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PDF pending restorationBuckingham, Betty Jo – 1976
This annotated bibliography surveys current selection and finding sources for print and non-print materials. It is designed as a source of collection building information for school media centers and school learning resource centers. Reviews, finding lists, and bibliographies covering preschool through college level materials are included. Books,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Educational Media, Instructional Materials
Buckingham, Betty Jo – 1979
This annotated bibliography of selection and finding sources for both print and nonprint materials is intended for use by the librarian or media specialist. Materials listed are related to many different subject areas, skill levels, and formats for pre-school through area school students and teachers. Inclusion in the list has been limited, in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Vandergrift, Kay E. – School Media Quarterly, 1978
This article discusses factors which influence the selection of material, the role of a selection policy, financial concerns, participants in the selection process, and sources of materials reviews. (JAB)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection, School Libraries
Belland, John – School Media Quarterly, 1978
A comparison of the viewpoints of school media program personnel and publishers/producers. (Author)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection, School Libraries
Van Orden, Phyllis – School Media Quarterly, 1978
Identification of five types of access to media (commercial concerns, bibliographic tools, selection tools, review privileges, examination centers) precedes reactions of media personnel, publishers/producers, and wholesalers/distributors to each type of access. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection, School Libraries
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1986
In compliance with Section 59-31-10 of the 1976 School Laws of South Carolina, this document provides a bibliography of standard lists that media specialists, teachers, and administrators may use as a guide for reviewing and selecting instructional materials for elementary and secondary public school library media centers. Sources of selection…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Material Selection, Library Policy
Woolls, Blanche – School Media Quarterly, 1976
An investigation of alternatives in collection design for the school library/media center. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Standards
Peer reviewedHunter, Darlene – Catholic Library World, 1982
Argues that students should have the same guarantees to freedom as adults in having access to media. A checklist for survival against censorship is included, as well as guidelines for writing a materials selection policy. (LLS)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Material Selection
Dean, Frances – School Media Quarterly, 1974
Guidelines, procedures, and considerations in selecting the basic original collection for a new media center. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Material Selection
Vita, Susan – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Describes Cataloging in Publication (CIP), a cooperative program begun in 1971, whose partners are the Library of Congress (LC) and approximately 2,000 U.S. publishers. Why publishers participate and use of program by school libraries are discussed. Questionnaire for school librarians concerning provision of CIP cataloging for microcomputer…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedFunston-Mills, Sarah; McKinnie, William – Emergency Librarian, 1988
Discusses reasons for establishing a school archive and provides guidelines for its organization and development. Topics covered include the writing and approval of a policy statement, material selection, the organization of records, and preservation of materials. Examples of a policy statement and an accessioning work sheet are provided. (5…
Descriptors: Archives, Classification, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1988
This annotated bibliography of library media collection selection sources includes: (1) an annotated bibliography of selection sources; (2) a list of selection tools (in both book and periodical form) for elementary, middle, and secondary schools; (3) a list of bibliographies in specialized subject areas (art; career planning; computers; early…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Chisholm, Margaret E. – 1972
The media field is an emerging and rapidly growing field and the tools for locating and evaluating non-print materials are in a somewhat amorphous developmental stage. This publication was compiled for the purpose of identifying a number of these tools and delineating their special features and values. Specifically the publication serves three…
Descriptors: Guides, Indexes, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Sherman, Gail; Knox, Diane – School Library Journal, 1981
It is suggested that, in order to be prepared for efforts at censorship, private school libraries should establish a written selection policy, prepare a request for reconsideration of library materials form, set up a materials review committee, and keep up to date on intellectual freedom issues. (CHC)
Descriptors: Censorship, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Material Selection
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education. Library Media Section. – 1991
This report is intended for use as a selection aid covering newly published materials from selected publishers. Reviews are prepared by school library media specialists in Oklahoma. Each entry provides the recommended grade and interest levels, as well as a rating. Also included for each book is a brief story synopsis. Reviews for fiction books…
Descriptors: Biographies, Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction
