Paraprofessional Training

1. Library Philosophy
   1. Library Bill of Rights – Policy D032.2
   2. Freedom to Read Statement – Policy D032.3
   3. Public Library and Intellectual Freedom
      1. Censorship
      2. Internet and Filtering
      3. Sources of Challenges
         
         
2. St. Charles City – County Library District Philosophy and Mission
   1. Mission Statement and Goals – Policies B048, B048.1
   2. Collection Management – Policies D032, D032.1, D032.4, D040, D064, D072, D080
   3. Electronic Access – Policies C024, C024.4, C024.5, C024.7, C184, C322
   4. Interlibrary Loan – Policies C192, c192.05, C192.15, C192.5
      
      
3. Library Ethics
   1. American Library Association Code of Ethics
   2. Areas of Ethical Conflict
      1. Selection of Materials
      2. Circulation of Materials
      3. Reference Services
      4. Computer Technology
         
         
4. St. Charles City – County Library District Ethics Policies
   1. Code of Ethics – Policies A056, E056, E056.1, E056.5, E056.7
   2. Privacy of Library Circulation Records – Policy C280, Missouri Statutes
      
      
5. Reference Ethics
   1. RUSA Guidelines
      
   2. ALA Reference and User Services Association’s Guidelines for Information Services
      
   3. ALA Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers
      
   4. ALA Guidelines for Medical, Legal, and Business Responses
      
   5. ALA Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections
      
   6. ALA Competencies For Librarians Serving Children In Public Libraries, Revised Edition
   7. ALA Copyright Law
      
      
6. Measuring Service Outputs
   1. Statistical Analysis
   2. Counting Opinions – Policy C280.5
   
   
7. Supplemental Readings and Assignment