The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts and Practices

by Kay Bishop

With the myriad number of print and electronic materials now available for school libraries, librarians need to know how to select the right materials for their libraries, and how to maintain, evaluate, circulate, and promote their collections. The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts and Practices, Fifth Edition is a one-stop resource that thoroughly overviews the policies and procedures for timely and effective collection development for school libraries.



The work is organized by chapters that explain the various tasks involved in effective collection development for school libraries. No other text includes a listing of the advantages, disadvantages, and copyright concerns of various formats. This introductory text also provides guidance on how to write policy and procedure manuals for school libraries; addresses concerns that impact collection development, such as ethical and fiscal issues, the curriculum, the school library environment, and special groups of students; and includes several figures and tables relating to these topics.

Genres: Professional Development, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Library Science

263 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2012

Reviews

[SaraKat · Rating 4 out of 5]

For current or future librarians, the book is well organized and full of helpful information. I read the entire book and marked some chapters for future reference. The set up is easy to use with lots of other resources listed for each chapter.

[Jonathan Brammer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would say that 90% of the information in this text is common sense, or can be learned on the job. The chapter on ethical questions surrounding the collection was most interesting.

[Heather Marvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very valuable, will keep to guide me in my library endeavors.

[Ellon · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard to review a textbook. I think this book did a good job of providing necessary information. It also had a lot of great resources at the end of each chapter.

I think the book might be more useful for me when I'm actually in the library. I can see myself referring to sections to help run the library smoothly. We shall see!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for new librarians and library science students. A good overview of the policies and procedures for a library.

[Dolly]

This book was required reading for one of my Master of Science in Library and Information Science courses at the University of Maryland.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an incredibly readable and useful text, one I'll consider picking up for my professional collection (read borrowed from a library).