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The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. 2012 Edition
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ALA Editions, 2012
Updated to include the 2012 award and honor books, this new edition of the annual guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick reference…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Awards, Citations (References), Library Services
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. 2011 Edition
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ALA Editions, 2011
Updated to include the 2011 award and honor books, this new edition of the annual guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick reference…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Awards, Citations (References), Library Services
Core Journal Lists: Classic Tool, New Relevance
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Paynter, Robin A.; Jackson, Rose M.; Mullen, Laura Bowering – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2010
Reviews the historical context of core journal lists, current uses in collection assessment, and existing methodologies for creating lists. Outlines two next generation core list projects developing new methodologies and integrating novel information/data sources to improve precision: a national-level core psychology list and the other a local…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Urban Studies, Library Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Percentile-Based Journal Impact Factors: A Neglected Collection Development Metric
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Wagner, A. Ben – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Various normalization techniques to transform journal impact factors (JIFs) into a standard scale or range of values have been reported a number of times in the literature, but have seldom been part of collection development librarians' tool kits. In this paper, JIFs as reported in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database are converted to…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Selection Tools, Reference Materials
A Framework for Evaluating Science and Technology Electronic Reference Books: A Comparison of Five Platforms in Chemistry
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Lafferty, Meghan – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
This article examines what is desirable in online reference books in science and technology and outlines a framework for evaluating their interfaces. The framework considers factors unique to these subject areas like chemical structures and numerical data. Criteria in three categories, navigability, searchability, and results, were applied to five…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Reference Materials, Library Services, Reference Services
Selection and Reconsideration Policies in Arkansas Schools: How Well Are We Doing?
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Huffman, Stephanie P.; Thurman, Glenda – Reading Improvement, 2007
The intent of the research is to focus attention on the existence and use of selection policies and to analyze selection policies to determine their thoroughness and currency. Professional guidelines and experts in the field offer direction on the selection of materials and criteria on dealing with challenges in the school library media center.…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Guidelines, Library Services, Selection Tools