Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults:

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 191 pages
• Published by: Libraries Unlimited; 2Rev Ed edition April 15, 1998
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1563085321
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1563085321
• Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

From School Library Journal
This easy-to-use handbook provides subject access to bibliographies, indexes, and professional reference materials. The 100- to 150-word annotations are clustered into sections covering periodicals, sources for children and young adults, and sources for professionals. Subtopics include "Authors and Illustrators," "Reading Guidance," "Science and Mathematics," and "Computer Technology." Coding indicates the appropriate audience and collection for each title and those that are "highly recommended" are marked with an asterisk. Annotations are headed by complete bibliographic information and conclude with subject labels, such as "History," "Ecology," and "Immigration." The author-title and subject indexes are detailed and valuable. The breadth of material is impressive; the inclusion of software and Internet resources provides particular value. An essential tool for anyone developing children's and young adult literature collections.
Sue Burgess, Framingham State College, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
A bibliography of bibliographies, this very useful update of Guides to Library Collection Development (1994) provides in-depth annotations for more than 800 books and periodicals about children's and young adult materials, print and nonprint, including CD-ROMs and online services. From preschool read-alouds to YA genre fiction and self-help, this will help librarians find resources for programming, readers' advisory, and selection. Hazel Rochman