AEPA Library/Educational Media Exam

The Library/Educational Media test measures your knowledge according to the Arizona Academic Standards. Success on the test indicates that you are qualified to teach this subject in Arizona public schools. The test content is drawn from four subareas based on AEPA learning objectives: the Library Media Program (27% of the test); Information Literacy Skills and Strategies (23%); Curriculum and Resources (23%); and Program Administration and Leadership (27%). The test covers basics of library media programs, such as their relation to total school programs, types and applications of information resources (e.g., literature for children and young adults), and information literacy skills and strategies (such as methods for locating and evaluating information). The test also includes content on promoting, designing, and producing curriculum-integrated instructional materials. In addition, test-takers should know the professional responsibilities of library media specialists and resources for professional development. Finally, the test covers program management, development, implementation, and evaluation.

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AEPA Library/Educational Media Practice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a valuable trade journal for librarians?

A: CHOICE
B: Library Journal
C: Booklist
D: InSchool

2. When one periodical publication incorporates and eliminates another, it is known as _____.

A: collection
B: assimilation
C: absorption
D: cooption

3. What is the name for a paperback meant to be sold at newsstands and supermarkets rather than in bookstores?

A: trade paperback
B: salacious paperback
C: soft paperback
D: mass-market paperback

4. Which of the following is the oldest organization of professional archivists in the United States?

A: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
B: Society of American Archivists
C: America Library Association
D: Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing

5. What is the name for a book that condenses the main points of a larger work written by another author?

A: syllabus
B: compendium
C: anthology
D: selection

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Answer key

1. D. Librarians use these trade journals to find out about new books and instructional methods.
2. C. Libraries typically give the absorbed periodical the title and numbering of the absorbing periodical.
3. D. School libraries are advised to carry very few mass-market paperbacks.
4. B. The SAA was founded in 1934.
5. B. Compendia are good sources for students who do not have time to read entire original books.