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Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Collection Development Resources
This section includes links to various electronic collection development resources, and it has been expanded to include links that support a number of
EXCEL courses. See also
Développement des collections
et ressources littéraires for a more in-depth coverage of French language collection development resources
and literature and fiction sites. Most lists of recommended books and lists by genres will be found on the pages entitled
Public Services Resources and
Readers' Advisory
Resources and on the page entitled
Literature and Fiction Resources.
SOLS services in this area are described on
Information, Advice and Specialized
Assistance page. SOLS consultant Helene Golden is available for advice by
telephone or in person and can also be reached by e-mail at
OLS-North provides assistance with Collection Development within its general advisory services. Further information is available on the OLS-North web site assistance contact Steven Kraus at
Topics include
General Resources
| Canadian materials selection tools
| Collection Evaluation
| Collection Plans
| Collection Policies
| Core Collections
| Genres
| Developing Internet Resources
| Developing Multicultural Collections
| E-books
| Professional Journals
| Reviews
| Vendors
| Verification Tools | Weeding
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- Book Reporter.com - A
searchable site that offers book reviews, reading club resources, lists of award
winners, books to movies, and more.
- BookWire The book industry's most comprehensive and thorough online information source. BookWire's content includes timely book industry news, features, reviews, guides to
literary events, author interviews, thousands of annotated links to book-related sites, and more.
- Collection Development Training for Arizona Public Libraries
(Arizona Department of Library,
Archives and Public Records) provides practical training in how to perform collection development activities
especially in small and rural public libraries.
- Planning Shifts of Library Collections
(University of Oregon Libraries)
- Publishers Catalogues
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SELECTION-L (listserv) This list is intended for central selectors of
materials in libraries. Here you can discuss best practices, latest trends, useful tools, give guidance to those new to
centralized selection, and provide a sounding board.
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10
Websites for Book Lovers
Canadian materials selection tools
- Canadian Children's Book Centre
Encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and
publishing of Canadian books for young readers. The CCBC is a treasure-trove
for anyone interested in Canadian books for young readers. Our programs,
publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and
parents select the very best for young readers.
- Canadian Fiction
By Sharron Smith
- Library Bound Canadian
library wholesaler of print and audio -visual (A/V) material including
video, music, books on tape. They have great lists available, and will work
with a library to build up an area.
- Quill and Quire Canada's
Magazine of Book News and Reviews
- Analyzing the Viability of Using Peer Group Holdings as an Evaluation Tool for Public Library Adult Fiction
OCLC (1996) "The purpose of the study was: to contribute to the understanding
of the nature of adult fiction collections in public libraries; to provide further insight into the nature of a "classic" work
of fiction; and to clarify the potential utility of an OCLC generated list of adult fiction classics for public library collection
evaluation."
- Collection assessment using prescribed lists of titles: A case study
(.pdf)
By Peter Abbott and Peggy Malcolm, Southern Ontario Library Service, December 2004
- Library Service Centre. Analyzing
Canadian Library Purchasing Power for Books and Materials.
1999 report analyzed the
cost of books and materials for libraries that purchased material through LSC.
The 2001
revision provided actual figures for 1999, 2000, and 2001. Based on
these actual figures, projections for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 were
provided. The 2002 Revision
provides actual figures for 2002 and projections for 2003. The
2003 Summary has now been added. Read the 2004 Revision.
AND 2006 revision
- Evaluating Public Library Fiction Collections:
Is There a Core List of Classics? "This project used the (1997) OCLC Online Union Catalog (OLUC) of more than 30 million records to examine the nature and predictability of adult fiction
classics in public library collections. The study identified those adult fiction book titles most widely held by public libraries whose
holdings are represented in the OLUC. These approximately 400 titles were then analyzed to assess their general nature, to
determine whether their presence would have been predicted by key recommended and best seller lists, and to explore the
feasibility of using such a listing as part of a collection evaluation methodology."
Collection Plans
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A Guide to Developing a Collection Plan.
December 2009, 102 pages. (Library Development Guide # 6) This
guide will take you through the steps involved in the development of
a collection plan, with examples and background information.
Challenged
Materials Procedures (Ryerson University Library) -
Guidance on the Management of Controversial Material in Public Libraries (U.K.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)) The new publication provides
support for public libraries in making difficult choices when managing books,
information and internet content that may be deemed to be controversial. The MLA
guidelines, developed as a result of extensive consultation with library and
information professionals throughout the UK, aims to provide good and consistent
practice in the selection and management of library stock.
