FTCE Educational Media Specialist Exam-
Questions / Comprehensive Update / Actual
Questions & Answers (A+ Guide Solution)
Terms in this set (227)
The Scott O'Dell Historical What would not be a suitable organization for a
Fiction Organization. librarian to join as part of her commitment to the
library profession?
Be allowed to use audio Students who are struggling with reading skills should?
books.
Book reviews of favorite What activities would be best to have as part of a "family
books given by students who night at the library"?
have read these books.
Information literacy The main focus of the lesson a librarian presents to classes
concepts. should be?
When the book is about an When is using inter library loan a better idea than purchasing the
obscure subject. book or material?
The circulation policy The circulation policy of a school media center needs to be
controls the ease of access fair and somewhat flexible because?
to materials in the media
center.
How can the librarian help the student determine whether
The librarian can assist the information from this website is factual and unbiased?
student in finding
information on the same
topic from a different point
of view.
,The arrangement of When a librarian is arranging the media center, an important
computers so that each consideration in the placement of the computer lab should be?
can be seen by the
librarian.
The librarian informs the What is the best way to make sure that the community is
local television station and aware and invited to attend a historian to speak at the
invites them to send a film library?
crew. She asks them to start
airing this a few days before
the event.
Bibliography A lesson given by the librarian to staff and/or students on
creating Power Point presentations what should not be
included?
You may exchange What are the advantages of getting to know public librarians and
information from each academic libraries in your area?
other's databases.
Use teleconferencing so that What is the most efficient way to gather information that
they all can exchange cause the LEAST disruption to potential volunteers?
information at the same
time.
Notify the principal and To help prevent plagiarism, what so a librarian NOT do?
send a letter to the
student's parents.
A telephone call to each What would NOT be effective way to communicate library
family. information to parents?
Send a note home with What is the LEAST effective way to involve parents in the
students inviting them. library programs?
Using keywords with "or, but, A Boolean library search involves?
and".
Critiquing books. What is NOT a responsibility of a school librarian?
,Journals such as The Horn In selecting new books for an elementary school library's
Book. collection, which would be the librarian's best resources?
Demonstrate to the class What is the best way a librarian can assist a classroom
how to use the library's teacher who has assigned a history research project to his
computers for research. class?
Research all applicable Before creating a statement of standards for her media
national, state, and district center, a librarian should first do?
standards.
Have an open house in the Which is a good way to ensure that library use extends
library once a month and beyond the school day and involves families and
invite families to browse the community?
library's collection and get to
know the librarian.
A copy cataloging feature. In addition to having remote access, a library media center's
OPAC must be user-friendly for the library media specialist by
including?
Students with disabilities. What groups in a school would benefit most from the library
media center's purchase of a universal access workstation?
Missing materials. Data from the inventory module of an automated library
management system should be analyzed to identify?
Participating in the school How can a library media specialist best convey the concept
advisory council. that the library media program is a valuable and essential
part of the school and that it can support school
improvement?
What would be the most effective in administering a library
Engaging in regular record
media program within budget?
keeping of budget
allotments and
expenditures.
, Setting clear expectations for An important responsibility for the library media specialist in
optimal job performance. supervising library media staff or student assistant is?
Dewey Decimal System is One advantage of the Dewy Decimal Classification
simpler to use. System over the Library of Congress Classification System is?
Effectively interviews patrons What competencies for a beginning librarian asking
to determine informational questions to a student to help him with a writing project
needs. is being used?
Streaming Video Clips When students in a television production class have learned
about video editing and now need hands-on experience, what
should be the next step?
David Wiesner, Three Little Who was the winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal Winner and
Pigs. what book?
Locating related information A school is initiating a curriculum mapping process in the
outside the district. area of science. As an instructional partner, the library
media specialist can best contribute by?
The library media specialist A library media specialist decides to participate in a social
keep abreast of curriculum studies textbook selection committee. The main benefit of
changes. this partnership is to help what?
Evaluating the results of A librarian media specialist is helping students prepare a
the previous national project about the U.S. electoral process. Which assignment
election. would be the most likely to promote students to draw
conclusions based on their reading?
Creating an interactive daily A librarian media specialist wants to promote students'
question center. exploration of different types of informationgathering
strategies. What would be the best approach to use?
A library media specialist is assisting a 5th-grade class on
Webbing the facts found on writing an article for the school newspaper. What would be
the topic. the best preparation for students to create an informative
piece?
