The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts and Practices

by Marcia A Mardis

This thorough treatment of collection development for school library educators, students, and practicing school librarians provides quick access to information.

This seventh edition of The Collection Program in Schools is updated in several key areas. It provides an overview of key education trends affecting school library collections, such as digital textbooks, instructional improvement systems, STEM priorities, and open education resource (OER) use and reuse. Topics of discussion include the new AASL standards as they relate to the collection; the idea of crowd sourcing in collection development; and current trends in the school library profession, such as Future Ready Libraries and new standards from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Each chapter has been updated and revised with new material, and particular emphasis is placed on disaster preparedness and response as they pertain to policies, circulation, preservation, and moving or closing a collection. This edition also includes updates to review of curation and community analysis principles as they affect the development of the library collection.

344 pages, Paperback

Published July 19, 2021

Reviews

[Lexi Messenger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for my LMS grad certificate class. I found it to be full of wonderful information, but this book is THICK. I think I will appreciate more when I’m in the librarian role.. if I can find the information I need. It was overwhelming as a student.

[April Lowrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read it for school.