[CASL-L] Elementary Collections

[Matthew Cadorette]

Thanks to everyone who responded.  I am only looking at the library collections and not the program as a whole.  I have put together the following criteria inspired by your responses.


Age of Collection:  How old is it? How many new books are added each year?


Condition:  What do the spines look like?  How much time and money is spent repairing books? When was it last weeded?


Breadth of Collection:  How big is the collection?  How many volumes?  Are there any eBooks?  Are there periodicals?  A professional collection? Enough to support the needs of the curriculum?


Depth of Collection:  How many sections do more than skim the surface?  Can this collection support multiple classroom projects?


Quality of Collection:  Are the books from reputable publishers?  Are the texts age appropriate, attractive, and well-made?  Do non-fiction books come with a works cited or a webliography?


Award Winners:  Are the recent major children’s book award winners represented? (Caldecott, Newbery, etc)


Circulation Statistics:  How many book are checked out over the course of a month or a year?  How many books are lost or damaged beyond repair?

Matt Cadorette
Librarian
Waterford High School
20 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT
(860) 437-6956
x7127
OR
x7130
http://waterfordschools.org/domain/44

You can have my book when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.
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