Collection Development for the School Library Media Program: A Beginner's Guide

by Mona Kerby

An essential resource for new or experienced school library media specialists, Collection Development for the School Library Media Program: A Beginner's Guide is an easy to use guide to collection development. It provides practical and relevant information about collection development issues such as: the school users, policies, selection criteria and sources, ordering, weeding, evaluation. Also included are suggestions for creating lesson plans.

53 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2006

About the author

Mona Kerby writes award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and picture books for children. Her 38 Weeks Till Summer Vacation won the Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award. Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch won the California Young Readers Award and the Vermont Red Clover Award and received the Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award. She is a professor at McDaniel College in Maryland. https://owneythemailpouchpooch.wordpr...

Reviews

[Corrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of collection management for the school library as it was in 2006. Only covers literature. Does not cover databases, periodicals, eBooks, audiobooks or the maintaining a virtual library with curated online resources.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy to read and very helpful with my selection policy notebook project for my MLS.