Reference Collection Evaluation

While evaluating the Reference Collection at RMS, I discovered that the most of the Collection is aged. The average age of the material is from 1997. However, after further discussion and research the Media Specialist and I decided that while there are a couple of items that could be discarded the remaining needs to stay in the Collection. The majority of the print items in the Collection are Reference books that contain information that will not be changing throughout the years.

I surveyed teachers on the Reference Collection. The Social Studies teachers responded that they needed more resources related to wars and battles. They requested recent wars. I realized the collection did not need any materials related to the Civil War or the Revolutionary War.

I used Titlewave to order books and eBooks that I thought would supplement the Collection.

BooksFLR#

 Title -- Author -- Publisher : Year

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 Qty

 1st

 Price

 Extended

0126ZH8

 

Battles that changed history : an encyclopedia of world conflict -- Tucker, Spencer, 1937- [ LJ BL ] {IL YA, 355.4} -- ABC-CLIO, c2011., 655pProvides chronologically-arranged, detailed descriptions of significant battles throughout history, explaining the impacts of the Siege of Carthage, the Battle of Hastings, the American Revolutionary War, and other military conflicts on human history.

 

HRD

 

1

   

102.60

 

102.60

 

17013P9  [Multi-Volume Set] Cold War. Almanac     154.44

 Cold War. Almanac -- Hanes, Sharon M {IL YA, 909.825} -- UXL ,Thomson/Gale, c2004.Presents overviews of fifteen aspects of the Cold War, including the division of Berlin, the Cuban Missile Crisis, espionage, and the arms race in the 1980s, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

 HRD

 1

   154.44

 

 

14483QX

 

The Crusades. Primary sources -- [ BL WS ] {IL YA, 909.07} -- UXL ,Thomson/Gale, c2005., 179pPresents volume two of a three-volume series on the origins, history, and effects of the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 A.D. and includes twenty-four primary documents, speeches, and political statements on the accounts of battles and sieges and the slaughter of Jews in Europe by Crusaders, and excerpts from literature.

 

HRD

 

1

   

85.32

 

85.32

11174K1 An encyclopedia of battles : accounts of over 1,560 battles from 1479 B.C. to the present -- Eggenberger, David [ WS ] {IL YA, 904.7} -- Dover, 1985., 533pProvides details of every major battle in recorded history on land and at sea.

 PAP

 1

   16.96

 16.96

 

29046R9  [Multi-Volume Set] Encyclopedia of the American armed forces     174.96

 Encyclopedia of the American armed forces -- Axelrod, Alan, 1952- [ CH RR BL WS ] {IL AD, 355} -- Facts on File, c2005.Presents a two-volume encyclopedia of the American Armed Forces containing over twelve hundred entries on topics such as military history, special forces, major wars and battles, weapons, key military figures, and much more.

 HRD

 1

   174.96

 

 

27818Z4  [Multi-Volume Set] The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars : a political, social, and military     318.60

history

 

The encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars : a political, social, and military history -- [ LJ BL ] {IL AD, 973.8} -- ABC-CLIO, c2009.Contains over six hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, along with more than one hundred and fifty primary-source texts; and discusses the campaigns and principal battles, key military and political figures, the impact of the media, and other related topics.

 

HRD

 

1

   

318.60

 

 

23824E1 Facts about the American wars -- [ RR BR WS ] {IL YA, 904.7} -- H.W. Wilson Co., 1998., 750pCovers American wars from colonial times to the Gulf War in 1991, including the American Revolution, Civil War, Cold War, Vietnam War and both world wars, discussing its significance, background, causes, and battles, arranged chronologically.

 HRD

 1

   129.96

 129.96

01690PX

 

The Greenhaven encyclopedia of the Vietnam War -- Hay, Jeff [ WS ] {IL YA, 959.704303} -- Greenhaven Press ,Thomson/Gale, c2004., 336pContains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the Vietnam War, covering notable military and political leaders, prisoners of war, and anti-war activists; key battles and operations; military units, equipment, and weaponry; and related cultural topics. Includes a chronology and a bibliography.

 

HRD

 

1

   

65.72

 

65.72

20414K9

 

Historical dictionary of World War II : the war against Japan -- Wells, Anne Sharp [ LJ CH RR BL ] {IL YA, 940.54} -- Scarecrow Press, 1999., 435pContains entries that provide information on the countries involved, major military units and commanders, battles, campaigns, technology, and intelligence advances that took place during World War II.

 

HRD

 

1

   

98.96

 

98.96

12626Q5 History in dispute. Volume 18,The Spanish Civil War -- {IL YA, 946.081} -- St. James Press ,Thomson/Gale, c2005., 440pPresents a series of debates on the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939, the principal conflicts and differences that set the stage for World War Two, the leadership of General Francisco Franco, and the effect upon global politics and culture.

 HRD

 1

   204.12

 204.12

11820M5

 

Korean War. Almanac and primary sources -- Benson, Sonia [ WM BL SL ] {IL YA, 951.904} -- UXL ,Gale Group/Thomson Learning, c2002., 313pPresents an overview of the Korean War, including its causes, its battles, and its peace process; provides twelve primary source documents on the conflict; and includes a time line, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and ninety maps and photos.

 

HRD

 

1

   

85.32

 

85.32

 

20251R9  [Multi-Volume Set] The United States at war     119.96

 The United States at war -- [ CH RR SL ] {IL YA, 355} -- Salem Press, c2005.Presents a two-volume set that chronicles America's wars from 1775 to 2005, and includes essays that describe major battles and campaigns along with discussions of key issues of each conflict.

 HRD

 1

   119.96

 

 

23662P1  [Multi-Volume Set] War in the Persian Gulf : from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom.     231.12

 

War in the Persian Gulf : from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom. -- {IL YA, 956.7044} -- UXL ,Thomson/Gale, c2004.Presents study tools on the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War, including an overview of each war's background, air and ground fighting, and aftermath; thirty biographical profiles; twelve primary sources; a time line; and a glossary.

 

HRD

 

1

   

231.12

 

 

0258SE6

 

World War II : a history in documents -- Madison, James H [ BL SL WS ] {IL YA, 940.53} -- Oxford University Press, 2010., 163pExamines documents from World War II; covering both the European and Pacific theaters, home front issues, and battles; and including political cartoons, combat memoirs written by American soldiers, song lyrics, Eisenhower's D-Day address, Russian propaganda posters, the diary of a German teenager, the last letter of a Japanese kamikaze pilot, and more.

 

PAP

 

1

   

26.95

 

26.95

 

14 titles (qty 14) Total Guaranteed Title Price: $1,814.99

eBooks

FLR# Title -- Author -- Publisher : Year

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 Qty

 1st

 Price

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53102F5 Encyclopedia of wars -- Phillips, Charles, 1948- [ CH RR BL SL WS ] {IL YA, 355} -- Facts On File, c2005.Presents a comprehensive, three-volume, alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia of wars throughout world history and includes entries on classical and medieval times, European and Napoleonic Wars, as well as regional conflicts.

 EBK

 1

   360.00

 360.00

52548H8

 

The Korean War and the Vietnam War people, politics, and power -- [ LM ] {IL YA, 951.904} -- Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2010., RL 8.9, 228pExamines the people and political and social issues related to the Korean and Vietnam wars, including the causes, political and military leaders, journalists and activists, and related topics.

 

EBK

 

1

   

41.65

 

41.65

 2 titles (qty 2) Total Guaranteed eBook Price: $401.65

Total Books (Qty.) 14 (14) $1,814.99

Total eBooks (Qty.) 2 (2) $401.65

   Total cataloging and processing for Books $35.64

Grand total $2,252.28