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

Bishop, Kay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610690214 ISBN 13: 9781610690218

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2012

Synopsis

This practical text provides all the information and direction beginning school librarians need to develop and manage multiformat collections.

· Additional readings of current articles and helpful websites at the end of each chapter

· An appendix containing a comprehensive listing of annotated resources

· Sample forms for collection development policies and procedures

About this title

Book Description:

New web 2.0 tools, Delicious for bookmarking, Twitter for research, and virtual libraries have drastically changed the use of a collection on shelves. Today's school library collections reach far beyond the walls of the physical school facility. The challenge facing school librarians today is knowing how to select and maintain print formats as well as the plethora of electronic formats that patrons expect and demand.

About the Author:

Kay Bishop, PhD, was associate professor at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610690214
• ISBN 13: 9781610690218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 288