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Principle 3: The librarian Principle 3: Principle 3: The librarian Standards for Construction on unique community
collaborates, designs, and Budgets/Funding: The employs existing and or after January 1, 2004, characteristics.
provides ongoing instruction librarian advocates for emerging technologies to Subchapter CC,
for staff and students in the funding and manages access, evaluate, and Commissioner’s Rules Principle 3: The
integration of information school library program disseminate information Concerning School Facilities. librarian facilitates broad
technology and information budgets to build and for integration into _______________________ access to library
literacy, emphasizing and maintain a program with instructional programs. Principle 2: The library is resources and provides
modeling the ethical use of resources and services designed to serve as a flexible, opportunities for use
resources. that support a curriculum ____________________ functional, and barrier-free for students, faculty and
designed to develop Principle 4: The librarian simultaneous-use facility for staff, families, partners
information-literate models information individuals, small groups, and and community
students who achieve problem solving processes classes as described by state and constituents.
success in the classroom while providing formal federal guidelines. The library is ___________________
and function effectively in and informal instruction also designed to maximize the Principle 4: The
the community. about reference and use of available space to permit librarian develops a
____________________ research techniques. displays of student, faculty, and school library program
Principle 4: Research/ community-produced materials, that offers students,
Assessment/Reporting: and collections. The facility faculty and staff,
families, partners, and
The librarian manages a provides all members of the
community constituent’s
successful program by learning community
opportunities for
demonstrating the value opportunities to explore and participation and
of the library program meet their information and collaboration in the
through research, data recreational needs during and library and educational
collection, assessment, beyond the school day. The community. The
evaluation, and library provides an exemplary librarian
dissemination of level of safety, security, and an promotes/encourages
information about age-appropriate facility for all broad school and
services and resources. individuals, small groups, and community-based
classes. advocacy for the school
library program to
support student success.
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Standard 6
Learner Centered Information Science & Librarianship
Principle 1: The librarian works collaboratively with other information professionals in support of the library program, student achievement, and the
profession, and understands the role of all types of libraries in an integrated learning environment.
Principle 2: The librarian creates a school library program that is recognized as the central element in the intellectual life of the school as evidenced by
use of statistical measures to evaluate and improve the program.
Principle 3: The librarian applies and implements the principles and concepts of collection development: evaluation, selection, acquisition, and
organization of information, and employs standard bibliographic and retrieval techniques.
Principle 4: The librarian evaluates and selects existing and emergent technologies to support the library program in coordination with the Texas
Education Agency’s Long-Range Plan for Technology and the campus STaaR Chart.
Principle 5: The librarian communicates effectively with students and staff to determine information needs and applies knowledge of literature to guide
development of independent readers.
Principle 6: The librarian demonstrates ethical behavior in all professional contexts and promotes the principles of intellectual freedom, information
access, privacy, and proprietary rights.
Principle 7: The librarian engages in continuous self-evaluation and self-directed learning for professional growth by participating and contributing to
professional associations and publications.