; Media Selection and Evaluation ISTC 615 Spring 2002 Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6:40 p.m.

Contents

APA Style Guide |  Discussion Groups| Evaluation Criteria | Jobbers and Publishers |  Our Class Cyperlibrarians | Policies | Professional Organizations |  Purdue University Writing Center | Review Sources

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Collection Development Policies and Management

• Baltimore County Public Schools - Selection Criteria for School Library Media Centers
  Thorough document containing both complaint and recommendation forms for library media
  center materials. Collection Analysis
  
• Bellingham School District - Instructional Materials Procedures
  Includes formula for calculating reimbursement to the district by students for loss or
  destruction of loaned instructional material.
  
• Building a School Library Collection Plan
  David V. Loertscher and Blanche Woolls
  Information on how to create a nonfiction and reference collection plan. Many links to review sources and book award websites
• International School Bangkok Selection Policy
  
• Mt. Ararat High School Library (Maine) - Materials Selection Policy
  Policy for an individual high school's library collection.
  
• Sunlink Weed of the Month Club
  Each month a section of the school library is selected as a target for weeding. Suggest titles for weeding as well as suggested titles for replacement. Also, included is a list and description of titles selected for weeding.
  (Recommended by Larua Nelson.)
  
• Workbook for Selection Policy Writing
  American Library Association

Sample Evaluation Criteria for Information Resources

• Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources
  Alastair Smith, VUW Department of Library and Information Studies, New Zealand.
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Evaluation of Information Sources
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• Kathy .Schrock's Critical Evaluation Information for the WWW
  Includes many links to other outstanding sources.
  
• Oyate
  This site is published by a Native American organization working to see that their lives and histories are portrayed honestly. Their work includes evaluation of texts, resource materials, fiction, and other media by and about native peoples. A list of books to avoid is included. (Recommended by Gayle Parnell.)
  
• Web Evaluation Worksheet
  1996 Dr. Nancy Everhart
  

Review and Acquisitions Resources

• Bibliiography of Selection Tools (comprehensive)
  Textbook: The Collection Program in Schools, Appendix B
• AcqWeb
  Provides links to information and resources of interest to librarians with acquisitions or collection development responsibilities. The editor is Anna Belle Leiserson (Collection Development Librarian, Vanderbilt Law Library). Check out the Directory of Book Reviews on the Web.
• Acquisitions and Selection Resources for School Library Media Centers
  This page provides links to sources which review print, nonprint media, free and inexpensive materials, reference books and other materials. Very comprehensive!
• Acquisitions, Serials, and Collection Development: General Resources
  Most all-inclusive acquisitions site around, with links to hundreds of publishers, vendors, verification and collection development tools. It is growing rapidly and includes far more than acquisitions, serials, and collection development resources.
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• American Reference Books Annual ..
• Baltimore County Public Library Links
  Readers Corner
  Links to award winning books, African American Books, e-books, genres, authors, and much more!
  Reveiw Sources
  
• Book Awards, Reviews, and Recommendations
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• Baltimore Couty Public Schools
  Mega List of Review Resources for School Library Media Specialists (from the Online Procedures Manual)
  The ALAN Review; Amazon.com General; Children; Teens; Barnes and Nobel; BookReview.com; Booklist Online;The BookPage; BookWire; Boston Book Review ; Caldecott Medal Home Page; Carol Hurst's Children's Literature; Children's Book Reviews; Children's Books; Children's Bookwatch; Childrens Literature Web Guide; Coretta Scott King Award Home; Education Review; Educational Software Review; Follett TITLEWAVE; Multicultural Book Reviews; Newbery Medal Home Page; Neverending Stories;
  Notes from the Windowsill; School House Software Reviews; School Library Journal; Teen Hoopla Book Reviews; Way Cool Software Reviews; World of Reading (reviews by children); Young Adult Book
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• Bowker Publications
• CHILDREN'S LITERATURE : RESOURCES OF THE KARL E. MUNDT LIBRARY (Bibliography)
  South Dakota State Library
  
• CHOICE Online Book Reviews
• Comic Books for Young Adults
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• Cooperative Childrens Book Center
  "The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a noncirculating examination, study and research library for adults with an interest in children's and young adult literature. The CCBC was established in 1963 and is funded by the UW-Madison through the School of Education and by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction / Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning."
• Elementary School Library Collection (ESLC)
  Provides a selective listing of children's books, periodicals, and audiovisual and computer materials--some 10,000 titles in 12 different formats. Titles are recommended by phase of acquisition, phase 1, 2, or 3. Includes useful appendices and indexing by title, author, and subject.
• Drexel University Guide for Children's Literature (Bibliography)
  
• The Educaton Index
  Provides learners and educators with access to the best educational Web sites in a variety of subjects and lifestages. Since it went online in September of 1996, the Education Index has grown to more than 3,000 sites in 66 categories.
• Elementary Grades Media Selection Aids for Libraries: Elementary Grades (A Bibliography)
  
• EvaluTech
  EvaluTech is a searchable database that contains more than 7000 reviews of instructional materials recommended for classroom use in kindergarten through grade 12. Trained reviewers using extensive criteria evaluate these materials. Products evaluated include computer software, audio/visual materials, CD-ROM-based reference databases, websites, and print materials.
  
