact of natural disasters and political instability on economic activity in Latin America. 6f. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Latin America; include South America, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as major customs and traditions. 7g. Analyze the impact of deforestation on Latin America and explain actions being taken. 8h. Explain how Latin American countries such as Brazil are developing their resources to compete in the global market and to improve industrial productivity. 9i. Analyze the impact illegal drug production and trade have on Latin America. SSWG9 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. 1a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on the region. 2b. Describe the major climates and their impact on the region. 3c. Analyze the impact isolation has had on the cultural and biological development of the region.
  • 10. 4d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups; include major customs and traditions. 5e. Explain how the migration of diverse ethnic groups and available natural resources have affected the economic and political development. 6f. Explain why it was necessary for world governments involved in the exploration of Antarctica to develop and sign the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE. 1a. Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society, with attention to Hammurabi’s law code. 2b. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt. 3c. Explain the development of monotheism; include the concepts developed by the ancient Hebrews, and Zoroastrianism. 4d. Identify early trading networks and writing systems existent in the Eastern Mediterranean, including those of the Phoenicians. 5e. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet. SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE. 1a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Maurya Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the emperor Ashoka. 2b. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism. 3c. Describe the development of Chinese civilization under the Zhou and Qin.
  • 11. 4d. Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese culture; include the examination system, the Mandate of Heaven, the status of peasants, the status of merchants, and the patriarchal family, and explain diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea. SSWH3 The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE. 1a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. 2b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar. 3c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science. 4d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world. 5e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and 1500 CE. 1a. Explain the relationship of the Byzantine Empire to the Roman Empire. 2b. Describe the significance of Justinian’s law code, Theodora and the role of women, and Byzantine art and architecture. 3c. Analyze the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Byzantine Empire. 4d. Analyze the role of Constantinople as a trading and religious center. 5e. Explain the influence of the Byzantine Empire on Russia, with particular attention to its impact on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev. 6f. Define the role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism. SSWH5 The student will trace the origins and expansion of the Islamic World between 600 CE and 1300 CE.
  • 12. 1a. Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire. 2b. Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade. 3c. Explain the reasons for the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims. 4d. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine (Ibn Sina) and geography (Ibn Battuta). 5e. Describe the impact of the Crusades on both the Islamic World and Europe. 6f. Analyze the impact of the expansion of the Mongol Empire; include the stabilization of trading networks from China to the Mediterranean world. 7g. Analyze the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. SSWH6 The student will describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies before 1800. 1a. Identify the Bantu migration patterns and contribution to settled agriculture. 2b. Describe the development and decline of the Sudanic kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai); include the roles of Sundiata, and the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa to Mecca. 3c. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities. 4d. Analyze the process of religious syncretism as a blending of traditional African beliefs with new ideas from Islam and Christianity. SSWH7 The student will analyze European medieval society with regard to culture, politics, society, and economics. 1a. Explain the manorial system and feudalism; include the status of peasants and feudal monarchies and the importance of Charlemagne. 2b. Describe the political impact of Christianity; include Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV. 3c. Explain the role of the church in medieval society.
  • 13. 4d. Describe how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities. SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America. 1a. Explain the rise and fall of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires. 2b. Compare the culture of the Americas; include government, economy, religion, and the arts of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. SSWH9 The student will analyze change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation. 1a. Explain the social, economic, and political changes that contributed to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli. 2b. Identify artistic and scientific achievements of Leonardo da Vinci, the “Renaissance man,” and Michelangelo. 3c. Explain the main characteristics of humanism; include the ideas of Petrarch, Dante, and Erasmus. 4d. Analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation; include the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin. 5e. Describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits. 6f. Describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. 7g. Explain the importance of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. SSWH10 The student will analyze the impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. 1a. Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors; include Zheng He, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, and Samuel de Champlain. 2b. Define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact. 3c. Explain the role of improved technology in European exploration; include the astrolabe.
  • 14. SSWH11 Students will investigate political and social changes in Japan and in China from the seventeenth century CE to mid- nineteenth century CE. 1a. Describe the policies of the Tokugawa and Qing rulers; include Oda Nobunaga and Kangxi. 2b. Analyze the impact of population growth and its impact on the social structure. SSWH12 The student will examine the origins and contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. 1a. Describe the geographical extent of the Ottoman Empire during the rule of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Safavid Empire during the reign of Shah Abbas I, and the Mughal Empire during the reigns of Babur and Akbar. 2b. Explain the ways in which these Muslim empires influenced religion, law, and the arts in their parts of the world. Collection Evaluation: Quanitative The 66 resources listed above that deal directly with the listed standards are a very small percentage of the resources in the media center. This collection has not been added to for several years because of the lack of funds. In fact, there was no money this year, so not one part of the collection was added to. Hopefully next year there will be enough money to at least add a few resources. The majority of the books listed above have rarely been checked out. This year, the students are avoiding most of them because of the condition of the book. It seems that if the book is much older than five years, the students ignore it. Most of the books in this section have taped and glued spines and covers. The average condition of the resources is not good. One of the media specialists expressed extreme anger about not being able to replace some of the older resources and get new resources for the students. She is not happy about not being able to place an order this year. She said that she is asking the board office to let the media centers who were not able to place an order this year be first in line for the money next year. Hopefully, that will help us boost the resources that are in the media center and help the students get the information that they need.
