Kimmel, Sue C. Developing Collections to Empower Learners. Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, 2014.
ISBN: 978-0-8389-8725-5
ISBN: 978-0-8389-8725-5
Publisher's Description
[This book] examines collection development in the context of today’s shifts toward digital resources while emphasizing the foundational beliefs of the school library profession. Writer Sue Kimmel includes practical advice about needs assessment, planning, selection, acquisitions, evaluation, and continuous improvement for collections to support 21st-century standards. Questions are raised about shifting roles of the school librarian and the place of the school library. What should school libraries collect and how can we support the creation and dissemination of knowledge in our communities? Particular emphasis is given to questions about access, equity, and learning in order to ensure that all students will be effective consumers and producers of information and ideas heading into the 22nd-century.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Knowing Your Customers
Chapter 2. Assessing and Approaching Power Brokers
Chapter 3. Building Strong Partnerships
Chapter 4. Consensus through Managing Complexity
Chapter 5. Confidence
Chapter 6. Coaching
Chapter 7. Humor
Chapter 8. Authenticity
Chapter 9. Preparedness
CONCLUSION and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Works Cited
Appendix A. Further Reading
Appendix B. Checklist for a Written Collection Development Plan
Appendix C. Recommended Selection Aids
Appendix D: Publications from AASL
Appendix E: AASL Position Statement on Quantitative Standards
Appendix F: Extended Mission Statement from
Empowering Learners
Appendix G: Learning4Life
Appendix H: Index
Appendix I: Tables and Figures
