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Youth Services Collection Maintenance
Collection Maintenance for Schools and Public Libraries
Collection Maintenance Policies
Selection & Acquisition
De-selection
Evaluation
Evaluation
Collection Mapping
Access & Intellectual Freedom
Evaluation
Considerations:
Interests and needs of the community
Circulation statistics
Number of items by subject
Age of items
Use tools you have available to you such as automated reports
Budget
Other resources available such as databases, subscription services, non-traditional materials, etc.
Evaluation samples of collection, not the entire collection
Questions:
What are the strengths of your collection?
What are the weaknesses?
What are your steps for improving the collection?
Collection Mapping
Printable Resources
Download the worksheet below from "An Introduction to Collection Development for School Librarians" using the "Printable Resources" link above.
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