Developing Collections to Empower Learners

Sue C. Kimmel American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

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Item Number:

978-0-8389-8728-5

Published:

2014

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AASL

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126

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Softcover

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Table of Contents
About the Authors

SHIFTING SHELVES AND PRACTICES

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 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.

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

Sue C. Kimmel

Sue C. Kimmel says that in many ways writing Developing Collections to Empower Learners has brought her career full circle. Sue is an assistant professor at Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Her previous experience includes working as a book reviewer, a bibliographer, and almost 20 years as a building-level school librarian. Recently, Sue chaired the AASL Task Force on Quantitative Standards which was charged with examining whether AASL should consider new national quantitative standards for school library collections. Sue pulls from all of these experiences as she examines the big questions about collections and practices today.

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library program services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to empower leaders to transform teaching and learning.

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