  • 15. Collection Evaluation: Qualitative The media center at JCCHS is very user friendly. The books are listening tapes are easily accessed by the students. On each of the computers available to the students there is the software necessary to locate books, access an online class and find your grades for any class that you are taking or have taken. The media center computers all have Destiny, Infinite Campus and a drive that allows students to save documents to the computers. The media center is designed well, except there is one corner called “the stacks” where students frequently go to sleep because it is impossible to see them from anywhere else in the media center. There is actually no way to fix this besides taking the time to frequently go back there to check for sleepers. Within the section of books that I listed above, there is only one that is written in another language, that language is Spanish. We have a very large number of students that speak Spanish and are not comfortable with English. It would be great if we had more sources in more than just English. We also have a large number of Hmong students. There needs to be some building up of our multilingual collection. That would be very beneficial to a large number of our students. Collection Evaluation: Titlewise Analysis According to the TitleWise Collection Analysis Overview, JCCHS has 20989 holdings. This means that there are 23.99 holdings per student. The average age of the collection is from 1987. That means that the average age of the books in the media center is 22 years old. The data integrity of the resources is 96.9%. The collection has a range of 9 books from the 1900’s decade to 3704 books in the 2000’s decade. The collection is mostly over the age sensitive range. Systems data and computer programs are 100% over the acceptable age range. The section of the collection that is the most age relevant is astronomy and allied sciences. That section is only 85.23% over the acceptable age range. There should be some extensive weeding done, but that can only be done when there is money to also build up the collection after it is
  • 16. weeded. The section of the collection that is shown in the section about the media center is less than .5% of the entire collection. That is not enough at all. There is a huge lack of resources about the world. That is why I chose this topic. Collection Evaluation: Teacher Questionnaires I received responses from each of the three teachers that I interviewed for this evaluation. Each of these teachers are responsible for teaching some if not all of the standards that are listed above. These teachers each have their own personal library that they house in their classroom. They allow students to use their resources, but some of the things that they have mentioned that the media center lacks are things such as recorded books that the students can listen to and videos that correspond with the curriculum. They also mentioned a lack of reference materials. The lack of resources has not helped them in covering the standards that are applicable to their classes. Since most of the resources that these teachers own are college texts or advanced reading, they suggested that some of the resources needed for the media center should be at a lower reading level to help the students jump start research and understanding of the topics covered in their classes. This is especially relevant to the regular education classes. Classroom Data The teachers that I questioned were asked for some demographic information about their classes. They were also asked about their students learning styles. The following chart contains the information that they supplied. The last thing that the teachers were asked was about what is lacking in the media center that they could use to supplement their classes or would help the students with research. Classes AP European History Advanced World History Regular World History Number of Students 24 41 58 Male 12 17 38 Female 12 24 20 Auditory Learners 1 3 5 Visual Learners 5 3 7
  • 17. Kinesthetic Learners 0 15 36 Tactile Learners 18 20 10 Number of Hispanic Students 1 4 20 Number of Hmong Students 5 7 7 Activities Used to Teach Standards The following are some activities that could be used to teach the standards that are listed above: Advanced Placement: Since this class is actually titled European History. The students will be given a topic such as France’s economy during World War I. Then they will be asked to research and write a research paper that describes the country and situation that they have been assigned. These papers must show detailed research and correct citations. The length of these research papers must be between 5 and 7 pages. The students will be able to choose their own topic with the permission of the instructor. If the topic is not appropriate, then they will be assigned a topic by their instructor. Advanced: The students will be placed into groups and assigned as specific countries and times. They will be asked to research and present a PowerPoint or other form of a presentation program to the class. This will give the students authority in their class and will help them to claim their knowledge. They will be asked to present for 15-20 minutes. Each group will contain three students. Each student will be responsible for a different task. After the group presents, each student in the group will evaluate each of the other students. This will allow them to let the teacher know if each student did equal work on the presentation. Regular: The students will have a map quiz. They will be supplied with a blank map with the outlines of the countries, major rivers and major lakes of Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and South America. They will be asked to fill in all of the countries, major rivers and major lakes. Than they will be asked to write at least one major fact about each continent.
  • 18. Reviews Most of the reviews that were written about the resources chosen for the order were favorable. There were a few that said that the source was graphic and not for young children. These sources were about the AIDS epidemic in Africa. I believe that even though these sources are graphic they are a necessary part of understanding the continent and people of Africa. Overall, the reviews available for the sources chosen for the order are favorable and say that the source is great. That let me know that source would be a valuable addition to the media center. Consideration File The order that I feel would be beneficial to the students and faculty that have classes that cover the standards listed above follows. There are printed books, ebooks and video resources. I only bought one book in another language because I felt that because the majority of our student population speaks English fluently, there was not as much a need as I originally thought. I did buy the one resource though because I also feel that students should be able to read in the language that they are the most comfortable with. Standing in the hallway during class change, it is easy to hear at least three different languages. That is proof enough that there are many bilingual students who would be served well by having a book in their language. Although the standards listed above, some of the books that I decided to purchase are for lower levels of education. The AP teacher told me that one thing that would be beneficial for all of the students in AP, advanced and regular classes would be to buy some resources that are at a lower level of reading. He said that those types of resources help to jumpstart the students understanding of a topic and their research. So, some of the resources are intended for lower levels of education but are beneficial for high school students to begin learning about a topic.
