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Collection Management

Tutorials and other General Resources

• Collection Development Training (Arizona State Library)
• AcqWeb

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Sample Collection Development Policies

• See Sample Policies page

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Materials Selection

Review Journals

• Booklist
• Library Journal
• School Library Journal
• VOYA
• Horn Book
• New York Times: Book Reviews
• New York Times: Bestsellers

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Graphic Novels

• Graphic Novels in Libraries (GNLIB):
  A listserv dedicated to the discussion of graphic novels in libraries.
• No Flying, No Tights (Robin Brenner): Reviews of graphic novels in many genres for children, "tweens," teens, and adults.

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Distributors

• Baker & Taylor
  • Core Collections
• Brodart
  • Core Collections
• BWI (Book Wholesalers, Inc.)
  • Core Collections - After registering (no charge), go to Bookslists - Core Lists

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Resources for websites

• Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Internet Public Library (School of Information, University of Michigan)
• KidsClick (Ramapo Catskill Library System and Colorado State Library)
• ALSC's Great Sites for Kids (ALA, ALSC)

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Making the Most of a Small Budget

• NYS Minimum Standards (New York State Division of Library Development)  "presents annually to appropriate funding agencies a written budget which would enable the library to meet or exceed these standards and to carry out its long-range plan of service"
• Libri Foundation Grants: The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program."

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Online Databases

• NOVEL: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
• Free Web vs Online Databases (Rider University)
• Open Access Webliography (Adrian K. Ho and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.): "This webliography presents a wide range of electronic resources related to the open access movement that are freely available on the Internet as of April 2005. In basic terms, the goal of the open access movement is to make scholarly articles freely available in digital form worldwide with minimal restrictions on their use (e.g., proper attribution of authorship)."

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Weeding

Criteria and Process

• CREW Manual (Texas State Library)
  • The CREW Method in 10 Steps
  • Weeding Criteria
• Sunlink Weed of the Month (Florida Department of Education) - Monthly suggestions for juvenile subjects to weed, with criterion and suggestions for new titles.

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Identifying Rare Books & Purchasing Out of Print Books

• Your Old Books (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries)
• Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America
• To search for specific books:
  • Alibris
  • Bibliofind (search for rare books on Amazon.com):  
  • Book Finder
  • Back in Print

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Repair, Replace, or Discard?

• A Simple Book Manual (Dartmouth College Library):
• Donation Programs for Books, Journals, and Media (Health Science Library, University of Buffalo)A directory of organizations seeking donations. Organized by county, including the United States.

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Last Updated: July 16, 2014