The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources

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Libraries Unlimited, 2007 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 269 pages


This fourth edition of a best-selling development resource provides an updated overview of processes and procedures associated with developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. It offers principles, techniques, and common practices of collection development and management while weaving in new considerations. New topics include licensing online resources such as subscription databases, creating a collection development policy that meets curriculum standards, circulating and promoting the collection, using online selection and evaluation tools, providing remote access to school library collections, using virtual libraries to increase the collection, and writing policy and procedures manuals.

This new edition provides an updated overview of the processes and procedures associated with developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. New topics include licensing online resources such as subscription databases, creating a collection development policy that meets curriculum standards, circulating and promoting the collection, using online selection and evaluation tools, providing remote access to school library collections, using virtual libraries to increase the collection, and writing policy and procedures manuals.

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Contents

2Collection Development
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CDROMs
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School Facilities
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Copyright

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About the author (2007)

DR. KAY BISHOP is an Associate Professor and Director of the School Media Program in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University at Buffalo. She holds a BA degree from Florida State University, an MA from the University of South Florida, a Med from Washington State University, and a PhD from Florida State University.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources
Library and information science text series
AuthorKay Bishop
Edition4, illustrated
PublisherLibraries Unlimited, 2007
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 26, 2009
ISBN159158583X, 9781591585831
Length269 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Collection Development
Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / School Media
  
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