5410              

SELECTION AND PROCUREMENT OF MEDIA:

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

5410

The Superintendent shall coordinate the media selection process.

5410.1

Procurement of media shall be accomplished in accordance with law, board purchasing and accounting policy, and established selection guidelines, including the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and the Library Bill of Rights.

5410.2

The term media may include, but is not limited to:  textbooks, library books, supplementary reading and information materials, periodicals, newspapers, charts, pictures, posters, kits, maps, globes, microforms, motion picture films, slides, audio and video recordings, dramatic productions, concerts, written and performed music, filmstrips, transparencies, art prints, film loops, flashcards, sculpture, study prints, laser discs, CD-ROM programs, computer software, on-line electronic data, community resource people, agencies, and programs; and all other instructional materials needed for educational purposes.

Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-85 and G.S. 115C-98

Adopted: July 9, 1979

Revised: November 20, 1995