[ISLMA-Share] Collection Development Policy for HS

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Ours is very simple,

Criteria for Media Center Collection Development

The media collection should be developed systematically so that it is well
balanced in coverage of subjects, types of materials and content.

Selection Criteria

Materials will be chosen to support and supplement the curriculum, to
promote wise use of leisure time, to develop literary discrimination and
appreciation, and to encourage students to become 21st century scholars and
lifelong readers.

Materials will be chosen on various reading levels presenting different
points of view concerning the problems and issues of the times.

Books and other instructional materials will be evaluated before purchase,
either through direct examination or by consulting reputable, unbiased,
professionally prepared selection tools.

Accuracy, currency, relevance, text features, format, and authoritativeness
will all be considered before purchasing materials.

Weeding Criteria

Weeding is the removal of materials from a media center collection in a
systematic and deliberate way. It is an ongoing part of collection
development, a planned and thoughtful action that will ensure library
materials are current and enticing.

The media specialist should weed media center collections regularly in
order to improve resource accessibility and maintain collection relevance.

The following criteria should be considered when weeding a collection:
copyright, content, relevance, physical condition, use, and accessibility.

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good Afternoon Librarians!
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> Does anyone have a collection development policy they could share with
> me?
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> I am looking for high school policies that can be used as examples as we
> revive ours.
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> Please email me at rosenm at eths.k12.il.us if you can share.
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> Thanks!
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> Miriam
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> Miriam Rosen, NBCT
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> Librarian and Cataloguer
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> Evanston Township High School
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> Currently reading *Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson.*
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> ETHS YA Book Club is reading *The Boy in the Black Suit* by Jason
> Reynolds.
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