School Library Collection Development

Just the Basics

Claire Gatrell Stephens, Patricia Franklin

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9798216141945
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This practical manual demystifies the process of creating and maintaining a quality school library collection—an invaluable resource for anyone working in a library media center. Today's school librarians have many different responsibilities, but arguably the most important aspect of their job is developing and maintaining a collection that their library customers love. School Library Collection Development: Just the Basics is an accessible, practical manual that explains the fundamentals of purchasing, developing, and managing a collection. Containing information useful to anyone from a paraprofessional working under the guidance of a certified school librarian to a newcomer to the field to a certified media specialist, this book covers all of the basics through best practices. The authors provide much-needed advice on how to add to an existing collection, how to weed books no longer needed, and how to process and inventory that collection. This book is a must-have resource for staff members who are new to school libraries and need an easy-to-read guide to help them quickly learn the job.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Series Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 Collection Development
• 2 Developing a Collection Plan
• 3 Ordering and Purchasing
• 4 Maintaining the Collection
• Conclusion
• Index