Collection Development for School Libraries

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Region 6 Afternoon Professional Development
Collection Development S.O.S.
Select, Order, Shelve
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What should I purchase?
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What is Collection Development?

• Collection Development is the process of
  planning and acquiring a balanced collection of
  library materials in various formats that can
  include books, periodicals, online resources and
  other media.

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Collection Development Policy for School Libraries

• The Chicago Public Schools Collection
  Development Policy is guided by principles set
  forth in (1) the American Library Associations
  Library Bill of Rights and (2) the Illinois
  School Library Associations Linking to
  Learning The Illinois School Library Media
  Program Guidelines.
• Adopted March 22, 2006
• http//policy.cps.k12.il.us/documents/604.7.pdf

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Who Develops School Library Collections?

• Library collections are developed by the
• school librarian in accordance with the
• Curriculum
• Instructional Program
• School Community
• Emotional Needs of the Students

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Who Develops School Library Collections?

• The selection process may also include
  consultation with
• School administrators
• Teachers
• Students
• Parents
• Staff of the Department of Libraries

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Criteria for Selection

• The following criteria should be used in
  selecting school
• library materials
• Materials should represent viewpoints on
  controversial issues so that students learn to
  explore, analyze and make intelligent judgments.
• Selection should not be based on personal,
  political, social or religious views.

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Selection Tools

• Professional Reviewing Sources
• Booklist
• School Library Journal
• Kirkus Reviews
• Horn Book
• Bulletin for the Center for Childrens Books
• Voice of Youth Advocates

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Selection Tools

• Other reviewing sources
• CPS Department of Libraries
• DLIS Wepage Recommended Books
• DLIS Wiki Purchasing Lists
• Chicago Public Library
• ALAs Young Adult Library Services Association
• Dr. Peggy Sharp K 8, Whats New in
  Childrens Literature
• Michael Cart young adult literature
• Judy Freeman K 8, Books Kids Will Sit Still
  For
• Michael Printz - young adult literature

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Peggy SharpBureau of Education Research (BER)
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Selection Tools

• Other reviewing sources
• Online collection Development Tools
• Folletts Titlewave.com
• Baker and Taylors School Selection BTOL.com
• Permabound for CPS

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CPS Recommended Purchasing Lists
http//cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/ Select Back
to School
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Strategic Sourcing Vendors
http//cps.k12.il.us/Departments/
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Nine Strategic Source Vendors
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Folletts Titlewave
http//flr.follett.com/login/
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Baker and Taylors School Selection
http//btol.com/login.cfm?clearityes
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Perma-bound
http//www.perma-bound.com/chicago-public-schools.
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Periodical Subscriptions
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Barcode Ranges

• Revised and updated for 2009-10
• DLIS communicated to vendors
• Non-strategic source vendors
• Collection Codes

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Shelve
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Dewey Decimal System

• The 100 Divisions A summary
• Do We Really Know Dewey?

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What should I do if Im challenged?

• CPS Board Approves Library Collection Development
  Policy
• At its March 2006 meeting, the Chicago
  Public Schools Board of Education approved the
  districts first Collection Development policy
  for all CPS school libraries. Click here to
  review or download the policy. School librarians
  and principals need to be familiar with this
  policy, including the procedure to follow in the
  event of a challenge or complaint regarding
  library materials.
• When such concerns are not resolved quickly
  and informally, provide the complaining party
  with the form below and contact your area library
  coordinator in the Department of Libraries.
• Complaint Form for Challenging Library Resources

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