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Guidelines for Developing Beginning Genealogical Collections and Services (ALA) These guidelines address collection development,
personnel, access, and fiscal considerations for genealogical services.
- Hamilton Public Library.
 Materials Selection Policy
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Practicing Anti-Censorship: An Ethical Problem for School and Public Librarians
(.pdf) By Dr. Ann Curry,
UBC, 1999
- Sample
Policies (by Topics) SOLS staff have compiled a number of sample policies
from various libraries and from OLS publications. The intent of this page is to support libraries working with the
Ontario Public Library Guidelines, but the samples could be useful in many areas of library work
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100 Best Books (The Telegraph UK) From classics and sci-fi to poetry,
biographies and books that changed the world… the ultimate reading
list
- Best Books for Children (Children's Literature Web Guide. Univ. of Calgary)
A Roundup of Annual Book Lists Published on the Web
- Corecollections.net (H.R.
Wilson) Includes best Lists, Editors' picks, etc. Contributions by librarians to
the lists on this site.
- Développement des collections et ressources littéraires
Liste de liens choisis par le SBO
- Federal Publication Locator Service
Provides you access to: Bibliographic records of Canadian federal government publications in the National Library of Canada Catalogue (a subset of the AMICUS database); Canadian library locations information
for titles held in the National Library Catalogue; access to electronic Canadian Federal Government Publications.
- French Collections and Services for Adults and Children (TPL)
"The special
role the French language plays in Canadian heritage and contemporary life as one of Canada's official languages is
reflected in Toronto Public Library's collections and services. The library holds more than 162,000 French items, including books,
newspapers, magazines, CDs and videos. Ten large circulating collections."
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Graphic
Novels Core Collection (H.R. Wilson)
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MLS Public Core
Reference List (Metropolitan Library System, Illinois) Up until the
2003 6th edition, The Core List as a whole has been revised
periodically. However, now that the list is no longer primarily a print
document, the Metropolitan Library System Reference Advisory Committee, on the
recommendation of the Task Force to Revise the Public Library Core List, has
decided to revise the list by section, on a rotating basis. (previously the
Suburban Library System or SLS)
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12. National Science Teachers Association.
The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were selected
by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book
Council (CBC)
- PIKA Canadian Children's Literature Database.
"This
database provides a unique window on Canadian children's literature. Contained in the database are records for all children's books held in
the National Library's Canadian Children's Literature Service Collection-- over 35000 titles. The collection contains Canadian
children's books in English, French and other languages, dating from the 19th century to the present day. Records for recent titles
have been enriched by the addition of summaries and age levels, which have been generously provided by The Canadian Children's Book Centre
and Communication-Jeunesse. And for the first time, we have also begun adding subject headings to fiction titles, beginning with the most
recent, in order to provide improved access to Canadian children's fiction. The database will be updated on an ongoing basis as new
children's literature titles are added to the collection."
Developing Internet
Resources
Reviews - Books and Multimedia
- The Beguiling
Specializes in graphic novels
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The Book Depository (UK) Founded in 2004 with the aim of making "All books
available to All" through pioneering supply chain initiatives, republishing and
digitizing of content. Free shipping worldwide.
- Library Bound
- Library Services Centre (LSC)
- Micromedia Proquest "Canada's leading publisher and distributor of
proprietary and third-party financial, bibliographic, and directory database products for the corporate and library
markets."
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Lists of jobbers, vendors and distributors of other language materials in
Canada. Multilingual Resources and Services Toolkit. Library and
Archives Canada
- National Book Service
- Provincial Publications There is no central location at which one may obtain documents from all
provincial governments. Those wishing to acquire provincial publications must contact the government bookstore in each individual province or territory. This
site provides addresses, telephone numbers and website links for each provincial outlet.
- S & B Books
- Theytus
Widely recognized in North America and internationally as the Oldest Indigenous
Publishing House in Canada, Theytus is respected for its efforts in producing
and promoting appropriate reading material and information created by Indigenous
authors, illustrators and artists. Theytus strives to ensure that the Indigenous
Voice and Vision is expressed in the highest level of cultural authenticity and
integrity.
- Tinlids (children's materials)
Verify used books
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