1. Circulation (300-400 sq. ft.)
... area where media and materials are checked in and out.
2. General Reading and Browsing, Listening, Viewing Area (student pop. X 10% X 40 sq. ft./student)
1. Central room of LMS for student and faculty use to include adequate space for shelves
2. Circulating Core Collection
3. Reference
4. Electronic Information Retrieval
5. Periodical Area
6. Audiovisual Software
7. Vertical File
8. Storage area for back issues of periodicals, media, and seldom used materials
3. Group Instruction Room (700 sq. ft.)
... area for direct instruction, reading aloud, storytelling, book talks, puppet shows, video conferencing, ATM technology and viewing location
4. Electronic Multimedia Production Area
... area for school community to utilize technology to design, develop, and produce media products; may include sound controlled space for audio-video recording, desktop publishing, CD production, and additional capabilities as they become available.
Items 5, 6, 7 (550-700 sq. ft.)
5. Electronic Control Area
... area for housing centralized electronic equipment
6. Workroom
... technical services area for minor repairs, materials processing, sorting, cataloging; may also include area for equipment storage and distribution and/or media production.
7. Office for Media Center Administration
... room for administrative tasks, storage of administrative records and files, meetings and conferences which allow an open view of the media center.
8. Equipment Room (400-450 sq. ft.).)
... secure area accessible to hallway, preferably adjacent to workroom, for storage, distribution, maintenance, and repair of hardware and software.
RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS
1. Video Studio (ATM studio site)
2. Photographic Darkroom
