The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts and Practices (Library and Information Science Text Series) - Softcover

Mardis, Marcia A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440876630 ISBN 13: 9781440876639

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2021

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Marcia A. Mardis is a professor and institute director at Florida State University's School of Information, USA. She is the author of The Collection's at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM (2014) and The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts and Practices (2021), editor of Librarians and Educators Collaborating for Success: The International Perspective (2016), and co-editor of Social Justice and Cultural Competency: Essential Readings for School Librarians (with Dianne Oberg, 2019). She chaired and was the lead author of AASL's National School Library Standards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440876630
• ISBN 13: 9781440876639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344