Leewood K-8 Media Center Needs Assessment

Your help is needed to assure that the materials in our media center meet your needs and the needs of your curriculum. Your input is vital to providing the necessary resources and supplies for our students and for your professional needs. While we cannot fulfill every individual request, your recommendations serve as valuable data for future purchases. Please complete the following survey. Thank you for your contribution.

1. Please enter your name.

Please enter your name. Name:

2. Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date PRINT resources in our media center:

Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date PRINT resources in our media center: Philosophy/Psychology

Religion ( including history of church)

Social Sciences (folklore, economics, political science)

Language (study and history)

Pure Sciences (e.g., life, earth sciences, zoology)

Technology (e.g., medicine, agriculture)

The Arts (including sports)

Literature (including poetry)

Biographies

Fiction

Easy Reads or High/Low Level

Items in Spanish

Items in other languages (please indicate below)

Other (please specify)

3. Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

4. Are there reference materials that would support your curriculum that are not currently available? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

Are there reference materials that would support your curriculum that are not currently available? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

5. Are there magazines to which we do not currently subscribe that would benefit you in your professional development or would be beneficial to your students? If so, please provide titles. If not, please indicate NONE.

Are there magazines to which we do not currently subscribe that would benefit you in your professional development or would be beneficial to your students? If so, please provide titles. If not, please indicate NONE.

6. Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date NONPRINT resources in our media center. (NONPRINT includes DVDs, videotapes, and computer software)

Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date NONPRINT resources in our media center. (NONPRINT includes DVDs, videotapes, and computer software) Philosophy/Psychology

Religion ( including history of church)

Social Sciences (folklore, economics, political science)

Language (study and history)

Pure Sciences (e.g., life, earth sciences, zoology)

Technology (e.g., medicine, agriculture)

The Arts (including sports)

Literature (including poetry)

Geography and History (including Florida)

Biographies

Fiction

Easy Reads or High/Low Level

Items in Spanish

Other (please specify)

7. Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

8. Is there equipment that you do not have access to but would utilize in your instruction if available?

Is there equipment that you do not have access to but would utilize in your instruction if available? Overhead projector

Cassette Recorder

DVD Player

VCR

CD-Player

Computer

Other (please specify)

9. Is there anything else that you think would be beneficial to add to our media center collection?

Is there anything else that you think would be beneficial to add to our media center collection?

1. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

1. Please enter your name.

2. Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date PRINT resources in our media center:

3. Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

4. Are there reference materials that would support your curriculum that are not currently available? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

5. Are there magazines to which we do not currently subscribe that would benefit you in your professional development or would be beneficial to your students? If so, please provide titles. If not, please indicate NONE.

6. Please indicate all of the areas in which you find insufficient or out-of-date NONPRINT resources in our media center. (NONPRINT includes DVDs, videotapes, and computer software)

7. Do you have specific subject areas in which you would like to find more information? If so, indicate either by title or subject area. If not, please indicate NONE.

8. Is there equipment that you do not have access to but would utilize in your instruction if available?

9. Is there anything else that you think would be beneficial to add to our media center collection?