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OSAT Library Media Specialist Practice Test

Unofficial questions for Oklahoma's OSAT Library-Media Specialist test, field 138, weighted like its three selected-response subareas.

According to the Library Bill of Rights, what should libraries do about censorship?

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Subarea I: The professional library-media specialist 16

  • A flyer for families reads, "Use the OPAC to place ILL holds." Which revision does most for communication with families? Wikipedia, Plain language, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0003
  • A library survey asks learners to mark "The library has books I want to read" on a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. What kind of item is this? Wikipedia, Likert scale, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0003
  • A library-media specialist prepares a 30-second account of what the library adds to student learning, ready for a chance meeting with the superintendent. What is this called? Wikipedia, Elevator pitch, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0003
  • A teacher asks for the best primary-source collections for a unit on the Dust Bowl, and the library-media specialist recommends three and shows how to search them. Which of the library-media specialist's roles is this? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0001
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Subarea I: The professional library-media specialist, continued

  • A vendor offers a library-media specialist a personal gift card if she picks its e-book platform for the school. Which commitment of the ALA Code of Ethics is at stake? American Library Association, Code of Ethics, article VI. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • AASL's Common Beliefs list five roles that qualified school librarians are educated and certified to perform. Which of these is on the list? American Association of School Librarians, National School Library Standards, Common Beliefs. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • According to the Library Bill of Rights, what should libraries do about censorship? American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights, Article III. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0001
  • After each research unit a library-media specialist writes down what worked and what did not, and rereads the notes before planning the next unit. What is this habit called? Wikipedia, Reflective practice, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • Article VII of the Library Bill of Rights gives libraries three duties toward people's privacy in their library use. Which list has them? American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights, Article VII. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0001
  • At the desk a teacher describes what she needs for a unit. The library-media specialist watches her cues, then restates the request in his own words to check it. Which communication practice is he using? Wikipedia, Active listening, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0003
  • For a lesson on searching a database, a library-media specialist and a science teacher plan jointly; then each teaches the same content to half the class, in opposite corners of the library, during the same period. Which co-teaching approach is this? Wikipedia, Co-teaching, Models. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0003
  • One teacher wants to copy part of a novel and another part of a factual news article. Under the fair use factor called the nature of the copyrighted work, which use is less likely to be judged fair? U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index, About Fair Use. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • Setting the year's circulation procedures and coordinating learner activities in the media center belong to which of the library-media specialist's roles? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0001
  • Under Oklahoma law, a school library's records of which materials an identifiable student borrowed may be disclosed, without the student's written authorization, in which case? Oklahoma Statutes, Title 65, section 1-105 (Disclosure of records), Oklahoma Legislature. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • Which state association, formed in 1907, provides professional development for Oklahoma library personnel and sponsors the Sequoyah Book Award? Wikipedia, Oklahoma Library Association, lead and History. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0002
  • Which statement is one of the six Common Beliefs in AASL's National School Library Standards? American Association of School Librarians, National School Library Standards, Common Beliefs. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0001

Subarea II: Learner-centered practices, resources and environments 18

  • A database lets learners limit results to articles that experts in the field evaluated before publication. What is that evaluation called? Wikipedia, Scholarly peer review, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • A learner finds a photo licensed CC BY-ND and wants to crop it, add text and post the result. What does the license allow? Creative Commons, Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International deed. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • A lesson has learners search their own names and list the traces that their posts, comments and accounts have left online. What is this trail called? Wikipedia, Digital footprint, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • A library display on a current public debate offers books from several sides. Which principle of the Library Bill of Rights does the display follow? American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights, Article II. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005
  • A library lends Wi-Fi hotspots and laptops to learners who have no internet at home. Which problem is the program meant to narrow? Wikipedia, Digital divide, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005
  • A library-media specialist building a research-skills course follows ADDIE. After analysis, design and development, which two phases remain? Wikipedia, ADDIE model, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • A library-media specialist poses a question, gives learners a minute alone, has each talk it over with a neighbor and then opens the floor. Which strategy is this? Wikipedia, Think-pair-share, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • A new media center is planned with adjustable-height tables, wide aisles and signs readable by touch, so that no user needs a separate arrangement. Which design approach is this? Wikipedia, Universal design, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005
  • Before a research unit, a library-media specialist gives a short task to learn what each class already knows about citing sources, then starts each class at a different point in the sequence. Which use of assessment is this? Wikipedia, Educational assessment, Placement, formative, summative, and diagnostic. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • By Piaget's theory, most third and fourth graders are in the stage that runs from about age 7 to 11. Which stage is it? Wikipedia, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Concrete operational stage. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • Each year Oklahoma students in elementary, middle and high schools read from master lists and vote for three winning books themselves. Which award program is this? Wikipedia, Sequoyah Book Award, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005
  • Every class visits the library for a fixed 40-minute period each week, and the library-media specialist is booked all day. If the goal is open access to resources "at time and point of need," what is the schedule's main limitation? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005
  • For a first research project learners get a note-taking template. For the second, as they gain skill, the template is withdrawn. What is this temporary support called? Wikipedia, Instructional scaffolding, lead and Essential features. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • Groups of five sixth graders each choose a novel, meet weekly to discuss it and follow a set structure that the library-media specialist and teacher taught them. What is this arrangement called? Wikipedia, Literature circle, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • In the most open of the graduated levels of inquiry, what do learners do that they do not do at the lower levels? Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, History. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0004
  • Learners present their inquiry findings as a podcast, an infographic or a short film, choosing the format that suits their purpose. Which ISTE Standard for Students does this address? ISTE, ISTE Standards for Students, 1.6 Creative Communicator. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • To synthesize notes from five sources, learners draw the main ideas as labeled boxes and join them with lines that name each relationship. What are they making? Wikipedia, Concept map, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0006
  • Under Oklahoma's accreditation standards, which areas must a secondary school's library media center provide for staff and students? Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:35-9-73 (Collection), in the copy at Cornell's Legal Information Institute, read 2026-10-15. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0005

