Teacher Survey for Library Five-Year Plan




In order to make the high school library more relevant to the 9-12 population of Community, a group comprised of school committee members, the principal, teachers, parents, students, the curriculum coordinator and a public librarian are developing a five-year plan. Please fill out this survey online and submit it. Thanks.
1. Please check all that apply





What subjects do you teach?

2. How often have you brought a class to the library media center?




How do your classes use the library? (check all that apply)




3. Have you ever worked with the library media specialist to either plan a lesson or teach a lesson in the library media center?



4. If you do not use the library media center, please comment on why:

5. How would you rate the following?
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Providing resources to support the curriculum
Consulting on curriculum development
Letting teachers know about the resources available
Responding to teachers' requests for student materials
Responding to teachers' request for professional materials
Helping teachers find and use resources
Co-planning and teaching
Integrating research skills/technology skills into classroom assignments
Aligning library skills instruction with subject disciplines
Nurturing in students a love of reading
Helping students acquire life-long learning skills
Providing a list of AV resources that are available
Providing reasonable access to technology in the library media center
Establishing simple, non-bureaucratic procedures
Assessing the information needs of the teachers and students

6. This part of the survey is more specific evaluation of the library media program. Please rate the following:
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Applicable
Collection
The library media center meets my curriculum-related needs with a satisfactory and up to-date collection.
The library media center provides materials to facilitate a variety of learning activities
e.g. books, reference books, periodicals, CD-ROMS, databases, books on tape, DVD
The library media center has enough computers to support the objectives of my curriculum.
The library has sufficient professional materials
The library media center needs an online catalog.
Service
My request for materials is honored in a timely fashion.
Reserve materials have been set aside at my request.
Pathfinders or bibliographies have been prepared at my request.
The library media specialist keeps me informed of new and available materials.
Students and staff can get help at any time in the library.
I am given ample opportunity to make suggestions for the purchase of materials which support the curriculum/program goals.
The library media specialist (LMS) provides satisfactory help for me and my students when using the library resources.
The LMS is open to suggestions about ways to serve and instruct students.
The LMS is open to suggestions about ways to serve and instruct students.
The LMS is accessible and approachable to students and staff.
The LMS has a good rapport with the students and staff.
The LMS has a good rapport with the public library and the community.
Program
I am satisfied with the way my students use the library media center.
The library media center is a place that supports student learning.
The library media center establishes and maintains an atmosphere in which students and staff can work at productive levels.
The library media center promotes staff and student interest in the use of information resources.
The library promotes the use of professional materials.
The library demonstrates a strong team-taught approach with teachers.
The library is important to my program.
In the library, I feel comfortable using the Internet.
In the library, I feel comfortable using CD-ROMS.
In the library, I feel comfortable using databases e.g. Grolier, Infotrac, etc.
Facility
The library media center has suitable space to support the objectives of my curriculum.
The library media center has good furnishings, rugs, etc.
The library media center has a satisfactory number of hours to meet my needs.
The library media center has a satisfactory number of hours to meet my student's needs.

7. I choose not to use the library media center because:

8. The best thing about our library program is:

9. Our library program could be improved by:

10. Please list any nonfiction titles you would like to see added to the collection:

11. Please list any fiction titles you would like to see added to the collection:

12. Other comments: