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

by Kay Bishop

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.

Genres: Library Science, Grad School, Textbooks

292 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1988

Reviews

[Crys Bauermeister]

riveting...
Actually, the chapters are very short for textbook style writing. I have a lot I need to be doing after reading just the first two chapters. I've now added 4 more chapters to my have read list.

Pretty good book as far as finding out information about building a library's collection--probably wouldn't recommend this to others outside of the reading/library world though.

Anyone is welcome to borrow my copy.

[Angelica]

As far as a textbook, it's not terrible.

[Tasara]

Fine, just fine, except the inexplicable bias against rap on p. 74. That really made me salty.

[Lenna]

Reading for school...yawn.

[Patty]

Good information. Practical and readable! how unusual for a textbook!

[Jennifer Bacall]

An incredible guide for a new school librarian or one that wants to brush up on the basics.

[Missy]

Good information, but very dry.