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Charles, John; Mosley, Shelley; Bouricius, Ann – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1999
Discusses the romance genre and provides guidelines for librarians with high school aged readers. Highlights include where to find information about the romance genre; the appeal of romance fiction; levels of sex and sensuality; reference tools; subgenres; and authors and titles that may be popular with young adult romance readers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, High School Students, Library Collection Development
Safford, Barbara Ripp – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Provides annotated bibliographies of five sources about women and their contributions to civilization that are suitable for upper elementary and middle schools and add depth to coverage provided in traditional reference sources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Females, Information Sources
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
Johnson, Denise – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Discussion of concerns of librarians who are involved in CD-ROM selection and acquisition focuses on three main areas: (1) sources for discovering and investigating CD-ROM products, including an annotated bibliography of journals, publisher's catalogs, books, network conferences, and online indexes; (2) criteria for selection; and (3) vendor…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collection Development
Moore, Susan; And Others – 1984
Designed to assist rural Montana schools in establishing and maintaining library-media centers, this procedures manual presents basic and specific information on all phases of operating a small school library. The first three chapters set forth the major responsibilities of the school librarian, Montana standards for school library personnel, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Graef, Robert; And Others – Book Report, 1990
Presents 11 articles that deal with selection skills and collection development in junior and senior high school libraries. Highlights include censorship concerns, selecting corporate-sponsored materials, written selection policies, budget considerations, sample selection and evaluation forms for print and nonprint materials, reference books, and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Check Lists, Evaluation Criteria, Junior High Schools
Nichols, Margaret Irby – 1986
This guide is designed to assist librarians in the selection, acquisition, and use of a core-reference collection. Section 1, "Sources," is an annotated bibliography which focuses on the selection of those works that should constitute the main reference holdings in a small library or a desk (ready-reference) collection in a larger…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Criteria, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Lang, Jovian P.; O'Gorman, Jack – 2000
Completely revised and updated from the last edition (1992), this annotated, evaluative bibliography presents more than 1,000 outstanding titles chosen for their quality, economy, and availability. Thirty-six chapters describe and judge these affordable paperbacks for libraries with limited budgets. Subject matter includes: general reference, area…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Sources, Library Collection Development, Library Materials

Gelfand, Julia – Reference Librarian, 1999
Includes citations to five articles written by Charles Bunge related to reference sources and provides an overview of his views on reference materials. Highlights include sources with the most information; images and illustrative material, especially in light of technology; and collection development, including reviewing tools. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Illustrations, Information Sources, Library Collection Development

Biggs, Mary; Biggs, Victor – RQ, 1987
A survey of heads of academic library reference services gathered information on reference collection development. Findings included: (1) selection and weeding frequently are not guided by written policies; (2) empirical studies of use are almost nonexistent; and (3) online availability of sources is an important factor in selection. (20…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys
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
Hattendorf, Lynn C. – 1990
This paper argues that the first order of the day in reference collection development is to cope with the problems that developing user-responsive, client-centered reference collections always incur. It is suggested that the responsiveness of reference collections can be measured largely by the currency of the materials in the collection and by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
McDonald, Brenda; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
Presents the third annual annotated bibliography of new reference tools published or received in 1990-91 that were nominated by librarians as their favorites. Twenty-five items are reviewed for types of questions that could be answered by the source, comments from patrons and staff, and the librarian's opinion as to quality. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Librarian Attitudes, Library Collection Development, Library Materials
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