Subarea III: Library program administration 16

  • A 2022 Oklahoma statute says a school's library media program shall be reflective of what, when it acquires an age-appropriate collection? Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, section 11-201 (Library media program), Oklahoma Legislature. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • A library-media specialist compares her program's staffing, collection and spending with the best programs in similar schools. What is this practice called? Wikipedia, Benchmarking, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0009
  • A library-media specialist in Oklahoma wants award lists that honor children's literature by and about American Indians. Which awards, presented every two years, fit? Wikipedia, American Indian Youth Literature Award, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • A parent files a request to have a novel taken off the shelves, and after review the board removes it. In the American Library Association's terms, what are the request and the removal? American Library Association, Banned Books Q&A. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • A teacher needs free digitized photographs and documents from archives, libraries and museums across the United States. Which discovery tool, launched in 2013, searches them in one place? Wikipedia, Digital Public Library of America, lead and Overview. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0007
  • By statute, which agency is "the official library agency of the state" of Oklahoma? Oklahoma Statutes, Title 65, section 3-101 (Creation of Department), Oklahoma Legislature. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0007
  • How does the American Library Association define intellectual freedom? American Library Association, Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0007
  • In the Dewey Decimal Classification, a history of the Oklahoma Land Run belongs in which main class? Wikipedia, Dewey Decimal Classification, Classes. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • One database costs $1,200 a year and logged 4,000 searches. Another costs $900 and logged 1,500. Which finding belongs in the budget report? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0009
  • To arrange a loan, a library-media specialist searches one catalog that shows the holdings of many libraries at once. What is such a catalog called? Wikipedia, Union catalog, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0007
  • Under Oklahoma's accreditation standards, what is the minimum annual media program expenditure for a secondary school of 700 enrolled students? Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:35-9-74 (Expenditures), in the copy at Cornell's Legal Information Institute, read 2026-10-15. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0009
  • Under Oklahoma's accreditation standards, what is the minimum book collection, exclusive of textbooks, for a secondary school of 450 students? Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:35-9-73 (Collection), in the copy at Cornell's Legal Information Institute, read 2026-10-15. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • Under Oklahoma's accreditation standards, what library staffing must a secondary school with 620 students provide? Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:35-9-71 (Staffing), in the copy at Cornell's Legal Information Institute, read 2026-10-15. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0009
  • Which action best integrates the library program into a school's improvement process? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0007
  • Which monthly magazine publishes reviews of fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and digital resources for librarians who work with young people? Wikipedia, School Library Journal, lead. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0008
  • Which practice best brings the school community into evaluating the library program against its goals? CEOE study guide, field 138, test framework. Written to the OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138) framework, competency 0009

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test design and framework of Oklahoma Subject Area Tests field 138, Library-Media Specialist, in the study guide on the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators website (https://www.ceoe.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/OK_SG_OBJ_138.htm, copyright 2023 Office of Educational Quality and Accountability and Pearson Education, Inc.; test page https://www.ceoe.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OK138_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-15): 80 selected-response questions and 1 constructed-response assignment in 4 hours, passing score 240; selected response weighs The Professional Library-Media Specialist (competencies 0001 to 0003) 28%, Learner-Centered Practices, Resources, and Environments (0004 to 0006) 30% and Library Program Administration (0007 to 0009) 27%, and the constructed response (0010) 15%. The bank holds 50: 16, 18 and 16. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question: the Oklahoma Statutes as the Oklahoma Legislature publishes them (Titles 65 and 70), Oklahoma's accreditation standards for the media program (Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:35, in the copy at Cornell's Legal Information Institute), the American Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, the U.S. Copyright Office, ISTE, Creative Commons, the framework itself and the named Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

Fifty unofficial questions of our own for field 138, the OSAT for Oklahoma's library-media specialists, free to use. The test belongs to the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability and Pearson, and this site is affiliated with neither.

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OSAT Library-Media Specialist (138): three selected-response subareas

By the framework read October 15, 2026: The Professional Library-Media Specialist, 28% of the test; Learner-Centered Practices, Resources, and Environments, 30%; Library Program Administration, 27%. This bank holds 16, 18 and 16.

Oklahoma's own rules

Seven questions rest on Oklahoma law: who may see a borrower's records and which agency is the state's library agency (Title 65), the community-standards statute for school collections (Title 70), and the accreditation standards for a school's media program, with its staffing by enrollment, its minimum collection and its minimum yearly spending.

The written assignment

The remaining 15% is one constructed-response assignment: analyze learner data and plan instruction for an information literacy or inquiry skills need. These questions do not rehearse that writing.

  • Competency 0001 sets out the roles the test asks about: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, program manager, and leader and advocate.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the OSAT Library-Media Specialist test?

Eighty selected-response questions on competencies 0001 to 0009 and one written assignment on competency 0010. With its 15-minute tutorial the appointment runs 4 hours and 15 minutes.

What is the passing score for the OSAT Library-Media Specialist test?

240, by the test page. The written assignment is part of that score, so a tally of right answers on this page says nothing about where a candidate stands on the scale.

What does the OSAT Library-Media Specialist test cover?

Professional roles, standards, ethics and collaboration; child development, instruction, library environments and information literacy; then the program itself: intellectual freedom, the collection, evaluation, budget and staff.

When is the OSAT Library-Media Specialist test given?

The test page lists appointments during specific testing windows, at test centers in Oklahoma and nationwide. It names no online-proctored option for field 138 and provides no reference materials.

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