Welcome
Polk County's District Library Media Services offers a number of helpful services and programs to aid teachers, faculty, district office staff, students and members of the community. The two divisions of the District Media Services are the Professional Library and Library Support Services.
Library Media Services contact information.
Online Subscriptions
Newsletters
2011-12
2010-11
Professional Library
The Professional Library offers technical and professional resources and materials to teachers, administrators, assistants and volunteers in the schools, as well as to people in the community.
The collection includes approximately 3000 books, access to the Internet via T-1 line, and over 100 professional and educational journals covering all aspects of education, including leadership, classroom management, instructional design, subject area content and technology related issues.
In 1996, the Professional Library became a member of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium, gaining access to materials from other libraries throughout the country to further assist our schools and their students, staff and faculty
Production Services
Some of these services have a small fee attached. In case of copyrighted material, a letter from the copyright owner granting permission to copy must be presented.
Click here for Media Services Pay Form
- Laminating
- I.D. Card
- 25 inch, $0.10 per foot
- 38 inch (heavy duty), $0.60 per foot
- Photocopying
- Cassette Tape Duplication, machine available for checkout
- Ellison™ & Accu-Cut™ die cuts
- Poster Printer, $4.50 per poster
- Color Poster, 24” wide $1.00 per foot, 42” wide $1.50 per foot (contact Karen Sellers, 764-4711)
- Badge Making, $0.50 each
- Other Services (contact Janice Hayes, 647-4710)
Destiny Training / Inventory Information
Summer Training Schedule Levels I, II, and III
June 11-14, 2012.
Summer 2012 Master Training Schedule will be posted at a later date.
Click here for the PDS Scheduler
Dates for Media Services Events
Library Media Specialists Training Sessions:
- September 2, 2011
- Secondary | 7:30-10:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- Elementary | 9:30-12:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- New LMS/M2P | 1:00-3:00 | Jim Miles PDC
- December 9, 2011
- Secondary | 7:30-10:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- Elementary | 9:30-12:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- New LMS/M2P | 1:00-3:00 | Jim Miles PDC
- February 14, 2012
- Secondary | 7:30-10:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- Elementary | 9:30-12:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- New LMS/M2P | 1:00-3:00 | Jim Miles PDC
- April 10, 2012
- All | 7:30-12:30 | Jim Miles PDC
- June 11-14, 2012 | Times TBA | Jim Miles PDC (Summer Training), class schedule to be posted at a later date.
Polk Men Red Luncheon
- September 7, 2011 | 12:00 - 1:00 | Jim Miles Center, Live Oak Room
Shining Star Awards: This date and location is tentative
- September 26, 2011 | 6:00 PM | Jim Miles PDC
Scholastic Workshop
- October 13, 2011 | 3:30 - 5:30 | Jim Miles PDC
SSYRA Book Festival
- Middle School: May 22, 2012 | Jim Miles PDC | 9:30 - 2:30
- Elementary: May 23, 2012 | Jim Miles PDC | 9:00 - 2:00
All Kids Read with Harrison SOA
- December 1-2, 2011, Harrison School of the Arts
Cracker Storytelling Festival
- October 7-8, 2011 | 9:00-3:00 | Homeland Heritage Park
FAME Conference
- October 5-7, 2011 | Orlando, Fl
FETC Conference
- January 23-26, 2012 | Orlando, Fl
Cracker Storytelling Festival Information 2011
Cracker Storytelling Festival Letter
Application for Teachers
Purchasing Information
Click here to view the ITV Recommended Equipment List
Policies and Standards
Q & A on Copyright Laws
It has been brought to my attention that some library media specialists are under the impression that they can change the format of VHS to DVD for archival purpose, this is not so, please see note from a Copyright Law Consultant.
Answer from consultant: There is a provision in the Digital Millennium Act granting libraries the privilege to convert media from one format to another when the original format is no longer in production and the equipment on which to play the recordings is no longer available from any source. At this time, the only format that meets this definition is 8 track audio tapes. VHS format tapes and recorders, although not readily available, are still available and do not meet the requirements of the Digital Millennium Act.
When the time comes that VHS is officially obsolete, it will be permissible for libraries to convert their holdings to another format, but this privilege is only for libraries and their collections and does not apply to classroom collections or videos purchased by grade levels, departments or for individual classes.
There is no "back-up" privilege for video, under the law, as there is for computer software. Such rights would need to have been negotiated at the time of purchase.
Additional copyright information:
www.beckercopyright.com
Research/Best Practices
FINDS - Florida Research Model
- Curious Cat Research Organizer - (8 page booklet, finished size 5.5x8.5, same information as file below, different layout)
- Curious Cat Research Organizer - (5 page handout, finished size 8.5x11, same information as above, different layout)
- FINDS Research Organizer -
(8 page booklet, finished size 5.5x8.5, same information as files above and below)
- FINDS Research Organizer - (4 page handout, finished size 8.5x11, same information as above, different layout)
- Diggity Dog Research Organizer - (2 page handout, finished size 14x8.5, similar information as above, designed for use by elementary students)
- FINDS Pocket Pal - (mini-booklet, finished size 2.75x4.25, overview of FINDS model - ZIP file includes directions for folding the booklet as well as color and grayscale files to print, all are PDF files)
- FINDS Mini-poster - (1 page mini-poster, finished size 8.5x11, overview of FINDS model)
- FINDS Model - Student Skills
- FINDS Model - Library Media Specialist Master
- FINDS Model
FINDS Forms
- FINDS Research Model
- Lesson Plan Form
- Collaborative Planning Worksheet
- Curriculum Mapping Worksheet (Elementary)
- Curriculum Mapping Worksheet (Secondary)
- FINDS - A Research Process Model Chart Grades K-12, Including Sunshine State Standards, and AASL Standards
- FINDS Summary Chart Grades K-12
READS Overview
Best Practices
Professional Organizations
Library Support
Creates original MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) records for the school media centers and professional library. In addition, they also prepare books for inclusion on media center shelves and catalog books, audiovisual materials and multimedia tools for schools.
Spec Sheet for Vendors
Standard Spec Sheet for Vendors 2011-2012
2010-2011 Inventory Forms
Cataloging Policies
