This printable version of the CDE Library Evaluation Tool is available for use as a worksheet for your files, for use in training,
and before going online. Please note the printed version shows all possible questions, some of which are conditional. The online
evaluation tool is located at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb and is
password protected. Contact Renée Ousley-Swank at 916-319-0449 or
ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov
for password information and to schedule a training.
These questions (unless noted) focus on the library program at the site level.
If you worked at multiple sites, answer the questions as the program ran
for the present school you are completing the survey for, and
complete a separate survey for each site at which you worked.
The California Model School Library Standards (CA MSLS)
for students delineates what students should know and be able to do at each grade level or grade span to enable students to succeed in school, higher education, and the workforce, also known as college and career readiness.
The standards are organized as follows: (1) students access information, (2) students evaluate information, (3) students use information, and (4) students integrate information literacy skills into all areas of learning.
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Share ways in which your school library supported students in preparing them for college and career readiness
(e.g., maintained organization of resources so students felt comfortable navigating any public or college library, offered extended hours of access to the
library, provided lessons on information and digital literacy, offered access to subscription databases, worked with teachers and administration to offer current quality resources that supported learning).
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We had a partnership with our local public library.
If the above answer is "Yes," please provide a brief description of the partnership (e.g., after school programs, accessing public
library databases – online eCard, One Card program – student ID is full public library access card).
Library Staffing
For purposes of answering questions referring to staff working in the library, the following applies:
Credentialed Teacher Librarian – Individual holds a California teaching credential and a California Teacher
Librarian Services Credential or an Emergency Teacher Librarian Services Credential and is paid as a teacher.
Credentialed Teacher, Not Librarian – Individual holds a California teaching credential with no library endorsement and
is paid as a teacher.
Library Paraprofessional – May be called librarian, aide, clerk, technician, assistant, etc., but is NOT paid as a teacher.
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Did you have at least one paid credentialed staff working in the school library?
(Teacher contract and certificated salary schedule)
(Contracting for a Librarian of Record does not count at the school level.)
Library Access
Library's Physical Space
Library Access
Library's Virtual Presence
Did the school library have:
RESOURCES: School Library Collection
In the following section, some of the questions focus on Resources as outlined in the
California Model School Library Standards –
School Library Program Standard D (Resources).
Resources include print and digital materials (e.g., subscription databases, audiobooks, e-books) that align with the curriculum and are accessible to students with various cognitive or language needs.
Overall Collection
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Enter the number of print books in the school library collection at the end of the 2016–2017 academic
year. Include reference books in your count, and count each reference volume as one.
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Enter the number of electronic book (eBook) titles purchased for library use during the 2016–2017
academic year.
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Enter the number of print subscriptions to magazines and newspapers during the 2016–2017 academic
year (count subscriptions, not individual titles or issues).
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Did you check out audio materials (CDs, audio books)?
If the above answer is "Yes," were they for in-house use only?
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Did you check out video materials (VHS and DVDs)?
If the above answer is "Yes," were they for in-house use only?
RESOURCES: School Library Collection
Age of Collection
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Enter the average copyright date of the books in the library’s 629 section. Include books in the 629
circulating section, 629 reference section, and 629 digital titles owned by the library.
- Enter "0" in the box if the library had no books in the 629 Dewey section, and continue with the survey.
- Count the number of books in all of the 629s (from 629 through 629.999).
- Next, add up the copyright dates of all the books in the 629s.
- Divide the sum of the copyright dates by the total number of books in the 629s.
- Enter whole numbers only. Do not use letters, words, or any form of punctuation.
- Example: Assuming you had only six books in the 629s and their copyright dates were 1984, 1992, 2001, 2005, and two books from 2011, then:
1984 + 1992 + 2001 + 2005 + 2011 + 2011 = 12,004. Then 12,004 ÷ 6 = 2001 (rounded off to a whole number).
- Correct entry: 2001.
Average copyright date of books in Dewey section 629. Round off to a four-digit year.
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What was the name of the most recent U.S. president who had a whole book on him IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION?
Licensed Databases
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Did your library offer access to any online subscription information databases for students in the
2016–2017 academic year? This question does not apply to databases offered by the local public
library, CD-ROM databases, or search engines. Examples of subscription information databases
include: EBSCO Ultra, Gale’s In Context, World Book Online, etc.
2016–2017 Budget
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How much money was spent in the school library for the purchase of library books during the 2016–2017 academic year? Include both print titles and digital titles (eBooks). Include processing costs if purchased
with library books.
2016–2017 Budget
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If you spent more than $50,000 on books, enter the amount here.
PLEASE NOTE: Enter whole numbers only. Do not use letters, words, or any form of punctuation.
Correct entry: 150000.
Incorrect entries: "approx. 150,000," "one hundred fifty thousand," "150,000+."
2016–2017 Budget
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How much money was spent in the school library for the purchase of library materials other than
books during the 2016–2017 academic year? Include periodicals (paper or electronic), technology
and media resources, and related equipment. Do not include salaries, conference expenses, routine
supplies, maintenance agreements, district purchases of shared electronic databases, etc.
2016–2017 Budget
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If you spent more than $25,000 on materials other than books, enter the amount here.
PLEASE NOTE: Enter whole numbers only. Do not use letters, words, or any form of punctuation.
Correct entry: 150000.
Incorrect entries: "approx. 150,000," "one hundred fifty thousand," "150,000+."
Curriculum and Instruction
Basic Services
This section of questions asks about general services and basic instruction that might be performed by any and all library staff regardless of credential and/or title.
Description | Answer |
62. Informally instructed students in the use of resources (e.g., care and handling of books, library layout, parts of books, locating books, etc.) |
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63. Provided teachers with information about new resources |
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64. Helped students and teachers find and use resources outside school library |
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65. Provided reading, listening, and viewing guidance for students |
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66. Helped parents realize importance of lifelong learning |
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67. Coordinated in-school production of materials |
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68. Coordinated or disseminated audio/video programming (e.g., video streaming, distance education, cable TV) |
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69. Provided support for school library computer networks |
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70. Provided access to online library catalog and circulation |
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71. Provided Internet access for students in the library |
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72. Provided electronic access to a resource sharing network |
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73. Communicated proactively with principal |
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74. Managed a schoolwide reading program (e.g., AR, Read 180, Reading Counts) |
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What types of activities occurred during a typical class visit? (Select all that apply.)
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What was the average number of classes who visited the library in a typical week?
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A typical class visit lasted:
Contact Information
Respondent Information
In case we need to clarify any of your answers, please provide the appropriate contact information for the
individual responsible for library services in your district. (In some cases this may be the same individual as above.)
Thank you for your time and effort to complete this survey. Your answers are invaluable.
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