Resourcing the Curriculum
Reflective Practice When considering the nature of a school library collection I first connected with the interpretation given by the NSW Department of Education (2015, p. 2) of collection development and collection management (Parker, 2020a). With no attempt to separate the two terms I reasoned that both development and management were part of a holistic […]
A reflection on Johnson’s 2018 methods of collection analysis Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (Fourth Ed.) (Johnson, 2018) presents an apprised table (p. 288) that appears to contain a few updates including the consideration of e-resources. The aim of a collection analysis is essentially to asses a collection’s value not the quality (Johnson, p. […]
I’m not in this alone! I was asked to consider what qualities I would look for in preferred school library suppliers during the readings for Module 4 (Legal and ethical issues of collections). Oh yes, I have a list of qualities: I prefer to support local but sometimes pricing/availability and timeframe can be an issue. […]
Budget Considerations Whilst an overarching budget plan considers the mission of the library, Johnson (2018, p 102) looks to both internal and external factors that affect library needs and in turn shape the budgeting considerations. An “environmental scan” (Johnson, 2018 p. 102) or data gathering exercise must take place to establish the needs and wants […]
Definitions of Collection Management and Collection Development Reviewing the readings in module 1 I was left with the belief that both collection development and collection management involve interconnected and interdependent activities and to attempt to distinguish between the two is meaningless. The NSW Department of Education (2015) Handbook for School Libraries does not separate the […]