WEST-E Library Media (042) Secrets Study Guide: WEST-E Test Review for the Washington Educator Skills Tests-Endorsements

***Includes Practice Test Questions***Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the WEST-E Library Media test. The WEST-E Library Media (042) Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. WEST-E Library Media (042) Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the WEST-E Library Media Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the WEST-E Library Media Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. WEST-E Library Media (042) Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough overview of the WEST-E Library Media (042)
• An in-depth look at the teacher-librarian
• A guide to promoting information literacy skills
• An examination of managing the library media collection
• A breakdown of administering the library media program
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Teacher-Librarian section covers:

• Physical Arrangement of Resources
• Library Resources
• Information access
• Information retrieval processes
• Interlibrary loans
• Equal access to resources
• Scheduling
• Legal and ethical issues
• Bibliographic citation
• Information literacy assessment
• Instructional design
• Classroom management
• Professional organizations
• Teaching adult learners
• Collaboration and consensus-building

The Promoting Information Literacy Skills section covers:

• Teaching information literacy
• Information literacy models
• Library media center program
• Collaboration for information literacy

The Managing the Library Media Collection section covers:

• Selection policy
• Collection development
• Cataloging
• MARC records
• Children's and young adult literature

The Administering the Library Media Program section covers:

• Budgeting
• Alignment with school curriculum
• Professional development
• Legislation
• Code of ethics
• Advocacy
• Program decision making
• Assessing program needs
• Managing the library media center
• Mission and philosophy
• Rationale for policies

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the WEST-E Library Media Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language. Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual WEST-E Library Media Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.