Gwinnett County Public Schools 
Media Center Mission Statement

 The mission of Media and Information Services is to provide quality media, technology, and information services in order to enhance learning and ensure access to ideas and information for all (wording copied from source). 

Gwinnett County Public Schools Media Specialist Handbook. (2004-2005).

Gwinnett County Public Schools
Media Center Statement of Philosophy

Media programs support all areas of instruction, providing media resources, facilities, and services to the instructional staff and students.  Through the unified approach to media services, resources are available in a variety of formats to meet various learning styles and interests.  Flexible scheduling of media centers allows individuals or groups to use the center when needed.  This concept of media service contributes to the development of life-long learners and to individual self-fulfillment (wording copied from source). 

Media centers are the center of instructional support and informational service for each school and are organized for maximum accessibility and optimum service to students and staff.  Media specialists are committed to creating an inviting, stimulating environment and to planning with the instructional staff to provide effective educational experiences for students.  Formal and informal instruction in the use of media resources and equipment should focus on the development of skills and attitudes necessary to promote life-long learning.  School media specialists should plan and work with instructors to identify, select, and provide the best resources and activities to meet learner needs (wording copied from source).

 Gwinnett County Public Schools Media Specialist Handbook. (2004-2005).

The goals of the Media and Information Services program are: provide media resources, facilities, services and staff to support all areas of the instructional program, provide a variety of services for students which develop skills and encourage the pursuit of lifelong learning, develop procedures which allow optimum accessibility and effective utilization of all resources and the flexibility necessary to individualize instruction for students (wording copied from source).

Gwinnett County Public Schools Media Specialist Handbook. (2004-2005)