Lesson 18: Roles and Functions of an Educational Media Center

Mission/Vision - The Education 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.

EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER 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 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.

8.   Class Supervised Research - It is a scheduled program of activity particularly in Science and Social Studies.

9.   Grade Level Newspaper - Each grade level is given a subscription to a newspaper of their choice.

10. Mags-on-wheels - Selected professional and general interest journals are routed in the different grade levels and service area.

11.  Photocopying Service - A self-service photocopying machine is available for the faculty to Xerox materials needed.

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 media materials are acquired. Teachers are encouraged to maximized use of their materials.