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Nichols, Margaret Irby – 1993
Core-reference collections are the small number of sources which meet the basic needs of all libraries, and the purpose of this guide is to assist libraries in the selection, acquisition, and use of these resources. Section I, structured like an annotated bibliography, focuses on the selection of those works which should constitute the main…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Purchasing
Wick, Robert L., Ed.; Mood, Terry Ann, Ed. – 1998
This guide provides a representative selection of biographical dictionaries and related works useful to the reference and collection development processes in all types of libraries. Three criteria were used in selection: (1) each item included was published within the past 12 years; (2) each item has been included in American Reference Books…
Descriptors: Biographies, Criticism, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collection Development
Lima, Carolyn W.; Lima, John A. – 1998
This book is a comprehensive guide to children's picture books, and provides the necessary help to make the task easier for teachers, librarians, and parents. It includes more than 18,000 titles cataloged under more than 1,000 subjects. The book can be used to obtain information about children's picture books in two ways: to learn the titles,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Illustrations, Indexes, Library Collection Development
Nichols, Margaret Irby – 1994
The primary objective of this guide is to help librarians select adult services reference tools which cover many different topics, with special emphasis on recent social and technological changes. Arrangement is topical, with particular attention given to the following topics: AIDS, abortion, the environment, economic problems, the crisis in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Collection Development
Wynar, Bohdan S., Ed. – 1998
This annual review source is designed to assist smaller libraries in the systematic selection of suitable reference materials for their collections. Approximately 500 unabridged reviews, written by over 250 practicing librarians and subject specialists, identify and describe the most useful and affordable reference sources available for small and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Van Orden, Phyllis – 2000
This book focuses on the selection of books in an elementary school and on the resources designed to help in that process. Resources that support other aspects of collection development are identified, along with a number of established surveys of children's literature that discuss specific titles. The following chapters are included: (1)…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Wynar, Bohdan S., Ed. – 1997
This annual review source is a guide for libraries with limited budgets to finding the reference sources that best fit their needs and it also is a source for helping reference librarians advise patrons on information sources. More than 500 reviews, written by over 250 practicing librarians and subject specialists, identify and describe the most…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Budgets, Comparative Analysis
Safford, Barbara Ripp – 1998
This publication lists current reference sources that serve the information needs of school library users, including books, CD-ROMs, and World Wide Web sources in all curricular and some extracurricular areas. Criteria for selection include usefulness for curricular applications by elementary and secondary students and teachers, interest for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Media, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education