Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults

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Designed to assist librarians with collection development, this work identifies, describes, and evaluates more than 800 significant bibliographies of children's and young adult materials. Emphasis is on print and nonprint works published from 1986 through 1996, with some earlier but still useful publications. Special attention is given to such electronic media as CD-ROMs and the Internet. The book is arranged by broad subjects with essential and highly recommended titles noted. Annotations indicate scope of a work, purpose, contents, suitability, special features, and general usefulness. A separate section indicates sources that are particularly useful in building professional collections for parents and educators. Author, title, and subject indexes help users locate specific information. This work updates Guides to Library Collection Development by the same authors (Libraries Unlimited, 1994). Its deep and comprehensive coverage makes it invaluable to school and public libraries.

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"Provide[s] those who work with children and young adults a valuable complement to the development and maintenance of library collections. Highly recommended."-The Book Report
Provide[s] those who work with children and young adults a valuable complement to the development and maintenance of library collections. Highly recommended.-The Book Report
A valuable resource geared toward the specific needs of librarians faced with ... either shaping a new library from the ground up ... or reorganizing an ignored facility.-Journal of Children's Literature
Specialized, yet essential to a professional's resources.-Bookwatch
This book will prove a useful resource in school media centers, school and public libraries.-Catholic Library World
This very useful update...provides in-depth annotations for more than 800 books and periodicals about children's and young adult materials, print and nonprint, including CD-ROMs and online services.-Booklist
Useful tool for public or teacher librarians...A thorough, comprehensive and very well put together tool.-Orana
An excellent tool.-Elementary School Library Collection
An excellent tool.Elementary School Library Collection
"Provides those who work with children and young adults a valuable complement to the development and maintenance of library collections. Highly recommended."-The Book Report
"A valuable resource geared toward the specific needs of librarians faced with ... either shaping a new library from the ground up ... or reorganizing an ignored facility."-Journal of Children's Literature
"An excellent tool."-Elementary School Library Collection
"Specialized, yet essential to a professional's resources."-Bookwatch
"This book will prove a useful resource in school media centers, school and public libraries."-Catholic Library World
"Useful tool for public or teacher librarians...A thorough, comprehensive and very well put together tool."-Orana
"This very useful update...provides in-depth annotations for more than 800 books and periodicals about children's and young adult materials, print and nonprint, including CD-ROMs and online services."-Booklist

Author Bio

JOHN T. GILLESPIE is former Dean and Instructor of Library Science at Long Island University, New York. He has authored numerous books in areas of library management, school libraries, and children's and young adult literature.