Library Service to Children: A Guide to the History, Planning, Policy, and Research Literature - Softcover

Orden, Phyllis Van ; Pawelak-Kort, Patricia

9780810851696: Library Service to Children: A Guide to the History, Planning, Policy, and Research Literature

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ISBN 10: 0810851695 ISBN 13: 9780810851696

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2005

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Explore the rich history of public library services to children with the help of this annotated bibliography that describes 428 works published between 1876-2003. The history, planning, policy, research and standards are all covered as well as children's librarianship (education, role, and biography). Forms of literature (both electronic and print) include annual reports, bibliographies, biographies, journal articles, books, brochures, dissertations and policy documents, among others. This volume uniquely features policy statements, reports, and research studies not readily identified in any one source.

This bibliography updates the coverage of print materials listed in Library Service to Children: A Guide to the Research, Planning and Policy Literature (American Library Association, 1992). The electronic sources are new, and the coverage of biographical literature and materials about the history of children's services and children's librarianship has been expanded.

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About the Author

Phyllis Van Orden is a retired professor from the University of Washington. She has also authored Selecting Books for the Elementary School Library Media Center (Neal-Schuman, 2000) and The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources 3rd Ed. (Libraries Unlimited, 2001).

Patricia Pawelak-Kort is the teacher-librarian at Roosevelt High School in Seattle. She co-authored The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources 3rd Ed. (Libraries Unlimited, 2001).

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Information about public library service to children from 1976 through 2003, including key players, is presented and annotated in this extensive bibliography. The material cited includes policy statements, reports, and research studies not readily identified in any one source, making this title useful for readers interested in policy development, those involved in the development of training programs, people seeking information about the history of library service to children, and researchers. Appendixes include research methods used, funding sources, and type of literature in which the information appears (including graduate papers), both electronic and print. A complete index brings together authors, titles, basic subjects, and organizations. This volume updates print material that was listed in Library Service to Children: A Guide to the Research, Planning, and Policy Literature (ALA, 1992; o.p.). It will be of interest and use to professionals seeking information in a variety of formats ranging from journals to dissertations and from books to brochures.–Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at Washington DC Public Library
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If you want to find information pertaining to children's librarianship, here is the place to begin. There are 428 works written or published between 1876 and 2003 in this annotated bibliography, which updates the 1992 edition of the same title. Every format is included, from journal articles to books, to brochures, to government documents, to electronic resources. The numbered entries are in alphabetical order by author or title. As is proper for a bibliography, all information needed to find the item is given. Most of the annotations are one paragraph.

This is an amazingly complete resource for researchers. The compilers have done all the initial work by looking for each resource in databases and catalogs, then by looking at each title to determine if it applies to and is beneficial for the topic of library service to children. Every academic library should have at least one copy of this bibliography, and every professor of librarianship or children's literature should have a desk copy. Robin Hoelle
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