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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Intergroup Relations. – 1976
This publication contains the analysis instrument developed by the California Ethnic Heritage Program to analyze ethnic studies curricula K-12 and discusses procedures for using the analysis form. The instrument is intended as a training aid to prepare teachers and other persons concerned with education to understand and internalize certain…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies
Stiffler, Stuart A. – Libr Coll J, 1970
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)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Martin, Rebecca – Illinois Libraries, 1999
Directed at the novice selector of Latin American literature in Spanish, this article suggests a strategy and tools for collecting these titles. Sources consulted for selecting this literature; book dealers, vendors, and publishers with a strong literary focus, and useful World Wide Web sites are appended. (AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Latin American Literature, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedHarmeyer, Dave – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Presents a 1992 study which discovered and investigated collection development bias in academic and public libraries in California. The investigation was carried out in five stages: (1) selected a controversial topic; (2) identified representative works; (3) ranked works by qualified judges; (4) measured holdings via library online computer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Case Studies, Censorship
Tygett, Mary – 1998
This document describes a collection assessment made of the Economics and Finance holdings at Ward Edwards Library at Central Missouri State University (CMSU). The assessment is divided into three parts: (1) books, (2) serials, and (3) standing orders/reference materials. In addition to standard collection development sources such as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economics, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Simmons, Peter – 1971
At the Library of the University of British Columbia, computers are used for a variety of tasks, including the control of book and serial acquisitions. The computer-produced circulation records have been employed to study the use of library materials at U.B.C. in three distinct areas. There have been studies of use in relation to loan policy,…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSchladweiler, Chris – Library Trends, 1996
Subdivisions are General Works on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship; Bibliographies; Library Bill of Rights; School Libraries and Young People; Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, and Library Education; Selection Policies; Racism, Sexism, and Social Responsibility; Censorship and National Security; Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, and the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility
