The librarian's book selection role is to provide materials containing innumerable idea- themes and to perform the indispensable task of eliminating the irrelevant, the unsound, and the superfluous. (Author)

The forty-two titles selected by the editors of School Library Journal" are the best among over 2,100 new children's books reviewed since last January. Also included are 25 top notch Young Adult titles. (67 references) (MM)

Compiled at the Jim Dan Hill Library of the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior, this unannotated bibliography of information and review sources includes sections on: general guides to books and nonbook materials; review indexes; comprehensive bibliographies; films and tapes; maps, prints, charts, and microforms; slides; filmstrips, and…

Annual revision of the list sent to New York City schools by the Bureau of Libraries, selected for their special importance to schools. (JS)

The Editors of the School Library Journal Book Review present their annual selective list of outstanding children's books. (Author)

Discusses several books listing and discussing children's books and selection practices. Most of the lists include annotations. (TO)

Discusses with brief annotations several novels that treat the problem of the adolescent trying to survive and grow in a broken home. (TO)

Presents a list of resources for teachers and librarians who wish to acquaint themselves with adolescent literature, adolescent reading interests, and approaches to teaching literature to adolescents. (TO)

This annotated bibliography is intended to serve as a resource and guide for persons concerned with the selection of picture books that are of interest to children of all ages and backgrounds. All the entries are hardbound (although many are also available in paperback) and were in print at the time the guide was completed. Each title was…

This annotated bibliography surveys current selection and finding sources for print and non-print materials. It is designed as a source of collection building information for school media centers and school learning resource centers. Reviews, finding lists, and bibliographies covering preschool through college level materials are included. Books,…

Basic information is listed including publisher, author, title, and date of publication for new books. (Author/AP)

Selection of adult books for teen-age readers should be based on three pertinent factors: (1) interests, ideals, and aspirations of adolescents, (2) acquaintance with the best books of the past and present; and (3) availability of adequate funds. Literature on early book lists generally failed to appeal to young readers. Today, many current and…

This annotated bibliography is designed to help identify the various titles published in series for young people and to provide descriptive and evaluative information about each series. Over 6000 titles in nonfiction series and publishers' series--either fiction or nonfiction books prepared by more than one author but having a common format and a…