Selection Policy

Selection PolicySelection Policy

Ashley GraingerAshley GraingerLM 563LM 563

Assignment 2Assignment 2Spring 01, 2010Spring 01, 2010

Statement of Selection Statement of Selection Policy InventoryPolicy Inventory

• media center is an integral part of media center is an integral part of the learning process the learning process

• select materials that are best suited select materials that are best suited for their individual need and learning for their individual need and learning style style

Responsibility for Selection Responsibility for Selection of Resourcesof Resources

• selection of resources should be a selection of resources should be a decision made by many people in the decision made by many people in the school and community school and community

• For example, administrators, For example, administrators, teachers, students, people in the teachers, students, people in the community, and media center community, and media center personnel personnel

Criteria for Selection of Criteria for Selection of ResourcesResources

• In order to address all levels of In order to address all levels of learning this criteria are vital and learning this criteria are vital and must be met.must be met.

• The following criteria will be used as The following criteria will be used as they apply: they apply:


• Step One:Step One:

• support and be consistent with the support and be consistent with the general educational goals general educational goals


• Step Two:Step Two:

• support and enrich the curriculum support and enrich the curriculum and the personal needs of users and the personal needs of users

Criteria for Selection of Criteria for Selection of ResourcesResources• Step Three:Step Three:• should meet high standards of quality should meet high standards of quality

– Artistic quality and/or literary style Artistic quality and/or literary style – Authenticity Authenticity – Educational significance Educational significance – Factual content Factual content – Physical format Physical format – Presentation Presentation – Readability Readability – Technical quality Technical quality


• Step Three:Step Three:

• should meet high standards of qualityshould meet high standards of quality– Treatment that is clear, comprehensible, Treatment that is clear, comprehensible,

skillful, convincing, well-skillful, convincing, well-organized, and unbiasedorganized, and unbiased

– Special features, such as useful Special features, such as useful illustrations, photographs, charts, maps, illustrations, photographs, charts, maps,

graphs, etc.graphs, etc.


• Step Four: Step Four:

• be appropriate for whom the be appropriate for whom the resources are selectedresources are selected


• Step Five:Step Five:

• be designed to motivate users to be designed to motivate users to informed judgments in their daily informed judgments in their daily lives lives


• Step Six:Step Six:

• provide information on opposite sides provide information on opposite sides of controversial issues of controversial issues


• selection of resources on selection of resources on controversial issues will be directed controversial issues will be directed toward maintaining a balanced toward maintaining a balanced collection representing various views collection representing various views

Procedures for Selection of Procedures for Selection of ResourcesResources

• Professional personnel will evaluate Professional personnel will evaluate available resources and curriculum available resources and curriculum needs needs

Procedures for Selection of Procedures for Selection of ResourcesResources BibliographiesBibliographies

• Basic Book Collection for Elementary GradesBasic Book Collection for Elementary Grades • H.W. Wilson’s Children’s CatalogH.W. Wilson’s Children’s Catalog • H.W. Wilson’s Junior High school CatalogH.W. Wilson’s Junior High school Catalog • Library JournalLibrary Journal • H.W. Wilson’s High School CatalogH.W. Wilson’s High School Catalog • Guide to Sources in Educational MediaGuide to Sources in Educational Media • Westinghouse Learning DirectoryWestinghouse Learning Directory • Children and BooksChildren and Books


Current Reviewing MediaCurrent Reviewing Media

• AASA Science Books and FilmsAASA Science Books and Films

• Bulleting of the Center of Children’s BooksBulleting of the Center of Children’s Books

• BooklistBooklist

• Library JournalLibrary Journal

• School Library JournalsSchool Library Journals

• Kirkus ReviewsKirkus Reviews


• Recommendations for purchase Recommendations for purchase involve many different peopleinvolve many different people


• Gift materials should be judged with Gift materials should be judged with the same criteria the same criteria


• Selection is an ongoing process Selection is an ongoing process

Fundamental Questions to Fundamental Questions to Ask When Examining Ask When Examining ResourcesResources • Some questions to be considered….Some questions to be considered….

– Is the subject matter suitable and Is the subject matter suitable and desirable for young people? desirable for young people?

– Will the subject matter develop Will the subject matter develop desirable attitudes, and appreciation in desirable attitudes, and appreciation in most cases? most cases?

– Are the illustrations satisfactory from Are the illustrations satisfactory from the standpoint of text, of clarity, or of the standpoint of text, of clarity, or of art value? art value?

Procedures for Procedures for Reconsideration of Reconsideration of Challenged MaterialsChallenged Materials• The selection of the resource materials for The selection of the resource materials for

use with students in the teaching/learning use with students in the teaching/learning process is a professional responsibility of process is a professional responsibility of teachers, administrators, library media teachers, administrators, library media specialists and other educators. specialists and other educators.

• parents and pupils have legitimate and parents and pupils have legitimate and appropriate interests in the selection appropriate interests in the selection process and the choices which are made.process and the choices which are made.

Procedures for Procedures for Reconsideration of Reconsideration of Challenged MaterialsChallenged Materials• This document has been prepared to This document has been prepared to

assist the school in addressing such assist the school in addressing such challenges. challenges.

• document and the process outlined document and the process outlined are appropriate for addressing are appropriate for addressing materials materials

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