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ABLE Module #5 Collections and Library Services
Teaching Aid – Collection Management #10
Collection Management – Web Resources
Tutorials and other General ResourcesCollection Development Training (Arizona State Library): http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/cdt/index.htmAcqWeb: http://www.acqweb.org/
Sample Collection Development PoliciesCity of Mesa Library (AZ): http://www.mesalibrary.org/about_us/pdfs/Materials_Selection_Policy.pdf [Requires Acrobat Reader]
Daly City Public Library (CA): [Requires Acrobat Reader] Materials Selection and Reconsideration of Materials:
http://www.dalycitylibrary.org/policies/matselect.pdf Video & DVD Policy -
http://www.dalycitylibrary.org/policies/video.pdf
Queens Library (NY): http://queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_nm=Collection+Development
Esopus Library (NY): http://esopuslibrary.org/about.htm#mats
Hoboken Public Library (NJ): http://hoboken.bccls.org/colldev.htmlCollection Development
Review Journals:Booklist: http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm Library Journal: http://www.libraryjournal.com/School Library Journal: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/ Voice of Youth Advocates: http://www.voya.com/Horn Book: http://www.hbook.com/
Provided by “ABLE: Administering Better Libraries—Educate,” a Federally funded project supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services via the Nioga Library System, 2005-2007.
New York Times Book Review: Direct link to book reviews: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1127402259-K2GBe9Sz6xoKuf3G1rmZZA
NYT: Bestsellers: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html
Graphic NovelsGraphic Novels in Libraries (GNLIB): http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/ A listserv dedicated to the discussion of graphic novels in libraries.
Comics Books for Young Adults (Michael Lavin, Lockwood Memorial Library, SUNY at Buffalo): http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/ A guide to graphic novels in libraries, including a synopsis of formats, collection development, and use issues.
No Flying, No Tights (Robin Brenner): http://www.noflyingnotights.com/ Reviews of graphic novels in many genres for children, “tweens,” teens, and adults.DistributorsBaker & Taylor: http://www.btol.com/
Core Collections - http://www.btol.com/p_library.cfm Brodart: http://www.books.brodart.com/
Core Collections - http://www.books.brodart.com/services/colldevelop.htm
BWI (Book Wholesalers, Inc.): http://www.bwibooks.com/ Core Collections – After registering (no charge), go to
Booklists – Core ListsAcqWeb listing of Foreign Language and ESL publishers/distributors: http://www.acqweb.org/pubr/lang.html
Resources for websitesLibrarian’s Index to the Internet: http://lii.org/ Internet Public Library (School of Information, University of Michigan): http://www.ipl.org/KidsClick (Ramapo Catskill Library System and Colorado State Library): http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ ALSC’s Great Sites for Kids (ALA, ALSC): http:// www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
Making the Most of a Small BudgetNYS Minimum Standards (New York State Division of Library Development): http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ministan.htm“presents annually to appropriate funding agencies a written budget which would enable the library to meet or exceed these standards and to carry out its long-range plan of service”
Wish List from the City of Mesa Library (AZ): http://www.mesalibrary.org/wishlist.asp An example of how one library uses a collection wish list.
Libri Foundation Grants: http://www.librifoundation.org/“The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program.”Online DatabasesNOVEL: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/novel/database/ Free Web vs. Online Databases (Ryder University): http://library.rider.edu/instruction/netordb.html Open Access Webliography (Adrian K. Ho and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.): http://www.escholarlypub.com/cwb/oaw.htm “This webliography presents a wide range of electronic resources related to the open access movement that are freely available on the Internet as of April 2005. In basic terms, the goal of the open access movement is to make scholarly articles freely available in
digital form worldwide with minimal restrictions on their use (e.g., proper attribution of authorship).”Weeding
Criteria and ProcessCREW Manual (Texas State Library): The CREW Method in 10 Steps: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/background.html#tenstepsWeeding Criteria: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/guidelines.html
Sunlink Weed of the Month (Florida Department of Education) - http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ Monthly suggestions for juvenile subjects to weed, with criterion and suggestions for new titles.
Identifying Rare Books and Purchasing Out of Print Books:Your Old Books (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries): http://www.rbms.info/yob.shtmlAntiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America at: http://www.abaa.org/ To search for specific books:
Alibris: http://www.alibris.com/ Bibliofind (search for rare books on Amazon.com):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/books/misc/bibliofind.html/104-1854069-2493504
Book Finder: http://www.bookfinder.com/ Back in Print:
http://corppub.iuniverse.com/marketplace/backinprint/
Repair, Replace, or Discard?A Simple Book Repair Manual (Dartmouth College Library): http://www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/repairindex.htm
Donation Programs for Books, Journals, and Media (Health Science Library, University of Buffalo): http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/donationprograms.html
A directory of organizations seeking donations. Organized by country, including the United States.