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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.
List of contents
Series ForewordIntroduction1 Collection Development
Know the Collection
Collection Mapping
Know Your Students
Know Your Curriculum
Know Your School Community
2 Developing a Collection Plan
Begin with the End in Mind
Selection Policies
Ethical Issues
Gifts
Weeding
3 Ordering and Purchasing
Budgets
Digital Media
Processing and Shelving
Circulation
Sharing Resources
4 Maintaining the Collection
Repair and Maintenance
Inventory the Collection
ConclusionIndex
About the author
CLAIRE GATRELL STEPHENS is Media Specialist, Freedom High School, Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida and a National Board Certified Library/Media Specialist.
