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Peer reviewedWall, C. Edward – Catholic Library World, 1975
Describes unscrupulous methods of increasing the prices of books and suggests methods of resisting over-pricing. (PF)
Descriptors: Books, Costs, Library Material Selection, Publishing Industry
Peer reviewedWeathers, Barbara – Catholic Library World, 1991
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…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Censorship, Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBone, Larry Earl – Catholic Library World, 1975
Librarians of the future must be increasingly aware of the needs of library clientele in order to make selection decisions. (LS)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedKatz, Bill – Catholic Library World, 1976
If considered as a commodity, the periodical proliferation may be checked by the economically sound principle of limiting the size of library collections. (Author)
Descriptors: Library Material Selection, Periodicals, Publishing Industry, Scholarly Journals
Peer reviewedShapiro, Lillian L. – Catholic Library World, 1976
Discusses cost and utility of periodicals in school libraries and suggests ways to promote their use. (PF)
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Library Material Selection, Periodicals, School Libraries
Peer reviewedBoyer, Jean W. – Catholic Library World, 1976
Reviews in detail the book reviewing journals of interest to academic libraries. A bibliography of current and useful selection tools is included. (PF)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection, Periodicals
Peer reviewedHopkins, Dianne McAfee – Catholic Library World, 1984
Discussion of school library media specialist's involvement in reconsideration of materials from library media collection focuses on what media specialist should bring to complaint situation (school board-approved materials selection policy, training and experience, knowledge of available resources in intellectual freedom) and reconsideration…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedEllison, John W. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Describes three methods of collection development relating to nonprint media--Librarian Selection Procedure, Social Responsibility Selection Procedure, and Systematic Analysis Procedure--and discusses the community served, nonuser involvement, selection resources, and acquisition or rental of materials. (EJS)
Descriptors: Library Material Selection, Media Specialists, Needs Assessment, Nonprint Media
Peer reviewedWratcher, Marcia A. – Catholic Library World, 1980
Surveys the steps necessary in integrating ethnic studies into the school curriculum and the responsibilities of the librarian to this curriculum program. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Ethnic Studies, Librarians, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedMcCormick, Regina – Catholic Library World, 1980
Contains suggestions designed to help school librarians and media specialists identify, analyze, select, and use ethnic studies materials for their media centers. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Library Material Selection, School Libraries
Collection Development in the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
Peer reviewedWerner, Mona M. – Catholic Library World, 1976
Describes the problems of selection in the Division of the Blind and Physically Handicapped and its attempts to find solutions. (Author)
Descriptors: Blindness, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, National Libraries
Peer reviewedWeinrach, Ester L.; Weinrach, Stephan G. – Catholic Library World, 1977
Detailed criteria for the evaluation of print and non-print media needed in the expanding collections and guidance resource centers are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Media Specialists
Peer reviewedThompson, James C.; Flowers, Kay A. – Catholic Library World, 1984
Examines growing literature of paranormal phenomena and other areas of investigation that are in conflict with mainstream science, and considers reasons for this growth and similarities which link these areas together within realm of pseudoscience. The dilemma librarians face in dealing with pseudoscientific materials is considered. Forty-nine…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Censorship, Creationism, Library Collections
Peer reviewedMcBride, Alfred – Catholic Library World, 1975
Suggests ways of developing a media library collection for a religious education center. (PF)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Library Material Selection, Religious Education
Peer reviewedTimmerman, Margaret – Catholic Library World, 1975
A guide to selecting instructional media for a diocesan religious education center. (PF)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Library Material Selection, Media Selection
