Collection Development for a New Century in the School Library Media Center
As the role of the school library media specialist continues to evolve, and dependence on technology increases, collection development for the school library media center becomes increasingly complex. Collection Development for a New Century in the School Library Media Center provides an overview of the issues and problems along with strategies for solutions. A complete list of collection development resources will aid the library school student, new librarian, and experienced librarian alike...
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A complete resource guide to collection development for school library media specialists in the 21st century VOYA One of the Guides in School Librarianship, Lukenbill's book covers nine general areas with a selected bibliography organized around five themes that affect collection development: social and cultural action, management and decision making, creativity and the production of information and literature, collection development and aesthetics, and technology and collection development. While including the usual practical topics such as tools and aids for selection, policy development, and protecting the collection from censorship, other chapters include sections on the development of national standards for school libraries; educational, technological, and demographic changes; various theories that affect collection development; literary aesthetics; and the creative process. This text is one of the more reflective, theoretical, and historical on school library collection development, making it a useful followup to practical titles, such as Collection Program in Schools by Phillis J. Van Orden and Kay Bishop (Libraries Unlimited, 2001), which are better for users needing nuts-and-bolts, how-to-do-it information. Index. Biblio. 2002, Greenwood, 224p. PLB Chelton
Introduction1Collection Development as Science and Art12Vision, Mission, and a Changing Society133Theories and Concepts in Collection Development314Collection Development Policy: A Management Approach495Protecting the Collection from Censorship676Technology, Education, and Information877Tools and Aids for Selection1138Creating Information: Cultural Transmission and Critical Thinking1459Literature, Information, and the Creative Process171Selected Bibliography189Index203
\ VOYAOne of the Guides in School Librarianship, Lukenbill's book covers nine general areas with a selected bibliography organized around five themes that affect collection development: social and cultural action, management and decision making, creativity and the production of information and literature, collection development and aesthetics, and technology and collection development. While including the usual practical topics such as tools and aids for selection, policy development, and protecting the collection from censorship, other chapters include sections on the development of national standards for school libraries; educational, technological, and demographic changes; various theories that affect collection development; literary aesthetics; and the creative process. This text is one of the more reflective, theoretical, and historical on school library collection development, making it a useful followup to practical titles, such as Collection Program in Schools by Phillis J. Van Orden and Kay Bishop (Libraries Unlimited, 2001), which are better for users needing nuts-and-bolts, how-to-do-it information. Index. Biblio. 2002, Greenwood, 224p. PLB Chelton\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalTheories and concepts of collection development, comprehensive lists of selection tools, the role of technology in the process, and censorship issues are all discussed. Lukenbill also includes thoughts about how changing society, cultural views, and economic conditions affect collection-development policy, and he stresses the importance of considering these forces when formulating one. A list of major elements to include when planning a policy is provided. The book is clearly written and efficiently organized, and has extensive chapter notes. This is not a quick "how-to" manual. Its format and content take a more scholarly approach to this very important topic. It does, however, provide extremely useful information along the way. The text is both thought-provoking and practical-an excellent combination for any reader of professional literature.-Beth Jones, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ BooknewsLukenbill, a professor in the graduate program of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas-Austin, shares his approach to creating collection development policies, protecting the collection from censorship, and balancing print and nonprint resources. He examines the major aspects of a school library media center collection (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and biography), and makes suggestions for developing each. Material is presented according to five themes that affect collection development: social and cultural action, management and decision making, creativity and the production of information and literature, collection development and aesthetics, and technology and collection development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
