Information Access and Delivery Presented by Sabrina Riley

Collection Development • Write a policy – – Purpose and goals of the collection. Guides acquisition decisions. Provides support when challenged. Have it approved by advisory committee (faculty council or school board).

Intellectual Freedom • Hallmark of democracy • 1 st Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…

Selection vs. Censorship • Selection is inclusive, but limited to the items which match your collection development policy. • Censorship is exclusive, and leads to authoritarianism and dictating other’s morality.

Stretching Your Money • Read reviews – – Booklist (ISSN 0006 -7385) Booklinks (ISSN 1055 -4742) Horn Book Magazine (ISSN 0018 -5078) Amazon. com

Stretching Your Money • Buy from a distributor – Baker and Taylor, Inc. • http: //www. btol. com/ • 1. 800. 775. 1800 • btinfo@btol. com

Stretching Your Money • Buy discount – Library and Educational Services • http: //www. libraryanded. com/ • 1 -(269) 695 -1800 – Amazon. com

Stretching Your Money • Take advantage of free resources – Open access – Church-funded – State-funded

Integrated Library Systems • Commercial – Expensive, may be hosted either locally or by the vendor • Follet Software Company http: //www. fsc. follett. com/ • For a review of other companies: http: //search. ebscohost. com/login. aspx? dir ect=true&db=lxh&AN=24577013&site=ehost -live (on campus only)

Integrated Library Systems • Open Source – Inexpensive but require institutional support for hardware and administration • Evergreen (Georgia) • Koha (New Zealand) • Lib. Lime (based on Koha)

Other Options • Home-grown – Use a spreadsheet or database programs like Excel or Access. – Not practical for more than a couple hundred volumes. – No circulation – Risk of students tampering with data

Other Options • Librarything (www. librarything. com) – Up to 200 volumes free, small fee for additional volumes – Hosted and easy to add volumes – No circulation module – May not be easy to transfer to a new system.

Keep Yourself Connected • Professional Development – Other school librarians offer support – Keep up-to-date on new resources and trends – Stay motivated and energized

Keep Yourself Connected • • • Magazines and professional journals Blogs Email lists Professional conferences Workshops.

Keep Yourself Connected • Professional Associations – Email lists – Newsletters and/or journals – Discounts on annual conferences and workshops (some also have mid-year meetings) – Discounts on other publications

Email Lists • Take a lot of time to monitor • To save time, request digest version • Ready access to an audience willing and eager to answer questions and provide advice when needed

Email Lists • SDA-Librarian Discussion List http: //www. asdal. org/sdalibn. html Low volume of activity, not specific to school librarians • AASL Electronic Discussion Lists http: //www. ala. org/ala/aaslproftools/aasledi sclist/electronicdiscussion. cfm Five different lists are available each focusing on a different topic. AASL membership required to participate. • Regional organizations also sponsor lists. These may be announcement or news lists rather than discussion lists.

Periodicals • School Library Journal (ISSN 03628930 ; $130) • Teacher Librarian (ISSN 1481 -1782; $54 -$59)