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EXCEL: A certificate programme in
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8. Collection Development for Young Adults
ASSIGNMENT 2
Submit this assignment to your tutor by the date given on the schedule accompanying this course. Your assignment for this module is to use some of the reviewing journals and resources to locate and assess titles for your collection.
Unless you have access to the print version of these reviewing journals, use the websites of the reviewing journals as found on page 17. We would suggest that you stick to three of the following:
VOYA:Voice of youth advocates.
CM: a reviewing journal of Canadian materials for young people. Manitoba Library Association.
On each of these websites, locate three (3) book reviews for young adult materials. Read the reviews carefully. Take note of the title, author, publication details (you can 'cut and paste' if you wish). Also take note of at least one feature of the book that was mentioned in the review.
You should now have a list of nine (9) titles for young adult materials that have been reviewed in journals/websites. Decide whether you think that the title would be a good addition to your collection. For each title, write a paragraph about why you would or would not purchase the title for your collection - in other words, you must justify your choice. As a final step, check your list against your library collection to see if you have the title in your library (or library system) collection.
Your assignment will consist of your list of titles and the paragraph write-up for each title.
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