Describes the process followed in developing the materials selection policy used by the Leon County Public Library, so as to demonstrate how a policy responsive to adult interests evolved and continues to change as adult needs and interests change. Seven references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Stresses the vital importance of budgeting staff time for planning and previewing, to achieve the best possible shot at achieving media service goals, as well as budgeting dollars. (Author)

Looks at collection development for print materials in school libraries serving children in grades K-8. The policy statement and the processes of evaluation, selection, acquisition, and weeding are examined, emphasizing the place of curriculum objectives and the role of the librarian. Twenty-two references and a bibliography of 15 selection tools…

Indicating the three-pronged thrust of school libraries--Resource, Service and Teaching--this article highlights libraries as they exist in schools which are part of a system. Concerns of school librarians regarding networking and cooperation, staffing, copyright, selection, and censorship are discussed. (EJS)

A general discussion is presented concerning the need for a faculty library committee, its makeup and its principal areas of contribution. (JN)

Discusses cost and utility of periodicals in school libraries and suggests ways to promote their use. (PF)

Addresses factors to be considered in selecting library audiovisual materials in a time of increasingly complex constraints and operations. Suggestions offered include learning how to dig out facts that count, using unorthodox resources for evaluation, updating selection policy, and employing statistical and other measures to analyze patrons and…

Defines collection development and discusses several issues related to this function in the academic library: (1) the importance of a collection development policy; (2) material selection; (3) faculty-library cooperation; (4) cooperation with other library departments; (5) weeding; and (6) effects of automation. Nine references are listed. (MES)

Describes the problems of selection in the Division of the Blind and Physically Handicapped and its attempts to find solutions. (Author)

Detailed criteria for the evaluation of print and non-print media needed in the expanding collections and guidance resource centers are presented. (Author)

Discusses three audiovisual formats--films, filmstrips, recordings--and how they can be evaluated in terms of their use in children's programs. Various types of programs that can be planned using these materials and things to consider in selecting materials for these programs are mentioned. Four sources are given. (EJS)

Reviews selection guidelines suggested by the Catholic Library Association (CLA) for parish and school libraries. Highlights include who develops the selection policy; American Library Association selection guidelines for school libraries; criteria for both print and nonprint materials; how to handle censorship challenges; and issues concerning…

Public library services and programs for children and adolescents from preschool through 18 years are discussed. Topics include library material selection for adolescents and public relations within the schools and through youth organizations. (Author/MBR)

The work of the professional librarian on the reservation with the Indian student is interesting and challenging. The library problem is different from that of other school libraries. However, in spite of the difficulties, there is much joy in working with these likeable Indian teen-agers. (Author/NH)

Describes selection procedures, including policies and practices, used at El Paso Public Library for the acquisition of English and Spanish materials. (EJS)