The Collection Program in Schools
eBook - PDF

The Collection Program in Schools

Concepts and Practices

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Collection Program in Schools

Concepts and Practices

About this book

This thorough treatment of collection development will serve school library educators and students as well as practicing school librarians, providing quick access to information that is both immediately useful and helpful as unforeseen situations arise. Our digitally rich world changes quickly and contains more information resources than ever before; as a result, school librarians are tasked with the enormous challenge of curating a diverse, high-quality, and up-to-date collection for teachers, students, and administrators to use. This new edition of The Collection Program in Schools gives school librarians the tools to develop and maintain a collection in a constantly changing environment, often with reduced budgets; and to ensure that students can use virtual libraries and have access to all modern media and learning resources. The book logically progresses in its coverage of national and state policy concerns to community needs to the process of collection building and maintenance. Topics covered include key education trends affecting collections, such as digital textbooks and other non-print resources, instructional improvement systems, STEM priorities, and open education resources; the use of school libraries as makerspaces; media type considerations for a range of users; Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards; and the principles of curation: acquisition, description, organization, promotion, evaluation, and maintenance. This guide is ideal for use in many graduate-level school librarian preparation courses, including classes on school library collection development and school library management.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1—THE COLLECTION
  10. 2—COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
  11. 3—COMMUNITY ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING, AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
  12. 4—THE SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM
  13. 5—POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
  14. 6—SELECTION
  15. 7—GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA
  16. 8—CRITERIA BY FORMAT
  17. 9—ACQUISITIONS AND PROCESSING
  18. 10—MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION
  19. 11—CIRCULATION AND PROMOTION OF THE COLLECTION
  20. 12—EVALUATION OF THE COLLECTION
  21. 13—LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES WITH THE COLLECTION
  22. 14—THE CURRICULUM
  23. 15—DIVERSITY AND THE COLLECTION
  24. 16—FISCAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE COLLECTION
  25. 17—LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
  26. 18—OPENING, RECLASSIFYING, MOVING, OR CLOSING THE COLLECTION
  27. Appendix: Resources and Further Reading
  28. Index