Questions / Comprehensive Update / Actual
Questions & Answers (A+ Guide Solution)
Terms in this set (227)
The Scott O'Dell Historical What would not be a suitable organization for a
Fiction Organization. librarian to join as part of her commitment to the
library profession?
Be allowed to use audio Students who are struggling with reading skills should?
books.
Book reviews of favorite What activities would be best to have as part of a "family
books given by students who night at the library"?
have read these books.
Information literacy The main focus of the lesson a librarian presents to classes
concepts. should be?
When the book is about an When is using inter library loan a better idea than purchasing the
obscure subject. book or material?
The circulation policy The circulation policy of a school media center needs to be
controls the ease of access fair and somewhat flexible because?
to materials in the media
center.
How can the librarian help the student determine whether
The librarian can assist the information from this website is factual and unbiased?
student in finding
information on the same
topic from a different point
of view.
,The arrangement of When a librarian is arranging the media center, an important
computers so that each consideration in the placement of the computer lab should be?
can be seen by the
librarian.
The librarian informs the What is the best way to make sure that the community is
local television station and aware and invited to attend a historian to speak at the
invites them to send a film library?
crew. She asks them to start
airing this a few days before
the event.
Bibliography A lesson given by the librarian to staff and/or students on
creating Power Point presentations what should not be
included?
You may exchange What are the advantages of getting to know public librarians and
information from each academic libraries in your area?
other's databases.
Use teleconferencing so that What is the most efficient way to gather information that
they all can exchange cause the LEAST disruption to potential volunteers?
information at the same
time.
Notify the principal and To help prevent plagiarism, what so a librarian NOT do?
send a letter to the
student's parents.
A telephone call to each What would NOT be effective way to communicate library
family. information to parents?
Send a note home with What is the LEAST effective way to involve parents in the
students inviting them. library programs?
Using keywords with "or, but, A Boolean library search involves?
and".
Critiquing books. What is NOT a responsibility of a school librarian?
,Journals such as The Horn In selecting new books for an elementary school library's
Book. collection, which would be the librarian's best resources?
Demonstrate to the class What is the best way a librarian can assist a classroom
how to use the library's teacher who has assigned a history research project to his
computers for research. class?
Research all applicable Before creating a statement of standards for her media
national, state, and district center, a librarian should first do?
standards.
Have an open house in the Which is a good way to ensure that library use extends
library once a month and beyond the school day and involves families and
invite families to browse the community?
library's collection and get to
know the librarian.
A copy cataloging feature. In addition to having remote access, a library media center's
OPAC must be user-friendly for the library media specialist by
including?
Students with disabilities. What groups in a school would benefit most from the library
media center's purchase of a universal access workstation?
Missing materials. Data from the inventory module of an automated library
management system should be analyzed to identify?
Participating in the school How can a library media specialist best convey the concept
advisory council. that the library media program is a valuable and essential
part of the school and that it can support school
improvement?
What would be the most effective in administering a library
Engaging in regular record
media program within budget?
keeping of budget
allotments and
expenditures.
, Setting clear expectations for An important responsibility for the library media specialist in
optimal job performance. supervising library media staff or student assistant is?
Dewey Decimal System is One advantage of the Dewy Decimal Classification
simpler to use. System over the Library of Congress Classification System is?
Effectively interviews patrons What competencies for a beginning librarian asking
to determine informational questions to a student to help him with a writing project
needs. is being used?
Streaming Video Clips When students in a television production class have learned
about video editing and now need hands-on experience, what
should be the next step?
David Wiesner, Three Little Who was the winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal Winner and
Pigs. what book?
Locating related information A school is initiating a curriculum mapping process in the
outside the district. area of science. As an instructional partner, the library
media specialist can best contribute by?
The library media specialist A library media specialist decides to participate in a social
keep abreast of curriculum studies textbook selection committee. The main benefit of
changes. this partnership is to help what?
Evaluating the results of A librarian media specialist is helping students prepare a
the previous national project about the U.S. electoral process. Which assignment
election. would be the most likely to promote students to draw
conclusions based on their reading?
Creating an interactive daily A librarian media specialist wants to promote students'
question center. exploration of different types of informationgathering
strategies. What would be the best approach to use?
A library media specialist is assisting a 5th-grade class on
Webbing the facts found on writing an article for the school newspaper. What would be
the topic. the best preparation for students to create an informative
piece?
