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Direct linkWagner, 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
Peer reviewedGelfand, 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
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.; Strickland, Susan D., Ed.; Graff, Shannon M., Ed. – 1999
This 30th volume of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) covers 1,578 books and CD-ROMs published in 1998 (with some from 1997 that were not included in the previous volume). The basic purpose of ARBA is to provide comprehensive coverage of English-language reference books published or distributed in the United States or Canada during a single…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Foreign Countries, Guides
Morris, Betty J., Comp. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Lists 91 sources, most of which are journal articles, for identifying notable materials for children and young adults, including books, multicultural materials, nonprint materials, special features and noteworthy bibliographies, reference books and electronic sources, free and inexpensive materials, and periodicals. (KRN)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
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
