Our professional collection is growing step by step. Out of 17,000
titles in our overall collection, about 100 are in the Professional
Collection. That seems small, but it is difficult to justify purchasing
more when our students collection requires so much.
Titles in the Prof collection are requested by teachers,
administration, and curriculum coordinators. I add a few library media/
information oriented titles each year myself. The collection is used
primarily by younger teachers especially those in graduate programs.
We are in the process of building a new school, thus a new library
media center. In that plan we have a designated room for teachers
within the LMC. It will house the Prof collection, have work areas,
computer stations etc. I am sure when this is all in place we will see
the collection being used more than it is at this time.
All our titles are in our general catalog. If students want to use/
check out a book from the PROF area, they can. These are mostly books
for psychology classes on cognitive development and learning styles
When we add new titles to the Professional Collection I send out a
teacher-wide e-mail with title, author, call number, etc and a brief
summary. If I can find one, I will link to a review, etc. The
professional collection is important to have and I believe we never do
enough for teachers.
Just like the rest of the collection, weeding is essential. Any book
more than 10 years old will be closely scrutinized and, of course, old
technology has to go. Ask the curriculum coordinator for decision
making help here. The more faculty, administration,etc you involve in
the Professional Collection the more purchasing assistance you stand to
get. Hopefully someday, the district will provide each school a certain
amount each year for professional books, periodicals, etc. Until that
time, we are doing the best we can.
Mary Ingham
Library Media Director
Exeter High School
Exeter, NH 03833
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