The flowchart of Tool 6 in Collection Management for Youth : Responding to the Needs of Learners (2005) appears to advocate that all resources must meet all five criteria to be selected. Surely not!
For a resource to meet all of these criteria creates the potential to miss providing resources that are useful to just one person in the community of learners. In Australia, philosophical and budgetary constraints would be the most frequent reasons why a resource is rejected.
“For example, if the data indicate that 25 percent of the learners are children of foreign dignitaries who speak English as a second language, then you will need to select resources written in a number of languages and representing a range of cultures.”
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Jaqueline C. Mancall. Collection Management for Youth : Responding to the Needs of Learners, ALA Editions, 2005. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=289075.
Created from csuau on 2022-03-14 03:48:01.
‘If’ ‘then’ – such a loaded phrase. Are we required to select culturally diverse resources only when the population meets this criteria? I think not – one of the key roles of a good collection is to expose learners to cultures and learning outside their experience. I’m all for providing home language resources, but only if certain population criteria are met … ??
“… videos, CD-ROMs, websites, and audiotapes.”
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Jaqueline C. Mancall. Collection Management for Youth : Responding to the Needs of Learners, ALA Editions, 2005. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=289075.
Created from csuau on 2022-03-14 03:55:01.
LOL
The Victorian Department of Education provides a self-assessment tool to map the curriculum. Link below.
Home | Victorian Curriculum Planning (vcaa.vic.edu.au)
“Tool 8 can be used to provide data that broadly indicate how deeply the library media center holds materials for each Dewey decimal classification area and in what formats. It also provides an opportunity for the school library media specialist to work collaboratively with teachers and other stakeholders to focus collection decisions on specific learner characteristics and curricular needs.”
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Jaqueline C. Mancall. Collection Management for Youth : Responding to the Needs of Learners, ALA Editions, 2005. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=289075.
Created from csuau on 2022-03-14 04:08:27.
Such a narrow focus on resources that support the curriculum. How about reading/ accessing fiction and non-fiction resources for pleasure?!
In addition, there is much discussion ATM about the racist and sexist underpinnings of DDC and how VoC and females voices are marginalised. Not such a significant issue 16 years ago, I guess.
Attempt to draft a flowchart for selection. LOL – but here goes …
- Can we afford it? What will we NOT be able to purchase if this money is spent?
- Are there students/adults in our school who will find this interesting or useful, not just in support of the ‘curriculum’?
- Is there offensive or outdated content included?
- Does the content expand our community’s understanding of a topic or issue, despite perhaps creating discomfort or pushback?
- Have we got enough on this topic already?
- How will the community find this resource?
- Has the resource been requested by student/staff?
How long is a piece of string?
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Jaqueline C. Mancall. Collection Management for Youth : Responding to the Needs of Learners, ALA Editions, 2005. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=289075.
Created from csuau on 2022-03-14.
