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__________________next____________________ From: jlf@footnet.com (Mary Helen Fischer) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 19:51:38 -0700 Congratulations on your new job! And best of luck to you! One of my favorite tools for collection development is the Elementary School Library Collection, put out by Follett, (Earl inserts: we know it is from Brodart from other messages and my personal viewing of it today.) I think. It's about $65 and very extensive. Rates books and various media including computer software as first, second and third purchase priority and I think it cites review sources. For new books, I think School Library Journal is the most useful tool. Horn Book Guide is good but slow in coming. Library Talk, a periodical put out by Linworth, discusses a lot of titles by thematic organization but is mainly positive as a review source--I want more discernment in reviews. And, for the money, Junior Library Guild is a great deal. You won't build your collection quickly but you will get very reasonably priced excellent new titles and the opportunity to buy from the their back list--every book is 8.50. I don't have their address here, it's at school, but I would be happy to send it to you if you'd like. Best of luck to you--I'd love to hear how your introduction of the BigSix to your faculty goes. That's one of my biggest hurdles and I could use the input! (Earl inserts: they have no choice. I'm using it in the library whether they do in the classroom or not. . . Hey, what the heck, nothing like making a lasting first impression, eh?) Best of luck, Mary Helen Mary Helen Fischer, District Librarian Buckeye Union School District Shingle Springs CA jlf@footnet.com __________________next____________________ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 21:48:27 -0500 (CDT) From: Donna S Cook <dsc@tenet.edu> Earl, you can't go wrong with ESLC. I have never shown it to a librarian that (s)he hasn't gotten one within weeks. You seem to understand its value without even seeing one. When you see it, you will be so glad. If your school already has one, you will see why you need a new one as soon as possible. Good luck. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Donna Cook, library teacher Raguet Elementary, Nacogdoches ISD, and Douglass ISD, and First Baptist Nacogdoches, TX Douglass, TX Nacogdoches, TX <dsc@tenet.edu> "The best education is caught--not taught" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< __________________next____________________ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:06:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Sheila Davis <daviss@meol.mass.edu> I have been a library/media specialist in a K-6 for several years. The first 2 weeks I usually do a library map activity withgrades 5&6. The media center map has 15 locations to find. I have sheet with the 15 locations listed. They have to go to each location and detremine what it located ther, find it on the list and label it. I put them in pairs or sometimes teams of 3-4. I also have different treasure hunt lists. Each list has 9 items - 3 are looking up items in the card catalog(we're not automated yet),other items are :locating a book from one of the non fiction categories, naming 2 magazines and listing an atricle from each, name a set of encyclopedias, name a video from the collection, etc. Each team has a different list, but they are similar in what they have to find. Hope this helps! Sheila Davis Plympton School Waltham, MA __________________next____________________ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 14:58:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Sharon Hamer <hamer@meol.mass.edu> I use almost exclusively, Booklist Magazine. It reviews everything that is relevant for school libraries and I trust its non-profit professionals. They have best of the best lists each year and other bibliographies. They are availabe online. Don't have the address but it is an ALA publication and is available from their main home page www.ala.org I think. Sharon Hamer (hamer@meol.mass.edu) __________________next____________________ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 19:43:10 -0400 (EDT) From: "Dahlman - Beverly H." <bdahlman@umd5.umd.edu> In our system we use the Elementary School Library Collection for collection development. It is not perfect, but gives one a place to start. There are many other bibliographies including Best Books of the Year in School Library Journal and Booklist. Beverly H. Dahlman, retired Review & Evaluation Center Anne Arundel County Public Schools 2644 Riva Road Annapolis, MD 21401 410-222-5270 __________________finally____________________ I decided to include this last message from Judy... I had chills when I read her message because of the excitement and aniticipation of what F-U-N she is going to have. . . and I know many of you will get that same feeling when you read her message. Feel free to send her words of encouragement ... as if you need my permission or coaxing...you all (well, more like y'all here in North Carolina) are such a wonderful, caring, and helpful group, I'm sure you would do the right thing without my reminders. . . And Judy, I hope you forgive me for putting your message here without your permission, but I thought everyone would want to share in the excitement - and everyone, please forgive me for speaking for all of you on this matter! From: "K." Lamb <lamb@meol.mass.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 96 19:28:13 EDT Dear Earl, I too have just been hired (yesterday) for my first library job ever, I am enrolled in a master's program in library media studies and have 3 more courses plus a practicum for a provisional certificate. I have been hired by a parochial middle school, grades 5-8, which is just opening in September. I have nothing! The 'library' is an empty room, I have designed a physical set-up (today) which I will discuss with the headmaster on Thursday, I will also meet with the book representative from Follett on Thurs. Besides library media specialist, I will be the technology teacher. 15 IBM compatibles will be delivered on Thursday. I would appreciate any info. you get if you're willing to share. Thanks so much. Judy Lamb