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Peer reviewedAltan, Susan – Catholic Library World, 1982
Discusses collection development practices employed at two media centers of the Columbus School for Girls, an independent day school serving 605 students in grades K-12. Concepts highlighted are: philosophy of collection development, knowledge of school curriculum, interaction with faculty, familiarity with current and retrospective selection…
Descriptors: Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Inventory, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedHolter, Charlotte S. – Catholic Library World, 1986
Suggests well-defined selection policy to assist secondary school librarians in building collections that will instruct, challenge, stimulate, present new ideas, and entertain, a process complicated by diversity of community standards and interests and needs of teenage readers. Selection criteria are delineated: purpose, author, publisher,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Peer reviewedNiemeyer, Karen K. – Catholic Library World, 1986
Suggests five-step process for teachers and media specialists to determine which microcomputer courseware will be of value: (1) make chart of important characteristics; (2) use vendor catalogs and reviews to locate titles addressing unit objectives; (3) obtain courseware for preview; (4) preview; (5) compare notes. An 18-item bibliography is…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWinkel, Lois – Catholic Library World, 1986
Selection and development aids emphasizing materials for children through sixth grade are examined and the main categories (evaluative, non-evaluative) and subsets (current or retrospective, specific or all subjects, format) are noted. Factors to be considered in examining selection tools are discussed: organization, information provided,…
Descriptors: Charts, Children, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWatson, Jerry; And Others – Catholic Library World, 1985
To measure effect of posters on children's selection of books from display table, two displays (one with poster) were placed in visible area of one public library and five elementary school media centers. Children selected 10% (public library) and 27% (media center libraries) more books from poster table. (14 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Display Aids, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedVavrek, Bernard; And Others – Catholic Library World, 1986
Effects of computerized systems in libraries are explored in five articles. The first discusses reasons why maintaining a collection of resources is strengthened rather than weakened by the existence of online databases. The remaining four describe the implementation and use of microcomputers in high school, elementary school, and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
