1. S.O.S. Select, Order, Shelve New Librarian’s Workshop

2. Select

3. Collection Development is the process of planning and acquiring a balanced collection of library materials in various formats that can include books, periodicals, online resources and other media. What is Collection Development?

4. Collection Development Policy for School Libraries The Chicago Public Schools Collection Development Policy is guided by principles set forth in (1) the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights and (2) the Illinois School Library Association’s ‘Linking to Learning: The Illinois School Library Media Program Guidelines. Adopted March 22, 2006

5. Who Develops School Library Collections? Library collections are developed by the school librarian in accordance to the:  School Curriculum  School Instructional Program  Diverse and viewpoints of the School community  Emotional Needs of the Students

6. Who Develops School Library Collections? The selection process may also include consultation with:  School administrators  Teachers  Students  Parents  Staff of the Department of Libraries

7. The following criteria should be used in selecting school library materials:  Materials should represent viewpoints on controversial issues so that students learn to explore, analyze and make intelligent judgments.  The value of a work should be examined as a whole and given greater weight than individual words, phrases or passages contained in the work. Criteria for Selection

8. The following criteria should be used in selecting school library materials:  Materials should support the school’s and District’s educational goals.  Materials should be selected to support the school’s curriculum.  Materials should represent diverse user interests, abilities, cultures and languages. Criteria for Selection

9. Selection Tools Professional Reviewing Sources  Booklist  School Library Journal  Kirkus Reviews  Horn Book  Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books  Voice of Youth Advocates

10. Selection Tools Other reviewing sources:  CPS Department of Libraries  DLIS Wepage Recommended Books  DLIS Wiki Purchasing Lists  Chicago Public Library  ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association  Dr. Peggy Sharp  Michael Cart  Judy Freeman  Michael Printz

11. Peggy Sharp Bureau of Education & Research (BER)

12. Selection Tools Other reviewing sources: Online collection Development Tools:  Follett’s “Titlewave.com”Titlewave.com  Baker and Taylor’s “School Selection – BTOL.com”School Selection – BTOL.com  Permabound for CPSfor CPS

13. CPS Recommended Purchasing Lists http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/ Select “Back to School”

14. Order

15. Strategic Sourcing Vendors http://cps.k12.il.us/Departments/

16. Nine Strategic Source Vendors

17. Follett’s Titlewave http://flr.follett.com/login/

18. Baker and Taylor’s School Selection http://btol.com/login.cfm?clearit=yes

19. Perma-bound http://www.perma-bound.com/chicago-public-schools.faces

20. Periodical Subscriptions

21. Barcode Ranges  Revised and updated for 2009-10  DLIS communicated to vendors  Non-strategic source vendors  Collection Codes

22. Shelve

23. Dewey Decimal System  The 100 Divisions: A summaryThe 100 Divisions: A summary  “ Do We” Really Know Dewey?“ Do We” Really Know Dewey?