Collection Development Policies and Procedures in School Libraries

"It does not matter how many books you may have, but whether they are good or not." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca (3 B.C.-65 A.D.), Epistolae Morale

Collection Development in General - Web Sites

Information Access and Delivery - A guide for policy writing and collection maintenance by the Purdue University School of Library and Information Science.
Average Book Prices, 2018 - School Library Journal, March 2018.
Average Book Prices, 2017 - School Library Journal, March, 2017.
Average Book Prices, 2016 - School Library Journal, March, 2016.
Average Book Prices, 2015 - School Library Journal, March, 2015.
Average Book Prices, 2014 - School Library Journal, March, 2014
Privacy & Surveillance - Library Privacy Guidelines from the American Library Association.
Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K - 12 Schools - From the American Library Association

School Library Collection Policies

Collection Development Policies

Collection Development Policy - This is a brief definition of a collection development policy. It is from the LIS 6010 blog from Wayne State University.
Collection Development Policy Guidelines for School Library Media Programs - State of Montana
Standards for School Library Resource Collections - State of South Carolina, 2016.
AASL Position Statement on Labeling Books by Reading Level
Collection Development Policy for Electronic Resources - John F. Kennedy University Libraries.
Key Issues for e-Resource Collection Development: A Guide for Libraries - by Sharon Johnson et al, January, 2012.

Selection Policies

Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries - From the American Library Association, January, 2018.
ALA Workbook for Selection Policy Writing - 1998
School Library Selection Policy - St. Bonaventure School Library, Huntington Beach, CA.
Collection Development Policy - of the Urban School library, San Francisco, CA.
University Laboratory High School Collection Development Policy - Urbana, IL.
District Selection Policy - Iola-Scandinavia School District, WI.
Book and Audio Visual Selection Policy - Portage La Prairie School Division, Manitoba, Canada
Reporting Challenges: A Quick How To Video - From the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom.

Selection and Use Policies for Electronic Materials and Internet Sites

Why Have a Technology Policy in your School or Library - From Scholastic.
Internet Responsible Use Policy - Haverford Middle School. This policy includes student and parent forms which must be signed for student to use computers.
Internet Policy - Jr/Sr High School Library, Salamanca, NY
How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School - An article by Steven Anderson at the Edutopia web site.
Five Ways to Keep Social Media From Being a Legal Headache - an article by Bradley Shear in THE Journal, 3/17/02015.
Social Media Policies - for staff and students, School District of New York City, 2012.
Social Media Policy - Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA.
Social Media Policy for Employees and Associated Persons - Los Angeles Unified School District.
Social Media Policy for Students - Los Angeles Unified School District.
Social Media Policy for Staff and Students - Jackson Public Schools, July, 2017.
Social Media Guidance for Staff - Fairfax County Public Schools,
iPad Policies and Procedures - Keystone School, San Antonio, TX
e-Readers and e-Books - More information on policies for e-readers.
Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K - 12 Schools - This addresses the need to protect student data.

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Collection Evaluation and Weeding

Assessing Your Library Collection - by the National Library of New Zealand Services to Schools.
Weeding Your School Library - A helpful video from the National Library of New Zealand.
School Library Renaissance in Baltimore County - by Della Curtis in Multimedia Schools, Nov/Dec, 2000. Collection evaluation as a basis for funding in Baltimore's schools.
CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries - From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. This includes a section on weeding e-books.
The Art of Weeding - This article is by Ian Chant for Library Journal, 2015. There some ideas here for disposing of the weeded books.
Weeding Brochure - Brochure in PDF format from California libraries.
NYC School Librarian Guidebook: Weeding - January, 2019
Tips for Weeding Your Reference Collection - From the Collection Reflection blog.
CREW Manual: Addendum on ebooks - Revised and updated by Jeanette Larson, 2012. Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Weeding e-Books - An article by Alice Crosetto in Booklist, October, 2011.
Discard Responsibly - Ideas on how to get rid of your weeded books.

Preservation and Repair of Books and Other Materials

A Simple Book Repair Manual - by the Dartmouth Libraries
Preservation - An online resources for preservation of materials by the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Book Repair Manual - by Gary Harrison of Indiana University Libraries. This site has repair instructions, and many definitions and descriptions of book repair terms and materials.
The Preservation of Pop Up and Moveable Books - By the Baldwin Library. This is a video.
Book Arts Web - Information on bookbinding, repair, and conservation. This site also has links to related sites.
Digital Preservation - This is a video from the Library of Congress. You may find it helpful in preserving your personal digital files like e-mail and photos.

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