Instructional Media & Technology

Professional Collection

Purpose

The purpose of the Professional Collection is to provide ISD 279/Osseo Area Schools staff with resources that support all areas of the curriculum and assist teachers in developing strategies to achieve their teaching goals.

Location

The Professional Collection is located in the Instructional Media and Technology Services (IMTS) department of the Educational Service Center (ESC). The collection is currently housed in the (New) IMTS/Curriculum Library.

Hours

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday during the school year. Summer hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Holiday hours will be posted as necessary.

The Collection

The Professional Collection houses print and non-print professional resources, including subscriptions to scholarly and professional periodicals, professional development books and videos, and an extensive collection of multicultural books and artifacts.

Click here to see a list of print periodicals currently subscribed to. Also, a large number of professional periodicals are available to District 279 staff online through EBSCO Host’s Academic Search Premier database; a list of periodicals available in full-text can be found here. EBSCO Host’s various databases offer online access to thousands of full-text popular and scholarly periodicals.

A separate collection of videos and DVDs, the Central Video Collection, is housed near the professional collection in District Media and Technology Services. These videos are intended for classroom use in support of district curriculum and can be reserved by district staff using the Media Manager Online Public Access Catalog.

Items in both collections are searchable and available for check-out using the Media Manager’s online booking system.

You can access Media Manager through the District 279 Staff Intranet under "Web-Based Services".

Technology

There is a 16-station training lab available to support ongoing professional development needs for all staff. The Professional Collection also houses a scanner, a poster printer, workstations with video editing software, and a CD-ROM/DVD duplicator. Additionally, Instructional Media and Technical Services has an inventory of equipment for loan, to support the schools' curriculum goals. To request equipment, please click here to send an e-mail request.

Collection Development

New materials are frequently added to both the Professional Collection and the Central Video Collection. Please >click here> to view a list of recent additions to the collections.

If you would like to recommend items for either collection, please submit your suggestions here. Recommendations will be considered by the Director of Instructional Media and Technology Services.

Staff

The Professional Collection is staffed by members of the District Media & Technology Services Department. Central Processing department personnel and other District Media & Technology Services Department staff will assist you in locating materials. The Central Video Collection is maintained and circulated by the Video Production Assistant.