GACE Media Specialist Practice Quiz-
Graded A
Tomie dePaola - Strega Nona series - ANS-Caldecott Winner
Caldecott Medal - ANS-most distinguished American picture book for children
School Library Journal - ANS-a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school
librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles
cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia.
Ann Martin - The Baby Sitters Club - Middle School
Louis Sachar - Holes - ANS-Contemporary realistic fiction
Bob Berkowitz and Mike Eisenberg - ANS-Big 6, an information literacy model
The Big6 Skills - ANS-a process model of how people of all ages solve an information
problem
The Big6 - ANS-1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
Lois Lowry - The Giver, - ANS-Newbery Medal
, John Newbery Medal - ANS-a literary award given by the Association for Library Service
to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Newbery Medal is
awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished
American children's book published the previous year.
book jobber - ANS-offers many services, including processing materials and providing
bar codes and MARC records.
The advantage of a jobber is that - ANS-all of your items will come with the same level
of technical processing:
• book jacket
• spine label
• bar code label
• MARC record
• free shipping and handling
circulation policy - ANS-protects the confidentiality of borrower records as part of a
commitment to intellectual freedom. Confidentially extends to all records with identifying
information about users, including the materials they have borrowed.
Capital expenditures - ANS-money invested by a company to acquire or upgrade fixed
physical, non-consumable assets such as buildings and equipment
library expenditures - ANS-capital expenditures, renewing periodicals, paying for
processing materials, maintaining technical support contracts, paying consortium
membership dues
critical incident analysis - ANS-method/procedures for analyzing a critical incident (one
that makes a contribution - positive or negative - to an activity or phenomenon)
1. review of incident 2. fact finding 3. identify issues 4. discover resolution 5. evaluate
choice of resolution
acceptable use policy - ANS-a document that defines the acceptable uses of the
district's technology and the consequences for failure to comply.
Which of the following policies should be consulted to answer questions about a school
district's technological resources?
demonstrating the ability to organize information - ANS-According to most research-
process models, selecting a presentation form is part of the organization step.
The Patriot Act of 2001 - ANS-increases the access of government agencies to users'
borrowing records and internet use. Under the Patriot Act, law enforcement agencies
are granted access to an individual's business, medical, and library records, including
stored electronic data and communications.
Graded A
Tomie dePaola - Strega Nona series - ANS-Caldecott Winner
Caldecott Medal - ANS-most distinguished American picture book for children
School Library Journal - ANS-a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school
librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles
cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia.
Ann Martin - The Baby Sitters Club - Middle School
Louis Sachar - Holes - ANS-Contemporary realistic fiction
Bob Berkowitz and Mike Eisenberg - ANS-Big 6, an information literacy model
The Big6 Skills - ANS-a process model of how people of all ages solve an information
problem
The Big6 - ANS-1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
Lois Lowry - The Giver, - ANS-Newbery Medal
, John Newbery Medal - ANS-a literary award given by the Association for Library Service
to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Newbery Medal is
awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished
American children's book published the previous year.
book jobber - ANS-offers many services, including processing materials and providing
bar codes and MARC records.
The advantage of a jobber is that - ANS-all of your items will come with the same level
of technical processing:
• book jacket
• spine label
• bar code label
• MARC record
• free shipping and handling
circulation policy - ANS-protects the confidentiality of borrower records as part of a
commitment to intellectual freedom. Confidentially extends to all records with identifying
information about users, including the materials they have borrowed.
Capital expenditures - ANS-money invested by a company to acquire or upgrade fixed
physical, non-consumable assets such as buildings and equipment
library expenditures - ANS-capital expenditures, renewing periodicals, paying for
processing materials, maintaining technical support contracts, paying consortium
membership dues
critical incident analysis - ANS-method/procedures for analyzing a critical incident (one
that makes a contribution - positive or negative - to an activity or phenomenon)
1. review of incident 2. fact finding 3. identify issues 4. discover resolution 5. evaluate
choice of resolution
acceptable use policy - ANS-a document that defines the acceptable uses of the
district's technology and the consequences for failure to comply.
Which of the following policies should be consulted to answer questions about a school
district's technological resources?
demonstrating the ability to organize information - ANS-According to most research-
process models, selecting a presentation form is part of the organization step.
The Patriot Act of 2001 - ANS-increases the access of government agencies to users'
borrowing records and internet use. Under the Patriot Act, law enforcement agencies
are granted access to an individual's business, medical, and library records, including
stored electronic data and communications.
