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In a message dated 7/5/02 12:01:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pdd2002@OPTONLINE.NET writes:

<< Does anyone know how many pieces of information, should be found in a
 library media center's collection to properly do a resource-based learning
 unit. In addition, what are these numbers based on? Is there research to
 back-up these statistics? >>

    Information Power (1998) includes a focus on both resource-based learning
and student centered learning but the main focus is on the student and his or
her learning needs. There was much debate when our guidelines were being
written over whether quantifiable collection statistics should be included in
the document. Many LMS lobbied against such statistical guidelines because
these are impossible to establish when the curriculum is student centered.
There are so many variables when a LMS does collection development based on
student centered learning using multiple resources rather than a dependence
on textbooks. There is the number of students who might be studying a topic
together, the unique learning needs of those students, the specific focus
each student might take during the unit, etc.
    I believe collection mapping in conjunction with curriculum mapping
present a more effective approach. The Information-Powered School (AASL,
2001) has a good chapter about collection mapping that would be very helpful
if this is the approach you decide to take.  David Loertscher, Blanche
Woolls, and Janice Felker have written another book that also looks at
collection mapping. [Building a School Library Collection Plan, LMC Source,
1998].
    Sandra Hughes and Jacqueline Mancall have begun writing and speaking
about collection development based on student centered learning. They wrote
an article, Meeting the Resource Needs of the Learning Community, that was
included as a chapter in the book Student Centered Learning in an Information
Age, edited by Barbara K. Stripling. (Libraries Unlimited, 1999).
    I also believe you can gather interesting statistics over time using the
reports function of your automation software. These statistics will show
student use of resources by topical area and, used in conjunction with a log
of teacher units throughout the year, would give you useful information for
collection development.
Marjorie

Marjorie L. Pappas, PhD
Library Science
Combs 112, EKU
521 Lancaster Ave.
Richmond, KY 40475-3021
859-622-8087
marjorie.pappas@eku.edu
mlpappas38@aol.com

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