Required Readings

• Bishop 6
• Show and tell: find one, borrow, bring to class
  

Standards

• 4.1A Selects, analyzes, and evaluates print, nonprint, and electronic resources using professional selection tools and evaluation criteria to develop a quality collection designed to meet diverse curricular and personal needs
  

Supplemental Reading

• Riedling 3
• MAF's bookmarks: selection-tools
• Morris pp. 306-309
• Thelen Appen. B - another brief list

Discussion Points

Selection Tools

World Almanac Catalog
Book Links
University Press Books catalog
School Library Journal
Booklist
ALAN Review
Publishers Quality Library Service
Reading Rants
Kids Reads
previewing
Library Media Connection
Scholastic (catalog)
cnet.com (for technology)
Hornbook Guide
Planet Esme Wwwonderful World of Children's Literature
Celebrity Biographies catalog
School Librarians' Workshop magazine
idea: "Max's Wish List" - a binder for kids to enter their book wishes; Max is the school mascot
Asia for Kids catalog
Best Books for Children - topical bibliography
Read Aloud Handbook - bib
Bound to Stay Bound catalog
GPS: check for any relevant listed titles
curriculum map for your school
Library Sparks magazine
Follett's First Choice catalog
Bill's Best Books - website at NCTE site
bookreview.com
Fort Smith Public Library: WWW Selection Tools
Amazon - online catalog
Barnes & Noble - online catalog
Terry LeSane's Making the Match - from Bureau of Educational Research workshop
Mason Crest
Bureau of Educational Research/Institute for Educational Development
Walter the Giant - storyteller who booktalks

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Reviews:  Reviews are always opinions.  Those published in edited sources are expert opinions, but still opinions. Sometimes, experts are out of touch with the intended audience of a piece of media. Think about movies you've enjoyed that were slammed by the critics! Less valuable in the eyes of some are reviews uploaded on public websites, like Amazon.  However, even these may have value and may be worth reading, because they may represent the target audience.   In your selection work, I recommend limiting the reviews you list to the more authoritative, expert ones.  Use "common man" reviews to help you broaden your understanding of the work.  --M.A.F.
    I think it's still unlikely that reviews are created for all published items.  Certainly, under print restrictions of the past, this was true -- reviews could never keep up.  In today's age of blogging and reader-input reviews, this may be changing.  --M.A.F.
     There are growing concerns about reviews from commercial sources like Amazon.  See this blog post from the Publisher's Weekly site (which, of course, may have its own axe to grind, since reviews are their business, but I have seen these same concerns repeated elsewhere in less friendly terms. ) -- B.F. 

References

• Bishop, K. (2007). The collection program in schools: Concepts, practices, and information scources (4th ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
  
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• Morris, B.J. (2004). Administering the school library media center (4th ed.). Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-183-4.
• Riedling, Ann. (2005). Reference skills for the school library media specialist: Tips & Tools, 2nd edition. Columbus, OH: Linworth. ISBN: 1-58683-190-9.
• Thelen, L. (2003). Essentials of elementary school library management. Linworth. [*need city. In MAF's library, Athens]