“We have said that the best ideas in the world are to be
found in a modern library. But the modern educational media center must include
excellence in varied media – not merely in printed materials.” – Edgar Dale
Mission/Vision
- The Educational Media Center functions as a vital instrument as well as a basic requirement for quality education by enriching all parts of the school’s educational process.
- It
reflects and supports the philosophy of the school.
- It
shares and implements the school’s aims and objectives.
- It is
involved in the teaching and learning process.
- It is
a source center. In it, different forms of communication and their
accompanying technology organized and housed for easy accessibility and
use.
- It is
a learning laboratory. It provides materials which will enrich and
implement the curriculum; it encourages individual exploration and
inquiry; it provides materials and facilities for research and
self-directed learning.
- It is
a teaching agency. It teaches students how to find information; it
stimulates new interest.
- It is
a service agency. In it, all procedures are established as the basis of
service to students and teachers.
- A
coordinating agency – It serves as central depository for various forms of
media that encourages the use of those kinds of materials which are most
appropriate for the specific learning task.
- A
center for recreational reading, viewing, and listening. It provides a
variety of recreational materials to fulfill the current needs of the
range of interest and abilities for the studentry.
- A
stepping stone to other community resource centers and to desirable
lifetime intellectual habits, it introduces the students to the resources
available in other community resource centers.
EMC Services
1. Orientation
- All new teachers are given an orientation on the EMC, its program, role in the total Ateneo academic organization, services, facilities, guidelines and procedures during their in-service program.
2. Selection of Print and Non-Print Materials
- The
librarians continually select and acquire print and non-print materials
that suit the needs, interest and special abilities of the students and
teachers.
3. Organization of Print and Non-Print Materials
- A technical librarian organizes all the purchased print and non-print materials for easy retrieval.
4. Circulation of Print and Non-Print Materials
- The EMC lends out various types of materials to students and teachers.
5. Reference
- The EMC attends to request such as bibliographic information from the card catalog, search through books, periodicals, pamphlets, documents and non-print materials.
6. Bibliographic Service
- There are listings of materials and periodical articles to publicize the new materials and periodical articles in the EMC.
7. Media Instruction Program
- The Media Instruction Program (MIP) aims to teach students to be skillful and discriminating users of print and non-print materials.
8. Class Supervised Research
- It is a scheduled program of activity particularly in Science and Social Studies. It refers to the class periods allotted to these subjects where the students are brought to the EMC to do the research for a particular topic.
9. Grade Level Newspaper
- Each grade level is given a subscription to a newspaper of their choice. It is a service rendered to ensure that the faculty is updated daily on current events locally and internationally.
10. Mags-on-Wheels
- Selected professional and general interest journals are routed in the different grade levels and service areas.
11. Photocopying Service
- A self-service photocopying machine is available for the faculty to Xerox materials needed. Students may also request photocopying of library materials.
12. Video and Sound Production
- Simple productions for class instruction, program and school wide presentations are put together in the Audio-Visual area.
13. Multi-media Services
- Different non-print materials are acquired. Teachers are encouraged to maximize use of their materials. The procedure for reservation and usage is teacher-friendly
Center of resources
Laboratory for learning
Agent of teaching
Service agency
Recreational reading center
The Institutional Media Services
- Is
the administration committed to a media program?
- Is
the program of media services administered by a media specialist through
media center?
- Is
the center operating at the same level as other major institutional
services of the school?
- Are
there clearly defined policies, procedures and plans for short, medium and
long term coverage?
- Is
the center provided with appropriate facilities, finances (a regular
budget) and staff (both technical and clerical)
- Is
the center capable of giving media and/or educational media technology
advises/assistance to the faulty?
Media and Instruction
- Are
the faculty encouraged to use media as an integral part of instruction?
- Are
classrooms equipped and/or adapted for the best possible use of
educational media?
- Is
the media center accessible to all classrooms and lecture/conference
rooms?
- Is
there educational media technology information dissemination?
- Is
there proper cooperation between faculty and the professional media staff
in the planning, developing and using media for instruction?
- Is
there an adequate storage, filing and retrieval/borrowing system for
instructional hardware and software materials?
- Is
there a capability for production of graphics, audio, visual and other
media materials for instruction?
Classroom Facilities
- Are
classrooms designed for and provided with essential facilities for
effective use of educational media?
- Specifically,
are classrooms equipped for full light control, electrical outlets,
appropriate ventilation and media operations space?
- Are
classrooms equipped with a bulletin board, chalkboard, projection screen,
map rails, etc. for instruction using media?
- Media
program
- Are
there clear-cut administration policies on the media program?
- Is
there an adequate source/system of funding?
- Is
there appropriate hiring of media center supervisions, creating and
technical personnel, consultants and electrical staff?
- An
EMC is a facility of the school system tasked to acquire, maintain, care
and promote the full effective use of educational media.
- This
is made possibly only by an EMC that is adequately equipped not only with
material resources but most important of all by manpower resources, the
media specialists and the assistants.