The collection program in schools

This guide shows school library staff how to build, maintain, and assess a collection at the level of an individual school building. It opens by describing the setting in which the collection operates, then lays out the principles, methods, and customary practices of collection development. Throughout, it addresses concerns that every collection faces, which must be settled according to the needs and goals of the particular school, and it offers approaches for a wide range of circumstances.

This updated edition, prepared with Bishop, gives fuller treatment to copyright and fair use and to internet acceptable use policies. It also examines newer technologies such as e-books, websites, and virtual libraries, and considers how they affect information access and resource sharing. Readers are pointed to organizations, agencies, documents, and websites that can offer further support.