Collection+Development

=**COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT**=

Titlewave – has a free collection analysis and reviews [| www.titlewave.com]

Cindy Mitchell – excellent site for book reviews; she’s a librarian in Jordan School District. [| www.sjms.jordan.k12.ut.us/MediaCenter/corner.htm]

LM_NET (can do a search) [| www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/]

ALA – has recommended reading lists[| www.ala.org/ala/librariesandyou/recomreading/recomreading.htm]

Flamingnet – for middle and high school [| www.flamingnet.com/]

Others schools book lists (online) Magazines Voya School Library Journal – Best Books (for past year – Jan.)

Current events that will be more long-lasting WMD Hurricane Katrina

Catalogs – Gale, Facts on File, Chelsea House.

Comic Book for Young Adults – recommend lists for all ages and teens [| ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/]

Salt Lake County –all kinds of information, lists, suggestions, etc. [| www.slco.lib.ut.us/]

Look at curriculum and new courses

Ask teachers what they need and their requests

Student requests

Linda Paoletti also has recommended percentages for each area and will email them if anyone wants.

The community and its socio-economic area has to be considered.