• Government Document Locators and Information
  United States Government Printing Office
  How to Effectively Locate Federal Government Information on the World Wide Web
  National Technology Transfer Center - Goverment Resources
  Government Information from Colorado University
  Della Curtis' Links to Government Documents
  
• GSLIS Multimedia Product Review
  Searchable database of multimedia reviews prepared by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin
• H.W. Wilson Catalogs
  Collection Development Print (sources useful to K-12 school library media specialists)
  
• Internet Library for Librarians
  Bibliiography of review sources for books, media, CD-ROM, software, films, Internet sites.
• ISLMC Acquisitions & Selection Resources for School Libraries, K-12
  Provides links to sources which review nonprint media, free and inexpensive materials, reference books and other materials.
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• MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship is an electronic forum for practical and scholarly information on topics and issues concerning academic media librarianship. Examples of topics as they relate to audiovisual librarianship would include: a/v production, collection development, cataloging, storage and preservation of materials.
  Check out the searchable AV Review database.
  
• Library and Information Science Internert Sites
  Comprehensive collection development and information site for librarians. Great links to multicultural resources.
• National Science Teachers's Association
  Outstanding Science Trade Books for Chiildren -1996 - 2001 lists
  
  
• Library of Congress: Collection Development Online Resources
  "The intent of this handbook is to provide practical guidance in using the Internet to extend the techniques we have traditionally used in the area of collection development. As recommending officers we review publishers' catalogs, national bibliographies or vendor-supplied title slips, read current professional literature for reviews, search other libraries' catalogs or bibliographic databases, and evaluate our collections using bibliographies on various topics."
• ParentsPlace Reviews (use pull down menu to select age level)
• Scholastic Software Reviews
• School Library Journal Online
• Selected Guides to Reference Sources and Aids for Selection (Bibliography)
  Compiled from Longwood College Library's Holdings.
   
• Titlewave Database of Books from Follett (has fulltext reviewes from journals such as SLJ, Booklist)

Jobbers and Publishers

• Amazon.com
  One of the largest jobbers on the Internet, this company offers books, popular and classical music, and videos, claiming 4.7 million titles. Although not catering exclusively to libraries, this site does provide a "Kids" link worth browsing. When searching for a specific title or subject, Amazon.com will provide results along with suggesting other related titles that you might want to consider. Lists of award winners are also available on this site.
  
• American Library Association Book Store
  Great publisher of professional books for library media specialists
• Baker and Taylor
  This is another jobber's website which contains information on products and services. Topcat! is their online catalog which features 49,000 books for school libraries. Baker and Taylor also services public, academic, and governmental libraries. Built into the school library part of the site is a current list of award-winning titles.
  
• Follett Library Resources: Titlewave
  FLR is a full-service wholesaler to school libraries. Titlewave is their online catalog comprising over 85,000 books and CD-ROM titles. This free online service allows librarians to create collection development lists, search for individual titles, and obtain printed results to request quotes and submit orders. The database allows for searching by title, author, subject, etc. It also includes information about Accelerated Reader and Electronic Bookshelf titles.
  
• Libraries Unlimited
  Great publisher for professional books for library media specialsits
• Publishers and Jobber Links from LION Net
• Publishers Links from Yahoo
  

Critical Issues

• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
  "The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association's basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials."
• Anti-defamation League
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• Baltimore County Public Schools' Telecommunications Policy
  Covers Copyright Guidelines for Educators, Acceptable Use, and Webpage Publishing
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• American Association of School Librarians
  Position Statements
  Use these statements as an authoritative voice for support and administration of the school library media program.
• Banned Books Online
• Banned Books Week
• Banned Books Links from Yahoo
• Coping with Challenges: Strategies and Tips for Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials (ALA)
  
• Copyright for Educators
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• Cyber Liberities
  American Civil Liberties Union
  
• Copyright and Fair Use
  American Library Association
  Networked Resources & Metadata Committee
  Situation Report, updated October 1999
  
• Copyright References from Cyberbee
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Digital Copyright Law: Full Coverage Links from Yahoo
  
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  
• Electronic Frontier Policy Statements for Libraries (mega site of policies from A-Z))
  
• Delivery of Information Via the World Wide Web: A look at Copyright and
  Intellectual Property Issues
  
• Filtering Facts
  
• Filters and Filtering (ALA)
  
• Internet Filtering: Selection or Censorship?
  
• Tech Law Journal
  
• Ten Myths About Copyright Explained
  
  

Professional Organizations/News

• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
  Information about the organization and membership as well as special programs, professional resources
  including Internet resources, conferences and events, etc.
  
• American Library Association (ALA)
  Information about the organization, along with library advocacy, events and news, library
  education and employment, products for purchase, and library-related links.
  
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
  Information about the organization, its affiliates, membership. publications, employment, and
  professional development.
  
• International Reading Association
• LISNews.com Information Science News
  Created and maintained by librarians, LISNews.com is a website devoted to current topics and news in the world of Library and Information Science, including copyright, summaries of selected news articles, a forum to post comments, and participate in opinion surveys.
  
• Links to Professsional Organizations for School Library Media Specialists
• National Council of Teachers of English

Discussion Groups (Access these through email)

Library Media Specialists Network (LM_NET) http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Send an email message to the following address: listserv@listserv.syr.edu On the first line of the body of the message, type : subscribe LM_NET [followed by your first name and last name] For example: subscribe LM_NET susan smith

Baltimore County Public School Library Media Specialists Discussion Forum You must be an employee in Baltimore County Public Schools and register to participate in this forum.

Our Class Cyberlibrarians!

• Connie Siebert, Calvert County (Class of 2000)
  Calvert Elementary | Famous Maylanders
  Connie maintaines the Calvert Elementay School webiste. Within the website, she has a page that offers interesting and helpful sites for students, teacher, and parents. She read reviews and conducted her own searches to find appropirate sites to include. She has also created s focused webpage on famous Marylanders. Connie states that "it is helpful to have the students go to a focused webpage to fine information they are looking for. This saves valuable class time because she searches ahead of atime for all the sites to incude on the list that are age appropirate and safe for children to use." Congratulations Connie!