Other items to consider are periodicals. If the library can afford it, purchase the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature or another magazine index. Since few administrators have an evaluation for library media specialists, you may have to devise one for yourself. You can easily write up a check list and give it to your administrator to use as an evaluation tool for yourself and your library. Technology Technology is an integral part of today's library media center.
Technology includes more than just computers.
Satellite TV, on line lessons, video, etc. are all part of technology and seem to belong to the library media center. Not only can a computer run your circulation system and card catalog but much research can be done in the media center on the computer. One computer should run your circulation system. Another computer can be used for students to access encyclopedias on the CD Rom. Also available on CD are full text magazine articles.