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Michele Sherman LIS 622 Assignment Two: Communications/Public Relations Project October 7, 2009 a. Who is my audience? My audience is middle school students and their parents. b. What is the purpose of this document and presentation? The purpose of this brochure is to make students and parents aware of the resources that are available to them through the school library, specifically in terms of homework. I know that when my children have a project, they are sometimes at a loss as where to find information or how to do a certain part of their assignment when they are at home. I thought it would be helpful to them to have this brochure of reliable websites and databases that they can use when at home. It is also a reminder to students to utilize the school library for help with their homework in addition to their classroom teacher’s materials. The purpose of the presentation is to convey to parents that school libraries are a valuable resource that helps in their children’s academic achievement. c. What message(s) am I trying to convey? The message that I am trying to convey is that the school library and librarian are there to assist students with their educational needs. I wanted to make sure that both parents and students know that the library offers great resources and can help with student homework, that the library is not just a place to take out books. I also thought this brochure would be really helpful to students as well. d. When and how will I use this document and presentation? I would like this brochure to go home with every student at the beginning of the school year, and would be made available in the school library. A lesson would be ongoing during the year as on how to access these resources and more. It would all tie into the importance of information literacy. The brochure would also be made available to parents on an open house night and on parent/teacher conferences. Teachers would also have copies of the brochure to hand out as well. The presentation would be made during an open house or meet the teacher night. e. What resources did I use? I found database sources from the public library and other school library websites. I looked through teacher and school library websites for online resources that would be useful to middle school students ages 10-14. I also cited from the article “School Libraries Work! Updated 2008” Scholastic Library Publishing. [|www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing], for use in the presentation. f. In creating these items, what was easy? What was hard? What did I learn? I learned that it is important to get the word out on what the school library can offer. I think it might be easy to create these materials and one would hope that they would be used by students, parents and everyone else in the school community. That might be the hard part.