Solve the nitty-gritty problems of developing and maintaining collections in elementary and secondary schools with this highly practical volume. A diverse group of experts has provided stimulating and creative approaches to such problems as identifying needs, establishing priorities among conflicting needs, and responding effectively to those established priorities.
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Contents Introduction
Section I: The Schools and Collection Development
Collection Development in School Library/Media Centers: A Selected and Partially Annotated Bibliography
The Curriculum and Materials Selection: Requisite for Collection Development
The Elephant Technique of Collection Development
Collection Development in Elementary School Library Media Centers
The Effects of Small Budgets on the Principles of Development of Collections for Small School Library Media Centers
Core Collections in Small Media Centers
Business and Education
State Education Agencies' Role in Collection Development
Maximize Your Collection Through Positive Public Relations
The Effect of Administrative Policy on the Use of School Library Media Centers and Resources
Myths, Misconceptions, and Mistakes in Collection Development
Section II: Networking and Collection Development
Regional Networking and Collection Management in School Library Media Centers
Northern Area Network: School and Public Library Cooperative Collection Management
Section III: School and Public Cooperation
The Use of School Libraries and Public Libraries and the Relationship to Collection Development
School and Public Library Cooperation: A Prerequisite for Cooperative Collection Development
Cooperative Materials Purchasing Among School and Public Libraries: Focus on Indiana
Collection Development and Resource Sharing in the Combined School/Public Library
Section IV: Collections Management in Particular Areas and Formats
Reviewing Journals in Mathematics for School Librarians and Teachers
Video in the Collection
Selecting Video Materials for the Secondary School Library Media Center
Selecting Films for Children--A Bibliographic Essay
Religion Collections and School Libraries
Relating Software to Instruction: Problems and Resources in Software Selection and Evaluation
Government Documents and Their Use in Schools
Management of Periodicals in a Small School LMC
Section V: Intellectual Freedom and Collection Management
Intellectual Freedom as Practiced by Public and School Librarians in Texas
The Impact of Censorship on Collections Development
Index
