Developing collections to empower learners / / written by Sue C. Kimmel

• Autore: Kimmel Sue C.
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, Illinois : , : American Association of School Librarians, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (139 p.)
• Disciplina: 021.6408
• Soggetto topico: Libraries and schools
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Front Cover; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction: See Also; Author See Also Chair of AASL Task Force on Quantitative Standards; Chair of Task Force See Also School Librarian; School Librarian See Also Book Reviewer; Book Reviewer See Also Bibliographer; Bibliographer See Also Reader; Contents; Chapter 1. Who Are We?; "Radical Change" in Books; Shifts to Electronic Formats; Questions about New Shifts; Library as Mediation; Access; Empowering Learners; We Are Librarians; Reflective Questions; Chapter 2. What Is Collection Development? ; Iterative ProcessWhy Collection Development Requires a Plan; What's in the Collection-Development Plan; Overview of the Remaining Chapters; Applications to School Library Settings: Three Scenarios; Clarke Elementary School: Opening a New School; Champion High School: Responding to Changing Needs of Students; Einstein Middle School: A Space for Collaboration and Creation; Reflective Questions; Chapter 3. Attending to Gaps: Needs Assessment; Where to Begin?; What is a Needs Assessment?; Diversity of Student Needs; Community and Neighborhood; School Mission and Goals ; State and National Content StandardsDemands of New Standards; Common Core State Standards; Considering the Needs of 21st-Century Learners; Standards for the 21st-Century Learner; Evaluating the Existing Collection; Listening Posts; Reflective Questions; Chapter 4. What Should We Collect? And How Do We Select?; What to Collect; How to Select; Cost; Selection for Specific Learners; Web Resources; Access to E-Resources; Support for 21st-Century Students; Reflective Questions; Chapter 5. What Is a Book?; Wealth of Options; Transition Strategies; No One "Right" Format; Finding the Balance ; Reflective QuestionsChapter 6. Supporting Creation, Dissemination, and Community; New Slant on Old Responsibility; Why We Need to Collect Tools; Providing Access to Tools; Collecting and Selecting Tools; Types of Real-World Tools; Collection and Dissemination of Student Creations; New Opportunities; Reflective Questions; Chapter 7. E-Book Acquisitions and Devices; Challenge and Opportunity; Acquisitions of E-Books; 20th-Century Plans; 21st-Century Plans and E-Resources; How Long Will Learners Have Access?; E-Book Sets; Questions about Multiple-User Access; What about Free E-Books? ; Device QuestionsAccess: What Counts; Glossary of Bold Terms; Reflective Questions; Chapter 8. Counting on What We Have: Evaluating Collections; General Evaluation Related to Needs Assessment; Kinds of Collection Evaluation; Need for Measures that Emphasize Access - Output Measures; Collection Mapping; Measuring Student Access; Weeding the Collection; Count on Learning; Reflective Questions; Chapter 9. Collection Development: A Plan for Continuous Improvement; How It All Fits Together; What Should Be Included in a Collection-Development Plan; Action Steps; Communication; Reflective Questions ; Back Matter
• Sommario/riassunto: Developing Collections to Empower Learners 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Developing collections to empower learners
• ISBN: 0-8389-8729-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464492803321
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