  • 19. Some of these sources are very expensive, but they will most likely be used as reference materials. There is one set of materials. This set includes several books. It is also the most expensive item that I decided to buy. Title Author Date Reading Level Price Africa (A True Book Geography - Continents) Mel Friedman 2009 3-6 5.90 Animal Geography. Africa Joanne Mattern 2001 5.1 15.95 The Changing geography of Africa and the Middle East Routledge 2003 AD 53.95 A is for Africa Ifeoma Onyefulu 1997 4.7 10.76 Africa Yvonne Ayo 2000 8.3 19.99 Africa Rob Bowden 2006 8.3 25.50 Africa Charlotte Grieg 2003 7.3 19.95 Africa Derek Hall 2008 7.4 23.98 Africa Jocelyn Murray 2007 7.8 34.96 Africa John Reader 2001 AD 42.50 Africa Herb Ritts 1994 AD 72.25 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa Stephanie Nolan 2007 AD 22.06 Africa Jamon’ Miller 2006 YA 20.46 Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent 1769-1889 Christopher Hibbert 2002 AD 16.10 Africa in the 21st Century [ebook] Ama Mazama 2007 AD 110.00 Africa south of the Sahara [ebook] Joseph R. Oppong 2006 YA 29.96 Ancient Africa: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Africa’s Victoria Sherrow 2008 8.4 30.12 Past The Atlas of Changing South Africa [ebook] A.J. Christopher 2004 AD 100.00 Black Death: AIDS in Africa Susan S. Hunter 2003 AD 29.95 Butabu:adobe architecture of West Africa James Morris 2004 AD 42.50 Africa: People and Places [videorecording] 1997 YA 59.95 Asia: 1600-1800 [videorecording] 1985 YA 160.92 Asia: the World of the East YA 69.12 Australia (Continents of the World) 2006 3-6 59.95 Australia/ New Zealand (Worldquest) 2004 YA 59.95 Australia (World Odysseys) 2003 YA 39.95 Brazil: Heart of South America 1988 YA 29.95 The great civilizations of South and Central America 1998 YA 59.95 [videorecording]
  • 20. Introducing South America [videorecording] 2005 YA 39.95 An Archaeology of Asia [ebook] 2005 AD 88.95 Asia Olivier Fllmi 2008 AD 50.96 Central Asia: a global studies handbook Reuel R. Hanks 2005 AD 46.75 The Changing Geography of Asia 1992 AD 70.00 Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific [ebook] 1998 AD 59.95 Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia [ebook] 1992 AD 190.00 In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: a journey from Michael Wood 2001 AD 21.95 Greece to Asia Maritime Southeast Asia to 1500 Lynda Shaffer 1996 YA 27.95 Archaeology of Oceania Australia and the Pacific Island 2006 AD 96.95 [ebook] Oceania [ebook] Charlotte Greig 2003 6.9 19.95 A Political Chronology of South-east Asia and Oceania 2001 AD 260.00 [ebook] The Religions of Oceania [ebook] Tony Swain 1995 AD 34.95 Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life. Volume 3, 1998 YA 129.96 Asia and Oceania Culture and Customs of the Philippines Paul Rodell 2002 YA 62.59 The Philippines Suzanne Lieurance 2004 7.3 18.95 Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Volume VII, South America G.K. Hall 1994 AD 162.96 The Explorers of South America Edward J. Goodman 1992 AD 26.95 Immigration from South America Tracy Barnett 2004 YA 24.95 Life in Ancient South America Hazel Richardson 2005 7.2 19.95 Lost Cities and Ancient mysteries of South America David Hatcher 1999 AD 15.26 Childress Middle and South America Mark Stewart 2008 8.9 23.96 The South American Handbook 2002 AD 119.96 South American Today [set/series] 5-8 285.35 City Life in Europe [videorecording] 2004 YA 59.95 The end of Rome, the birth of Europe [videorecording] 2004 YA 161.95 Europe, 1453-1700: state and power [videorecording] 1985 YA 160.92 A-Z of Europe since 1789 [ebook] Martin Polley 2001 AD 104.95 Atlas of Medieval Europe [ebook] Angus Mackay 2004 AD 95.00 Back to Europe Central and Eastern Europe and the European 1999 AD 51.95
  • 21. Union Barbarianism and Civilization: a history of Europe in our time Bernard Wasserstein 2007 AD 64.79 The Birth of Europe Jacques Le Goff 2005 AD 83.95 Las religions del mundo Huston Smith 2005 AD 18.12